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Oh the humanity! Oy, been

artappraiser — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:00:16 +0000

In reply to Interesting tactic. Attack

Oy, been there done that much worse long ago, (if memory serves correct it was close to dante's seventh circle):

& learned my lesson:

The "get a life" j'accuse has a long history on internet forums, because inevitably some people start role playing high school in the background. (With health care costs over the last decade, they can't afford professional role play therapy, or somethin'?) Anyhew, the characters in the drama virtually never reflect reality so no harm to those not participating even though their names might be used. Doesn't bother me a wit. And I really really really don't want to relive high school agin'. Never agin'.

Thanks for considering my

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:44:49 +0000

In reply to @Genghis, I agree with your

Thanks for considering my reaction, tmac. I look forward to your next blog.

Q, I have nothing to add

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:12:41 +0000

In reply to TMac. Just to conclude this

Q, I have nothing to add except that I really respect this comment and the intentions behind it.

I accept and truly appreciate

Michael Wolraich — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:56:24 +0000

In reply to Thanks for the response,

I accept and truly appreciate the apology, O.B. I'm sorry you feel that you and your friends were treated unfairly.

I know that we have differences about the neutrality of the moderation that probably cannot be reconciled, but please believe me when I say that we never wanted you or the others to leave the site, nor to suppress your political opinions. Our objective has always been to maintain an atmosphere of decorum and mutual respect with as limited interference from the moderators as possible. If we have failed in that, it was a failure of execution, not intention.

For what it's worth, I always felt that your comments and blog posts strongly contributed to spirit of the constructive debate at dagblog, without exception, and that your leaving was a loss to the site.

In any case, thank you for the warm wishes. I likewise wish you the best of luck in life and with your own writing. And I do sincerely hope that you decide to return dagblog sometime in the future.

Ah, makes sense as the

bwakfat — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:42:30 +0000

In reply to Germany has a very

Ah, makes sense as the youtubes I ran into problems with were posted by someone in Germany. Did you know Code and Paige are in Germany and that they got married? You should hook up. I'm sure it would be a good time.

Germany has a very

Beetlejuice — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:53:20 +0000

In reply to No, it's because Beetle is

Germany has a very restrictive internet usage policy for viewing video clips, full length videos, and listening to music. There are ways to work around their censorship, but this particular video clip is locked down tight. That said, my input is a subtle hint people need to be a little more verbose because many on the receiving side experience denial of service because of international legalese on intellectual property being shared regardless the forum.

Thanks for the response,

Anonymous Obey — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:46:53 +0000

In reply to O.B., I was quite surprised

Thanks for the response, Genghis.

There is no need for bridge building, but nevertheless, please do accept my sincere apologies for any hurtful comment on one of those threads. I can't remember what was said, but if you can find it in your heart, try to remember that they were uttered in a moment of feeling unfairly treated at dag, a sense of betrayal by old friends, and in anger and frustration at the way people I cared about had been dealt with, good people, some in difficult personal circumstances, who imho deserved better. Not an excuse, but it may make it slightly easier to forgive or understand.

Best of luck with the site and your very promising writing career!

O.B.

Heh, looks like my ex. Stay

bwakfat — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:13:13 +0000

In reply to Bwak, are you grinding your

Heh, looks like my ex.

Stay strong, Resistance.

Take what back? That you're

bwakfat — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:11:15 +0000

In reply to Ha. Missed your comment,

Take what back? That you're sorry? You have no call to be sorry to me, so...

But wow, I wish I hadn't gone to KGBs link. The daggers don't deserve this animosity. I'm very sad and ashamed of my friends. This is grade school spite. Very GOP.

Bad form, people.

Bad form.

I hope you folks will see how your behavior has hurt people that respect you. I really do.

Signing off for now, in the hopes that fences get mended, and folks get over things, if I can help, you all know I'm at bwakfat at yahoo. I'll do my best. This is beyond silly.

I'm one disappointed chicken. Just remember, you're all very nice people. Be good to each other.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING

Richard Day — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:01:47 +0000

In reply to In Defense of Prof. Melissa Harris Perry - Updated Links.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRU6tQdyYqQ