Gotta stop reading the dis

[curious3069]

But where is the melodrama in that?

Obviously the OP doesn't know about the Magic Frank-ball.

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

FTR, I love pig meat.

Aww, come on! I'm eating a ham sandwich right now. Well, I was.

 

[crashbb]

(first occasion ever using this smiley!)I've got it! There is no acronym for fage. After careful observation of the layout of letters on my keyboard, I have discovered that f is g's neighbor. You were in such a hurry to personally attack and belittle someone else, that your finger(I'm guessing the middle one) hit the wrong key sending a mixed message in which you gave a certain brand of greek yogurt a score of "7".

And then, because I quoted your previous post, that made me a stalker for digging up the past, which apparently is totally against disboards rules. I resent being called a stalker. For fear of points, I will not respond to you on these boards. Instead I will go through old magazines and cut out various letters of different sizes and fonts, glueing them next to each other to form a creepy message. I will not mail it. Instead you will awaken one morning, and to your horror it will be under the broken bottles of diet coke that are next to you, symbolizing my heart... that you have broken.

I'll always love you... always... forever

While true, I feel I must point out that the substitution was an "F" for a "Y", not an "F" for a "G".

Just saying...

 

[robinb]

Because it is a violation of the board rules to get into a personal debate with another poster, and going back and pointing out these inconsistencies requires that level of personal confrontation. In other words, it is a direct violation of the Dis forum rules, and it is broken every day. Why is it broken every day? Because people on the Dis want to get personal - they want to tear down other posters. What other reason could you have for going back and looking for a way to attack a poster with content from a previous post, sometimes made YEARS before?

In intelligent debates, the points are discussed, not the person making the point. One person can argue one side of an issue today, and the opposite side tomorrow. It is not important which side you argue - just the points made. But not on the Dis.

I don't remember anything about "personal debates" being against the rules . So, I looked up the DISBoards Guidelines: http://www.wdwinfo.com/guidelines.htm

I think you might be trying to morph two rules:

There is a rule about "No personal messages" which means that one can't start a personal conversation with someone. Everything is public and if your post is only for a specific individual on a personal matter then you should take it to PMs (if that person can accept them).

There is also a rule about "No fighting/sarcasm" but that does not preclude others from looking up and using previous posts to make a respectful point. They key being "respectful", otherwise it would be considered a personal attack.

 

[punkin]

I've never understood why folks got really upset over anomoyous (sp)postings on an internet forum.

since I've been here, I've been flamed, called stupid when I made a mistake on a piece of history, told I was unpatriotic because the airport scanners didn't bother me, told I was a welfare queen who only wanted some thing from the government because of the way I voted, and called a liar. but I've also been thanked for some advice, laughed with many nice people, gotten great advice and read post that affirmed my belief that there are many nice people out there.

Take the good with the bad.

P.S. I try and take a break from the dis and the internet every weekend though. Some times it helps with the mental attitude to unplug.

Usually you are right, but sometimes there's a particular topic or comment that goes through all your defenses and tough skin and really hurts. That only really happened to me once on the Dis, but I can certainly understand that an OP who has children with issues may be very sensitive to certain topics.

 

[Wall-E1]

FTR, I love pig meat.

 

[C&G'sMama]

I "know" the OP from another forum and I think she's wonderful. She's just venting. We all need that sometimes huh

As for me, I'm fat, gay and I have a kid with Aspergers'. I've been told I'm lazy, deserve to die(this one hasn't been on the DIS but on newspapers forums) and my kid just needs more discipline. You know how I reply. I don't. Because I don't care. I just keep on bein' me

 

[Anne34]

Or, even better, I can work to get other boards changed. I will post here as long as I can follow the rules, but I will continue to work to effect change, even if you and I disagree about the need for that change.

Seriously, you just suggested that I post elsewhere. How is that a tool used in debate? It is typical of the Dis mentality.

And... it's typical Dis mentality to argue that only your point is right.

I agree that people aren't always the nicest to each other, but if you don't like it....move on. Noone is making you read that post.

 

[joviroxx]

Here is as I see it. This is an anonymous messageboard on the internet. I don't own it. I use it for free. As such, I don't feel entitled to demand, stomp my feet, get upset or otherwise about how its run, how people post, what they post or the like.

I feel grateful its here. When I don't enjoy it, I will leave without a fuss. Its a messageboard. Every board has a personality. They evolve. I don't take t hings personally and I don't get offended by people posting. I try and follow the rules set forth by the owners. The day my emotions are controlled by what someone, who I don't know, posts, is the day I need to step away.

 

[hambirg]

(first occasion ever using this smiley!)I've got it! There is no acronym for fage. After careful observation of the layout of letters on my keyboard, I have discovered that f is g's neighbor. You were in such a hurry to personally attack and belittle someone else, that your finger(I'm guessing the middle one) hit the wrong key sending a mixed message in which you gave a certain brand of greek yogurt a score of "7".

And then, because I quoted your previous post, that made me a stalker for digging up the past, which apparently is totally against disboards rules. I resent being called a stalker. For fear of points, I will not respond to you on these boards. Instead I will go through old magazines and cut out various letters of different sizes and fonts, glueing them next to each other to form a creepy message. I will not mail it. Instead you will awaken one morning, and to your horror it will be under the broken bottles of diet coke that are next to you, symbolizing my heart... that you have broken.

I'll always love you... always... forever

I'm offended. I don't know why. I just am.

 

[Wall-E1]

While true, I feel I must point out that the substitution was an "F" for a "Y", not an "F" for a "G".

Just saying...

WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO FOLLOW ME AROUND, THREAD AFTER THREAD, CONSTANTLY POINTING OUT EVERY LITTLE MISTAKE THAT I MAKE, STALKER!!!

Since I am never wrong, I meant to say that the letter "y" is diagonally next to the letter "g", which happens to be the neighbor of the letter "f".

GOSH! HAPPY NOW!! I AGREE WITH THE OP. YOU PEOPLE ARE VICIOUS... AND THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST POST I EVER MAKE ON THESE BOARDS. SO CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT... A YAGE... A FAGE... I DON'T CARE. I'M OUTTA HERE! AND I'M TAKING THE GREEK YOGURT WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tinkermommy]

(first occasion ever using this smiley!)I've got it! There is no acronym for fage. After careful observation of the layout of letters on my keyboard, I have discovered that f is g's neighbor. You were in such a hurry to personally attack and belittle someone else, that your finger(I'm guessing the middle one) hit the wrong key sending a mixed message in which you gave a certain brand of greek yogurt a score of "7".

And then, because I quoted your previous post, that made me a stalker for digging up the past, which apparently is totally against disboards rules. I resent being called a stalker. For fear of points, I will not respond to you on these boards. Instead I will go through old magazines and cut out various letters of different sizes and fonts, glueing them next to each other to form a creepy message. I will not mail it. Instead you will awaken one morning, and to your horror it will be under the broken bottles of diet coke that are next to you, symbolizing my heart... that you have broken.

I'll always love you... always... forever

Oh man, I always wanted a Dis board stalker. Hambirg you are soooo lucky.

Obviously the OP doesn't know about the Magic Frank-ball.

What? When did Frank get a Magic Ball?

 

[HelenePA]

I like to read the first page of a thread, then the last and work my way back... this thread took and interesting turn someplace in the middle... I'll have to wait til later to find out where... kids are coming home soon... *leaves scratching her head*

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

WHY DO YOU FEEL THE NEED TO FOLLOW ME AROUND, THREAD AFTER THREAD, CONSTANTLY POINTING OUT EVERY LITTLE MISTAKE THAT I MAKE, STALKER!!!

Since I am never wrong, I meant to say that the letter "y" is diagonally next to the letter "g", which happens to be the neighbor of the letter "f".

GOSH! HAPPY NOW!! I AGREE WITH THE OP. YOU PEOPLE ARE VICIOUS... AND THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST POST I EVER MAKE ON THESE BOARDS. SO CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT... A YAGE... A FAGE... I DON'T CARE. I'M OUTTA HERE! AND I'M TAKING THE GREEK YOGURT WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so hoping the DisAd under your post was for free greek yogurt for everyone, but much to my dismay is was for Home Depot Paint. Totally ruined my day! Gonna pout now!

 

[robinb]

Instead you will awaken one morning, and to your horror it will be under the broken bottles of diet coke that are next to you, symbolizing my heart... that you have broken.

 

[JennMouse32]

Because it is full of the most judgmental, entitled people ever. Just reading it I have learned that my kids:
are not entitled to go to school with "normal kids" because they will drag them down.
Should wait in bus lines like everyone else and if there are people who are sitting where wheelchairs go then too bad, they should just wait for the next bus (or the one after that)
Get front of the line acess all of the time (too bad no one told us)

I have learned that I:
Use a wheelchair as a battering ram to get where I want to go
Run over people all of the time while they are innocently just walking
Feel entitled to get extras
Should use politically correct terms which change on a daily basis
Shouldn't mind that people find it humorous to joke about disabilities

My kids' crimes are that 6yo DDs birth mom chose to drink and use drugs the whole bloody pregnancy and 5yo DSs parents beat the snot out of him at 2 months of age.

I fully expect to be flamed, shut down (maybe even see the thread zapped) and possibly banned but some of you are self-centered children who won't think beyond your own little world.

u really should look in a mirror if your calling other self-centered. just because of the hand we are all dealt in life, is not our fault.. some people have it harder than others.. that doesnt mean they are more or less entitled to things than anyone else.

 

[cm8]

Have you volunteered to be a mod? Maybe you can change the Dis from within.

You can volunteer? I thought you had to anointed with before you could be a MOD? I know they don't take applications for the TAG Fairy slots , they promote from within

what?? This is a promotion????

OP, I understand what you mean. At some point we all get labeled as being judgmental of the judgement-er. It's really sad that you can get called out for pointing those things out. Sometimes you just have to and move on .

 

[Wall-E1]

I don't know how you did that, but

 

[okeydokey]

Awesome!

 

[ccgirl]

My mom used to always say, "Thank God for what you have every day because there is always someone worse off than you." It is completely true. I try to look at the glass half full as opposed to half empty. There was a little boy in my DD's soccer team that had some sort of disability and he would actually punch the other kids. I ended up stopping the game after my DD got a bloody nose at age 5. His dad came out and yelled that, "he has just as much a right to be on this team as everyone else..his disability shouldn't keep him off the team." WHile I certainly sympathized with him I said in no way is endangering the safety of other children okay so his son can play. The coach was too concerned to stand up to him. If your son is not a danger to others, I don't see why they cannot be included in a classroom. If, however, he is way below the others in the class or is a danget to others then he might just need to be in another classroom. Some people do use scooters as a battering ram. Rather than going with the flow...they beep their horn and try to pass others and do end up running into others. You can only control what you do and not others. My best advice is to stop worrying about what you can't control. I hope your day gets better!