question to tech heads

[artistcalledian 0]

lets say... you get banned from a forum

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drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police

[waltappel 1]

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lets say... you get banned from a forum

Let's say you just leave out the really mean-spirited posts. Then you won't need to worry about being banned.

Walt

[artistcalledian 0]

do you think somebody using a proxy server will be worried about being banned?

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[waltappel 1]

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do you think somebody using a proxy server will be worried about being banned?

I think your concerns don't reach outside of yourself.

I also think that if you live long enough you are going to develop a really clever, finely tuned sense of humor.

I look forward to that time.

Walt

[artistcalledian 0]

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drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police

[artistcalledian 0]

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do you think somebody using a proxy server will be worried about being banned?

I think your concerns don't reach outside of yourself.

I also think that if you live long enough you are going to develop a really clever, finely tuned sense of humor.

I look forward to that time.

Walt

oh, just before i pop off to bed with a lovely glow in my heart, can you tell me how a person could be stopped from doing just exacly what they want when surfing and creating emails, using this site.... http://www.proxy4free.com/page1.html

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drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police

[Lindercles 0]

Anonymity is almost as bad as alcohol.

It can cause people to think only about themselves.

It provides a false sense of bravado.

And it provides a built in justification for the idiotic things you do.

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I also think that if you live long enough you are going to develop a really clever, finely tuned sense of humor.

I look forward to that time.

very well said.

[waltappel 1]

Sure you can beat the system, but that doesn't impress anyone.

Reaching down inside your mind and pulling out something that is uniquely you and makes people glad you shared it with them--now *that* impresses people.

You have that capability and, as I alluded to earlier, one day you will decide to use it.

There is no need to hide behind a proxy server. In fact, I consider doing that simply to circumvent the moderators here to be completely gutless. Take your 14 days like a man and come back with a better attitude.

Walt

[leroydb 0]

i think there are times it could be usful though... there are times that "things" need to be said by an unknown 3d party...

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[70sdiver 0]

they can ban you by your hardware.We do it all the time in game servers

[happythoughts 0]

I answered a similar question just last week. The lottery was up to $50million.

I thought, "I could live anywhere, do anything... whatever I wanted to do. I could be nice, I could do nothing, I could be an asshole."

That posed another question, "Since I could do whatever I want, what would I want to do?"

I don't have a definite plan on the positive side. However, I decided that if I won the lottery, I would try not to be one of those rich, irritating pricks. That would be pointless and childish.

I didn't win, so... moot point.

[RhondaLea 4]

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I think your concerns don't reach outside of yourself.

Direct hit, Walt.

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I also think that if you live long enough you are going to develop a really clever, finely tuned sense of humor.

I look forward to that time.

I look forward to his sincere and heartfelt apology to Squink.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[Scoop 0]

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lets say... you get banned from a forum

As many as you want OR you could get a life and realise your not welcome when you talk the shit that you do

[AlexCrowley 0]

no mate, its all a joke see....if he thinks its funny its funny regardless of the real people he really pisses off by disrespecting people, because why would anyone take anything on the internet seriously?

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[artistcalledian 0]

i guess it boils down to what a person thinks is important in life. I don't think tapping away on my keyboard to be that important in life. I don't consider anything i see on my monitor written about me to be that important in life.

I'm a face to face person, a person who likes a laugh in life. There is not one single person who posts on this site who i would not stand and talk to, who i would not have a laugh with at a bar, who i would not help (if possible) in real life if i met them. On the flip side to that coin, there is not one single person who i wouldn't take the piss out of on here if given the opportunity, not one person who i wouldn't hold a debate with on here

People who say i'm not a big person for saying what i say on here, or for the distress i causs by my comments, are perhaps not as big as i am? Some people on here say bad things (admittedly in return) about me, and wouldn't stand next to me at a bar, or wouldn't piss on me if i was on fire. Does that make me the "bigger" person to not take this to heart an still be wanting to meet them and be able to ignore this and stand at the bar and have a laugh with them? i think it does

There are some people (not all) who are on here every day, its a big part of their life, thus they take it so serious. I'm on here almost every day too, but the difference with me is, i don't take it so serious. I can spot the difference between this and the life i have when i open my front door and go out

Thanks for reading, LOL, and NO, you can't have the 5 minutes of your life back it took to read this

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[AlexCrowley 0]

and it wouldnt at all be egocentric to think that you have the right to piss those people off because you take it less seriously.

While you might have been online for a while you post like a 19 year old who just discovered the internet and hasnt quite worked out that its real people you're talking to and not some AI thats there for your amusement.

Thats why you'd drink with everyone here and some wouldnt piss on you if you were on fire.

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[artistcalledian 0]

great

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[waltappel 1]

I don't know why others take things "seriously" here, but I can answer for myself.

I have a history with many of the people here. I've known many not only in cyberspace, but in person for years now. The people here are just as real to me as they would be if standing next to me.

I've only met rl once, and it was years ago, but it sticks in my mind like it was yesterday. I had admired her for a while on the old rec.skydiving newsgroup and one year, at Bridge Day, met her. I walked into a room at the Holiday Inn after a day of jumping and it was filled with quite a crew of BASE jumpers, including rl.

She was one of those people who have this kind of aura around them. They just kind of stand out in a crowd, even if they are dressed like everyone else and look similar.

She was stunningly beautiful and had these beautiful piercing eyes that seemed to have this ability to look down into the deepest reachest of my soul. It wasn't the least bit intimidating, though, because there was this sense of humanity and kindness.

She's a lot more than just electrons flowing over a network to me.

She's not the only person who hangs out here that I have met. Not by a longshot.

They are real, my friend, and they are some spectacular people.

Sure, we all take advantage of the freedom cyberspace offers to do a bit of role-playing and kidding around, but we connect with each other as people, and that can be a very powerful thing.

I know what it is to be horribly alone. It has only rarely happened in my life, but has made a lasting impression. When someone here reaches out for a little compassion, you will not see me intentionally treating them as if they are only electrons flowing over the internet. I am able to make that translation between cybercommunication and in-person face-to-face communication.

You can think of yourself in any way you want. Nobody will try and interfere with that. If you want others to have the same high opinion of you as you do of youself, you'll need to start by showing some respect for them as people, whether you are communicating in cyberspace or in person.

I hold absolutely no animosity toward you. You remind me of myself many years ago and I don't see a callous shithead, I see someone who, like me years ago, has some growing to do.

Others, though, do see a callous shithead, and I can't blame them. You need to grow.

The sooner that growth comes, the better. If you like yourself now, plan on really loving yourself in the future.

For now, though, try to imagine that they are standing next to you, and treat them accordingly. They do not deserve the lack of respect you sometimes show.

Walt

[Andy9o8 2]

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I think your concerns don't reach outside of yourself.

Direct hit, Walt.

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I also think that if you live long enough you are going to develop a really clever, finely tuned sense of humor.

I look forward to that time.

I look forward to his sincere and heartfelt apology to Squink.

rl

...or to Gus Wing's loved ones for this:
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1962638#1962638

[SkydiveStMarys 0]

Ok..I'm gonna go out on a limb here.... I don't read your posts, I skim them. I think you talk out your ass most of the time. I don't have time for your nonsense. BUT, I did read this last post. I hear anger and I sense you need a

(((((HUG)))))

Though I am not so sure I want to get that close to you. I am not afraid of you but I don't want to waste my time and energy on someone that wouldn't appreciate it. I can "read" people pretty well. I got your number and that is why I just stay clear of you. My wild side though would love to egg you on more then I do.

I guess part of my wild side is coming out by posting this and seeing what your reaction is going to be.

You come across as an ass, I hope that was your goal.

Bobbi

A miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude.

[Remster 30]

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you then take 2 minutes 36 seconds

It takes us 2 seconds to hit the Ban button on our side.

Have fun.

If you are more a face to face person, then please restrict your communications to that medium. Your online personality sucks and we have grown tired of it.

Ths isnt your blog, its a online community. It's Sangiro's house. To you he along with all of us may just be simply handles on a silly website, but to a lot of us, many on here are friends we've met, or are going to meet.

I can only pray you werent that asshole-ish with Milko when you did your AFF with him. Tell him hi from Karen and I, and goodbye.

Remster