ngdawg

I admire the tenacity of anyone who would stick around anyplace that, in its youthful stage, is only either acidic or nonsensical with no rhyme or reason.
You, Pan, Tec etc., hopefully will be catalysts to steer chaos into quality.
But, as evidenced in this thread, chaos does not understand boundaries.
My respect for quite a few has diminished greatly and the disappointment I've been feeling in them is overwhelming-it is obvious they don't care and refuse to believe that they were actually liked and respected based on their personas here. By the same token, personally, my respect for others has grown as I observe them rise above the fracas that ensued. I have been having conversations with others that, believe it or not, like talking to me -their views are similar.
There's been a lot of mentioning of 'censorship' as it pertains to TFP, but why is being civil equated with censorship? Why is chaos and mudslinging and nastiness held in high esteem? I don't get what thrill people receive from it.
If it's to let off steam, there are better ways, I'm sure.
No one in real life presents only the worst of themselves in the hopes of being respected and this is no different; yet, it seems to be the expectations now.
We have lost a great deal of really fine people because of the actions of one or two just here. Is animosity and the lowest common denominator really worth losing more? Life's short and it's a day game. Going out of one's way to make others uncomfortable, defensive, disgusted is just a stupid way to behave. Those that get uncomfortable, defensive and disgusted are not going to stick around much and haven't. That's not diversity or evolution nor is it some place to enjoy.
I really hope that those who brought their personal issues here are satisfied with that choice. It could very well turn out that more than one of us has shot themselves in the foot.

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