The Alaska Chat Thread (art, harbor, people)

[User 2]

Originally Posted by Xa'at

Okay, then. Don't listen to Rance. Definitely don't listen to me, half the time I don't even know what I'm thinking (god sacrificed creativity for common sense when she made me). Listen to all the other regulars on this forum who are tired of your condescending attitude, cuz' trust me, that's exactly what most of them are just too polite to say.
Honestly, you're like a PC- so many great ideas and potential, but what a poor user interface. And don't even get me started on the blue screens of death...

From what I understand of the Terms of Service, personal bashing is not to be tolerated, such posts will be removed and infractions issued.

I would typify your quote above as violating the Terms of Service.

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[Dusty Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Rance

I get the impression...and this is just me...he could use a little work in communication. He would be a great asset to this entire site if he did not have the tendency to rub folks the wrong way. And he's not always like that because I've seen it in more than one post/thread. Now I'm no saint and I'm not judging anyone, I like everyone just the way they are. If you think about it, there could be a very good team here. Some folks are just that way. Red vs Blue vs Yellow vs White type personalities. We all will never agree at the same time. Conflicts are inevitable.

People love to be agreed with.
People hate to be disagreed with.
People like other people that agree with them.
People dislike other people that disagree with them.

That's just the way it is.
We can be collaborating, accomodating, compromising, avoiding, or competing. Let's try to appreciate people's differences. We are made different for a reason. Life (and people) would be bland and boring if we all thought alike. Sorry if I've pissed anyone off, but this is part of how I make my living. Getting rooms full of diverse people to communicate.

Discuss...

need to spread more around before....

[Rance]

Oh yeah...um...never mind!

That Sweden character is quite the Alaskan law breaker!

[Arcticthaw]

Blame it on the language barrier...

Living on the edge there...

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by User 2

Seems to me I read where all moderators are volunteers.

Commonly accepted definition of 'making a living' must not apply.
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As far as my communication skills, I'm able to get across what I mean to say.

I'm satisfied with that, .....I'm not here to see if I can please everyone,

....and I've never had much respect for people who only try to please everyone else.

As to 'rubbing people the wrong way'? Some folks can't abide with being exposed to what they'd just as soon not be reminded of.

Some folks like to harbor their own set of facts, or their own version of reality. Some folks don't like hearing anything which contradicts that.
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Some folks wouldn't recognize themselves if they met themselves on the street.

Me, I set high ethical and moral standards for myself, and I abide by them.

I'm not unhappy with who I am, and I'm not unfamiliar with who I am.

Being at peace with my own conscience is not a problem for me, and that's all I concern myself with.

I'm not going to fight other peoples demons for them,

......I figure they'll eventually figure them out, or they won't.
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"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds,
and the pessimist fears this is true."
- James Branch Cabell

I've been called a pessimist, .....I don't know, .......I'd like to think we could live in a better world,
........but one thing I'm sure of is, ...we don't live in the best of all possible worlds.

So I'd have to think pessimism will serve a useful purpose.

Better than to think this is as good as it's ever going to get, eh?


"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,

...hoist the black flag,

...and begin slitting throats."

- Henry Louis Mencken

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Such perfection almost makes you a god, although the excessive use of "I, myself, and me" reminds me of Narcissus.

[Rance]

And to think she would not allow me to climb a bit of scaffolding in downtown Stockholm, just so I could get an arial picture of the street full of people and shops.
There wasn't even any Polis around!

[Xa'at]

Originally Posted by User 2

From what I understand of the Terms of Service, personal bashing is not to be tolerated, such posts will be removed and infractions issued.

I would typify your quote above as violating the Terms of Service.

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You're prolly right.

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[Arcticthaw]

Reminds me of the Scene in Crokodile Dundee where he is trying to see better and climbs the light pole. That's it Rance your Alaska's version of Crockodile Dundee.. LOL

[warptman]

Rance's new name, Rance Tookalook.

[warptman]

Xa'at, we have two people up here playing music from Juneau, former Bethelites, Martha Stey and her husband. They're here to play music for the K-300 benefit concert.