That's it, I'm out (Page 3/7)
Nurb432 AUG 19, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by fierogirls-mom:

James, go on the main menu page, click on the expand thing under the OT section and click off the politics button!!
Problem solved!!!! You won't even have to see any of the political stuff then, unless someone does't check that box that is!!

*snip*




Isn't always that easy due to people wandering off topic ( and im not casting stones here .. ) but its a good start.
aceman AUG 19, 05:06 PM
CenTexIndy AUG 19, 05:30 PM
I agree with most...DON'T leave...just take a break.
Avoid the threads that get you irritated (I have learned to do that) and continue (please) to give to those of us who need the help. You are a great source of info, and I know that often times it does not seem that it is appreciated, but remember that people did want to help you out not too long ago, simply b/c it was a chance to finally repay you for your help.
WhiteDevil88 AUG 19, 06:16 PM
I say good luck and good bye. If your very health is affected by the amount of stress that you get out of this forum, then go very far away and don't look back. You have put a lot more in to this forum then it seems that you are getting out of it, so happy trails.
FrugalFiero AUG 19, 06:44 PM
Don't take anything you read too seriously, especially when it is typed from the relative safety / anonymity of the computer keyboard.
Hulki U. My-BFF AUG 19, 06:52 PM
Has it really gotten that bad for ya' man? Dude, really. Don't leave, then the demons that hound you will have won.
Tha Driver AUG 19, 08:05 PM

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Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
Awesome way to get banned from PFF.



Really? I doubt Cliff is that paranoid about a little competition. I would think he'd get a good laugh out of it, knowing how much time it takes.

Notice how the usual riff-raff has shown their true colors here, too.
lurker AUG 19, 08:16 PM
there are threads which by their nature, either begin or turn political, whether checked or not. they generally turn *insert ideology here* because the advocates of that ideology are convinced theyre right, have a positive need to convince others, and are willing to sink to any level to do so.

true, you cannot let evil go unchallenged, but 90% is stupid (despite the occasional appearance of erudition), not evil, and "you cant fix stupid"

ive learned to quickly (first 3 or 4 posts) identify the ideological threads by the most persistent posters, and apart from the occasional peek to see the train wreck, to ignore them. and it's not difficult, because they're boring.
aceman AUG 19, 08:25 PM
Why, Tha Driver? Because I waved good-bye?

I get a great laugh out of these "I'm taking my toys and going home" threads. I like to refer to them as the "safe, attempted suicides". Ya know, those suicide attempts where someone downs 6 Tylenols and then they themselves immediately call for an ambulance because they say they downed a whole bottle of Tylenol. They do that for attention. Same damn thing here. So they've decided they don't like the neighborhood anymore and announce it to the whole community. Who really cares? Your friends in the neighborhood or in the community do care. Tell them you're leaving..........PRIVATELY.

Boonie posted this same thread. He'll be back.

Nick posted this same thread. He'll be back.

Others have throughout the years and they usually come back. If they don't, the relationships they did have in these forum communities usually carry on through emails and messenger services

Good for Jazzman deciding to leave for awhile. Maybe he'll come back with a new perspective, thicker skin and without a stick up his ass.

[This message has been edited by aceman (edited 08-19-2008).]

NEPTUNE AUG 19, 08:25 PM
As usual, Jazzman makes a very good point.
There is a group of very nasty people who want to dominate the forum, and treat it as if it were their very own platform.
Anyone who attempts to inject a different opinion or point of view is ridiculed and called names, and rated negatively.
These people have pretty much made a nice forum much less interesting with their crass tactics.
I won't mention names, everyone knows who they are.
Their ringleader is conspicuous by his absence from this thread.