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Well, I guess I'll go ahead and put this perspective out there since no one has really publicly come out sand said it. I think UncleKev needs to be banned for the awful disgusting things he has said to members of this forum. Myself and EAP dont even get along and I would never say what he did to her. There's a big big difference between having a dispute on an issue on the board and purposely saying malicious things meant to hurt people. There are plenty of people on here that I dont get along with and have had disputes with but never has either side taken it to the level that UncleKev has on multiple occasions. And the fact that he refuses to apologize to abra and dave for the things that he said shows a lack of maturity and respect.
Let's say there's an issue between two posters. It gets nasty. Both parties are talked to, they make amends, and the problems are dropped and we can move on.
Now let's say someone comes back from a month long vacation where they didn't have internet. They see the fight between the two posters and take offense to something that was originally said (and apologized for) some time ago. They get angry and insult/criticize the person who said that original mean/nasty thing.
Is the person allowed to express their opinion? Sure, there's no rule against it. Is it necessary that the person brings up the drama that had seemingly been put behind the two posters? Of course not.
You can post your opinions/feelings all you want. It's an open board. I just know it makes our job more difficult when the drama can't just be dropped and people keep bringing it up (even after the craziness has died down).
All that said please don't think i'm criticizing you LLL or saying that you shouldn't post your opinions. I'm just trying to give another perspective on these things
Of course you are. Just pointing out that it isn't that simple and it isn't going to become that simple. You know many of us feel the need to respond to a post we feel pertains to us in some way, either directly or by association. You and I are both guilty of it right now. You felt the need to respond to my last response and vice versa. You've now become a victim of this human tendency yourself.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Post by wannaberoo'ing on Aug 23, 2012 16:27:28 GMT -5
There are definitely some things in life that an apology isn't enough for. An "I'm sorry" doesn't always balance the wrong back into a neutral or a positive. Someone is waaaay too far into the negative on here for my tastes.
Well, I guess I'll go ahead and put this perspective out there since no one has really publicly come out sand said it. I think UncleKev needs to be banned for the awful disgusting things he has said to members of this forum. Myself and EAP dont even get along and I would never say what he did to her. There's a big big difference between having a dispute on an issue on the board and purposely saying malicious things meant to hurt people. There are plenty of people on here that I dont get along with and have had disputes with but never has either side taken it to the level that UncleKev has on multiple occasions. And the fact that he refuses to apologize to abra and dave for the things that he said shows a lack of maturity and respect.
So then, you --Phi-- consider yourself moderate enough to selectively determine which voices get silenced, and which don't?
Well, I guess I'll go ahead and put this perspective out there since no one has really publicly come out sand said it. I think UncleKev needs to be banned for the awful disgusting things he has said to members of this forum. Myself and EAP dont even get along and I would never say what he did to her. There's a big big difference between having a dispute on an issue on the board and purposely saying malicious things meant to hurt people. There are plenty of people on here that I dont get along with and have had disputes with but never has either side taken it to the level that UncleKev has on multiple occasions. And the fact that he refuses to apologize to abra and dave for the things that he said shows a lack of maturity and respect.
So then, you --Phi-- consider yourself moderate enough to selectively determine which voices get silenced, and which don't?
Priceless.
Absolutely not.
If I were able to selectively determine it, then you'd already be banned sir.
My last living grandparent died today. She lived in Utah, me in Massachusetts, so I hadn't seen her in years. I'm feeling a lot of guilt right now for not being more torn up over this
My last living grandparent died today. She lived in Utah, me in Massachusetts, so I hadn't seen her in years. I'm feeling a lot of guilt right now for not being more torn up over this
Condolences, Katy Mae, for however you may be affected by her passing.
I found out last week that my dad lost his job. Now my parents are moving to quacking Bangor, Maine.
quack Embraer for shutting down my dad's department. And quack Bangor, Maine. (No offense if you live there.) I've never been there and I already hate the place.
quack having to be grown up and make the decision not to move 23 hours away just to be close to my mom. Her health is bad, she now has 4 brain aneurysms... two of which she is opting to hold off on treatment for because she has been 8 hours away for almost 2 months taking care of my dying grandmother.
There have been so many awful things going on in the lives of the people I love. This compounded with the situations brewing in my life are making me dizzy with emotion on a daily basis. I'm not myself right now, and I don't like it.
Serenity now!
I'm so sorry you are dealing with this right now. It is defiantly hard to mesh our own needs with wanting to be with our family members. You are a great person, one of a kind, and I hope this week you are able to let those burdens on you rest and have some fun.
Thanks girl! I can't freaking wait to see youuuuuu tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Oh, and Dave and Siggy too!
Kev, you keep comparing inforoo to a bunch of kids at a lunch table. I compare inforoo to a big family, who looks out for their own.
There's a very big difference.
Not ALL of Inforoo, by a long stretch, Katy Mae. Just a relatively small but very noisy segment of it.
Overwhelmingly, on a percentage basis, there are some really great people on here. No doubt you're one of them.
Dude, I've lurked since 2008, member since ?, less than 500 posts, and use this board to prep for Roo and find out about new music. I'm 40, not a message board troll/lifer by any means, and even I recognize that you step over the line repeatedly. Back off, take your medicine, play nice, make friends. There are great people here. LLL is an awesome person, and I say that only seeing her a couple times a year, if that. One of the incredible joys of Inforoo is that it IS a community. People actually give a shiz about one another. Don't be the WT neighbor!
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0ct 11 Pearl Jam
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Sept 4 Wilco
Sept 9 The Hold Steady
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Oct 17 Gaslight Anthem
Kev, you keep comparing inforoo to a bunch of kids at a lunch table. I compare inforoo to a big family, who looks out for their own.
There's a very big difference.
Not ALL of Inforoo, by a long stretch, Katy Mae. Just a relatively small but very noisy segment of it.
this noisy segment is starting to get fed up with this. From someone who has jumped from group to group, and "lunchtable" to "lunchtable" - this whole argument is starting to piss me off. Don't make assumptions about large swathes of people -- that "lunchtable" is the only that would allow me to sit there when none of my friends (in "real life") would let me stay.
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Not ALL of Inforoo, by a long stretch, Katy Mae. Just a relatively small but very noisy segment of it.
this noisy segment is starting to get fed up with this. From someone who has jumped from group to group, and "lunchtable" to "lunchtable" - this whole argument is starting to piss me off. Don't make assumptions about large swathes of people -- that "lunchtable" is the only that would allow me to sit there when none of my friends (in "real life") would let me stay.
Hey man, there's an open seat for you at this table whenever you need it
Not ALL of Inforoo, by a long stretch, Katy Mae. Just a relatively small but very noisy segment of it.
Overwhelmingly, on a percentage basis, there are some really great people on here. No doubt you're one of them.
Dude, I've lurked since 2008, member since ?, less than 500 posts, and use this board to prep for Roo and find out about new music. I'm 40, not a message board troll/lifer by any means, and even I recognize that you step over the line repeatedly. Back off, take your medicine, play nice, make friends. There are great people here. LLL is an awesome person, and I say that only seeing her a couple times a year, if that. One of the incredible joys of Inforoo is that it IS a community. People actually give a shiz about one another. Don't be the WT neighbor!
No disrespect or other offense intended here, on my part, with respect to your post. But if you read back through a bunch of pages in this very thread, you'll see that I'm fairly regularly one of the first people responding with a kind word toward someone going through a tough time. And I don't actually know any of these people "IRL".
So I think you've painted a portion of a picture here, but nowhere near the complete one.
Post by Dave Maynar on Aug 23, 2012 20:27:33 GMT -5
We used to burn sage at the rehab during some of the ceremonies that were Native American inspired. Some of the patients thought it was the weirdest thing ever.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
We take each incident into account. The first is being dealt with.
My concern is this second one, was all over, and he apologized directly to the offended party. Then it gets reopened after the fact, complete with some members making some highly inappropriate references that I would not make to my own worst enemy.
The problem is that there is a distinct day shift/ night shift here and we night shifters have an opinion about things too and the need and right to express said thoughts regardless. And there in lies the problem of timing and whether or not something is really a closed matter or open. To us it is open. You had the opportunity to express your thoughts on it or perhaps you would feel differently. I'm not so sure that if you had stumbled upon it at midnight that you would have held your tongue. Perhaps but perhaps not. We will never know. Others apparently felt even stronger about the matter than even I did. For them I cannot speak. I opted to simply put him on ignore shortly thereafter
I understand that LLL. The matter had resolved itself and it did not involve you. If the initial comment angered you, then why did the apology not satisfy you? Especially when the person they were aimed at (EAP) was not even upset anymore? Was it worth opening it back up? It led to SFA and PHI making some truly viscous and inexcusable comments, especially SFA's comment about Kevs dad being proud. REALLY???? That was one of the worst comments I have seen on here, considering the timing and circumstances and that the spat did not involve him at all.