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« Reply #8910 on: October 13, 2009, 05:22:46 PM » |
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Yes, it's true, the more you post, the more respect you get. The better your posts are, the more respect you get. Some of the most respected forumites are not yet DSMs but each of their posts are worth the wait. Just like academia (now that's a surprise): the more you publish, the better respected you are. Alternatively, if you've published a small number of really good articles, you'll also be respected.
You don't like the system? This forum, and indeed academia, may not be for you.
Oh, if you only post crap - no number of posts will garner you respect.
Alas, Mouseman, my contributions are more than just a high post count. Not only did I start 2 very popular threads (do they still have the highest post count?), but I set a precedent for long threads. Also, I was behind the On the Money forum. The Katrina forum was also my brainchild, though its usefulness has served its purpose. So maybe *I'm* not that special, but my contributions to the fora are. Ah, Pry, you are more than just another poster with a high post count. You are The Foracle. Using the Academia metaphor, you hold an Endowed Chair. Besides which, people disrespect you at their own peril... Ohhhh, you're so sweet! |
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anthroid
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« Reply #8911 on: October 13, 2009, 05:26:53 PM » |
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Yes, it's true, the more you post, the more respect you get. The better your posts are, the more respect you get. Some of the most respected forumites are not yet DSMs but each of their posts are worth the wait. Just like academia (now that's a surprise): the more you publish, the better respected you are. Alternatively, if you've published a small number of really good articles, you'll also be respected.
You don't like the system? This forum, and indeed academia, may not be for you.
Oh, if you only post crap - no number of posts will garner you respect.
Alas, Mouseman, my contributions are more than just a high post count. Not only did I start 2 very popular threads (do they still have the highest post count?), but I set a precedent for long threads. Also, I was behind the On the Money forum. The Katrina forum was also my brainchild, though its usefulness has served its purpose. So maybe *I'm* not that special, but my contributions to the fora are. Ah, Pry, you are more than just another poster with a high post count. You are The Foracle. Using the Academia metaphor, you hold an Endowed Chair. Besides which, people disrespect you at their own peril... Ohhhh, you're so sweet! Not sweet, simply accurate! |
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Do you hail from Planet Hello Kitty? It's like an action movie, but boring.
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mystictechgal
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« Reply #8912 on: October 13, 2009, 05:39:53 PM » |
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I cringe at that very sincere, very naive remark, although the poster seems to recognize that the situations are not exactly comparable. It was meant well, and I might have had the same reaction at that age. That said, grief is grief. Good luck in life, little one, and bon courage with what life throws at you down the road.
If it's the post I think you mean it's really not a bad suggestion. Writing something like that to say goodbye to my husband and to all the things I'll miss now that he's gone was the first exercise in the grief recovery book I'm using. I had a hard time figuring out how to start, and I wasn't at all sure it was going to do anything other than make me even sadder, but it turned out to help me immensely. Far more than I ever believed it would when I started writing. |
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« Reply #8913 on: October 13, 2009, 05:53:18 PM » |
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I cringe at that very sincere, very naive remark, although the poster seems to recognize that the situations are not exactly comparable. It was meant well, and I might have had the same reaction at that age. That said, grief is grief. Good luck in life, little one, and bon courage with what life throws at you down the road.
If it's the post I think you mean it's really not a bad suggestion. Writing something like that to say goodbye to my husband and to all the things I'll miss now that he's gone was the first exercise in the grief recovery book I'm using. I had a hard time figuring out how to start, and I wasn't at all sure it was going to do anything other than make me even sadder, but it turned out to help me immensely. Far more than I ever believed it would when I started writing. Oh no, I think it is a great suggestion - more I just feel for the student because as hard as that loss is going to be for him/her, there may be so much more to come (as the OP's post illustrates). |
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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mystictechgal
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« Reply #8914 on: October 13, 2009, 06:11:09 PM » |
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I cringe at that very sincere, very naive remark, although the poster seems to recognize that the situations are not exactly comparable. It was meant well, and I might have had the same reaction at that age. That said, grief is grief. Good luck in life, little one, and bon courage with what life throws at you down the road.
If it's the post I think you mean it's really not a bad suggestion. Writing something like that to say goodbye to my husband and to all the things I'll miss now that he's gone was the first exercise in the grief recovery book I'm using. I had a hard time figuring out how to start, and I wasn't at all sure it was going to do anything other than make me even sadder, but it turned out to help me immensely. Far more than I ever believed it would when I started writing. Oh no, I think it is a great suggestion - more I just feel for the student because as hard as that loss is going to be for him/her, there may be so much more to come (as the OP's post illustrates). Yes. It certainly doesn't get any easier as we age. |
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« Reply #8915 on: October 13, 2009, 06:19:38 PM » |
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These have been accumulating for a while...
1. Madhatter's on a roll tonight!
2. Why begrudge people their happiness when it comes at no one's expense? Envy, I can understand, and grief, but grudginess? Well, people process things differently, I guess.
3. Oh, come on.
4. I don't think that would be nearly the boon that you seem to be suggesting. Major culture/lifestyle clash.
5. It's not a bad word, and has its uses, but this is ridiculous.
6. My hiney!
7. I, for one, don't see the need for hazing the n00bs. Maybe playing with, just a little. Catch and release, though. But I'm a known softy.
8. Awwwwwwwww!
9. Down with the sacred cows. Not that I'm calling anyone a cow.
10. Down, boy! Really not the time or place for that tactless comment.
11. Oh, I'm glad you said that, so I didn't have to one-off it.
12. Wasn't there just a thread about that?
13. Wow, that stinks.
14. Oh, I wish you wouldn't have edited that. It was much nicer -- rather sweet, really -- before you added the disgusting part.
15. S/he's right, you know.
16. What?!
17. Well, I sure couldn't do it, but it sounds kinda cool.
Ah, much better.
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anthroid
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« Reply #8916 on: October 13, 2009, 06:26:39 PM » |
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Love the list, Namazu.
My one-off:
Why don't you figure out correct punctuation before tattling about someone else?
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Do you hail from Planet Hello Kitty? It's like an action movie, but boring.
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« Reply #8917 on: October 13, 2009, 06:37:12 PM » |
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Hello--the nooblets come after me. They think it makes them big shots or something.
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Clowns, I tell you. Clowns.
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marigolds
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« Reply #8918 on: October 13, 2009, 06:39:11 PM » |
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Hello--the nooblets come after me. They think it makes them big shots or something.
The young wolves (teen wolves?) always try to take on the alpha wolves. If they win, they can take over pack leadership. I don't foresee that happening in this case. |
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"You and your mom are hillbillies. This is a house of learned doctors."
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« Reply #8919 on: October 13, 2009, 06:57:39 PM » |
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6. My hiney!
I may have to test drive this as a signature line. |
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How many of your grandmothers still are living, and how is their health?
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« Reply #8920 on: October 13, 2009, 07:46:40 PM » |
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While I do understand how these things happen, I really wish that we could all stay out of our students' personal lives a little better.
Sometimes it's just time to say, "I'm not qualified to help you with this" and send them to the counselors.
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I think this thread is going well. Don't you think this thread is going well?
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voxprincipalis
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« Reply #8921 on: October 13, 2009, 10:59:27 PM » |
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Dude.
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marigolds
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« Reply #8922 on: October 13, 2009, 11:35:20 PM » |
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Dude.
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"You and your mom are hillbillies. This is a house of learned doctors."
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« Reply #8923 on: October 14, 2009, 12:10:54 AM » |
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Dude.
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Rude dude. Rude dude with a 'tude. (99% sure this is related) Yep. I think he's fishing for a fight. |
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...I can't help rooting for the underdog underbird. |
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« Reply #8924 on: October 14, 2009, 12:24:31 AM » |
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Dude.
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When you are a scientist your opinions and prejudices become facts. Science is like magic that way!
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