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sequel
| | #1 posted December 1, 2001 at 2:22am (EST) |
I was just reacting with amazement that your condescension even seemed to extend to the creator of this awesome piece of technology you're using right now.
And by the way, bill is not a web site designer at all, he's a developer. Designers are the artsy people who design purty graphics. | sequel
| | #2 posted November 30, 2001 at 7:10am (EST) |
Bill "an aspiring web-site designer"????
You say some goofy things but that really takes the cake... |
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sequel
| | #3 posted November 30, 2001 at 6:27am (EST) |
Kristal has a whole bunch of personas, although I don't think she (WOW, I actually automatically use a "she" pronoun, wouldn't she be happy to know that...) uses them much anymore.
Bill has used alter egos in the past; the only specific name I remember at the moment is hillbilly.
I suppose what's at issue here is what the intention behind using alter egos is, whether it's to have fun or to manipulate someone's emotions. Or maybe whether someone adequately "repents" or not.
Beyond the specifics of this particular episode, I just think it's -- um, interesting, how hypocritical many users are at SC. They want tolerance, and they *won't tolerate* anything less! They will very un-nicely screech at someone for not being nice enough. They want honesty from others, but have no problem playing around themselves. Etc.
I also think it sucks that people are trying to figuratively "run someone out of town". They want to control who gets to use bill's web site, perhaps even bilk someone out of money they paid to use the site ad-free. Again, it goes against the majority of SC users' perceptions of themselves as tolerant. They don't ever have to see someone's comments if they don't want to, but that isn't enough for them, they don't want a person they disagree with or don't like to even have the opportunity to use the site.
I was hoodwinked too; I felt sorry that confetti had an eating disorder. Maybe people are mad because confetti has shattered their illusion that they can tell what someone's really like from reading some of their words online. It may be an uncomfortable truth, but you gotta face it. It's hard enough getting to know someone in real life; online, you just ultimately do not know who you are dealing with. You don't see vocal inflection, facial expressions, or body language; you only get a very controlled and limited slice of someone's day; and the medium itself seems to attract people who enjoy it that way. I guess I'm surprised people didn't realize that by now. Or that they are still shocked, as you are, even after having realized it. | sequel
| | #4 posted November 30, 2001 at 5:34am (EST) |
... pitchforks and torches to run this "person" out of town?
So you were fooled. Big deal. It's the fudging internet, anyone can say they are anything at any time. If you can't accept that, go hang out at a cafe, where you'll have a slightly better chance of catching people in blatant lies. On the other hand, you also won't get as much real honesty.
You guys remind me of nothing more than a little high school clique self-righteously beating up some peer for infractions a tenth as bad as the ones you commit. What if you get your wish and everyone who doesn't fit into your clique "goes the fudge away"? What ever would you do without a bad guy? I suppose the irony of it all should be entertainment enough. I try to find some humor in the fact that y'all will viciously berate someone for not being "nice" enough, but it's getting really old.
What exactly is it you're objecting to here, or do you even know? The fact that this person created multiple personas and used them at the same time? So have a bunch of people before them, including bill, BrianW, and Krystal Rose, none of whom you seem to be hurling epithets at.
Man, bill should sell T-shirts with "Survey Central -- tolerant, close knit commmunity" on the front and "Go! The! F*ck! Away!" on the back. That about sums it up. |
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sequel
| | #5 posted October 17, 2001 at 5:40pm (EST) |
Well, Masood (the former leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan) got himself killed by thinking the people who looked like members of the press really were. I'm sure there are lots of look-alikes out there who could cause serious damage if people let them into restricted areas just because they looked like a famous person. |
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sequel
| | #6 posted October 5, 2001 at 12:17pm (EST) |
I don't understand why you are having a conniption fit about this, nor why you are obsessed with me in particular when there are quite a few other people who feel these surveys are flawed.
For the record, sequel is a she, not an it or a he. She is going to continue stating her opinion, so it would be advisable for you to get over it before you give yourself a stroke.
Most of the surveys about particular users that have been in qualification lately would be completely cryptic to new or casual users, who are likely to think "Who the hell is Wicksy? Who's this Twistermime/Mandy person? What relationship is there between the two?". There are other sections of the site that were created specifically for chatting and discussing SC, so there's no need to make a survey if all you really want to do is hang out and gossip about/with a few select people.
Even the surveys that are not overtly mean-spirited still implicitly exclude many, if not most, users. These surveys make me feel like I'm back in middle school being asked to pass a note to some cute boy. I didn't want to do it then, and I certainly don't want to do it now. If enough SC users are that immature or young, maybe a special section for teens or an invitation-only section could be set up. |
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sequel
| | #7 posted September 28, 2001 at 3:27pm (EST) |
You say this act of terrorism was particularly shocking and tragic because "the ratio between perpetrator and victim is extremely high". Remember Timothy McVeigh? That one perp had several hundred direct victims, and yes, people freaked out, but I do not believe they were anywhere near as upset by those events as by the recent attacks.
Also, you asked, "If a few men can do this, then what can a few thousand do?" Well, there are surely a few thousand Timothy McVeigh types out there, don't you think? Anti-government, armed, intelligent, and prepared to accept "collateral damage". Why are we so much more scared of the mid-Eastern terrorists, who now face the additional hurdles of entering our country (if they are not already here) and blending in/not drawing attention to themselved?
I too am more bothered by the recent attacks, but it seems rather illogical when you think about it. Maybe it's just a generalized fear of the unknown. |
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sequel
| | #8 posted September 24, 2001 at 1:09am (EST) |
Exactly why are you having the problem? Are you not sure what you want to say, or do you know what you want to convey but are having trouble expressing it verbally?
If the former, try asking your friends and family for input. They probably know your strengths pretty well. They may be able to suggest things you hadn't thought of. It's also easier to get people to brag about you than to brag about yourself.
If the latter, try turning on a tape recorder and just speaking, without thinking much about it. Later you can take the better phrases and use them in your paper.
I don't know anything about Oxford, but maybe there is some alumnae association, even informal, that you could ask for input? |
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sequel
| | #9 posted September 21, 2001 at 1:17pm (EST) |
Why do people apparently feel so much worse about 7,000 people dying in the recent attacks than they do about the many tens of thousands of people dying every day of other “senseless tragedies” such as starvation? Is it because you fear a terrorist attack may happen to you, whereas you don’t fear you’ll starve? Is it because all these deaths happened in one fell swoop? Is it because you think the people’s lives who were lost in the recent attacks were more valuable than a starving child in Africa or even in Appalachia? Is it because you perceive this as a new type of tragedy, which hasn’t yet become boring and old hat like starvation? It is because you feel terrorism is something you’re powerless against, whereas you can donate money or effort to help starving people? Is it because you anticipate even greater numbers of people will die from this, so in effect you’re already grieving for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people? Is it because the media has guided our perceptions on this by running a constant commentary since the attacks?
There are many, many sudden unnatural deaths in the world. The number of people who die in car accidents in the US every year far exceeds the number of people who died in the recent attacks. Many people are murdered, commit suicide, or die of overdoses every day. Are these deaths less tragic? If so, why? Why don’t we have a national day of mourning for all the children killed by pedophiles? Or for all the American citizens who are rotting in jail or executed in foreign countries for violating trivial laws they knew nothing about?
My perception is that most US citizens, like me, barely noticed when the attacks on the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya happened. Hundreds of people (most of them not US citizens) lost their lives. What is so profoundly different now? |
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sequel
| | #10 posted September 18, 2001 at 3:24pm (EST) |
I guess this is too late a response... but, what you should put on it depends on the severity of the burn (1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree) and on what caused it (fire, electrical, or chemical). Something that will help for one type of burn can really hurt for another.
Here:
http://www.survival-center.com/firstaid/burns.htm
I'm sure there are tons and tons of other resources online.
Some of the folk remedies, like putting butter on it, aren't good for *any* type of burn. Don't put anything on it that is likely to lead to infection. |
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