(September 20, 2016 at 10:29 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I left a comment in that thread because someone posted that I had a falling out with their management team, which isn't the case at all. Also made it clear that we aren't interested in selling, lol.

Good to hear.  

(September 20, 2016 at 9:55 pm)Bella Morte Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 9:49 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Haha, recently? We helped them out a few years back when their domain expired and gave them a temporary forum to regroup while they renewed. I was almost in talks with the owner to buy their domain but the community decided to keep the site going.

Sort of.

Latest post about it was on September the 11th, but it starts long before that.

Hahahaha! Doesn't sound like the OP of that thread even bothered to check us out here when he said he would try to bid on .org, then another poster said we'd give them money for it, then the OP insisted they would take over the admin duties.

I came here a few years ago because I was sick of the general assholery that happened regularly there. I would really hope Tibs' reply to a merge with them would be, "keep dreaming".

(September 20, 2016 at 2:08 pm)Losty Wrote: That's silly. You don't owe anyone an apology. If someone means something they should state it in an at least somewhat comprehensible way. The op, to me, was fine. Ark said things like "she may as well blame the sun for burning her skin". There's no amount of twisting that can make a statement like that acceptable in reference to a rape victim.

It was an extreme and unskillful example and the point I was trying to make is that rapists occur naturally and are a part of the environment around us. There will always* be those who are predatory to the public at large and rape is another form of stealing only what is stolen cannot be given back. It's energetic theft by physical breaking and entering another persons body.

There are reasonable precautions that can be taken to avoid getting burned and drinking/staying out too long is like reducing the SPF of your skin. Drinking for the rapist increases chance of solar flare which sun block won't help against.

It was a terrible analogy and unskillful presentation, I can imagine a reaction of "to hell with this asshole, I'll drink as much as I want!" and so the branch bears bad fruit with poisonous result, must be cut of and thrown in the mulch heap.

Thank you for your sword.



*God speed Utopia.

(September 20, 2016 at 10:35 pm)The_Empress Wrote: Hahahaha! Doesn't sound like the OP of that thread even bothered to check us out here when he said he would try to bid on .org, then another poster said we'd give them money for it, then the OP insisted they would take over the admin duties.

I came here a few years ago because I was sick of the general assholery that happened regularly there. I would really hope Tibs' reply to a merge with them would be, "keep dreaming".

This forum ain't mine to sell. It belongs to the community, and as long as the community supports it, it will remain that way. I don't see a point in merging either. The two communities are very different, and the forum software is different too. Doesn't make any sense.

(September 20, 2016 at 10:35 pm)The_Empress Wrote: Hahahaha! Doesn't sound like the OP of that thread even bothered to check us out here when he said he would try to bid on .org, then another poster said we'd give them money for it, then the OP insisted they would take over the admin duties.

I came here a few years ago because I was sick of the general assholery that happened regularly there. I would really hope Tibs' reply to a merge with them would be, "keep dreaming".

Yeah I had a chuckle at the thread myself, especially the takeover the admin duties part. Thankfully Tibs has made clear that he doesn't want to merge.

What's the word I'm thinking of?

Audacity?
Chutzpah?

Something like that.

(September 20, 2016 at 10:58 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What's the word I'm thinking of?

Audacity?
Chutzpah?

Something like that.

"Fantasizing"?

(September 20, 2016 at 10:30 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 10:19 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: No you made it real, and thank you!  

@ Thump: You win this time, Gadget, this time....my butt already hurts.

It's about discussion, bud, not "wins" and "losses".

I'll get better.

(September 20, 2016 at 8:38 pm)Tiberius Wrote:

(September 20, 2016 at 3:34 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: You always have been on AF

Literally member numero uno.

By the way... I'm the 54th member that joined after over 10,000 now and looking through the list in join order.... seen as Darwinian isn't around much at all nowadays: I'm the second oldest active member on the whole of AF



But yes, you're the oldest member, you ancient bugger #equivocatingforcomicaffect

I sent you a Skype message that I don't want you to miss, by the way, and I hope it wasn't socially awkward

(September 20, 2016 at 10:19 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: If anything I should apologize for my ideological inebriation....I'm sorry  

LOL that's a new one!!!