a calling out

[JustAboutDone]

I can't believe I had to do that but @Johnnythefox and @Xerxes both said they'd leave if you did so I felt forced into it

 

[ReadyasEver]

Nah Chinaski, we have disagreed a few times, but that is the nature of communication and people. The site needs people to honestly challenge and question false premises and illogical arguments. The site is full of mostly good and decent people going through terrible times and enduring very difficult situations. Questioning and challenging on their behalf no matter how sarcastically delivered is good for the community as a whole.

 

[Mud.]

Awww @Mud. i love you for that post

It came from the heart :)

 

[Chinaski]

I'm probably the only poster who EvilAngelGoddess studiously avoids giving 'likes' to.

Jesus, she's liked every single post in this thread, including the ones making positive comments on my posts, but has not liked mine. Anyone would think this was somehow hard-wired in some way...

 

[Xerxes]

Jesus, she's liked every single post in this thread, including the ones making positive comments on my posts, but has not liked mine. Anyone would think this was somehow hard-wired in some way...

She could be infatuated with you, like how playground girls punch you in the arm to say they like you.

 

[WayOut]

I've met a lot of kind people here but @WayOut and @Chinaski immediately come to mind. I've seen them destroy certain (potential) scammers. I really enjoyed that. The scum that prey on the desperate deserve no less than WayOut's wrath and Chinaski's elegant wit :)

Also a shout out to the young people on this board. I'm an old guy, I don't spend much time on the off-topic forum. I mostly come here for practical information. But when I do and I browse through some of the threads that are clearly made by young people, I'm always pleasantly surprised by how they support, respect and communicate with each other. I rarely see that on other boards I visit (music, movies, etc.). On those forums I'm sorry to say, the younglings are usually the trolls.

it makes me sad too. Those trolls will probably go on to become successful while many of the young people here remain stuck in misery. Or they'll ctb of course.

I'm 100% pro-choice and I know it's not up to me to judge their pain but sometimes I really have to bite my tongue when I read certain posts.

I want to tell them to give it some more time. That girl/guy that really sees your worth will come along. Or, you can leave that abusive mother/father behind you. In a few years, you'll have much more control over your own life. Don't make irrevocable decisions yet. Give yourself a real chance.

Instead I return to the main forum to read the latest on how to sweeten the taste of N.
It sucks.

Logged on as usual, expecting much of the same, and I read this. I'm not even going to try to say how much those words moved me. No, not the bit about Chinaski and I, but the entire thing. That's real. From a guy, standing there in front of everyone and just talking from the heart.

I completely get what you say about wanting to tell some of the younger people to take a breath and wait a bit, and sometimes it's heartbreaking to hold back the unwanted unwelcome paternalistic comments.

Chinaski certainly does have the gift of elegant wit. Sadly, I have nothing but the feeble stick of wrath to wave around. Thank you, though, for seeing that it's only aimed at fake, harmful scum who flock to sites like this to troll and scam vulnerable people. These people make me so angry. I know the likes of Chinaski, I and many others can't make them go away and stay away, but at least we can stand our ground and see them off when we can. The unfortunate thing is that I get a lot of negative feedback and I'm seen as aggressive, but so be it.

Yes, I agree, there is something very special when you see genuine young people rallying and supporting each other here. It's hard to say this without sounding patronising, but it's true. There is a lot of kindness here.

Thanks, again, Mud, for your words.

 

[WayOut]

Jesus, she's liked every single post in this thread, including the ones making positive comments on my posts, but has not liked mine. Anyone would think this was somehow hard-wired in some way...

Nah, it's not just you. Same happened with me. It's something you don't notice until someone else points it out. I got a like here, but I suspect it was accidental because same as you, in threads everyone gets a like but you and I. It doesn't bother me, as I'm sure it doesn't bother you. She is just expressing something (I'm actually not sure what but that doesn't matter) and she's entitled to do that. If it makes her feel better, I'm glad.

 

[Chinaski]

The unfortunate thing is that I get a lot of negative feedback and I'm seen as aggressive, but so be it.

Same, but doing the cry-bully manoeuvre and taking a poorly-judged sideswipe before quickly reverting to wounded victim when swatted away is a recurring modus operandi for most of those people, tbh it's become so routine and transparent that l like to think most people of sound judgment can easily see what's what and who's who when it emerges.

 

[Broken]

Agreed:-) plus the thread with the pictures of PN and @Chinaski injecting cows with toilet duck

Agreed

 

[JustAboutDone]

I would like that post by @Mud. immortalised (if that's a word) for all time. Not just because it made me go a bit teary. But because he really summed everything up. We need people who are not afraid to call time on the scammers and idiots who prey on the vulnerable - and it is a shame they get abused for doing so. A good healthy dose of 'here's how it really is' is necessary.