'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
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Re: Inexplicable « Reply #196 on Aug 18, 2008, 7:23pm »
Well, they're painting you into a corner, arent't they?
I have to continually remind myself not to use "God", "Religion", "Beliefs" or anything political into my posts. I'm thinking of spending more time here, if only to get things jumping a bit.
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
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Re: Inexplicable « Reply #202 on Aug 19, 2008, 3:59pm »
Are you banned from viewing, or just from posting?
The "About BAUT" subforum has a "Banned Posters" thread, where the mods announce each banning, its duration, and the reason why. In your case, the reason given was a rules violation and a link was provided to the offending post.
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Re: Inexplicable « Reply #203 on Aug 19, 2008, 4:33pm »
Viewing as well as posting. I guess I'll have a look at it tomorrow, but if it's what I think it is (a joking refrence to someone being a 'dead fool' for not wearing a seatbelt - something HE took no offense to) then I see no reason to try to continue at BAUT. The moderators there are too touchy - always locking threads just as they become interesting.
Is an insult still an insult when there are no offended parties?
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
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Re: Inexplicable « Reply #204 on Aug 19, 2008, 5:29pm »
I think people should worry about whether or not someone might be offended before they say something, otherwise it is sort of like blindly firing a gun into a crowd and saying "See? I didn't hit anyone, so what's the problem?".
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Re: Inexplicable « Reply #205 on Aug 19, 2008, 5:49pm »
I was using private messages with the guy at the time - I was reasonably certain he was not going to take offense to this particular comment before I wrote it. That's again, if what I think might be the problem is what the BAUT moderators picked up on.
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
The moderators there are too touchy - always locking threads just as they become interesting.
If, should you return to BAUT at some point, and were to point out to me a thread there that was locked just as it became "interesting", along with the specific points of interest[1] in its final posts, I would be much obliged
Re: Inexplicable « Reply #207 on Aug 19, 2008, 7:39pm »
I will admit, all the bannings I can think of were at a point where the remainder of the thread was completely predictable. However, I do miss seeing the final meltdown. And sometimes in last last heated exchange are both the most mind-boggling dumb (and hence most quotable) utterances from the banned one, and some of the best explanations from other posters. So it's a pity to cut everything short there.
The moderators there are too touchy - always locking threads just as they become interesting.
If, should you return to BAUT at some point, and were to point out to me a thread there that was locked just as it became "interesting", along with the specific points of interest[1] in its final posts, I would be much obliged
Well I'd love to go find some for you, but I can't even view the site at the moment.
From recent memory, I thought the hunting thread was interesting, particularly the laughable thesis that hunters do it because they like to wound small animals. There was a thread on the Georgia-Russian conflict that brought up some interesting points before it got locked.
'How shall a man judge what to do in such times?' 'As he ever has judged,' said Aragorn. 'Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves, and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house.'
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