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No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?
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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

wow, some troll that guy turned out to be. One post and he leaves.

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07-10-2009 10:09 PM
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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

Guys, there are a few problems with this plan of yours to invite pro-schoolers here.

We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.

I think, that if we're going to facilitate debates, we ought to have a designated forum, available to a specific group of our members, who are mature enough to debate well; and open to any pro-schoolers who wish to debate with us. That way, the debates are kept in one area, are controlled, and the debaters are not overwhelmed.

Either way, I think we're going about it wrong. While I encourage and look forward to debate as much as the next person, I don't think we're going to get many people willing to debate here in the current state.

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07-11-2009 03:07 PM
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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

Aviator Wrote:We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.
I agree with the idea that calling them trolls isn't the good way to start the debate and that's how some debates are like. Words imitating stick and stones to other people while other don't give a damn about bad words being flied into their monitor. If they get hurt by words, then fine by me. Bad words don't physically affects someone if they don't let them hurt them.

Aviator Wrote:I think, that if we're going to facilitate debates, we ought to have a designated forum, available to a specific group of our members, who are mature enough to debate well; and open to any pro-schoolers who wish to debate with us. That way, the debates are kept in one area, are controlled, and the debaters are not overwhelmed.

We're going to need to restrict access who fails to argue efficiently in the forum that involves Killjoy in the best of school-survival if we're going to have thing that way and there should be an large amount of control since insults are going to occurs as observed in many online debates.

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07-11-2009 10:57 PM
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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

I seriously don't like where this is going. Having a section for debating is I think even worse. All of this separates us from the rest of society, we need to show them that we just want change, not that we're a separate cult or some sort of subculture.

If our little society revolves around sitting around and debating with people, we'll achieve nothing. We would become a pointless subculture that simply exists.

The moment we start being a subculture, we are gone.
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Aviator Wrote:Guys, there are a few problems with this plan of yours to invite pro-schoolers here.

We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.

I think, that if we're going to facilitate debates, we ought to have a designated forum, available to a specific group of our members, who are mature enough to debate well; and open to any pro-schoolers who wish to debate with us. That way, the debates are kept in one area, are controlled, and the debaters are not overwhelmed.

Either way, I think we're going about it wrong. While I encourage and look forward to debate as much as the next person, I don't think we're going to get many people willing to debate here in the current state.
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Quote:Why must you be such a lulzkiller?

Because I have no sense of humor and see a better way to do things than the current.

But, that's just me.

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We should counter all cultures.

"I heard a joke once. Man goes to doctor says "I'm terribly depressed". Doctor says "I know just what you should do. Poliacci the clown is in town, go see him, you'll be cheered right up." The man bursts into tears. "But Doctor, I am Poliacci." Funny joke. Roll on snare drum. Everyone laugh."

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Beat Killjoy? Are you all serious? Didn't you consider that after fifteen pages of trying to debate with you people he realized that it was just an utter waste of time? Maybe--and I'm just grasping here--maybe after seeing what a clusterfuck his first post turned into, he made a new account and decided to start over.
Quote:We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.
Give this man a medal.

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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

mrwednesday Wrote:Beat Killjoy? Are you all serious? Didn't you consider that after fifteen pages of trying to debate with you people he realized that it was just an utter waste of time? Maybe--and I'm just grasping here--maybe after seeing what a clusterfuck his first post turned into, he made a new account and decided to start over.
Quote:We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.
Give this man a medal.
I agree. One problem with our little community here is that some of them have simian intelligence. /me starts forging the medal Wink
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mrwednesday Wrote:Maybe he made a new account and decided to start over.

Thank you for your identity, sir.

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Re: No pro-schooler arguing in the forums after we beat Killjoy?

Nice bump, Avenger.

Aviator Wrote:Guys, there are a few problems with this plan of yours to invite pro-schoolers here.

We, as a community, have this really bad problem where we tend to rip people who don't agree with us to shreds with personal attacks. Calling them trolls isn't a good way to start. Also, it's kinda overwhelming for them to start debating and then get piled on by like 10 people, 6 of which think it's cool just to post and hurt their feelings for the lulz.

I think, that if we're going to facilitate debates, we ought to have a designated forum, available to a specific group of our members, who are mature enough to debate well; and open to any pro-schoolers who wish to debate with us. That way, the debates are kept in one area, are controlled, and the debaters are not overwhelmed.

Either way, I think we're going about it wrong. While I encourage and look forward to debate as much as the next person, I don't think we're going to get many people willing to debate here in the current state.

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Thank you. Biggrin

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(11-27-2011 10:52 AM)Efs Wrote:  Our Army is more professional than Amerika. Smile
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krissy Wrote:dessert fox
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