Ways to describe a significant portion of forumers here

• Ferret

  10 Aug 07, 15:37

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  I say... so animals here are 4-legged... besides ferrets, dogs are too.

  not when the next post has this horrible boy with hands on my fur.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  10 Aug 07, 15:39

  Originally posted by Ferret:

  not when the next post has this horrible boy with hands on my fur.

  Bit lor. Pass some virus to him.
• snow leopard

  11 Aug 07, 00:47

  Originally posted by watchdog:

  It's not welcome aboard, it's welcome back for me. I left in the first place because I saw those 3 tendancies. Looking through the threads I either see ranting, anti-gay spouts or absolutely twisted sexual perversion.
  
  The main focus is on social presentation & homophobia. I could link some threads here to other discussion boards for my British & American forumers to gather an impression. What sort of vibe does this forum generally project?
  
  The only thing political I see is mostly Singaporean angst at the government. But how's this any different from other Singapore political discussions?

  i see. welcome back then.
  
  what would you consider as ranting and when does it cease to become ranting? what is so wrong with ranting? if a slave shares his story with you, do you dismiss it as ranting or do you try to empathise with the social injustice that is being shared?
  
  there are anti-gay threads and if they offend you or you disagree with what is being said, what is stopping you from saying your piece? do you prefer that controversial topics or issues be avoided? what then do we discuss? golf?
  
  social presentation is the bread and butter because ultimately what is most important to us is our social well being. i do not think that homophobia is a pre-occupation here, it is just one of the current hot topics.
  
  do you think it matters to us what americans or the british think of what we write? should i write to please the americans or the british when our societies are really quite different? besides, why should our frequent clamour for greater democracy and fairness in the election process create a bad impression on citizens from these two bastions of democracy?
• stealthknight

  12 Aug 07, 12:11

  Originally posted by watchdog:

  I've eyeballed threads & forums, just to gauge the crowd this site attracts. Do you agree with the following on members?
  
  1. Sexually deprived & desperate
  2. Homophobic
  3. Bored

  Racist
  Xenophobic
  Whiny
• eagle

  12 Aug 07, 12:18

  I wonder how Mat Toro would be described. From today onwards, I'm ignoring his every post
• watchdog

  16 Aug 07, 06:00

  Originally posted by snow leopard:

  i see. welcome back then.
  
  what would you consider as ranting and when does it cease to become ranting? what is so wrong with ranting? if a slave shares his story with you, do you dismiss it as ranting or do you try to empathise with the social injustice that is being shared?

  Emotionally disruptive but serious discussions on slavery & freedom do not culminate as ranting. Wayward & foolish raves however do. If these characteristics are not present in an individual's posts then it ceases to be ranting. The problem with rants on this board are that they tend to be unconstructive & immature.
  
  

  Originally posted by snow leopard:

  there are anti-gay threads and if they offend you or you disagree with what is being said, what is stopping you from saying your piece? do you prefer that controversial topics or issues be avoided? what then do we discuss? golf?

  I have no problems participating in a thread that discusses individuality & personal freedom on sexual tendancies. I can't be bothered however to attempt to educate the ignorant when threads are purposely instigated out of spite & narrow-mindedness. Why ask me what to discuss, it fails to be rhetorical. My point is simply that some of the forum's members are very narrow-minded.
  
  

  Originally posted by snow leopard:

  social presentation is the bread and butter because ultimately what is most important to us is our social well being. i do not think that homophobia is a pre-occupation here, it is just one of the current hot topics.

  I do not believe presentation & well-being to be antagonistic. Social presentation is in fact intrinsic to one's being, key word: social.
  
  

  Originally posted by snow leopard:

  do you think it matters to us what americans or the british think of what we write? should i write to please the americans or the british when our societies are really quite different? besides, why should our frequent clamour for greater democracy and fairness in the election process create a bad impression on citizens from these two bastions of democracy?

  Perhaps posters here can write & self-govern their online topics to demonstrate that they are mature enough to uphold the term "bastion of democracy"? Is it so important that someone asking for more quality from the forum be British or American? There is a lacking objectivity here. I write on Jewish, Japanese, HK, American & British forums besides this one. I notice the tendancy for you to focus almost entirely only the democratic characteristics of Western societies. It is a current that underlies & betrays your thoughts, and in this case contributes to your lack of focus on the actual topic.