(August 24, 2016 at 1:40 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(August 24, 2016 at 7:03 am)Losty Wrote: It's 7 am and I haven't slept. I don't know. I suppose I would say that being judgmental for the sake of being judgmental is harmful. It feels like middle school in here where everyone stands around loudly whispering about whoever is on the chopping block this week knowing they'll hear...just to be mean. As long as I live I will never understand the desire to act that way.

There can be groupism, sure. But I think that after a year, this is more a matter of chickens coming home to roost. EP's kicked a lot of members here in the figurative face, myself included.

(August 24, 2016 at 7:03 am)Losty Wrote: I will never understand the pull people seem to have to be mean to someone you don't like as retribution for them being a way you find unpleasant. I just don't get it.

I understand it. This is just chickens coming home to roost ... chickens that he himself let out of the coop.

"Turning the other cheek" in many cases gets you a second black eye.

I think maybe that's part of the difference. I had my own forum issues and left for like 3ish months and even having heard of some guy named EP when I came back I didn't know who he was for a good while. I guess I missed about the first half of his time here.

That being said, I still don't get that attitude. You get it and it's probably healthy for you that you do. I've had far more than my fair share of black eyes tbh.

IMO retribution causes more harm.

It's not a matter of retribution, for me.

(August 24, 2016 at 3:13 pm)Losty Wrote:

(August 24, 2016 at 10:29 am)Whateverist Wrote: Anyone else here been banned from AF.org, I wonder?  EP, bennyb and myself should start a club.  You got to be tossed out to get in.  So, bennyboy how did you enjoy your time on the cross?

I was banned once for about an hour but when I came back everyone said it was just some kind of glitch D:

You're in!  Know any secret handshakes?

I missed all the drama.  

(August 24, 2016 at 5:07 pm)Whateverist Wrote:

(August 24, 2016 at 3:13 pm)Losty Wrote: I was banned once for about an hour but when I came back everyone said it was just some kind of glitch D:

You're in!  Know any secret handshakes?

Well, there's this special one she promised to show me.

(August 24, 2016 at 5:13 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I missed all the drama.  

I always do. 

I'll bet someday I accidentally become the drama.

It won't be an accident...

Tru dat. I'm nasty. I just pretend otherwise.

(August 24, 2016 at 5:13 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I missed all the drama.  

Funnily enough I did too! I was doing that weird squint thing on my return.