cancel2 2022 (06-19-2019)
Hello good people,
I know that the permanent nature of my PIP can appear to be unforgiving. Often, people on my Ignore List try to engage me in conversation. I never relent. Sometimes I feel badly that I have to do that, but I remain convinced it is best. I am sure that some will carry on about me, claiming how unreasonable my PIP is. But that is exactly what makes it work so well. Having people comment about how I never give in on that - works in my favor, because it let's others who are not on my Ignore List know that I mean what I say.
This causes it to be entirely effective. Those intellectuals who might be tempted to tell me off also understand that when I decide to place a poster on Ignore, that poster NEVER gets another chance.
I do, of course, understand that it is possible for a poster to create a new account and get another chance to talk with me. And I am OK with that, for a couple of reasons. First, if they want to go to that much trouble for a fresh start, it means they really do want to be able to converse with me. Secondly, they understand that once they dis me, I will simply add their new name to the Ignore List and they are right back where they started. But if they use their second chance to really change, then my PIP has accomplished it's goal.
The result is I create a wonderfully civil posting experience here for myself. And I would like to think that it sets the tone for others to follow suit.
One thing is for sure. I find plenty of very polite political discussion despite my large Ignore List. Sometimes, people try to comment that they think my policy would lead to having nobody to talk to. That is incorrect. All it does is filter out the unwanted immature comments and leave the more intellectual issue-oriented posts. The board is of such a volume that even with a large Ignore List, I can never get 'caught up.' The comments flow at such a tremendous rate, that there is *always* stirring discussion in which to become immersed, even with the undesirable trash-talk filtered OUT.
Some comment that I would be missing a lot. That is true. But everyone here misses a lot. It is simply not possible to stay current with every thread, so why would I want to waste my valuable time reading drivel about other posters when I could filter that out and skip directly to more meaningful discussion? I get all I want, and what I get is of a higher quality. I am happy to 'miss a lot,' because a lot of what is posted here is drivel.
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
cancel2 2022 (06-19-2019)
Truth Detector (06-19-2019)
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
Your daily display of inflexibility is to be pitied; you seem very old, passive-aggressive and set in your ways. A far cry from your charade of flexible diversity and "respect". Put simply, you are a fake. lol
Your assumption everyone is dying to engage such an inflexible and excessively verbose poster is laughable, at best.
I couldn't care less. Your mind is made of stone, afaic.
Phantasmal (06-20-2019)
anonymoose (06-19-2019), cancel2 2022 (06-19-2019), RB 60 (06-19-2019), Truth Detector (06-19-2019)
Truth Detector (06-19-2019)
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
Life is Golden (06-19-2019), RB 60 (06-19-2019)
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
Life is Golden (06-19-2019)
Hello PoliTalker.
I look at it as a public service, being a Good Neighbor, therapeutic. I don't want to single anyone out here, because it just seems ill-mannered and cruel, but since we're talking about Legina, let's use him as an example. Legina sits in his Mom's basement all day cruising the Internet and acting the Fool, crying out for attention. He pleads "Will someone PLEASE just come over and beat the shit out of me". When someone is that desperate for human interaction, most people, if they are good inside, proclaim to be a Christian, or just were brought up in a decent home, will, at a minimum, poke Legina in the eye, kick him in the balls, or just punch him in the face a few times. We're all Brothers and Sisters here on the Planet. Helping those in need isn't that difficult. Don't be mean-spirited and elitist, PoliTalker. Engage your fellow Man and give him what he wants.
Truth Detector (06-19-2019)
Life is Golden (06-19-2019), Truth Detector (06-19-2019)
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
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