re: The ox and the ox-herd

so, in short . . What I said to begin with hahaha

Maybe it's like, when someone is insulting someone on here, eventually it will get to her so much that she'll give in and just follow?

Only the following is giving into them & fighting back . . .

Quoting sweet baby jesus™:“ so, in short . . What I said to begin with hahaha Maybe it's like, when someone is insulting someone ... [snip!] ... will get to her so much that she'll give in and just follow? Only the following is giving into them & fighting back . . .”

Yes, if that is what you meant by follow, then you were essentially correct.

C.

K, awesome. You are right of course.

I'm going to the drama corner now.

Be back next year.
<3

ok i've used way too many neurons with this post...but it was worth my time though...nice change from the usual post...kudos to you OP...
allrighty then
i'm out
night night ladies

Have a good night.

C.

Quoting God:“ Yes, if that is what you meant by follow, then you were essentially correct. C.”

Well I actually just used that verb because of the whole ox herd analogy . . I didn't really have a specific thought for it.
I know that I didn't mean follow, follow. . I don't think that someone that was just insulted by someone would all the sudden follow them . .

Quoting God:“ Ok, we're on page two. I will explain why I posted this now. Nobody figured out what *I* meant, though ... [snip!] ... a normal human response, but as I said, it also lets them win. They are like the ox-herd, goading you into the ox pen. C.”

That is exactly why if I'm feeling like I'm watching a monkey hump a football, then I just close out, remove the post from my replied list and move on with life. I'm sure in a few months the same post will be back up. LOL

I don't see any issue with coming to a peaceful conclusion though. I don't think this is compliance, but more of, "Hey, you didn't convince me otherwise, so let's agree to disagree civilly and move on." I don't think there are reasons for hurt feelings if someone uses tact and maturity to convey their point, no matter how intense it might be. In a discussion, there aren't room for insults or name calling. People confuse name calling with generalizations. For example, if someone said "I think that it is lazy when parents ___________." Of course there is one person that probably does the fill in the blank activity, but that's not saying that individual is lazy dreg. This, I don't think is name calling. Just like saying, "It's ignorant to think ____________." Name calling is out of context and is there just to provoke.

As for myself, I've been on many forums where I didn't fit in and I was constantly degraded and attacked. These were private forums too where you had to get approval to be on there. That hurt. It was like a bad case of the highschools again. I disagree with many on here, but I can't say off the top of my head there is anyone that I do not respect their opinion or dislike. Actually, I'm quite fond of the girls that I disagree with.

In any situation there will be a herd mentality. Humans by nature are obedient and no one wants to not be accepted. There was this experiment done where like 5 college kids (4 actors, 1 non) were sat in a room. The actors were instructed to always vote for the wrong answer. The college kid in the beginning would vote for what he knew was right. After about 10 minute, the college kid began raising his hand to what he knew were the wrong answers (like which line is longer? and there was a picture obviously showing a longer line). He was complying to fit in with his peers. I absolutely see this on these forums.

Quoting Pr0nkBeth:“ That is exactly why if I'm feeling like I'm watching a monkey hump a football, then I just close out, ... [snip!] ... a picture obviously showing a longer line). He was complying to fit in with his peers. I absolutely see this on these forums.”

Yeah, I see it a lot too.

C.

Quoting God:“ I'll explain the context in a bit, but I'd like to see if anyone figures out what I'm getting at with that comment, first. C.”

year of the ox, baby!
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Love chinese astrology.

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C, I think the people who *should* have read this thread...


didn't.


And it's seriously taking everything in me to not hit the "D" button on a certain thread that's floating around our beloved D & D...and I'm not, because I know how you feel about D & D threads going to TDC.

But I do wish we could petition Mara to move it for us...

Cus I'm so tired of looking at it.

If it needs to move, by all means, flag it. I'd rather keep the drama out, and if that means moving a thread, it means moving a thread.

I suspect I know which thread you mean, if I'm right, I stopped following it the other day, heh.

C.

HAH! I kept myself on page one trying to figure out what you meant.

But I prefer the term "Ass Twitchers"