I just got off the phone with TeeJay (page 5)

Gozz

When we've made up our minds that a poster is a 'troll' and go ahead to attack the poster, not 'tolerating' such poster, and it turns out that the 'troll' was a disturbed person venting, what to do? Have we acted rightly? We haven't. Isn't it part of the 'concept of a discussion' board to take into consideration what might be? What is the 'concept of a discussion board'?

hillary_step

Hello Gozz,

An interesting point. Discussion Boards are no substitute for the professional or medical help that a disturbed person may require. No one person should be able to affect the policy for posting required by the Boards owner, if a person acts like a ‘troll’ then they run the risk of being treated like one.

This Board is not on-line psycho-therapy, though it may by default help those who need such therapy. It is unfair of a person with such needs, say a person who has been abused as a child, or a person suffering from deep depression or schizophrenia for example to expect this Board to be able to tailor itself to their needs, in fact I would go as far as to say that this would be very dangerous. I often feel sorry for Simon for the expectations people have in him. He is after all a computer programmer, married with kids - not Henry Kissinger or Carl jung. Most of us are not health care professionals and if we are, the first thing we would advise such people to do is seek professional help.

This discussion board is a mix of personality, culture, nationality, motive and intellectual status designed to offer questioning JW’s, XJW’s etc a community where they feel that they can talk together. It is not a substitute for a psychiatrists couch and it is unfair to expect it to be so.

If a person finds themselves repeatedly emotionally distressed by their involvement with such a board as this, it may be wiser for them not to post to the Board and develop through PM a more person-to-person friendship when their posts will not be scoured by thousands of people. After all, nobody is forcing us to come here and talk and we are all responsible for our own words when we choose to hit the submit button - whatever area of life we are coming from.

Best regards - HS

StinkyPantz

HS-

which I did not fully understand...

Say there are a couple of people who you never seem to agree with. "If [you] find [your] posts on one thread being attacked by [them] each with the same criticism", would you simply dismiss their thoughts due to a 'history" of animosity? or dismiss them because they are Christian and you are not? or dismiss them because they are liberal and you are not? etc. . .(not YOU HS, YOU in general).

Okay, maybe I'm not making sense. . I haven't slept for a coupla nights. Give me a break!!!!

hillary_step

SP,

Say there are a couple of people who you never seem to agree with. "If [you] find [your] posts on one thread being attacked by [them] each with the same criticism", would you simply dismiss their thoughts due to a 'history" of animosity? or dismiss them because they are Christian and you are not? or dismiss them because thet are liberal and you are not? etc. . .

Oh, I see what you are getting at. Again, I can only speak for myself, no I would not.

Best - HS

seven006

Stinky,

I don't expect people to accept my opinions as gospel. I am just trying to see the big picture on this board and do what is best for keeping the peace. I will now do my best in keeping more of an open mind when it comes to things TeeJay says on this board and I will read his words from a more positive perspective. If I have a question about something he says now, I will either PM him or call him to get it straight and try to avoid the kind of thread that I embarrassed myself on that lead up to our phone conversation. You as well as everyone else on this board are free to come to their own conclusions about everyone else. My thoughts expressed on this board are my own and trying to keep an open mind here my thoughts can change as circumstance change and additional information is revealed. I think you are a sweetheart and I understand some of your frustration. You are a bright person and I think within time you may change how you feel about things and people on this board as time goes on. You may also get to the point where you will look at yourself differently. It's all about personal growth and desire to be the best person you can be. It takes time.

Farkel,
Back at'cha pal, your opinion carries a lot of weight with me also. So does Alan's but I'm not sure about his positive comments he has made to me about HS. I think a guy who has a first name like Hillary, has to have some very deep seated emotional issues. My thoughts go back to the old Johnny Cash song about A Boy Named Sue. But, I do have to agree with him on one thing, Alan is a damn sexy looking man when he wares his Berkinstocks. Next time he comes to visit I'm buying him a pair of Nikes.

Dave

happyout

Ok, I guess I'll have to call Teejay myself to see what all the fuss is about. Gotta love a man who gives good phone

Happyout

StinkyPantz

Happyout-

He has a nice laugh. . is that a weird thing to say?

Seven006-

Some people obviously hold you in high regard, so your opinions might carry more weight with them (me included). You've earned that respect. I also applaud your ability to look at "the big picture", I wasn't trying to criticize in any way.

And yes I am bright and witty and beautiful and. . .okay. . I need sleep. . .

seven006

Stinky.

TeeJay has a great laugh, it was fun listening to it.

I didn't think you were criticizing me. I was just agreeing with you and saying people shouldn't take what anyone says as the last word or absolute truth. We can all be wrong about things because we are all imperfect evil apostates.

You crack me up woman. Go take a nap.

Dave

hillary_step

Seven,

So does Alan's but I'm not sure about his positive comments he has made to me about HS. I think a guy who has a first name like Hillary, has to have some very deep seated emotional issues. My thoughts go back to the old Johnny Cash song about A Boy Named Sue.

You think I have problems, my fathers name was Mary-Anne and he actually won the Miss Arkansas competition on two separate occasions. When he was in the army in WWII he apparently took out a machine gun position armed only with a tube of lipstick and a panty-hose.

HS

seven006

HS,

I kind'a figured you were from Arkansas. Inbreeding produces some very interesting offspring. You didn't play the banjo in a Burt Reynolds movie did you? If that was you, I liked the way you could look directly at the tip of your nose and everything on both sides of your head at the same time. That is quite a talent. Your a damn good banjo player too.

Dave

I just got off the phone with TeeJay

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