harmless wrote:I just listened to that 6 track S/T demo thing, and although I spotted plenty of nice sound differences (MOAR COWBELL on Unemployable) I found them to be generally dull as dishwater. WWS and Unemployable definite standouts.
I mean this in all seriousness man, do you ever sleep?
Not really, no, I'm getting a lot of insomnia at the moment. (But different timezone might affect your perception as well.)
Yeah, that makes sense. The timezone difference plus insomnia, would certainly seem like you never sleep from my point of view .
Hope the insomnia passes soon, I know that can start to drive people insane.
Rangi Guy wrote:So skating back to the train station after work today things went wrong.....now my skateboard is at the bottom of the harbour
harmless wrote:I just listened to that 6 track S/T demo thing, and although I spotted plenty of nice sound differences (MOAR COWBELL on Unemployable) I found them to be generally dull as dishwater. WWS and Unemployable definite standouts.
I mean this in all seriousness man, do you ever sleep?
Not really, no, I'm getting a lot of insomnia at the moment. (But different timezone might affect your perception as well.)
Yeah, that makes sense. The timezone difference plus insomnia, would certainly seem like you never sleep from my point of view .
Hope the insomnia passes soon, I know that can start to drive people insane.
I went gradually insane just over three years ago, been trying to claw myself back to reality for a while now.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
JimX6 wrote:Why is voicing an opinion on a band you care about offensive? This place would be a boring nightmare if we loved everything they put out. Not voicing our concerns and opinions on this band would be worse, because at that point we really wouldn't care anymore.
If you like backspacer and what you've heard from lb, more power to you. But to tell people they're negative because they don't agree.. I say mind your manners.
It's not a question of being positive or negative. that misses the point. It's not about the truth or lies, blind obedience or willful independence. Just don't be a dick. Be respectful. Remember you are talking to other human beings who may care deeply about what you're discussing. Be critical. Say what is on your mind. But don't be dismissive of what other people care about.
That's it.
But being a dick is so much fun. Why don't people just not take it seriously?
JimX6 wrote:Why is voicing an opinion on a band you care about offensive? This place would be a boring nightmare if we loved everything they put out. Not voicing our concerns and opinions on this band would be worse, because at that point we really wouldn't care anymore.
If you like backspacer and what you've heard from lb, more power to you. But to tell people they're negative because they don't agree.. I say mind your manners.
It's not a question of being positive or negative. that misses the point. It's not about the truth or lies, blind obedience or willful independence. Just don't be a dick. Be respectful. Remember you are talking to other human beings who may care deeply about what you're discussing. Be critical. Say what is on your mind. But don't be dismissive of what other people care about.
That's it.
But being a dick is so much fun. Why don't people just not take it seriously?
Choad is right.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Being a dick means you are going out of your way to ruin other people's enjoyment of a shared public space. It drives people from the board, stops others from posting, can derail or distract from interesting conversations, and adds basically nothing other than some puerile enjoyment for people who apparently enjoy making other people uncomfortable.
Anything worthwhile that happens here can happen without that. That's not arguing, that's not criticism, that's not joking around. It is not required to be funny. It's going out of your way to be an asshole to other people.
We basically don't censor what people do, but at least for me personally (not that you will necessarily care) I lose so much respect for the people who get off doing this, and the board is worse off for it.
Being a dick means you are going out of your way to ruin other people's enjoyment of a shared public space. It drives people from the board, stops others from posting, can derail or distract from interesting conversations, and adds basically nothing other than some puerile enjoyment for people who apparently enjoy making other people uncomfortable.
Anything worthwhile that happens here can happen without that.
Most people who are trying to be dicks are doing it while attempting humor. Some succeed, most fail.....
when it's funny the humor usually offsets the harm. Plus the funny ones are funny without having to repeat the same assholeish joke over and over and over again, because maybe the 10th time will be the time it works...
stip wrote:when it's funny the humor usually offsets the harm. Plus the funny ones are funny without having to repeat the same assholeish joke over and over and over again, because maybe the 10th time will be the time it works...
stip wrote:when it's funny the humor usually offsets the harmless.
I'm glad you think so.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Being a dick means you are going out of your way to ruin other people's enjoyment of a shared public space. It drives people from the board, stops others from posting, can derail or distract from interesting conversations, and adds basically nothing other than some puerile enjoyment for people who apparently enjoy making other people uncomfortable.
Anything worthwhile that happens here can happen without that.
Most people who are trying to be dicks are doing it while attempting humor. Some succeed, most fail.....
Pretty much 99.99999% of people who attempt this type of humor fail at it profoundly. They all come across as 18 year-olds who just discovered the Maddox website.
Being a dick means you are going out of your way to ruin other people's enjoyment of a shared public space. It drives people from the board, stops others from posting, can derail or distract from interesting conversations, and adds basically nothing other than some puerile enjoyment for people who apparently enjoy making other people uncomfortable.
Anything worthwhile that happens here can happen without that. That's not arguing, that's not criticism, that's not joking around. It is not required to be funny. It's going out of your way to be an asshole to other people.
We basically don't censor what people do, but at least for me personally (not that you will necessarily care) I lose so much respect for the people who get off doing this, and the board is worse off for it.
This.....this explains why this place is perceived by some so negatively...well said Stip
Did you mean this seriously, was it directed at me? And if so, why? I followed a joke with a joke. I'm very sorry if that's a problem.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
Right, OK. 'Cus, you know, I think saying that people are being dicks because they are being dicks is absolutely fine and not judgmental. It's OK that you said it, but I was hoping that my joke was clearly a joke, especially following the context of CHUD's joke.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
harmless wrote:Right, OK. 'Cus, you know, I think saying that people are being dicks because they are being dicks is absolutely fine and not judgmental. It's OK that you said it, but I was hoping that my joke was clearly a joke, especially following the context of CHUD's joke.
harmless wrote:Right, OK. 'Cus, you know, I think saying that people are being dicks because they are being dicks is absolutely fine and not judgmental. It's OK that you said it, but I was hoping that my joke was clearly a joke, especially following the context of CHUD's joke.
I didn't think chud was joking
I kinda think he's always joking, though I think he's very straight-faced about it and hopes people will understand that about him. I'm the same, and I don't really use many smilies, so I frequently get into Interwebs trouble.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
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