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I have visions of some people standing up in the middle of a bus:
"That driver is telling us the way to do - he's just like an Elder, this is just like the WatchTower ... it's so UNFAIR !!"
I think you have been the forerunner in keeping the board wars going for a long time
Brummie. If you seriously believe that complete and utter bullshit then you need your head examining IMO
Well....I don't mean to hijack this thread or change to subject......but I think this forum is not run properly and I'd like to openly discuss this if you all don't mind.
Hey hey hey!!!! just kiddin dammit!
Gumby
See what I mean!!! - yer all b*st*rds - but lovable ones (some even have fluffy edges).
Woman: I didn't know we 'ad a king! I thought we were autonomous collective.
Man: (mad) You're fooling yourself! We're living in a dictatorship! A
self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes--
Woman: There you go, bringing class into it again...
Man: That's what it's all about! If only people would--
Arthur: Please, *please*, good people, I am in haste! WHO lives in that
castle?
Woman: No one lives there.
Arthur: Then who is your lord?
Woman: We don't have a lord!
Arthur: (spurised) What??
Man: I *told* you! We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune! We're taking
turns to act as a sort of executive-officer-for-the-week--
Arthur: (uninterested) Yes...
Man: But all the decisions *of* that officer 'ave to be ratified at a
special bi-weekly meeting--
Arthur: (perturbed) Yes I see!
Man: By a simple majority, in the case of purely internal affairs--
Arthur: (mad) Be quiet!
Man: But by a two-thirds majority, in the case of more major--
Arthur: (very angry) BE QUIET! I *order* you to be quiet!
Woman: "Order", eh, 'oo does 'e think 'e is?
Arthur: I am your king!
Woman: Well I didn't vote for you!
Arthur: You don't vote for kings!
Woman: Well 'ow'd you become king then?
(holy music up)
Arthur: The Lady of the Lake-- her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite,
held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by
divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why
I am your king!
Man: (laughingly) Listen: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords
is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power
derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some... farcical
aquatic ceremony!
Arthur: (yelling) BE QUIET!
Man: You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some
watery tart threw a sword at you!!
Arthur: (coming forward and grabbing the man) Shut *UP*!
Man: I mean, if I went 'round, saying I was an emperor, just because some
moistened bink had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
Arthur: (throwing the man around) Shut up, will you, SHUT UP!
Man: Aha! Now we see the violence inherent in the system!
Arthur: SHUT UP!
Man: (yelling to all the other workers) Come and see the violence inherent
in the system! HELP, HELP, I'M BEING REPRESSED!
Arthur: (letting go and walking away) Bloody PEASANT!
Man: Oh, what a giveaway! Did'j'hear that, did'j'hear that, eh? That's
what I'm all about! Did you see 'im repressing me? You saw it,
didn't you?!
THIS IS A DISCUSSION BOARD, NOT A GOVERNMENT.
Nina
Fwiw I think you have been the forerunner in keeping the board wars going for a long time, I tip my hat to you for finally stepping out a couple of months ago.
My god.
Simon,
So what you're saying is you DO want our input on how this board is run...all submitted in public forum for open debate and discussion...is that right? And it's to be run as some type of collective commune where we'll each get a vote...bi-weekly...on decisions you'd LIKE to make about how to operate the board? That's sher anacrchy man! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? Get hold of yourself...show some leadership...like I tell my students...just make a decision already for crying out loud...
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...A MAN WITH THREE BUTTOCKS!
Does anyone not read the rules of the board?
Forums may be moderated to make sure they stay friendly and welcoming, legal and relevant. We reserve the right to edit or delete posts at own discretion and without notice, which we consider to be unacceptable. If you repeatedly break these rules, you may be prevented from posting.
You agree to this everytime you hit the submit button. Simon you have been beyond patient with the few who choose to protest. I wouldn't be so patient, the rules are there and no one is exempt eh?
It seems simple enough to me.........
Kate
Nina:
Where did you get those coconuts?
~ducks and runs from Chris~
Hi Simon
I try to stay out of board debates but is there really that many or just a few who get into these debates?
I've never had any threads deleted...except that one between me and angharad but we promised you it's over, really we only got together for country line dancing. Besides I was helping her practise her ...eh to be more Canadian.
Seriously doesn't the pm function work better for all these board debates when it involves thread deletion. In the past several have been deleted from the forum after nasty open debates often with you. Why not pm back and forth and if necessary delete individuals without the debate on a thread. I suppose you tried all thoses avenues and I'm not privy to them so I'm only guessing what you have or have not tried.
I don't envy you and the position you are put into but the less said the better when it comes to nasty open debates on the validity of threads.
Well I appreciate you Simon -- you are doing a good job
