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Re: malicious behavior
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:23:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Allister McLaren wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal wrote:
   In fact I know nothing about JLUG except that it was formed in order to facilitate a more adult-oriented atmosphere that wasn’t appreciated here on LUGNET. But please, correct me if I’m wrong!

:sigh: http://www.jlug.net/faq.htm

Why the sigh? It says JLUG is not for children and there are no rules. Fine.

Now this part I don’t get:

“The JLUG is a group of Lego enthusiast that are not geographically centred but certainly work together through online communication. After joking around for awhile it started making sense to have a group that could participate online. Especially for those unable to attend regular Lug meetings due to distance or other factors or for those that just can’t seem to join enough LUGs.”

I assume this joking around was ONLINE already, so I don’t quite understand why another forum was needed (unless it was a different TYPE of forum, one where smack was encouraged, no holds barred; that type of thing)

Correct me if I’m wrong.

In any case, I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again nonetheless. I’m glad JLUG exists; it gives people who like to cuss and engage in “mature” manners a forum to do it.

  
  
   I’m not saying he shouldn’t, but he’s made his point, and is now merely repeating it ad nauseum. But I see that sort of shenanigans is perfectly ok with you. Isn’t it great that Lugnet’s big enough for such a diverse community?

I don’t see his posts as intentionally mischievous at all. But then, I think I’ve gotten to “know” Dave over the years to know if they were.

Are you saying he’s being accidentally mischievous?

No. You seem to think he’s being intentionally mischievous. I don’t see them as an example of mischief at all.

  
   But not with you. Not that I wouldn’t like to get to know you better, but I don’t have a good feel from where you are coming. For instance: is your last statement mocking? I can’t tell.

No, you probably can’t.

But you won’t say, either. It is hard to find the person behind a wall of wry humor and sarcasm. For instance, I read the manner in which e posts, and all I can do is shake my head. All I come up with is koo-koo over cocoa puffs.

  
   That’s how it comes off to me, anyway. But I was wrong about your last intent. We seem to only relate under adversarial circumstances. Pity.

You chose to butt in with the adversarial stuff. I figured you liked it that way. :shrug:

Adversarial is the wrong word (on my part). I “butt in” to let you know that Dave wasn’t being intentionally mischievous as you suggested. You’ve got that wrong. My intentions are always to clarify and understand, not engage in debate for its own sake.

JOHN



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  Re: malicious behavior
 
(...) Before my time. Ross is the man to ask about that. I don't particularly care. (...) I never said it was. 'Shenanigans' is just a turn of phrase. He seems quite sincere, and verbose. (...) Me too. And sometimes (not every time as some seem to (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
  Re: malicious behavior
 
(...) In fact it wasn't all online. (...) It wasn't. And the FAQ doesn't say it was. It says "it started making sense to have a group that could participate online". I see no "need" in that excerpt at all. Just as there was no "need" for the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
  Re: malicious behavior
 
(...) You are wrong. I think I would know, since I wrote that, and I was the one joking around. The whole thing started as a joke in real life, because I am geographically challenged from other "local" groups. You know, friends joking... real people (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)

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  Re: malicious behavior
 
(...) :sigh: (URL) and (URL) (...) Are you saying he's being accidentally mischievous? (...) No, you probably can't. (...) You chose to butt in with the adversarial stuff. I figured you liked it that way. :shrug: (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)

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