Originally Posted by Vanilla (Post 1281735)

This is a very serious situation, how many more generic and dull polls with threads are to come?

Originally Posted by Engine (Post 1281750)

My vote is 8. When a moderator sees this please add 8 to the poll options.

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ? (Post 1281782)

If he wants to create poles he could always get Yac to screw his mother.

Originally Posted by Bloozcrooz (Post 1281829)

:rofl::rofl::rofl:^^^

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1281827)

Moderators, honestly. Is there a problem with me creating so many polls? Because personally, I think it adds excitement to the forum and allows us all to understand what the community thinks about various things. Just because some of you find my polls dull doesnt necessarily mean I should stop creating them you know.....

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1281827)

Moderators, honestly. Is there a problem with me creating so many polls? Because personally, I think it adds excitement to the forum and allows us all to understand what the community thinks about various things. Just because some of you find my polls dull doesnt necessarily mean I should stop creating them you know.....

Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1281957)

I like your polls. Fuck all the haters. :pimp:

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1281841)

Whats funny? ANd also whats the point of this stupid thread.....not even sensible poll options at all. Though I guess there might be good things about this.....could make me more known on this forum.

Originally Posted by Phantom Limb (Post 1281957)

I like your polls. Fuck all the haters. :pimp:

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens (Post 1281985)

Agreed. Whiskey, you just do you, girl :)

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1282040)

There are far too many polls wandering the streets of our cities and towns, nothing to do, nowhere to go. These poor souls (!) have had nothing to look forward to in their dull lives, other than maybe being selected to run a local or general election question, or be grabbed by some spotty teenager for Facebook or some ****e.

Then, like a knight on a white horse, this hitherto unknown Israeli came out of nowhere and descended on every town, city, and village, sweeping up polls in his arms as he came. "YOU'LL do for one about women!" he cried, brandishing one high in the air, "And YOU'LL go lovely with an idea about dinners I have!" And so on he went, charging through the countries of the world, picking up polls and giving them finally a purpose in life, a reason to live, a sense of worth and of belonging!

And his name was revered throughout all Polldom, and he was granted the title
Sir Whiskey, Grand Keeper of the Polls!
Praised be his name, for he has made the mediocre, er, less mediocre!

Here endeth the lesson... ;)

Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1281983)

Nobody said there was a problem with your polls.

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1282071)

Just like when going on a date, the woman could show signs of not wanting to be with you, without even opening her mouth.

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1282071)

Just like when going on a date, the woman could show signs of not wanting to be with you, without even opening her mouth.

Originally Posted by Ki (Post 1282081)

I think that just means she doesn't want to sleep with you.

Originally Posted by zevokes (Post 1282302)

whiskey. please change your name to goldschlager.

Originally Posted by zevokes (Post 1282308)

but everything you say is gold.

Originally Posted by zevokes (Post 1282309)

whiskey, i like you. you are nice.

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1282313)

I wish people like Freebase Dali and Janszoon would think that way.

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1281827)

Moderators, honestly. Is there a problem with me creating so many polls? Because personally, I think it adds excitement to the forum and allows us all to understand what the community thinks about various things. Just because some of you find my polls dull doesnt necessarily mean I should stop creating them you know.....

Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1281983)

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1282071)

Well why is that the impression I get then? You dont have to say something for the other person to realize it by themselves. Just like when going on a date, the woman could show signs of not wanting to be with you, without even opening her mouth.

Originally Posted by Vanilla (Post 1281735)

This is a very serious situation, how many more generic and dull polls with threads are to come?

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ? (Post 1281782)

If he wants to create poles he could always get Yac to screw his mother.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1281784)

:rofl:

Originally Posted by zevokes (Post 1282316)

bah... don't take them personally. they're just playing. but, more importantly, don't take the way anyone else thinks personally. other peoples' opinions are none of your business. nor your concern. you just keep on doing what makes you happy and you're, well, golden.

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA (Post 1283091)

Whiskey, I feel your polls are fine as they are. You should be free to create polls that interest you without moderators jumping in and making fun of them.

I'm sorry that moderators aren't consistently polite here. I feel sad whenever I see them mock someone's contributions like I see them doing to you.

I think quite a few moderators and members want to make the climate here be one where those in power feel free to mock and belittle others. I want MusicBanter to create a climate where members are welcomed to share their opinions and interests, while putting other members down and being rude to them is discouraged.

Some people seeing this thread will probably say that when you feel you are being mocked or teased, pointing that out to defend yourself is "over-reacting" or being "too sensitive." I disagree. Defending yourself is being assertive and is standing up to people who are choosing to be verbally/emotionally abusive.

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Whiskey, I get the same impression as you, and the reason (to state the obvious) is that a moderator, Vanilla, said your polls are generic and dull and created a thread and poll to mock them:



Then our moderators Urban Hatemonger and Freebase joined in the "joke"-making at your expense:





Finally, moderator Burning Down denied that anybody has a problem with your polls, even though that ignores the reality of what people have said in this thread. That makes it harder for you to trust your own emotional reaction to the thread, when your reaction is in fact justified.

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Play doesn't involve many members belittling someone and putting her down. That's called bullying, and I see moderators doing it a lot on this forum. People get their thrills by being mean. I don't, and I wish mods would squelch bullying rather than be main perpetrators of it here at MusicBanter.

Mods, I wish you'd stop creating and contributing to threads that mock members' contributions. If someone isn't being playful with you, then your "play" with them isn't play, especially since you are in a position of power here.

This thread isn't reciprocal playful interaction. This means moderators are simply using your Internet time to make people who have done nothing wrong (other than join MusicBanter) feel uncomfortable by putting them and their contributions down.

Whiskey, I agree with zevokes: it is good not to take it personally when people go out of their way to mock someone. The reason is that whenever people make fun of you, it is due to their *own* issues and problems, and not yours.

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA (Post 1283091)

Then our moderators Urban Hatemonger and Freebase joined in the "joke"-making at your expense:

Originally Posted by Plankton (Post 1283112)

I don't know about a "Gift From Heaven" but yer alright in my book Whiskey. Maybe a bit socially awkward, but your heart is in the right place, and thats endearing. Keep on doing what you do, don't take no **** from no one and let the bad vibes slide off you like water off a duck.

Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR. (Post 1283114)

Maybe we should make a poll? :p: Honestly I thought Whiskey was another jayshreddz creation. In the be all end all, none of this matters on a large scale.

Originally Posted by Plankton (Post 1283121)

I'm on it like white on rice.

Originally Posted by Whiskey (Post 1283131)

So your poll about me got closed after a few minutes eh?

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA (Post 1283091)

Whiskey, I feel your polls are fine as they are. You should be free to create polls that interest you without moderators jumping in and making fun of them.

I'm sorry that moderators aren't consistently polite here. I feel sad whenever I see them mock someone's contributions like I see them doing to you.

I think quite a few moderators and members want to make the climate here be one where those in power feel free to mock and belittle others. I want MusicBanter to create a climate where members are welcomed to share their opinions and interests, while putting other members down and being rude to them is discouraged.

Some people seeing this thread will probably say that when you feel you are being mocked or teased, pointing that out to defend yourself is "over-reacting" or being "too sensitive." I disagree. Defending yourself is being assertive and is standing up to people who are choosing to be verbally/emotionally abusive.

* * *





Whiskey, I get the same impression as you, and the reason (to state the obvious) is that a moderator, Vanilla, said your polls are generic and dull and created a thread and poll to mock them:



Then our moderators Urban Hatemonger and Freebase joined in the "joke"-making at your expense:





Finally, moderator Burning Down denied that anybody has a problem with your polls, even though that ignores the reality of what people have said in this thread. That makes it harder for you to trust your own emotional reaction to the thread, when your reaction is in fact justified.

* * *


Play doesn't involve many members belittling someone and putting her down. That's called bullying, and I see moderators doing it a lot on this forum. People get their thrills by being mean. I don't, and I wish mods would squelch bullying rather than be main perpetrators of it here at MusicBanter.

Mods, I wish you'd stop creating and contributing to threads that mock members' contributions. If someone isn't being playful with you, then your "play" with them isn't play, especially since you are in a position of power here.

This thread isn't reciprocal playful interaction. This means moderators are simply using your Internet time to make people who have done nothing wrong (other than join MusicBanter) feel uncomfortable by putting them and their contributions down.

Whiskey, I agree with zevokes: it is good not to take it personally when people go out of their way to mock someone. The reason is that whenever people make fun of you, it is due to their *own* issues and problems, and not yours.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1283140)

I haven't been involved in this thread at all so I don't have dog in this fight. But I just wanted to say that this passive-aggressive lecture by Vegangelica is by far the rudest thing in the thread.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1281776)

I don't see the following option:

"Whiskey had long ago set out to be the world's largest pole collector. As an admirer of poles, he sought to find and/or create as many as he could, simply to be surrounded by such a variety of poles of all lengths, girths, and hues. When he arrived here at this forum, he saw the option to create a poll in threads. 'Silly forum administrators', he thought, 'you spelled poles wrong.' He then began to create polls. But much to his dismay, nothing was happening. 'Stupid forum, you are inadequate at pole creation', he thought. Yet, Whiskey was a determined young man, and no matter how many silly, illiterate administrators there were here, nor how bad this forum is at creating poles, he fought on. And to this day, he is still fighting."

Why is this not an option?
It should be.

Originally Posted by zevokes (Post 1283144)

passive aggressive? hardly. that was about as head-on as it comes.