Posts by Stacy Smith

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Politics.

by Englishman in

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why oh why do people start political threads on an ex-jw board?

isn't there enough political forums elsewhere on the net?

virtually every thread about political matters finishes up being locked, usually because someone starts to flame.. both sides of the recent plethora of political threads are now accusing the other of making propaganda.

Stacy Smith

And I've yet to see one person alter their stance one iota, so it's a total waste of time anyway.

So the reasons for posting there are probably not to change anyones minds then right? I believe the reason is simply to throw something in another persons face.

Yeah, this article will really piss off so and so.

I think the board value is a lot less with poltical threads.

It isn't the same thing as sports either. Do you ever see a sports comment where someone says "I believe the head coach of this team is the most dangerous person on the planet"

Political threads on this forum are designed to insult and to bait one another.

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Survivor AllStar

by Stacy Smith in

since my 9ers never even made the playoffs this year the only reason i have to look forward to super bowl sunday is.......survivor all stars.

a rumor i heard is that this show will have 3 teams of 6 including our favorite rupert, and 4 from the original survivor cast.

does anyone know who else the show will have on it?

Stacy Smith

But we have Jenna to hate...Jenna! Evil, evil Jenna......

But Jenna is stupid and looks hot in a bikini..........

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Which Bible Translation is Currently the MOST Accurate in Your Opinion?

by Frannie Banannie in

i really wanna know.

i need the most accurate version to refer to in order to continue a project i'm working on.

frannie b

Stacy Smith

I think Grimms is as accurate as anything out there

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Apology to Little Witch

by Yerusalyim in

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in a now locked thread i called little witch...liberal witch.

i did it to get under her skin...she isn't liberal...nor is she a witch.

she's actually fairly conservative...i've apologized to her privately...but wanted to do so publically.. folks...i'm a bleeding heart conservative...i can't change...don't want to change...i'm sorry if i come on a little strong sometimes...but it's better than being wishy washy...at least in my opinion....sometimes i piss people off...and sometimes i do it on purpose...and this behavior goes on in this board from the right...the left and the middle.. let's all play nice...i'll start........there...isn't that better?

Stacy Smith

Yeru buddy why not make a total change. You've posted threads that are intended just to piss off Liberals. Last night Simon posted one intended to piss off conservatives. There is no reason to post any of this stuff.

IMO this forum should be filled with either religious or social issues. Politics doesn't really belong especially when you know the owner is liberal. It's counter productive.

I'm done with the politics here.

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Political Discussions

by Heatmiser in

i have been reading the previous posts today and have noticed some pretty heated depates on politcs with, rightfully so, locked threads.. all of us on this board come from many different countries with different forms of goverments and benifits.

everybody thinks that they have the best and are willing to defend that view.

i would hate to see any of us lose "friendships" on this forum over debates that have no winners.. i enjoy posts from everybody that is involved in these discussions and would hate to loose the insights they provide on every other issue besides politics.

Stacy Smith

No. You ahve had your posting limit lowered because you have persistently insulted me

Simon the only insult that I will claim that was directed towards you was the joke I made several days ago. You had made mention that the US seems to keep losing it's friends and I said that this sounded like a forum owner I know. I then put up a little winky smilie to show that this was intended to be a joke. If I were to think I'd be censored for that then maybe I should have shown you how capable of insults I can really be. <----- note smilie

I've mentioned this in PM but perhaps you know of other insults I've sent your way? I don't recall any.

I would think that you'd appreciate the fact that I haven't joined one of those I Hate Simon sites and participated there only to come back and beg your forgiveness only again to get booted. I've been consistent and I believe respectful. The joke I made was more directed towards all those who begun new websites because of their dislike of you. I've visited them, found them to be silly and didn't play.

Simon do you think that telling me I'm not capable of participating in an intelligent political conversationis insulting? Do you believe I would reduce your posting limits because of that insult? If so then you really don't know me at all.

Maybe we can avoid political topics

Will I certainly can avoid them and for the past couple of months I've avoided most of them.

It's a shame that so many of us, after belonging to an organization which didn't allow diverse opinions, still find a need to shout down the opposition. Both sides are guilty of this here. I've been to many sites where both sides discuss politics. That doesn't happen here. Maybe it's the dub thing.

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Do We Need Role Models?

by Satanus in

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when i was young, i used to have role models.

my dad, probably up to when i was about 9 or 10. from about age 11 to about 16, it was the dub family that studied w us at that time.

they reintegrated us into the borg, after we had drifted away.

Stacy Smith

I don't need role models. It might be nice if genuine role models were available but they almost always dissapoint. I have goals to motivate me.

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Maui Was Wonderful

by Stacy Smith in

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i want to go back right now.

what a beautiful place and such friendly people.

i enjoyed the relaxed pace there, a lot, maybe too much.. but i'm back to my reality and classes start on monday.

Stacy Smith

Congrats, and all the best for the future, Stacey.
Life is for living...
Enjoy!

Thank you. Life is for living and plans for life are shaping up wonderfully. I look forward to it each morning when I wake up.

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Political Discussions

by Heatmiser in

i have been reading the previous posts today and have noticed some pretty heated depates on politcs with, rightfully so, locked threads.. all of us on this board come from many different countries with different forms of goverments and benifits.

everybody thinks that they have the best and are willing to defend that view.

i would hate to see any of us lose "friendships" on this forum over debates that have no winners.. i enjoy posts from everybody that is involved in these discussions and would hate to loose the insights they provide on every other issue besides politics.

Stacy Smith

Mike I'm not certain what you mean by "can run" but what I am saying is it's obvious to all that anything left wing is allowed on this site. Wouldn't you agree? Almost agree?

Heat free is fine with me. I'm not one to get angry over this stuff. Should I leave the site or be banished from the site my life will continue without skipping a beat.

I feel that Simon allows people such as myself or Yeru or Dakota to have power over him. I don't know why he allows anyone to have power over him. I have backed way off on polictical threads because I enjoy posting here and am fully aware if I post something he strongly disagrees with that I will be reduced or have my privledges completly taken away as he recently did to Dakota, again.

Rather than discuss a political thread without getting heated Simon will "punish" right wing posters. A way of regaining his power?

If we had no power over him he wouldn't be getting angry with us. He wouldn't have posted that Iraqi scientist thread last night. That was very much designed to strike back at Yeru. It served no other purpose.

I've reached the end of my limited posting privledges with this post.

Simon I know you think you are fair minded and balanced but I urge you to really honestly think about that. You do exactly what you don't allow others to do. It's your site and as you've told me before, might makes right. So you have the might here with your moderator tools.

Still Simon, think about it.

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Britney Spears got married

by Soledad in

Stacy Smith

Yes I saw that today in the paper. Seems she wore a baseball cap and jeans and married her school friend?

Well I'm a believer that it isn't about the wedding as much as it's about the relationship. So....we'll see how it works for her.

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Political Discussions

by Heatmiser in

i have been reading the previous posts today and have noticed some pretty heated depates on politcs with, rightfully so, locked threads.. all of us on this board come from many different countries with different forms of goverments and benifits.

everybody thinks that they have the best and are willing to defend that view.

i would hate to see any of us lose "friendships" on this forum over debates that have no winners.. i enjoy posts from everybody that is involved in these discussions and would hate to loose the insights they provide on every other issue besides politics.

Stacy Smith

but please don't expect a Brit site owner to allow overt (that bloody word again!) right-wing American patriotism to run riot on his site.

No of course not Mike but the Brit owner of this Brit site allows anything left wing to run forever and even starts his own proproganda threads with only his views allowed. I've had my posting privledges reduced only because I have polar political views and because I might insult Simon. Is it fair? Of course not but as I said in a locked thread no one is changing anyones mind here and the thread Simon posted late last night was intended to insult right wingers and to stir the already overstirred political pot here.

I have not seen a single intelligent political debate on this forum mainly because it isn't allowed. It's one way or the highway. I don't participate in any of them any longer. I won't. It's gotten beyond stupid.

Simon you should examine yourself. You are every bit as guilty as Yeru is. Both of you have posted threads intended to insult. Your Iraqi scientist thread was a prime example.

OK, do your worse........