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Hopefully that's the case, but keep me in the loop if you need a hand.

If there's a chance its bullshit that's promising, if it isn't then I don't know what to say other then I can do my best to fully remove them from here. I will not allow illegal or threats towards users such as IRL stalking them from here, as much to cover my own ass legally as to protect the users of the site.

Not going into details, in case the people who told me about this misunderstood the situation.

I am instead going to rely on a policy of horrendous, out-of-proportion retaliation in the event that anything IRL occurs.

If someone from here is in any way trying to create an unwanted channel of communication with you off the boards they need to go and potentially have a restraining order Caustic Enema.

An arguments an argument, and if its on the internet that's where it stays.

I just finished the six part firstwave comic that ended this month.
Its excellent, Batman as this green impressionable character was a little startling at first but he really played off well against Doc Savage and the spirit. Lots of nostalgic futurism going on.

Though I haven't gotten to read incognito yet I was reading Brubaker's Streets of Gotham, it was fucking excellent barring one or two filler issues.

That being said there is the other side of it, in the past I've seen negativity used because its easy or self feeding, it becomes a meme and we should be careful to call negativity for negativity sake bullshit just as quickly.

Okay.  Define "

negativity", then.

I don't define negativity as an unrealistic pessimistic view based on very little information. As you said one mans negativity is anthers realism, that is where i would tow the line, pessimism without cause or fact  = negativity in my view

So we should call people out for not having optimism as their default attitude?

Am I reading you correctly?  <--- Serious question.

No, but those who have pessimism as their default, to the point of an all pervading gloom, perhaps.

Can you give me an example?

Well I suppose the worst case example I can think of I've seen is in Or kill me, where someone puts a lot of effort into their piece and then it gets a one liner dismissal to the effect of "no that's not right", generally in a meaner tone. I've even seen it done in response to some of your rants in the past.

That sounds more like "being a prick" or - depending on the circumstances - "swinging a barstool".

I thought we were talking about pessimism.

I consider that pessimism. Writing off any possibility without basis, the same goes for any hypothetical and can be carried across the board. I'm not talking about hostility here, other people have problems with that.

That being said there is the other side of it, in the past I've seen negativity used because its easy or self feeding, it becomes a meme and we should be careful to call negativity for negativity sake bullshit just as quickly.

Okay.  Define "negativity", then.

I don't define negativity as an unrealistic pessimistic view based on very little information. As you said one mans negativity is anthers realism, that is where i would tow the line, pessimism without cause or fact  = negativity in my view

So we should call people out for not having optimism as their default attitude?

Am I reading you correctly?  <--- Serious question.

No, but those who have pessimism as their default, to the point of an all pervading gloom, perhaps.

Can you give me an example?

Well I suppose the worst case example I can think of I've seen is in Or kill me, where someone puts a lot of effort into their piece and then it gets a one liner dismissal to the effect of "no that's not right", generally in a meaner tone. I've even seen it done in response to some of your rants in the past.

That being said there is the other side of it, in the past I've seen negativity used because its easy or self feeding, it becomes a meme and we should be careful to call negativity for negativity sake bullshit just as quickly.

Okay.  Define "negativity", then.

I don't define negativity as an unrealistic pessimistic view based on very little information. As you said one mans negativity is anthers realism, that is where i would tow the line, pessimism without cause or fact  = negativity in my view

So we should call people out for not having optimism as their default attitude?

Am I reading you correctly?  <--- Serious question.

No, but those who have pessimism as their default, to the point of an all pervading gloom, perhaps.

That being said there is the other side of it, in the past I've seen negativity used because its easy or self feeding, it becomes a meme and we should be careful to call negativity for negativity sake bullshit just as quickly.

Okay.  Define "negativity", then.

I don't define negativity as an unrealistic pessimistic view based on very little information. As you said one mans negativity is anthers realism, that is where i would tow the line, pessimism without cause or fact  = negativity in my view

You have to expect a great deal of friction when you gather a bunch of creative spags in one place.  Reasonable allowances have to be made for the fact that not everyone has the same viewpoints and motivations, and everyone is articulate enough to argue their point and passionate enough to do so.

One person's negativity is another person's realism.

One person's positive outlook is another person's bliss-ninnyism.

I don't expect Cram to start focusing on the bones that his city is built on, but on the other hand, I do not expect to be told off for being "negative".  I am not in charge of Cram, nor is he my conscience.  If I wanted an environment where everyone agrees on everything upon pain of exile or being ostracized, I'd go to Mysticwicks as a serious poster.

That being said, Discordian Kitten is a piece of shit on the scale of Eldora, and I for one will not apologize for shitting on her here or anywhere else, as that is precisely what she does whenever she feels she can get a mod to shut down anyone that disagrees with her.

And if that means I'm shitting on her beliefs (or rather her stated non-beliefs), then mea culpa.  Guilty as sin...But I'd do it again.

That being said there is the other side of it, in the past I've seen negativity used because its easy or self feeding, it becomes a meme and we should be careful to call negativity for negativity sake bullshit just as quickly.

I hate it for having an antiestablishment theme while only overthrowing it through impossible childish fantasy methods. It tells people who could potentially have had some kind of ideas of
Trying to shape the culture they are in that they are powerless to do so. Revolution becomes an impossible intangible thing, exactly what the con wants you to think.

~Faust
Knows that all it takes to topple governments is numbers and elbo grease.

I've started Wittgenstein's mistress, It has an interesting concept. Something about a woman who has either convinced herself that she is the last person in the world, or that it is in fact reality.

Author, please.

David Markson. I couldn't pirate it, had to amazon.

Given that he used to fund the IRA, I don't think Asylum in the UK would be a great move on his part.

On the other hand, it'd be amusing to watch, from a safe distance.

The greeks love him, he could well go to Crete.

Warning: Link worse then goatse, Not mind safe.

I believe its merely thousands, I might be remembering the stats Faust told me wrong though.

Three thousand unique non bots a week, most are to the front page.

I've started Wittgenstein's mistress, It has an interesting concept. Something about a woman who has either convinced herself that she is the last person in the world, or that it is in fact reality.