[Discussion] What Has Happened [Vent Thread]

[wintermute]

Mute, if you've read my posts regarding this until this last one, i have not made personal attacks.

However, for some reason Bethy has been left absolutely unchecked for her personal attacks in every post she makes.

I haven't seen her make these attacks. Even if you only did it in the post I noticed, you still did it, and thus got warned. Bethy will get warned if/when I see her make personal attacks.

I suggest you apply the rule to everyone.
If it's open season on some, it's open season on all.

It is open season on no one. I'm human, yes, and may miss things and make an occasional bad call. But I try my hardest to be fair.

If it's necessary to link "proof" for my claim that is sitting on these very boards, I have no problem with that. At least I have the proof.
Bethy's personal attacks are nothing but garbage.

Again, PM me with specifics and I'll be glad to deal with them.

Apo has actively taken the role of moderator on the OpAphid boards. I haven't discussed any of his other responsibilities at all. Your point, although correct, doesn't really pertain to anything I've posted here, sorry.

No, they don't. I never claimed they did. I just wanted to take a moment to show my appreciation for one of my fellow mods, and your post provided an opportunity for me to do so. Sorry if you thought I meant anything else by that.

'mute

[wintermute]

I already knew your reading comprehension wasn't so great...but I was patient. But this is too much.

OK. Now you are attacking, which is exactly what you're defending yourself from. And again, personal attacks have no place here. Things are difficult enough as-is. If you feel attacked, PM a moderator. Let us handle those things.

Now let's all go help lift that boulder off of itsreallyreal

'mute

[bethy]

Well, I just edited it out because I realized it was too much. Thanks' 'mute...you snuck in there. but I will say, that was the last straw for me, soI do apologize for that little remark.

[itsreallyreal]

Can we ALL just take a break from the finger pointing, name calling, acusations and angst for a bit... I am sure we could all use it and it is CLEAR that it is not getting anyone anywhere...

Besides.. THIS DANG BOULDER IS KILLING ME!

[bethy]

I tried, IRR....I tried....

until I was called a racist.


Anyone got a crane?

[itsreallyreal]

This boulder gets bigger every time I log onto the internet... I need to clear my history BAD!... LMFAI

[wintermute]

This boulder gets bigger every time I log onto the internet... I need to clear my history BAD!... LMFAI

I know the feeling, IRR.

'mute

[bethy]

Damn computers, anyway.

[itsreallyreal]

Yeah I should take of my pop up blocker and then I will be hit with 20 adds for "Spyware Cleaners"... LMFAI

[windsong]

Sphinx..."hanky panky" is a term similar to "hocus pocus" means trickery...taking advantage of someone or some situation. I don't know what on earth you're referring to, but I mean it as it is defined.

I just wanted to point out that while one definition of 'hanky panky' is unethical behaviour or deceit, another one is "illicit sexual relations,' which is the definition more closely connotated with that term for many people. i think that is where sphinx is coming from for a lot of her statement.

I dont mean to bring it up again, I just wanted to show why there is some misunderstanding of the arguments on both sides.

[chershaytoute]

If you think that boulder is heavy now, IRR, just wait till you get Boulder Cleaner pop-ups! That stuff those pop-ups spray on those boulders is virtual(ly) concrete, I'm tellin' ya! <shudder>

[bethy]

Really? Well, I've never used it a sexual reference before. I've always known that term to mean something like deceit or trickery, or something that in't 100% on the up and up.

So, I can see what what sphinx may have been inferring...that I was saying we knew something sexual was going on. Well, that is 100% not true. I never had any clue or indication at the time. However, reading the rest of my words would have kind of inferred that and put my use of the term hanky-panky into the proper context. ..but...whatever.

Hindsight, though, is a wonderful thing...because certain odd comments that were out of place or over my head make much more sense now. However, prior to just a few days ago, I never once assumed or had any indication anything sexual in nature was going on. And you bet your ass, if I did...someone would have known about it long before now.

[deagol]

Dictionaries are so awesome...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/hanky%20panky

wait, not that one. gee, kids these days

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hanky_panky
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hanky-panky

oooh look, bethy has the mid-19th century etymology right! I didn't know that... those british tricksters. I knew it, Josh, always with your hanky panky

[Killthesmiley]

wow hanky panky means something other then foreplay???

jeez...

learn something new everyday.

*just caught up on the thread...and holy freakin' god...jeez, we went from a no drama rule, no flaming rule, to completely forgeting who posted what. BTW...the only ever racist posts I've ever have seen on the board were made by the god forsaken Glowe! lol. So I don't know where the Bethy=Racist situation began...i think that was just ridiculous and trying to throw bowling balls at people there*

[deagol]

To be fair, I think I remember what post sphinx was refering to... and no I didn't think it was racist but I can see how someone might. I think it's one of those misunderstandings with how people use some expressions, kinda like the hanky-panky thing.