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I was just over in META....How long will this nausea last?? (Original Post) cliffordu Nov 2012 OP
Oh, but it's so much betta in Meta. nt valerief Nov 2012 #1
Ooh, ooh, which ridiculousness are you speaking to here, cliffordu? NYC_SKP Nov 2012 #2
Uh........ cliffordu Nov 2012 #4
Nobody even laughed at my Col. Mustard joke. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #30
I did. pintobean Nov 2012 #37
I'm still trying to figure out what all the fuss is Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #41
That got a lol out of me. nt pintobean Nov 2012 #42
How about the one that goes on the personal attack, calling out someone by name? Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #7
Yep, that would be one. cliffordu Nov 2012 #9
That's like 5 threads in there XemaSab Nov 2012 #16
But on the same person? Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #17
I think so XemaSab Nov 2012 #29
For now, I disagree. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #31
Really: cliffordu Nov 2012 #19
Same thing happens when the so called RW gun nut trolls in the gungeon are talked about Kaleva Nov 2012 #23
CLEANSE..AH! CLEANSE..AH! EVIL SPIRITS LEAVE..AH,...THIS AH,...CHILD..AH! ohiosmith Nov 2012 #3
Praise BE!!! cliffordu Nov 2012 #5
Leave your offering on the way out. ohiosmith Nov 2012 #6
No sweat.... cliffordu Nov 2012 #8
NOT in the Golden Commode, thank you. nt LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #32
Nah, even I wouldn't do that. cliffordu Nov 2012 #35
Another choice pipi_k Nov 2012 #43
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #10
ISEEWHATYOUDIDTHERE!!!! cliffordu Nov 2012 #11
Word police don't have a problem with "dick" or "penis." hay rick Nov 2012 #28
Now see here, cliff, the Lounge is not the Meta for Meta. rug Nov 2012 #12
Well...... cliffordu Nov 2012 #13
WatsaMetaWitchoo?!?!?!? MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #18
omfg mfm! annabanana Nov 2012 #21
Well...... cliffordu Nov 2012 #25
This must be avoided at all costs. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #14
NO!! I will NOT tolerate the Kitty haters!!!!! cliffordu Nov 2012 #15
(collapsed in a puddle of giggles on the floor) annabanana Nov 2012 #20
Did someone cross the streams! Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #46
I agree. "The Forum that MUST NOT be Named" should not be spoke of here. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #34
Don't listen to me! Talk all you want about Meta-Discussion! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #39
I warned you! The portal opened and has allowed the evil doppelgängers to come threw!!!! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #40
As long as the Perpetually Outraged and the Perpetually Outrageous keep it up. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #22
How dare you mention "The Forum that MUST NOT be named!!!!! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #24
How did you get it off you? cliffordu Nov 2012 #26
Tomato Juice Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #27
Jesus. Can I add vodka??? cliffordu Nov 2012 #33
Can't have a fun tomato bath without it! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #36
Wasn't it Won't Rogers who said, "I never Meta man I didn't not like."? MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #38
all other business aside, OriginalGeek Nov 2012 #53
Maybe we should have Metaphysical instead... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #44
As I was going to St. Ives I Meta-discussion Tsiyu Nov 2012 #45
Well...... cliffordu Nov 2012 #47
If you're not careful young man Tsiyu Nov 2012 #48
It looks like it just ended. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #49
Caught that. cliffordu Nov 2012 #50
they got rid of HopeHoops, so the nausea should begin to subside soon CreekDog Nov 2012 #51
Just wonder who the next victim will be! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #52
Oh, there WILL be another! Bake Nov 2012 #74
Much of this is payback for their Dear Leader hifiguy Nov 2012 #99
You seem to live for this shit. pintobean Nov 2012 #55
agree n/t warrprayer Nov 2012 #56
Go on... CreekDog Nov 2012 #57
Playing traffic cop again? pintobean Nov 2012 #58
Oh you know what it's like sharp_stick Nov 2012 #63
to hopehoops warrprayer Nov 2012 #54
Your post made me curious, so I checked it out. Bake Nov 2012 #59
I finally trashed the group sharp_stick Nov 2012 #62
Yeah...The only time I even glance at it is when someone links there... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #68
Not that I would ever question the wisdom of our beneficent leaders ... Bake Nov 2012 #72
It could work, I think with a couple of tweaks... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #75
Yes! Your tweak Number 4 LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #96
What is meta? jbgood1977 Nov 2012 #60
Yep - look at the top left column of links - Meta-discussion cliffordu Nov 2012 #61
THANK YOU! jbgood1977 Nov 2012 #78
It will never end. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #64
Calvin Klein jeans? RiffRandell Nov 2012 #67
jeans, undies? It's all the same. After you mix your metaphors sufficiently mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #77
Meta - where we eventually plan to ban all language as discriminatory Taverner Nov 2012 #65
The way people acts in The Forum that MUST NOT be named is to much for me! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #66
It is like a madhouse where every inmate has hifiguy Nov 2012 #69
Wait wait wait!!! Bake Nov 2012 #73
Oh, you can try and escape to EQD LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #89
Being stalked by Pinkie Pie! hifiguy Nov 2012 #90
Actually, I think the perfect representation of Meta... LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #91
We need to send Twilight Sparkle hifiguy Nov 2012 #92
Well, she was trying to turn apples into oranges... LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #94
Good idea. And if all else fails hifiguy Nov 2012 #95
And as a very last resort LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #97
Welcome to Meta. This is where the Ministry decrees are posted. OmahaBlueDog Nov 2012 #70
LOL Taverner Nov 2012 #71
I think I saw that woman in... Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #76
You win the thread. hifiguy Nov 2012 #79
I am incredibly offended LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #80
I did not know that! Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #81
Meta in a nutshell name not needed Nov 2012 #82
Well....... cliffordu Nov 2012 #83
Meta is just an acronym, you know... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #84
BEST.POST.OF.THE.YEAR. cliffordu Nov 2012 #86
Hey, then maybe you could nominate it ... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author eugene jones Nov 2012 #85
Stop eating feta cheese. madinmaryland Nov 2012 #88
Feta cheese is the best cheese that ever exists! darkangel218 Nov 2012 #98
META almost got to me, an eternal optimist. RedCloud Nov 2012 #93
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. Ooh, ooh, which ridiculousness are you speaking to here, cliffordu?
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 06:39 PM
Nov 2012

There's the climate change fight, the ongoing wars between gender forums, prolly an I-P one or two, and the topic of bullying.

It's not of it new, it's largely what was always here only removed from view by moderators.

Which thread would you kill first?

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)
4. Uh........
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 07:00 PM
Nov 2012

That whole thing about "get a clue"

Getting kind of obsessive on all sides of the aisle....Nobody seems to be learning anything.

I didn't know you go to Meta to make enemies, but apparently that's the case........

XemaSab

(60,212 posts)
29. I think so
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:45 PM
Nov 2012

but if go in there bitching about all the callouts it's just going to get worse.

Don't let them see any signs of weakness.

Kaleva

(36,354 posts)
23. Same thing happens when the so called RW gun nut trolls in the gungeon are talked about
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:39 PM
Nov 2012

or the supposedly 2nd Wave feminists in Hof or the accused sexists in the Men's Group or allegedly stupid juror #4 or ....

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
10. "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow...
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 07:08 PM
Nov 2012

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Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
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Leave them alone -- they are saving the world from an evil-, evil-, evil-,
evil-, evil-, evil-doer like HopeHoops.
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Did I mention "evil" as in "evil-doer"?
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I didn't really mean to imply evil-doer.
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I meant to say "dick".
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No, WAIT!!!
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I really meant to say "penis".
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hay rick

(7,643 posts)
28. Word police don't have a problem with "dick" or "penis."
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:36 PM
Nov 2012

I'm not even going to bother to alert on your post.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
14. This must be avoided at all costs.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 07:43 PM
Nov 2012

The DU Space-Time Continuum will be permanently, irrevocably, irreparably damaged beyond all hope, and The Lounge will then have threads calling out other posters over their unreasoning hatred of all things kitty-related.

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
34. I agree. "The Forum that MUST NOT be Named" should not be spoke of here.
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:10 PM
Nov 2012

I my cause a magical portal to open and allow the evil doppelgängers of us to invade the
Lounge!

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
39. Don't listen to me! Talk all you want about Meta-Discussion!
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:24 PM
Nov 2012

Nothing is going to happen! It is a happy place, you all should visit!

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
40. I warned you! The portal opened and has allowed the evil doppelgängers to come threw!!!!
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:33 PM
Nov 2012

Run for it!!!!!!!!
Save yourselves!

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
44. Maybe we should have Metaphysical instead...
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 11:59 PM
Nov 2012

It might be legitimately the thing we were all looking for anyway, eh?

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
45. As I was going to St. Ives I Meta-discussion
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 02:24 PM
Nov 2012

with many replies

every reply had seven ( insert forbidden word here )

every ( insert forbidden word here ) had seven ( insert forbidden word here )

every ( insert forbidden word here ) had seven ( insert forbidden word here )

every ( insert forbidden word here ) had seven ( insert forbidden word here )

(forbidden word ) ( forbidden word ) ( forbidden word ) ( forbidden word )

How many forbidden words were going to St. Ives?






Remember to put your names at the tops of your papers as you hand in your answers please....












Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
48. If you're not careful young man
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 02:45 PM
Nov 2012

you will get an "F" in this class




I know you're the one who put the tack in my chair




Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
52. Just wonder who the next victim will be!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:55 PM
Nov 2012

I do know one thing. I will never go in that forum again! Not until it get more organized.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
74. Oh, there WILL be another!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:49 PM
Nov 2012

Some people aren't happy unless they're on a crusade to get somebody banned.

I kinda miss the tombstones, however. "PPR" or whatever they call it now just ain't the same.

Bake

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
55. You seem to live for this shit.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:39 PM
Nov 2012

Did you really need to come over here to rub his friends' noses in it?
You're quite a guy.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
63. Oh you know what it's like
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 05:29 PM
Nov 2012

to be the ever vigilant message board monitor. They even have a magazine dedicated to the art. With all the word police bullshit that's been spewing in meta recently they must have a new edition.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
59. Your post made me curious, so I checked it out.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:04 PM
Nov 2012

Good. God. A-mighty.

What a cesspool. I was shocked at the OP calling out HH by name!! I thought that was against the rules ... but apparently not.

So, to that OP (and yes, we ALL know who you are), I hope you're damn proud of yourself. You got a good, longtime DUer and friend to many of us banned. I hope you choke on it.

Misogynist, my ass!

Bake

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
62. I finally trashed the group
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 05:26 PM
Nov 2012

and my DU experience has been much much better since then.

There are very few people that get under my skin as much as the denizens of Meta. It's just not worth my time to get into a fight with morons so I chose to let it go.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
68. Yeah...The only time I even glance at it is when someone links there...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:55 PM
Nov 2012

and HOLY DAMN that place is a mess...

At least I've finally discovered whatever happened with the "old" DU -- Dozens of regular longtime contributors to LBN, GD and the Lounge are all sniping with each other in meta, ENDLESSLY...The admins must work 24/7 just to keep that silliness from overflowing and drowning out the rest of the forums...

IMO, the admins should probably burn meta to the ground and bring back the proper ATA forum...

Bake

(21,977 posts)
72. Not that I would ever question the wisdom of our beneficent leaders ...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:44 PM
Nov 2012

But who the heck actually thought about it and decided that a place like Meta was a GOOD IDEA????

You could've seen that train wreck coming miles away ....



Bake

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
75. It could work, I think with a couple of tweaks...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:07 PM
Nov 2012

1. Keep all petty arguments in ONE thread...Even if it takes 2000+ posts to resolve. Stop the making of fresh threads to continue the same stuff because it just adds useless clutter...

2. Only the parties with personal stakes in the argument will be allowed to post...No more piling on, no getting 20 friends in the thread to defend your reputation when they don't even know the whole issue...

3. For the love of god, STOP ALERTING ON POSTS IN META! One of the reasons why I rarely do jury service now is when someone does it in meta for no reason other than wanting to be a jerk, I've got to read hundreds of posts of backstory just to properly place the context of the alerted comment...So eventually it got to the point where I was just letting everything in meta stand, because on a personal level, I believe meta should be the ONE place where you can voice your concerns without fear of alert -- Let the mods and admins deal directly with offending posts...

4. When an argument is over, it's OVER... No vendettas, grudges, revenge plots, etc. The pissed off parties can either learn to DU in harmony or find some other forum to troll each other...

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
96. Yes! Your tweak Number 4
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 06:37 PM
Nov 2012

should be printed at the top of Meta in 48 point type.

It also needs a glossary on words and terms such as over, vendetta, grudge and revenge plot.

I never looked at Meta until this HH issue, and I would prefer never to step in it again.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)
64. It will never end.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:13 PM
Nov 2012

The poopyheads in meta will find another issue to get their calvin kleins in a tizzy about.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
67. Calvin Klein jeans?
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:54 PM
Nov 2012

I doubt most could fit into them. That's their problem---and btw, I loved the Brooke Shield ads.

Thought they were sexy as hell.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)
77. jeans, undies? It's all the same. After you mix your metaphors sufficiently
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 08:44 PM
Nov 2012

it doesn't matter anymore. I agree about Brooke BTW.

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
66. The way people acts in The Forum that MUST NOT be named is to much for me!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:43 PM
Nov 2012

I am happy there is a place for those that have bitterness can go and not plague the other forums.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
69. It is like a madhouse where every inmate has
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:11 PM
Nov 2012

an AK-47, endless ammo, and an infinite number of stink grenades.

Things calmed down for quite a while after She Who Must Not Be Named was unceremoniously tombstoned personally by Skinner early last summer, but The Usual Suspects have once again ratcheted up their outrage and turned that forum into St. Loony up the Cream Bun and Jam but with TOW missiles. The periodic purges instigated by TUS would make Uncle Joe Stalin smile and nod. The brave rear guard actions fought by some of the sane people over there (Hey, Warren deM and others) should simply should not have to be fought again, and again, and again. Fk it, I will head over to Equestria Daily and be happy rather than dive into that lagoon of swine excrement again. At least for a while, perhaps for a very long while.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
73. Wait wait wait!!!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:47 PM
Nov 2012

"She who must not be named?"

Would that be ... zoso's mom??????

Enquiring (and forgetful) minds want to know!



Bake

91. Actually, I think the perfect representation of Meta...
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 04:56 PM
Nov 2012

would be Sweetie Derelle, with all the thread derailing that sometimes goes on over there.



 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
92. We need to send Twilight Sparkle
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:09 PM
Nov 2012

over there to calm the place down. She knows some pretty darn powerful magic, though it might not work on Metizens. I've seen her use it on Nightmare Moon and Discord, but I'm not sure if Pony magic works on t-r-o-l-l-s.

I don't remember Sweetie Belle usually being that hyper.

94. Well, she was trying to turn apples into oranges...
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 06:18 PM
Nov 2012

But I think the only thing up to the task is the Orbital Friendship Cannon. At the risk of getting my memes crossed, we have to blast it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
95. Good idea. And if all else fails
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 06:31 PM
Nov 2012

we can borrow DJ Pon-3's bass cannon and drown it all out.



Bronies Unite!

LadyHawkAZ

(6,199 posts)
80. I am incredibly offended
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:06 PM
Nov 2012

by your incredibly offensive reference to scrubbing.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrubber

Don't pretend you weren't trying to be demeaning. We all know what you meant.



(it will all go away in a week or so, and all will be peaceful again for a month or two.)

Response to cliffordu (Original post)

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)
93. META almost got to me, an eternal optimist.
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 05:15 PM
Nov 2012

I am against God banning people to Hell for all eternity for that is sadism and inappropriate for a Deity.

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