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Put that on the front page. I am actually a pretty decent guy, as far as that goes. I do have my moments but they do not include being a whipping boy because I did not put an intro in the right place. Seriously, I thought the site was good and decided to see what the forum was like. Since some jerk was here before me I get treated rather poorly as soon as I walk in.

Nice place. Do all newcomers get treated like this or did I violate a special name convention?

Look people, clearly I upset some people by being here and not appreciating being confronted and treated poorly upon arrival.

You sound upset. Don't you know you're bleeding in shark-infested waters?
Did you look around at all before posting? It doesn't seem like it, else you'd know that a lot of newcomers get the same cheerful welcome... and you'd probably have some idea of which actions get which reactions out of the regulars here.
The rest of this thread will likely go as a great number of other introduction threads go. Regular posters here will talk mostly about you, rather than to you, with the occasional negative reply to something you have tried to interject into their discussion, in your own defense. All the "BAAWWWWWWW" in the world won't protect you from this, so I'd suggest finding some threads where you can use your time more wisely and creatively.

Your introduction didn't go so well, nor did what appears to be an appeal to compassion. Your posts are reading to me like a victim's defense. Can you see, by re-reading this thread, how well that tone is working?
If you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what you're getting.

Look around. Find something which interests you. If it's this thread (which the topic of is now "Count the similarities between new guy and these people we didn't like") then by all means, go ahead... but lacking any knowledge of how this particular tribe of monkeys works, you're unnecessarily handicapping yourself.

(Also, what Freeky said)

If I could make a suggestion:

I think that there are some people here who like thinking in Big Picture terms first, and some people who like thinking out the Details first. 

The Big Picture folks will put an idea forward as a concept, and suggest a few ways to get there.

The Detail people want to see pragmatic examples of how to do it.

These people will never agree on anything.

So maybe we can lay out a few ley lines, come to general agreement, then see how to tie it all together.

For example:

1) Current society has problems.  It would be good to change the culture.

2) Regardless of the pluses and minuses, technology is entwined with culture.

3) It would be useful to use technology to try and change culture.

4) Is there a way to minimize the risks and elevate the benefits of using technology to increase civic participation towards positive culture change?

etc.

Instead of saying "e-democracy is awesome, right?" or "show me how that would work", you can set a potential goal, and then work towards it.

Or something.


LMNO
-sees the potential from both positions (lmnuendo).

This makes sense. Too much sense. I don't know if we should trust it.

Quote me.

BUMP

What Does WoMan Want?

No. Answers only.

Mittens

This.

buck

Oh, fuck.
20 point buck.

ETA: No, actually. "Oh fuck" doesn't quite express my outrage at your punnery. You get one of these as well.

 

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/jay.kennedy/
http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/jay.kennedy/Kennedy_Apeiron_proofs.pdf

The comments on the article by those who have read Kennedy's work at these links suggest the article misrepresents his position here. I haven't had a chance to look through these yet, but thought I'd leave 'em here for those who might like to.

 
New game.
Choose two threads. Click a random page in each. Pretend they are the same thread.
Force it to make sense.

I still don't know who this Wartbarfer is, but I support this hate.

Pledge? Pledge who?
Isn't this a thread about owls?

That's it, thread over.

Agreed. I came in here prepared to respond with horrible fruity wrath, but now I've got nothing.

Batman.