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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm
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I think Tiberius, is that, given my own short time on this forum, my initial thoughts when you declared your sock puppet was immediately reverendjeremiah parody.
This may never have been your intention, or it may have been, frankly it doesn't matter, the same goes for LMA.
We all found it hilarious, we all congratulate you on fooling us (I can at least claim to have Poe-spotted Niqabi in my first post in their introduction, :fistpump: ).
The central issue I think is that there were perhaps, consciously, or subconsciously, some passive-aggressive nature to some of the "characters" created, which can be perceived as a personal affront.
It doesn't MATTER if it was intentional or not, but there was a failure to understand how a couple of these caricatures would be perceived by others.
Congratulations on an extremely well played prank, I simply think perhaps given the volatile nature of opposing opinions on this forum, a little more care might have been due to respect those who hold less extreme versions of the Poe opinions.
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm
The last word of this was unnecessary, and hardly condusive to constructivism... hence the following.
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Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:50 pm
That's what I get for trying to post on my phone in a meeting.
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Right well I guess I've been stupid and taken it far too seriously. I'll take you guys words for it that you weren't there to take the piss out of individual people. I think it seemed that way, but I honestly don't care to the point that I want anyone to fall out over it all.
I still think it was an over-elaborate prank.
Don't get me wrong I found it as funny as anyone else at first but I guess I just over-analysed things in the aftermath on both chat and with other members privately.
My bad. Let's just bloody move on. I'm not saying any more on this for fear of being such a killjoy.
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:52 pm
(April 3, 2012 at 1:49 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: The central issue I think is that there were perhaps, consciously, or subconsciously, some passive-aggressive nature to some of the "characters" created, which can be perceived as a personal affront.
It doesn't MATTER if it was intentional or not, but there was a failure to understand how a couple of these caricatures would be perceived by others. Did you read my quotes? I was well aware there might be a personal front, which was why I didn't reply to rev's PM, or confront him personally. We weren't out to troll anyone in particular; that wouldn't have been funny.
I intentionally crafted AA so that he was a complete moron, and would be annoying to everyone, regardless of political beliefs (and as rev pointed out earlier, whilst he initially liked him, he quickly realized he was an idiot).
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:54 pm
You don't understand what I'm saying.
Given the history of you and Rev, left wing anarchist might have been a poor choice of Poe.
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm
(April 3, 2012 at 1:54 pm)NoMoreFaith Wrote: You don't understand what I'm saying.
Given the history of you and Rev, left wing anarchist might have been a poor choice of Poe.
And why is it not a poe of me? I am a left-wing anarchist. I've had some 'history' with Tibbers... and I can generally laugh at myself... quite ideal to poe me 
Albeit left wing's chasing me out... heh. 
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Yet if you read his posts, he is clearly not a left wing anarchist.
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RE: Objections to the April Fools Day prank.
April 3, 2012 at 1:56 pm
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