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Bugs, I have held back on you for some time now. I’m not sure what your problem is, but perhaps you should find another poster to single out?

“Held back on me”? Do what you gotta do. Say whatever you want to say about me. I have no intention of descending into potty talk with you. It’s contrary to my interests on this forum.

I’m not singling you out. In case you didn’t notice, my last post was addressed to your latest antagonist, not you. If anything it was a rebuke to the people (more than one) who seem to find entertainment value in pushing one or more of your many buttons and then escalating the conflict to the point where the discourse degenerates into discussing dog humping and panty sniffing and sexual frustrations.

How many of our other regulars have chimed in on the various threads you’ve participate on and asked you to tone it down? Compare that with how few posters (as in, none) have encourgaged you to push a little harder.

We just had another thread where some of our regulars were complaining to Rich about the excesses of another poster, and that thread had nothing to do with you. So you’re not being singled out, and although I hesitate to even mention this, you’re especially not being singled out based on your gender, your political affiliations, your race or ethnicity.

I can see legitimate point of view buried in some of your posts; some of them with which I agree and some with which I disagree. But too often they get buried by all the noise with which you package them. I think you’re smart enough to be capable of reducing the signal noise, but so far you’ve shown no willingness to do it.

Different points of view and active and passionate discussion = good; histrionics and excessive hyperbole = bad. That’s all anyone here is saying.

On an intellectual level I’m sure you can agree with that general theme, even if you don’t like it when someone points that argument in your direction.

[Bugs]

Bugs, I have held back on you for some time now. I’m not sure what your problem is, but perhaps you should find another poster to single out?

“Held back on me”? Do what you gotta do. Say whatever you want to say about me. I have no intention of descending into potty talk with you. It’s contrary to my interests on this forum.

I’m not singling you out. In case you didn’t notice, my last post was addressed to your latest antagonist, not you. If anything it was a rebuke to the people (more than one) who seem to find entertainment value in pushing one or more of your many buttons and then escalating the conflict to the point where the discourse degenerates into discussing dog humping and panty sniffing and sexual frustrations.

How many of our other regulars have chimed in on the various threads you’ve participate on and asked you to tone it down? Compare that with how few posters (as in, none) have encourgaged you to push a little harder.

We just had another thread where some of our regulars were complaining to Rich about the excesses of another poster, and that thread had nothing to do with you. So you’re not being singled out, and although I hesitate to even mention this, you’re especially not being singled out based on your gender, your political affiliations, your race or ethnicity.

I can see legitimate point of view buried in some of your posts; some of them with which I agree and some with which I disagree. But too often they get buried by all the noise with which you package them. I think you’re smart enough to be capable of reducing the signal noise, but so far you’ve shown no willingness to do it.

Different points of view and active and passionate discussion = good; histrionics and excessive hyperbole = bad. That’s all anyone here is saying.

On an intellectual level I’m sure you can agree with that general theme, even if you don’t like it when someone points that argument in your direction.

[Bugs]

Bugs, I have held back on you for some time now. I’m not sure what your problem is, but perhaps you should find another poster to single out?

“Held back on me”? Do what you gotta do. Say whatever you want to say about me. I have no intention of descending into potty talk with you. It’s contrary to my interests on this forum.

I’m not singling you out. In case you didn’t notice, my last post was addressed to your latest antagonist, not you. If anything it was a rebuke to the people (more than one) who seem to find entertainment value in pushing one or more of your many buttons and then escalating the conflict to the point where the discourse degenerates into discussing dog humping and panty sniffing and sexual frustrations.

How many of our other regulars have chimed in on the various threads you’ve participate on and asked you to tone it down? Compare that with how few posters (as in, none) have encourgaged you to push a little harder.

We just had another thread where some of our regulars were complaining to Rich about the excesses of another poster, and that thread had nothing to do with you. So you’re not being singled out, and although I hesitate to even mention this, you’re especially not being singled out based on your gender, your political affiliations, your race or ethnicity.

I can see legitimate point of view buried in some of your posts; some of them with which I agree and some with which I disagree. But too often they get buried by all the noise with which you package them. I think you’re smart enough to be capable of reducing the signal noise, but so far you’ve shown no willingness to do it.

Different points of view and active and passionate discussion = good; histrionics and excessive hyperbole = bad. That’s all anyone here is saying.

On an intellectual level I’m sure you can agree with that general theme, even if you don’t like it when someone points that argument in your direction.

[Bugs]

Bugs, I have held back on you for some time now. I’m not sure what your problem is, but perhaps you should find another poster to single out?

“Held back on me”? Do what you gotta do. Say whatever you want to say about me. I have no intention of descending into potty talk with you. It’s contrary to my interests on this forum.

I’m not singling you out. In case you didn’t notice, my last post was addressed to your latest antagonist, not you. If anything it was a rebuke to the people (more than one) who seem to find entertainment value in pushing one or more of your many buttons and then escalating the conflict to the point where the discourse degenerates into discussing dog humping and panty sniffing and sexual frustrations.

How many of our other regulars have chimed in on the various threads you’ve participate on and asked you to tone it down? Compare that with how few posters (as in, none) have encourgaged you to push a little harder.

We just had another thread where some of our regulars were complaining to Rich about the excesses of another poster, and that thread had nothing to do with you. So you’re not being singled out, and although I hesitate to even mention this, you’re especially not being singled out based on your gender, your political affiliations, your race or ethnicity.

I can see legitimate point of view buried in some of your posts; some of them with which I agree and some with which I disagree. But too often they get buried by all the noise with which you package them. I think you’re smart enough to be capable of reducing the signal noise, but so far you’ve shown no willingness to do it.

Different points of view and active and passionate discussion = good; histrionics and excessive hyperbole = bad. That’s all anyone here is saying.

On an intellectual level I’m sure you can agree with that general theme, even if you don’t like it when someone points that argument in your direction.

[Bugs]

Bugs, I have held back on you for some time now. I’m not sure what your problem is, but perhaps you should find another poster to single out?

“Held back on me”? Do what you gotta do. Say whatever you want to say about me. I have no intention of descending into potty talk with you. It’s contrary to my interests on this forum.

I’m not singling you out. In case you didn’t notice, my last post was addressed to your latest antagonist, not you. If anything it was a rebuke to the people (more than one) who seem to find entertainment value in pushing one or more of your many buttons and then escalating the conflict to the point where the discourse degenerates into discussing dog humping and panty sniffing and sexual frustrations.

How many of our other regulars have chimed in on the various threads you’ve participate on and asked you to tone it down? Compare that with how few posters (as in, none) have encourgaged you to push a little harder.

We just had another thread where some of our regulars were complaining to Rich about the excesses of another poster, and that thread had nothing to do with you. So you’re not being singled out, and although I hesitate to even mention this, you’re especially not being singled out based on your gender, your political affiliations, your race or ethnicity.

I can see legitimate point of view buried in some of your posts; some of them with which I agree and some with which I disagree. But too often they get buried by all the noise with which you package them. I think you’re smart enough to be capable of reducing the signal noise, but so far you’ve shown no willingness to do it.

Different points of view and active and passionate discussion = good; histrionics and excessive hyperbole = bad. That’s all anyone here is saying.

On an intellectual level I’m sure you can agree with that general theme, even if you don’t like it when someone points that argument in your direction.

[Bugs]

Nostra,

I completely understand what you’re saying. You have no idea how many times I’ve written responses to her childish antics only to decide at the last second that it was counterproductive to post them. Dozens, at the least.

Marion is obviously a professional victim and she’s obviously searching for opportunities to claim personal offense and insult. It has become apparent that she’s not going to grow up, she’s not going to learn to be tolerant of diverse opinions, and there are no limitations on how vile she can become in her attempts to one-up the insults.

Rich doesn’t want to micromanage the boards and we don’t seem to have a polling feature that will empower to tribe to vote the anti-social types off the island.

The only option that’s left is to try and lead by example. That means not rolling around in the mud with her about her obvious sexual hangups, not engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges, and in general just leaving her alone to wallow in her own unhappiness and frustrations. We can’t help her because she’s not looking for help. We can’t even accept her because she’s not looking for acceptance.

I went through a divorce 17 years ago (best decision I ever made) and the thing that experience really drove home was the true meaning of the phrase “living well is the best revenge”. I’m pretty sure nobody here would want to trade lives with Marion, I know I surely wouldn’t.

Best just to leave her alone; or when necessary to address her, to do so as you would a petulant teen. Somebody has to be the adult.

[Bugs]

Nostra,

I completely understand what you’re saying. You have no idea how many times I’ve written responses to her childish antics only to decide at the last second that it was counterproductive to post them. Dozens, at the least.

Marion is obviously a professional victim and she’s obviously searching for opportunities to claim personal offense and insult. It has become apparent that she’s not going to grow up, she’s not going to learn to be tolerant of diverse opinions, and there are no limitations on how vile she can become in her attempts to one-up the insults.

Rich doesn’t want to micromanage the boards and we don’t seem to have a polling feature that will empower to tribe to vote the anti-social types off the island.

The only option that’s left is to try and lead by example. That means not rolling around in the mud with her about her obvious sexual hangups, not engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges, and in general just leaving her alone to wallow in her own unhappiness and frustrations. We can’t help her because she’s not looking for help. We can’t even accept her because she’s not looking for acceptance.

I went through a divorce 17 years ago (best decision I ever made) and the thing that experience really drove home was the true meaning of the phrase “living well is the best revenge”. I’m pretty sure nobody here would want to trade lives with Marion, I know I surely wouldn’t.

Best just to leave her alone; or when necessary to address her, to do so as you would a petulant teen. Somebody has to be the adult.

[Bugs]

Nostra,

I completely understand what you’re saying. You have no idea how many times I’ve written responses to her childish antics only to decide at the last second that it was counterproductive to post them. Dozens, at the least.

Marion is obviously a professional victim and she’s obviously searching for opportunities to claim personal offense and insult. It has become apparent that she’s not going to grow up, she’s not going to learn to be tolerant of diverse opinions, and there are no limitations on how vile she can become in her attempts to one-up the insults.

Rich doesn’t want to micromanage the boards and we don’t seem to have a polling feature that will empower to tribe to vote the anti-social types off the island.

The only option that’s left is to try and lead by example. That means not rolling around in the mud with her about her obvious sexual hangups, not engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges, and in general just leaving her alone to wallow in her own unhappiness and frustrations. We can’t help her because she’s not looking for help. We can’t even accept her because she’s not looking for acceptance.

I went through a divorce 17 years ago (best decision I ever made) and the thing that experience really drove home was the true meaning of the phrase “living well is the best revenge”. I’m pretty sure nobody here would want to trade lives with Marion, I know I surely wouldn’t.

Best just to leave her alone; or when necessary to address her, to do so as you would a petulant teen. Somebody has to be the adult.

[Bugs]

Nostra,

I completely understand what you’re saying. You have no idea how many times I’ve written responses to her childish antics only to decide at the last second that it was counterproductive to post them. Dozens, at the least.

Marion is obviously a professional victim and she’s obviously searching for opportunities to claim personal offense and insult. It has become apparent that she’s not going to grow up, she’s not going to learn to be tolerant of diverse opinions, and there are no limitations on how vile she can become in her attempts to one-up the insults.

Rich doesn’t want to micromanage the boards and we don’t seem to have a polling feature that will empower to tribe to vote the anti-social types off the island.

The only option that’s left is to try and lead by example. That means not rolling around in the mud with her about her obvious sexual hangups, not engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges, and in general just leaving her alone to wallow in her own unhappiness and frustrations. We can’t help her because she’s not looking for help. We can’t even accept her because she’s not looking for acceptance.

I went through a divorce 17 years ago (best decision I ever made) and the thing that experience really drove home was the true meaning of the phrase “living well is the best revenge”. I’m pretty sure nobody here would want to trade lives with Marion, I know I surely wouldn’t.

Best just to leave her alone; or when necessary to address her, to do so as you would a petulant teen. Somebody has to be the adult.

[Bugs]

Nostra,

I completely understand what you’re saying. You have no idea how many times I’ve written responses to her childish antics only to decide at the last second that it was counterproductive to post them. Dozens, at the least.

Marion is obviously a professional victim and she’s obviously searching for opportunities to claim personal offense and insult. It has become apparent that she’s not going to grow up, she’s not going to learn to be tolerant of diverse opinions, and there are no limitations on how vile she can become in her attempts to one-up the insults.

Rich doesn’t want to micromanage the boards and we don’t seem to have a polling feature that will empower to tribe to vote the anti-social types off the island.

The only option that’s left is to try and lead by example. That means not rolling around in the mud with her about her obvious sexual hangups, not engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges, and in general just leaving her alone to wallow in her own unhappiness and frustrations. We can’t help her because she’s not looking for help. We can’t even accept her because she’s not looking for acceptance.

I went through a divorce 17 years ago (best decision I ever made) and the thing that experience really drove home was the true meaning of the phrase “living well is the best revenge”. I’m pretty sure nobody here would want to trade lives with Marion, I know I surely wouldn’t.

Best just to leave her alone; or when necessary to address her, to do so as you would a petulant teen. Somebody has to be the adult.

[Bugs]

If I was a moderator you’d both be on vacation right now.

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If I was a moderator you’d both be on vacation right now.

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If I was a moderator you’d both be on vacation right now.

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If I was a moderator you’d both be on vacation right now.

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If I was a moderator you’d both be on vacation right now.

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