Let's discuss AZ member / internet persona clashes.....

[highpeaksdrifter]

Greg [/B]lose composure at times with discussions with HighPeaksDrifter and Snowman, yet for the most part, Greg's a completely docile cat. I know I've stamped my feet down a bit on people over time. I thought GSS was a total punk when he first joined and rode him pretty hard, yet now I completely dig his humor and perspective and hope to make some turns with him someday. Recently I've been somewhat harsh towards ski9 and that's perhaps what has me making this thread. There are very few here that I would say have 'hung out' completely absent of conflict. Some of us are more abrasive than others, but if you haven't shook someone's hand and looked them in the eyes, how valid can your opinion of said person be?

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I remember getting into it with you before Deadhead, Marc once and GSS quite a bit, probably others I can’t think of right now, but never with Greg where we tried to flame each other that I can remember.

Flaming can be entertaining for the whole forum when things get slow, but after awhile they get boring. I never hold a grudge after.

I really do have a different persona in this forum then I do in person. I’m not sure why.
I’m much more opinionated and confrontational here. I do enjoy a good healthy intelligent debate of issues. I’m not really a “What did you have for breakfast” thread type of person.

 

[Marc]

.... so what did you have for breakfast, HPD?

 

[Greg]

but never with Greg where we tried to flame each other that I can remember.

Senility.










Come on HPD, I just had to. :lol:

 

[Moe Ghoul]

I remember getting into it with you before Deadhead, Marc once and GSS quite a bit, probably others I can’t think of right now, but never with Greg where we tried to flame each other that I can remember.

Flaming can be entertaining for the whole forum when things get slow, but after awhile they get boring. I never hold a grudge after.

I really do have a different persona in this forum then I do in person. I’m not sure why.
I’m much more opinionated and confrontational here. I do enjoy a good healthy intelligent debate of issues. I’m not really a “What did you have for breakfast” thread type of person.

I think these boards are a confluence of a phonecall, email and letterwriting that influences the change in persona. Most of us tend to verbalize differently in writing than in speech.

 

[MRGisevil]

Still not sure if this is more a compliment or an insult.

Actually.... for once I was giving you a compliment. Wierd, I know. Perhaps I am on drugs....

 

[Marc]

Actually.... for once I was giving you a compliment. Wierd, I know. Perhaps I am on drugs....

GTFO.


I'm going to PM Tim and tell him to bring you to see a shrink. Clearly something's not right.

 

[bvibert]

Sweet and adorable you say ?? More like a feral kitten it seems to me .. may be cute but you wouldn't dare pick it up for it would take your hand off..

Are you trying to infer that there's a chance that you could 'pick up' Randi??

 

[riverc0il]

xkcd posted a web comic that really speaks to civility on the internet.

It is an interesting medium almost unlike anything previously expereinced in human civilization prior to the development of usenet and then onto the greater internet. The ability to write someone off completely anonymously and be satisfied with your own mean spiritedness. We have all had a spat or two on the internet (well, most of us at least. there are a few posters such as telemark that I have never seen any negativity from) but how many of us have similar spats in real life? If you disagree with someone, most people disagree respectfully or just walk away from the conversation. In real life, we just ignore people who get on our nerves instead of telling them where to go (for the most part).

Tone is so hard to understand based only on the written word. Especially the way we write these days. Pretty rare you see clear and concise internet posts due to the nature of forums. Pretty easy to skip over the more drawn out and thought out posts as well When my blood starts boiling, I usually just stop going to the particular forum for a day or two and ignore topics that have caused animosity or high emotion.

But then again, there are quite a few folks out there with moms that are whores :lol: I just don't tell it to them. To their face or over the internet. You just don't go around calling other people's mom a whore. But it can certainly be insinuated via a Your Mom joke and all is in good fun

 

[MRGisevil]

Sweet and adorable you say ?? More like a feral kitten it seems to me .. may be cute but you wouldn't dare pick it up for it would take your hand off..

LOL! +1 for you gramps XD

 

[bvibert]

I was going say along the feral kitten line that I was going to try to win her over by feeding her little scraps of meat but somehow that doesn't sound right ..

Gee.. Ya think??? :roll:




:lol:

 

[bvibert]

Now the evilisMRG could learn something from you .. your the true sweetheart..

Just because she's sick enough in the head to want to kiss you makes her a sweetheart???

 

[cbcbd]

I haven't had any specific spats I can remember. I think the same rule of "if you can't think of something nice to say, don't say anything" should be applied more online... but sometimes its so hard to resist!

But having said that, forums, emails... they truly suck. I am already quiet in real life and rely on facial expressions for my sarcasm. Since sarcasm doesn't come often, and its hard to distinguish in written language, it just gets me into trouble sometimes and pisses people off... maybe if I and other sarcastics weren't so lazy to litter our posts with smilie faces things would be better.

Plus, some people you can't really get to know in one day of skiing anyway...

The next goal is to bring back the mullet.

 

[andyzee]

You were duped. Pat really is an asshole.

Pat's one of the coolest guys on the board, but that Greg character, well....................................... :lol:

Me, I'm an ahole in person as well as on the board, or at least I try.

 

[bvibert]

In my book it does ... most younger women like me ..

Fair enough... But aren't most women 'younger' compared to you?

 

[drjeff]

Just because she's sick enough in the head to want to kiss you makes her a sweetheart???

There was that over the handle bars wipeout that Trek had last week, that might explain some of it

 

[bvibert]

Me, I'm an ahole in person as well as on the board, or at least I try.

You're not doing a real good job. You should try harder...

 

[bvibert]

There was that over the handle bars wipeout that Trek had last week, that might explain some of it

Good point, maybe she damaged her head as well as her wrist.

 

[Trekchick]

Now the evilisMRG could learn something from you .. your the true sweetheart..

Awe shucks...you're making me blush

Just because she's sick enough in the head to want to kiss you makes her a sweetheart???

Sick, perhaps, or maybe I'm just under the influence of pain meds
You jealous?
I'll save a hug for you.

 

[Trekchick]

Good point, maybe she damaged her head as well as her wrist.

well, there is this part of my report that I didn't post here, since Volklgirl who is one of the women who went to Abasin with me and Carrie, doesn't post here:

Originally Posted by Trekchick View Post
What VG hasn't told you, and I left out of the story, is that, I had sand and crud on/in my helmet, so here I was, getting up and sorted out and to help me, She wacked me in the head to knock the dirt off my helmet!!!
Thanks, I know I can count on you!!!

 

[Marc]

xkcd posted a web comic that really speaks to civility on the internet.

It is an interesting medium almost unlike anything previously expereinced in human civilization prior to the development of usenet and then onto the greater internet. The ability to write someone off completely anonymously and be satisfied with your own mean spiritedness. We have all had a spat or two on the internet (well, most of us at least. there are a few posters such as telemark that I have never seen any negativity from) but how many of us have similar spats in real life? If you disagree with someone, most people disagree respectfully or just walk away from the conversation. In real life, we just ignore people who get on our nerves instead of telling them where to go (for the most part).

Tone is so hard to understand based only on the written word. Especially the way we write these days. Pretty rare you see clear and concise internet posts due to the nature of forums. Pretty easy to skip over the more drawn out and thought out posts as well When my blood starts boiling, I usually just stop going to the particular forum for a day or two and ignore topics that have caused animosity or high emotion.

But then again, there are quite a few folks out there with moms that are whores :lol: I just don't tell it to them. To their face or over the internet. You just don't go around calling other people's mom a whore. But it can certainly be insinuated via a Your Mom joke and all is in good fun

Yeah, but what if your mom really is a whore.

Anyway... I tend to disagree a bit. I bet there were telegraph flamewars back in the day. Let's ask Andy or Jerry, I bet they remember.