The Olive Branch Thread

[downtown]

I apologize to anybody that I've been particularly diskish towards. Off the top of my head, I know that includes you Dommy. I sowwy.

 

[Glassfan]

Whether this was a specifically-directed "you" or a general "you", I would like to make something clear from my own perspective:

If/when I apologize to anybody, I will OWN the reason for the apology. There will be no "may have offended" or "if I have offended you, I'm sorry..."

Only in that way can the apology be sincere and truthful, in my view.

Anybody who's been through marraige counselling would agree. Specific rather than vague, generalized apologies have greater integrity and meaning.

 

[GhostWriter16]

@Downtown- All cleared up, no problem, and thanks

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'm sorry for breaking my promise.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Which?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I break that many eh?

The one where I promised to vote in your thread.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Oh well

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I like to apologize to Valka D'Ur for not praising her more often when she makes head-of-nail-hitting posts like this.

Thank you, Ziggy.

 

[peter grimes]

I like the idea of this thread.

I owe apologies to kochman, GhostWriter16, Patroklos, MobBoss. Not for the content of my posts or responses, but for the tone.

That said, I'm eager to have more time to finally get back into the fray and start posting again

 

[Oruc]

I apologise to Ghostwriter16 for not saying anything when you're constantly harassed in threads.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I apologise to Ghostwriter16 for not saying anything when you're constantly harassed in threads.

Yep, you said nothing when they came for GW. Now we're coming from you and there's no one left to speak up! Mwhuahahaha!

And I apologize for this post.

 

[Quackers]

I apologise to Ghostwriter16 for not saying anything when you're constantly harassed in threads.

Yeah, I kinda feel like this. He gets a lot of shite thrown at him; which is totally unacceptable and i'm surprised people haven't been punished for it. Obviously, GW needs to be slapped down when he turns unrelated threads into his favourite topics which is a massive faux pax against forum etiquette but even when he is on topic he gets so much abuse. I'm surprised he even comes here anymore.

 

[GhostWriter16]

Yep, you said nothing when they came for GW. Now we're coming from you and there's no one left to speak up! Mwhuahahaha!

And I apologize for this post.

Yeah, I kinda feel like this. He gets a lot of shite thrown at him; which is totally unacceptable and i'm surprised people haven't been punished for it. Obviously, GW needs to be slapped down when he turns unrelated threads into his favourite topics which is a massive faux pax against forum etiquette but even when he is on topic he gets so much abuse. I'm surprised he even comes here anymore.

Because I love all of you, except some

 

[bathsheba666]

I would like to apologise to god, as I have said some fairly dismissive things about her.

But I see no evidence for her reading this forum, so perhaps there is no point.

However, should she reply, quoting my magic number through her omniscience, then I will truly know.

 

[WindFish]

Yeah, I kinda feel like this. He gets a lot of shite thrown at him; which is totally unacceptable and i'm surprised people haven't been punished for it. Obviously, GW needs to be slapped down when he turns unrelated threads into his favourite topics which is a massive faux pax against forum etiquette but even when he is on topic he gets so much abuse. I'm surprised he even comes here anymore.

To be fair, he doesn't get that much abuse.

People just attack his positions.

 

[Borachio]

I would like to apologise to god, as I have said some fairly dismissive things about her.

But I see no evidence for her reading this forum, so perhaps there is no point.

However, should she reply, quoting my magic number through her omniscience, then I will truly know.

She reads everything you read. And she knows exactly how you feel. So don't worry.

Are you sure you really want to know, truly? She apparently thinks you don't.

 

[Oruc]

Yep, you said nothing when they came for GW. Now we're coming from you and there's no one left to speak up! Mwhuahahaha!

And I apologize for this post.

Come on he had crap thrown at him for not apologising correctly.

Yeah, I kinda feel like this. He gets a lot of shite thrown at him; which is totally unacceptable and i'm surprised people haven't been punished for it. Obviously, GW needs to be slapped down when he turns unrelated threads into his favourite topics which is a massive faux pax against forum etiquette but even when he is on topic he gets so much abuse. I'm surprised he even comes here anymore.

The mods may have to get involved I suppose, the last thread I looked at that he opened the first three replies were basically just saying ron paul in weird ways.

To be fair, he doesn't get that much abuse.

People just attack his positions.

You're living in a dreamland son.

 

[WindFish]

You're living in a dreamland son.

Firstly I'm not a son

Secondly, I've never seen people outright insult Dommy. They just say his positions are not very good/hypocritical.

 

[GhostWriter16]

To be fair, he doesn't get that much abuse.

People just attack his positions.

Firstly I'm not a son

Secondly, I've never seen people outright insult Dommy. They just say his positions are not very good/hypocritical.

It depends.

I can't name names, that wouldn't be right ,but there are a LOT of people on here who have criticized my positions, sometimes even quite strongly, that I would consider to do so in a friendly and constructive manner.

There are some who can get a little heated, but no more than I myself do, that I can't really blame them considering I do the same.

There are a few on here that insult me fairly regularly and constantly. To those few, they know who they are (Feel free to PM me if you don't know) they absolutely do need to apologize for insulting me.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Come on he had crap thrown at him for not apologising correctly.

No, there was valid criticism.

Furthermore, I was kidding, most obviously. And even when I was kidding, I did apologize for my post. And what do I get? Crap thrown at me, as you would put it

I can't name names, that wouldn't be right ,but there are a LOT of people on here who have criticized my positions, sometimes even quite strongly, that I would consider to do so in a friendly and constructive manner.

You can add my name to that list, and I don't feel a bit sorry for that. Your opinions are fair game, and it's open season on them. Your opinions are open to be attacked viciously, they are open to be ridiculed, they are open to be completely and utterly destroyed. I do this on a daily basis and I happen to think your a good guy.

Attack the position, not the person is the rule of thumb here. You don't get to complain about that. Heat, kitchen.