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well, since there were a couple comments about my confession, i thought maybe you could post a response. i don't really want to reveal myself
He does know. We talk every night, and during the day we'll myspace message a lot. His situation is beyond complicated...ridiculous really. But we're going to 3 of the same festivals this year, and I couldn't be more excited. I know he feels the same connection...we talk about it. I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse...lol.
^^^ I'd tell'em.... it's flattering to get internet crushes. It's a small scale ego booster. and it;s fun, as much as it is pittifull. but it's easy to dodge guilt over the net.
I agree that you should tell them. If it were me I'd want to know. Nothing will probably come of it, but you'll always have bonaroo.
Post by ☮ superbek ☮ on Apr 5, 2009 12:20:35 GMT -5
bek, I completely agree with your post in the headie thread. I think the mods are biased with what they want to do and don't care about the opinions of anyone else on this board. We've seen this time and time again. Everyone thought the word smite threw new people off, well what about now?
well it is comforting to know that someone agrees with me! I asked my room mate what he thought of when he heard the word headie and he said a no no word or someone who uses a no no word. I have a friend who is a cop and if I see him today I plan to ask him the same question.
bek, I completely agree with your post in the headie thread. I think the mods are biased with what they want to do and don't care about the opinions of anyone else on this board. We've seen this time and time again. Everyone thought the word smite threw new people off, well what about now?
well it is comforting to know that someone agrees with me! I asked my room mate what he thought of when he heard the word headie and he said a no no word or someone who uses a no no word. I have a friend who is a cop and if I see him today I plan to ask him the same question.
I have to respond to this. DON'T CARE about the opinions of ANYONE else on the board? What are you talking about? The bottom line is that some people are gonna like what we do and some people aren't. We CANNOT please everyone. Ever. It never works. No matter what we do there will always be someone to complain. ALWAYS. So if you don't like something, PM us. Or if you have a suggestion, use the suggestion thread.
I like how you have to use the confessions thread to say what you really think about the mods and how they treat people on here. That's cowardice if you ask me.
well it is comforting to know that someone agrees with me! I asked my room mate what he thought of when he heard the word headie and he said a no no word or someone who uses a no no word. I have a friend who is a cop and if I see him today I plan to ask him the same question.
I have to respond to this. DON'T CARE about the opinions of ANYONE else on the board? What are you talking about? The bottom line is that some people are gonna like what we do and some people aren't. We CANNOT please everyone. Ever. It never works. No matter what we do there will always be someone to complain. ALWAYS. So if you don't like something, PM us. Or if you have a suggestion, use the suggestion thread.
I like how you have to use the confessions thread to say what you really think about the mods and how they treat people on here. That's cowardice if you ask me.
I think it unfair for you to call this person a coward. Obviously it is someone who has been offended by a mod before and is afraid of speaking up because they will be ridiculed.... similar to what you just did. IMO you have only proven them right and that's a shame.
I have always thought we had the best mods around anywhere but now I am starting to see things in a different light.
It's not unfair at all. If that person agrees with what you say, why not say it without the anonymity. To say such a ridiculous statement that we don't care about anybody's opinion is insulting to the hard work we put into this board. Alot more insulting than saying someone has reduced themselves to cowardice to express their opinion.
Post by strumntheguitar on Apr 5, 2009 13:02:06 GMT -5
This thread should be renamed "Confessions and Gossip with Anonymity"
Did the original poster of this thread really have in mind for people to PM people with such things as "That guy with the bandana looks dumb" or "the mods don't really care about anyone but themselves on this site"
I'm gonna go ahead and answer that question for the OP....
It's not unfair at all. If that person agrees with what you say, why not say it without the anonymity. To say such a ridiculous statement that we don't care about anybody's opinion is insulting to the hard work we put into this board. Alot more insulting than saying someone has reduced themselves to cowardice to express their opinion.
Like I said, this person has obviously has been involved in some kind of moderator controversy at some point during their stay here. I think it is a shame that someone is made to feel that the only way they can say something is to make an anonymous post via another inforooster. I think that should take some self evaluation on the mods behalf.
I know that I also was made to feel that my opinion didn't matter and was even reprimanded for words that your filter didn't pick up on.... cause that was my fault.
Why would anyone want to speak out when they see what happens when someone does?
Post by GratefulHippie on Apr 5, 2009 13:40:12 GMT -5
i think it speaks volumes of the mods that 1 or 2 out of the 7500 people registered on this site have a problem with the mods. like danbird said...not everyone is going to be please all the time.
obviously they aren't doing such a horrible job that you aren't posting anymore...or that people aren't signing up. do you know the whole story behind that person's confession? how do you know THEY weren't the problem?
either way, i think the mods do the best they can. they're still people, and they still make mistakes, and they are allowed to have bad days.
i think it speaks volumes of the mods that 1 or 2 out of the 7500 people registered on this site have a problem with the mods. like danbird said...not everyone is going to be please all the time.
obviously they aren't doing such a horrible job that you aren't posting anymore...or that people aren't signing up. do you know the whole story behind that person's confession? how do you know THEY weren't the problem?
either way, i think the mods do the best they can. they're still people, and they still make mistakes, and they are allowed to have bad days.
This thread should be renamed "Confessions and Gossip with Anonymity"
Did the original poster of this thread really have in mind for people to PM people with such things as "That guy with the bandana looks dumb" or "the mods don't really care about anyone but themselves on this site"
I'm gonna go ahead and answer that question for the OP....
No.
This.
Super headie crunchy points to you, Sir... errr I mean brah ;D
i think it speaks volumes of the mods that 1 or 2 out of the 7500 people registered on this site have a problem with the mods. like danbird said...not everyone is going to be please all the time.
obviously they aren't doing such a horrible job that you aren't posting anymore...or that people aren't signing up. do you know the whole story behind that person's confession? how do you know THEY weren't the problem?
either way, i think the mods do the best they can. they're still people, and they still make mistakes, and they are allowed to have bad days.
Post by fightforyourmind88 on Apr 5, 2009 19:18:15 GMT -5
So I recently accidentally found out that my father cheated on my mother for a considerable amount of time when I was a child. My mother is the single most wonderful, caring, forgiving, understanding, amazing individual I have ever met. My father and I have always had issues... he used to physically and verbally abuse me when I was a kid and he's always been somewhat bipolar and depressive. I've always held everything against him and felt like most of our family's problems have stemmed from his lack of maturity/responsibility and have just recently (within the past couple of years) made peace with him.... But now that I've found out about his infidelity all the old feelings of resentment have suddenly started raging again. He's a highly held figure in the community and in their church and whatnot. Everyone in this town has no idea of the things that have gone on and they tell me what a good man my daddy is... if they only fucking knew. He actually made the comment a few nights ago "I may be a lot of things but an adulterer definitely isn't one of them." I almost had to get up and leave the room. I just want to scream and cry and beat the fuck out of him for what he has put my mother, my brother, and myself through all these years. But now, since he found God he's a new person and all that bullshit, we're all just supposed to forget every single thing that has ever happened (although it's completely fine for him to constantly bring up our faults and mistakes in order to "make a point" )... I admit that he has definitely taken many turns for the better but I cannot get past the fact that he could ever do something like that to my mother. She is the only reason he is alive... she is the only reason that the family business is still afloat... she is the only fucking reason we all haven't torn one another apart. She would never in a million years do anything to deserve that. I'm worried that maybe I was never at peace in the first place and that I just decided it was easier to pretend everything was finally okay and that the years and years of resentment and such were all gone. Why the fuck did I have to stumble across this information?!
well it is comforting to know that someone agrees with me! I asked my room mate what he thought of when he heard the word heady and he said a no no word or someone who uses a no no word. I have a friend who is a cop and if I see him today I plan to ask him the same question.
I have to respond to this. DON'T CARE about the opinions of ANYONE else on the board? What are you talking about? The bottom line is that some people are gonna like what we do and some people aren't. We CANNOT please everyone. Ever. It never works. No matter what we do there will always be someone to complain. ALWAYS. So if you don't like something, PM us. Or if you have a suggestion, use the suggestion thread.
I like how you have to use the confessions thread to say what you really think about the mods and how they treat people on here. That's cowardice if you ask me.
Yeah, I wanna stress again, this is not a thread to unleash on other members of this forum, especially our great moderators. If you don't have a confession that relates to your life, please don't post it. It makes sense, if you think about it. We're not causing unnecessary drama, and we're helping people. We had to delete the anon account because of people acting like a fool, so y'know, just be cool.
This thread should be renamed "Confessions and Gossip with Anonymity"
Did the original poster of this thread really have in mind for people to PM people with such things as "That guy with the bandana looks dumb" or "the mods don't really care about anyone but themselves on this site"
I'm gonna go ahead and answer that question for the OP....
No.
You answered it perfectly.
Also, a big thanks to all who's participated so far in this thread.
To the person whos Dad had an affair: It sucks that you can't look up to your Dad and that he cheated and was crappy to you kids.But forgiveness goes a very long way.And you did say he was doing better.Allow the goodness to take hold.Maybe you and he could have an honest talk and get some things out.It could work wonders.I was in almost your exact shoes once and things turned out more beautifully then I ever expected.And cheers to having a great Mom!
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
Post by KathrynMary on Apr 5, 2009 23:35:46 GMT -5
Open Confession:
The past two weeks have been filled with racism around me for some reason.
I was at a wedding and one of my family members, who is frequently called by Obama for advice and works closely in a certain department with him, said that there were too many 'n-words' where he was moving. Right after that he pointed across the street to the Dairy Queen and said 'I bet the reception is going to be held there'. My family member was marrying a Puerto Rican woman, my dad is half Puerto Rican.
Then last night I was at a diner with my friends, there was a table of the biggest godless douchemonsters I have ever seen. About 3/4 of the way through our meal the one looked over and made a racist joke. We all got silent and just looked at each other. 2 minutes after that he screamed 'at least my grandparents weren't slaves' The one guy we were there with has a great-grandmother who is still alive and was a slave. I've never wanted to literally kill someone in my entire life up until that moment, I was ready to go to jail just to teach that bastard a lesson. Instead I sat there, almost broke my hand squeezing something, but knew that letting him live with his asshole self was worse then anything I could do to him. I never want to feel that anger ever again, it truely scared me.
i think it speaks volumes of the mods that 1 or 2 out of the 7500 people registered on this site have a problem with the mods. like danbird said...not everyone is going to be please all the time.
obviously they aren't doing such a horrible job that you aren't posting anymore...or that people aren't signing up. do you know the whole story behind that person's confession? how do you know THEY weren't the problem?
either way, i think the mods do the best they can. they're still people, and they still make mistakes, and they are allowed to have bad days.
to be fair, I never said that the mods did not do a good job. Actually on numerous occasions including as recently as yesterday, I have said the exact opposite and praised them for there great work.
And no I do not know the story behind that persons confession and honestly it's none of my business.
I think its fairly clear that the mods have blasted any dissent while praising anyone that agrees with them in this very thread. That should be a clear sign of why someone wouldnt want to say that in the open. Just look back over this page.
And to the person that dealt with the racist junk... I feel your pain, I have dealt with it my entire life. But I will say this, you need to stand up and say something to these people. I know it can be painful and uncomfortable but it needs to be done. Those people get power out of it and the only way to stop that is to say something. Also you will be shocked to see how many other people want to say something but dont and feel empowered when you do it. Most people need someone else to do something in order for them to speak up as well.
Racism stinks - I agree! But did I misunderstand the part about the friends great grandmother still being alive and that she was a slave?The Civil War ended in 1865.That would make her over 140 years old.
Just somebody go ahead and make a "are the mods fair?" thread if you want that debate.
Instead of dirt and poison, we have rather chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.
Racism stinks - I agree! But did I misunderstand the part about the friends great grandmother still being alive and that she was a slave?The Civil War ended in 1865.That would make her over 140 years old.
Just somebody go ahead and make a "are the mods fair?" thread if you want that debate.
Just because the Civil War ended does not mean everybody was released on that day. I have heard her talk about what happened, granted it was the extreme end of it and she was very young, but everything she says about what happened to her and her other family members is horrific.
I think its fairly clear that the mods have blasted any dissent while praising anyone that agrees with them in this very thread. That should be a clear sign of why someone wouldnt want to say that in the open. Just look back over this page.
And to the person that dealt with the racist junk... I feel your pain, I have dealt with it my entire life. But I will say this, you need to stand up and say something to these people. I know it can be painful and uncomfortable but it needs to be done. Those people get power out of it and the only way to stop that is to say something. Also you will be shocked to see how many other people want to say something but dont and feel empowered when you do it. Most people need someone else to do something in order for them to speak up as well.
We did exchange words, but I'm an action person. I've run into trouble with the law on various occasions because my temper gets out of control and I can't remember much after it hits a certain point. I did not want it to get that far because I could already tell it was going to happen much sooner then it had in the past. I completely believe in karma and something awful will happen to him.
I have to deal with the racist Obama "jokes" everytime I'm around my sister-in-law's side of the family. It's really freaking annoying. I have to keep my mouth shut, otherwise, yeah, things will not be good. Cause really, even in the face of ignorance, if you can't say something nice, and you're gonna blow up, you probably shouldn't say anything at all. Props to those that can keep their calm in a situation like that and put the person in their place properly.
So are people out of confessions or what? This thread has been going down hill...I have wanted to say some things but I figured it would be best to just shut my mouth and not say anything at all, like Dan Bird was saying. I'd like to just see this thread come back to normal really. The mods are doing the best they can.
Post by Ian'sGotAFeeling on Apr 6, 2009 10:39:10 GMT -5
This one time, i was having one night stand sex and the girl slapped me in the face, really hard. I was surprised to discover it really, REALLY turned me on.