my reply to Desmond's question is no, the court of public opinion is no good - because it can often be particularly bad.
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Raymond Figtree
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10-28-2009 10:20
Especially if someone resorts to stupid stupid name calling. |
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Nika Talaj
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10-28-2009 10:29
Doesn't it just seem like a rather bad idea, to bring an ethics issue to the table here? So, bottom line:I think it can be helpful for folks to reality test in the forums when they have a "wtf?"reaction to something that happened inworld. But, as others have said, such threads invite personal opinions, so inevitably turn into a train wreck. But the first few pages are often useful, I think. |
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Chris Norse
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10-28-2009 10:31
Especially if someone resorts to stupid stupid name calling. Your mother was a gerbil. And your father spent his time running on a wheel. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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10-28-2009 10:34
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Arielyn Docherty
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10-28-2009 10:35
Your mother was a gerbil. And your father spent his time running on a wheel. And your point? Dad LOVED that wheel. _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
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10-28-2009 10:39
What about the elderberries?
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Chris Norse
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10-28-2009 10:45
And your point? Dad LOVED that wheel. Someone had to start the name calling. _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
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10-28-2009 10:49
Your mother was a gerbil. And your father spent his time running on a wheel. |
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Rhonda Huntress
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10-28-2009 11:25
Did any one else find it odd that Des asked the court of public opinion if the court of public opinion was any good?
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Lindal Kidd
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10-28-2009 11:31
Did any one else find it odd that Des asked the court of public opinion if the court of public opinion was any good? Who else could he ask? All his friends are here!  _____________________
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Desmond Shang
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10-28-2009 11:35
Did any one else find it odd that Des asked the court of public opinion if the court of public opinion was any good?  _____________________
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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10-28-2009 11:42
I believe it is. I rely on up to 3 forums, Twitter, and my own blog to get a better understanding on some subjects. (^_^)
Many here know that I was involved in a situation that I believed to be much larger than myself. Personally, I would have never been able to live with myself if I internalized the issue and made an arbitrary decision based on information limited to how I weigh the matters on my own. (>_<  So, I took it to two forums, in a very lengthy post, that was not without controversy. But, I don't regret a single word or action that came of it. In then end, multiple communities were allowed to speak and I was able to weigh my own decision based on the feedback I received. (^_^) The result was surely imperfect, but, I think it was bound to be. In the end the community impact was minimal and I was able to go back to doing what I can and being what I am. (^_^) If left to my own devices, I'm convinced the situation would have turned out to be FAR more disastrous. (>_< That said: Thank you, Resident Answers, SLU, and my blog readers. (^_^)y _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
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10-28-2009 12:04
[GUTS, I has dem]  _____________________
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Isablan Neva
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10-28-2009 16:03
Balls, too! That right there is just a big bowl full of wrong. _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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10-28-2009 16:06
Okay Shang, what did you do and where did you do it?
There's a well-known Igbo proverb that goes something like this ... "when the child is talkative, the mother has one less waterpot" _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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10-28-2009 16:09
There's no such thing as bad publicity.
(I dunno what that's got to do with the price of eggs but it's profound enuff and I can assure you that its true.) I'm starving - I'm gonna have a Goan fish curry. _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
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10-28-2009 16:35
That right there is just a big bowl full of wrong. http://billsmovieemporium.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/review-heisei-tanuki-gassen-pompoko-pom-poko-1994/# "The animation is beautiful, raccoon balls have never been displayed in more epic fashion." http://www.xopl.com/blog/2006/01/26/tanookinuts.html# "Pom Poko is an anime film from Japan about shape-shifting raccoons with magical balls." I'm not making this up, you know! _____________________
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23rdDjin Negulesco
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10-28-2009 16:38
There's no such thing as bad publicity. (I dunno what that's got to do with the price of eggs but it's profound enuff and I can assure you that its true.) tell that to Fatty Arbuckle. _____________________
"What am I in the eyes of most people--a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person--somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then--even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart." -Vincent van Gogh
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Desmond Shang
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10-28-2009 17:40
Okay Shang, what did you do and where did you do it? There's a well-known Igbo proverb that goes something like this ... "when the child is talkative, the mother has one less waterpot" Ah, I'm definitely up to something, alright. But it's not appropriate for this forum. Sneaks off grinning to himself... _____________________
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Sindy Tsure
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10-28-2009 17:47
Ah, I'm definitely up to something, alright. But it's not appropriate for this forum. Sneaks off grinning to himself... /me offers a L$500 bounty for the best conspiracy theory about what Des is up to. _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
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10-28-2009 18:39
/me offers a L$500 bounty for the best conspiracy theory about what Des is up to. _____________________
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Desmond Shang
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10-28-2009 19:55
/me offers a L$500 bounty for the best conspiracy theory about what Des is up to. Oh, you'll all know soon enough. Suspense is good for the soul! _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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10-28-2009 21:51
tell that to Fatty Arbuckle. Yep BUT we all know who you mean.  And that aint bad for a silent movie star! _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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10-28-2009 21:54
Ah, I'm definitely up to something, alright. But it's not appropriate for this forum. Sneaks off grinning to himself... Sounds suspiciously like Big Trouble in Little China. Are you moving to Zindra? _____________________
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Desmond Shang
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10-28-2009 22:21
Sounds suspiciously like Big Trouble in Little China. Are you moving to Zindra? *Shang says nothing... but busily continues with his plans away from watchful eyes...* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJJqe9Jxeb0 _____________________
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