Do You Ever Wonder Why You Do on the Internet?

[legalskier]

so they let you out of the institution or have they just granted you internet access?

That's just his mask...

Young Man Wearing Old Man Mask Nabbed on Flight to Canada
VANCOUVER (CBS/AP) A young man is in detention in Vancouver after Canadian authorities say he boarded an Air Canada flight in Hong Kong disguised as an elderly man.***

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20021889-504083.html

 

[legalskier]

I just spent 2 days fighting for GSS reinstatement on AZ. I didn’t enjoy any of it and found it kind of exhausting after a while. I still think it’s unfair, but I and others where told no….

hpd- what reason did they give, if any?

 

[2knees]

That's just his mask...

Young Man Wearing Old Man Mask Nabbed on Flight to Canada
VANCOUVER (CBS/AP) A young man is in detention in Vancouver after Canadian authorities say he boarded an Air Canada flight in Hong Kong disguised as an elderly man.***

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20021889-504083.html

I had no idea. just googled crazy old man and that came up....

 

[legalskier]

I had no idea. just googled crazy old man and that came up....

So who is real and who is the mask- OldsnowboarderME or iwont? Or are they both masks?
Or does anyone really care?
:roll:

 

[2knees]

So who is real and who is the mask- OldsnowboarderME or iwont? Or are they both masks?
Or does anyone really care?
:roll:

I'll take things we dont give a shit about for $500

 

[SkiFanE]

It's tough for non-IT people to understand that we IT guys that work remotely use places like AZ as our water cooler. It keeps us sane by being able to interact with folks..

I'm not remote right now. But find the water cooler conversations in IT depts to be dull (weather, traffic, stupid users...). So you are not missing anything. Not even much useful gossip.

 

[campgottagopee]

hpd- what reason did they give, if any?

Alright guys, so basically in reading through literally 130 posts the question I'm getting out of this is, some want GSS back and others do not.

Here's my general view of life. There are certain things that when done, don't deserve second chances, and there are others that are. I wasn't here for the whole GSS thing so I'm working on limited context, but there are a few things I feel fairly confident can be true:

1. Distance makes the heart grow fonder - it seems that GSS is certainly a martyr of sorts here. His banning and the time between that has turned him into a folklore sort of character. Which doesn't seem to mesh well with the negative side. IMO a good trip report, while everyone on the site benefits and appreciates it, isn't offset by (if I read correctly) spamming and flooding facebook pages of other members with out of line comments.

2. GSS had some redeeming qualities - OK, so he wrote great trip reports.... and he really loves skiing. That's awesome. I still don't think that redeems other comments. I heard and flipped through briefly the 9/11 comments. My wife lost one of her best friends on 9/11, and certain things like that just cross the line. Maybe it's personal for me because I knew someone; but I just don't think things like that deserve second chances.

I can think of all my friends, I had one in particular I was friends with in high school and for 2 years into college. It was an extremely stressful relationship for me. He was an awesome guy, but also would piss me off to no end. He would constantly use me and take advantage of me. Just when I would be ready to tell him to piss off, something redeeming would happen - a great conversation, a real momentary heart to heart conversation, or something else. Ultimately we got in a big fight and he kicked through a door in our apartment and we parted ways, and haven't talked since then. It's just not worth the roller coast ride in my opinon.

So here's my .02. I trust the mods here, and Greg as the previous owner, and I back them 100%. I've seen a lot of the moderated posts that show some of the things that GSS actually did and said, and it's ugly. I don't want to run an out of control forum. As others here have said, the banning policy here is pretty friggen lax. 2 members a year is hardly anything, and it requires constantly pushing and toeing the line.

It seems a bit like the Stanford Prison Experiment, there's like this perception somehow from the Pro GSS crowd its somehow Mods vs. Members but that is just competely ridiculous. We are all here because we love skiing and the mods and myself are here to help keep the conversation going about skiing in a reasonable fashion, and 99.99% of the time we act reasonably. Everyone F's up every once in a while, and that's cool, but we all do our best to get together and have great conversation about awesome stuff.

So anyway. Cliff notes for all you TL;DR's: I am not unbanning anyone.

Hope you guys understand. -Nick

 

[OldsnowboarderME]

A lot of people's lives were changed because of 9/11 and because of policies implemented afterwards.. I know the emotional pain .. being with my sister as she cried at her son's grave .. I don't forget.
But to permantently ban GSS for his thoughtless comments at times is still no reason to have stilled his voice .. a virtual execution by any other name..

 

[OldsnowboarderME]

...Hope you guys understand. -Nick

I understand more than you realize Nick .. You want total control? .. I guess there will have to be more virtual executions then because I am not stopping.. Please no personal PM's..

 

[OldsnowboarderME]

so they let you out of the institution or have they just granted you internet access?

Does it really matter? The end result is going to be the same ..

 

[ctenidae]

I was not aware of, nor was I the victim of, behavior by GSS beyond simple obnoxiousness. Maybe I ignore it, maybe I'm not offended by it, certainly I don't provide a target for behavior such as he is accused of..

That said, it bothers me not that he was banned. While occasionally entertaining, I thought he was generally unecessary as well. Like an appendix. When it's fine, you don't notice, but when it's inflamed and painful, you cut it out and go on about your business.

GSS- the apendix of the internets.

 

[mattchuck2]

I care so little about all of this, it's amazing that I'm commenting on this thread. And I like it that way. The more you care (about anything - politics, religion, internet interactions), the more annoying life gets.

I quote Homer Simpson: "Trying is the first step towards failure"

 

[dmc]

gss- the apendix of the internets.

baw haw haw!!!!