tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post114311892935298409..comments2023-08-20T04:40:04.843-05:00Comments on Stephen M (Ethesis): Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1144389197671889922006-04-07T00:53:00.000-05:002006-04-07T00:53:00.000-05:00ldsCity.com is back online. I may be able to retr...ldsCity.com is back online. I may be able to retrieve your entries.. Come by and I'll see what I can do for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143265427542576762006-03-24T23:43:00.000-06:002006-03-24T23:43:00.000-06:00I wrote a poem that is a hopefully a gesture of go...I wrote a poem that is a hopefully a gesture of good-will for all who posted or will post or read here.<BR/><BR/>It isn't easy being a Snark.<BR/>It is no walk in the park.<BR/><BR/>You have to have an original take.<BR/>There is no room for copy cats<BR/>or fakes.<BR/><BR/>You can be a Snark with out being mean.<BR/>Just make sure your humor is squeeky clean! :)<BR/><BR/>But then would being a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143234648178133042006-03-24T15:10:00.000-06:002006-03-24T15:10:00.000-06:00This reaction from the Snarker and these accusatio...This reaction from the Snarker and these accusations are nothing short of absurd. Is he serious? Is this just an extended snark? I am sure I don't know. At least I am laughing more than I usually do at the Snarker. <BR/><BR/>The Snarker is only humorous when there is some truth to what he says and when it isn't mean. He ceases to be funny when what he says is an outright lie and when it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143225711892520962006-03-24T12:41:00.000-06:002006-03-24T12:41:00.000-06:00So much for my efforts.Anyway, I think this thread...So much for my efforts.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think this thread demonstrates a number of things. I need to do a new post to move things on.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143222973532001502006-03-24T11:56:00.000-06:002006-03-24T11:56:00.000-06:00DKL, your presentation of the events is grossly in...DKL, your presentation of the events is grossly inaccurate and self-serving. I guess that is the \"signature, DKL way\" you reference above. You and your wife acted like a couple of trolls. Neither of you dispatched anybody and you both flailed madly. Your comments were deleted from one thread, and then you pasted them into an other, completely unrelated thread. Which forced us to shut all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143211503880163072006-03-24T08:45:00.000-06:002006-03-24T08:45:00.000-06:00Stephen, there's no explanatory aspect of this tha...Stephen, there's no explanatory aspect of this that's private, I just put it in email out of concern for threadjacking. Basically, over the past few days, I'd found the content of the snarker to be especially mean as it was directed against Guy, Nate, Heather, and Kaimi. (I've consistently voiced my objection to the Snarker's meanness from a very early date.) So I took her to task in no uncertainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143205859194848672006-03-24T07:10:00.000-06:002006-03-24T07:10:00.000-06:00I'd like that e-mail too.Interesting comments, gue...I'd like that e-mail too.<BR/><BR/>Interesting comments, guess I see the Snarker(s) as someone who is learning their way in humor.<BR/><BR/>Trying, learning, needing to find a balance.<BR/><BR/><I>I want to bond with people in good ways and not in ways that tear others down.</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed.<BR/><BR/>Well, this was interesting, but I think I'll back to more core material for me.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219023897626648057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143179841823411572006-03-23T23:57:00.000-06:002006-03-23T23:57:00.000-06:00Thanks Guy. I very much appreciate the support an...Thanks Guy. I very much appreciate the support and kind words.<BR/><BR/>annegb, I think David is sending you an email to explain what is going on. <BR/><BR/>sklAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143159590927261422006-03-23T18:19:00.000-06:002006-03-23T18:19:00.000-06:00That wasn't my fault.But if you don't know I'm con...That wasn't my fault.<BR/><BR/>But if you don't know I'm confused by now, I don't know what to tell you.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143159064696055342006-03-23T18:11:00.000-06:002006-03-23T18:11:00.000-06:00I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DK...I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DKL. I frequently don't have a clue what the snarker is talking about.<BR/><BR/>It will pass.<BR/><BR/>I thought Kaimi was the snarker. I didn't know it was a female.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143158590277563512006-03-23T18:03:00.000-06:002006-03-23T18:03:00.000-06:00I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DK...I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DKL. I frequently don't have a clue what the snarker is talking about.<BR/><BR/>It will pass.<BR/><BR/>I thought Kaimi was the snarker. I didn't know it was a female.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143158564058308542006-03-23T18:02:00.000-06:002006-03-23T18:02:00.000-06:00I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DK...I'm just confused. I didn't see anything about DKL. I frequently don't have a clue what the snarker is talking about.<BR/><BR/>It will pass.<BR/><BR/>I thought Kaimi was the snarker. I didn't know it was a female.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143157837224675592006-03-23T17:50:00.000-06:002006-03-23T17:50:00.000-06:00"you both hurled nothing but mindless personal att..."you both hurled nothing but mindless personal attacks"<BR/><BR/>ummm . . . this sounds familiar--I wonder where one could go to see that happen in the bloggernacle?<BR/><BR/>SKL--I'm sorry your were "snarked" (is that really verb now) this morning. I'm also sorry to hear how your feelings were hurt by this mindless, and useless activity. I read some of your comments over on that site before Guy Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315337876922736673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143154772274834892006-03-23T16:59:00.000-06:002006-03-23T16:59:00.000-06:00DKL & SKL, You can laugh all you like, but the fac...DKL & SKL, <BR/><BR/>You can laugh all you like, but the facts are that you both threadjacked, you both hurled nothing but mindless personal attacks, DKL you used profanity, and SKL alleged censorship when there was none. You both acted like trolls, and now you get treated like trolls. You can try to laugh it off, but given your past performance, you loved posting on SN. Now, you cannot. DavidResponse to Jodi Stoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149313915785198195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143149268846852372006-03-23T15:27:00.000-06:002006-03-23T15:27:00.000-06:00Guy, oh the humanity indeed. I woke this morning ...Guy, oh the humanity indeed. I woke this morning to find myself snarked, the snark deleted, myself banned and my comments deleted. Now that is genuinely funny.<BR/><BR/>Go easy on Rusty, Dave. He's a great guy.<BR/><BR/>On the occasion where I was offended my motives and my honesty had been called into question. I chose to respond publicly to public accusations. I don't blog or comment oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143147927921959572006-03-23T15:05:00.000-06:002006-03-23T15:05:00.000-06:00ROTFLMAO. Banned from the snarker? That's AWESOME!...ROTFLMAO. Banned from the snarker? That's <B>AWESOME!</B> You really <I>have</I> flipped out! (Makes me think you might be Rusty Clifton.) If you keep this up, it might put my status as the most reviled participant in the bloggernacle at risk.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I never complained about your censorship. I've had too many of my comments deleted to care much. I just wanted to make sure that readers knewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143147426871482482006-03-23T14:57:00.000-06:002006-03-23T14:57:00.000-06:00You aren't being snarky are you Guy? :-)You aren't being snarky are you Guy? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143145292150277002006-03-23T14:21:00.000-06:002006-03-23T14:21:00.000-06:00Barb-sorry, I've had robot commenters. I'll go in...Barb-sorry, I've had robot commenters. I'll go in and fix it (I even blocked my sis, oops!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143144988671918812006-03-23T14:16:00.000-06:002006-03-23T14:16:00.000-06:00Banned from SN? Oh, The Humanity!Banned from SN? Oh, The Humanity!Guy Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315337876922736673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143137116634142782006-03-23T12:05:00.000-06:002006-03-23T12:05:00.000-06:00DKL & SKL, If anyone flipped out yesterday it was ...DKL & SKL, <BR/><BR/>If anyone flipped out yesterday it was you two. You cannot possibly justify acting like a couple of trolls and cross posting to unrelated threads just so you can scream \"CENSORED!!!\". Its not censorship when you act like trolls, its just plain ol common sense to delete your comments. Ad hominems are not substantive, and neither are your preposterous accusations which had Response to Jodi Stoddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149313915785198195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143133079007568282006-03-23T10:57:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:57:00.000-06:00Tea, if you are reading this message is to you. I...Tea, if you are reading this message is to you. I really liked all of your blogs at fmhw. I went to your blog for the first time to comment and when I went to submit it, I was told that I was banned from your site. What do you have anti-snarker software or something lol. It may have been due to the length of my post. It banned me at that instant and there were no bad words or anything Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143132645821067352006-03-23T10:50:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:50:00.000-06:00SKL, any comment that I have ever seen you make pr...SKL, any comment that I have ever seen you make protrays a wonderful and caring woman. I think that the snarker in their own way think that they are doing some sort of good or serving some sort of justice. Or maybe they just trying to show off their ability to be clever or snarker. I don't know. I think trying to figure out other's motives sometimes can only lead to pain. I think that there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143131953518702252006-03-23T10:39:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:39:00.000-06:00DKL makes me laugh too. Though, as you can imagin...DKL makes me laugh too. Though, as you can imagine, in real life I don't agree with DKL much of the time. <BR/><BR/>annegb, the snarker had a post up this morning about me and DKL but it is no longer up. For the record, it made me laugh.<BR/><BR/>I like this post Steve and I agree that we should try to encourage good humor. However, I am not sure about ignoring the bad. Some time ago I woke up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143131844159633162006-03-23T10:37:00.000-06:002006-03-23T10:37:00.000-06:00Thanks for the kind words, Barb.annegb, if you loo...Thanks for the kind words, Barb.<BR/><BR/>annegb, if you look at the comments on several posts, you'll see that my wife and I called the snarker on the carpet about her hiding behind anonymity to say and do malicious things. This caused the snarker to basically flip out. As a consequence, she deleted several of our comments and closed commenting on three threads (<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5861130.post-1143128023618306212006-03-23T09:33:00.000-06:002006-03-23T09:33:00.000-06:00I'm missing something. I don't see what this has ...I'm missing something. I don't see what this has to do with David and Shannon. There was Nate's blog, but I didn't see any mention of DKL.annegbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271914260019842noreply@blogger.com