Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[payn]

Oh, I feel ya. The Topic? It sucks. And yet, They keep bringing up The Topic! It's like whatever you post, They read what you write, and then turn it into what they want to talk about, which is always The Topic!

I guess when all you have is a hammer, every comment looks like The Topic.

On the plus side, I did once write a post with the titled The DM Is Not a Player, and Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock, so I guess I deserve all The Topic calumny that comes my way. How was I to know the The Topic includes Hot Topic????

 

[TiQuinn]

Alternately, heap as much praise as reasonable on that post in an effort to coax better behavior from posters. Positive reinforcement and all that.

Nope. Been there, done that, had it blow back. I find the reasonableness to be the outlier and reversion back to their old posts to be the most likely result.

 

[TiQuinn]

Oh, I feel ya. The Topic? It sucks. And yet, They keep bringing up The Topic! It's like whatever you post, They read what you write, and then turn it into what they want to talk about, which is always The Topic!

I guess when all you have is a hammer, every comment looks like The Topic.

On the plus side, I did once write a post with the titled The DM Is Not a Player, and Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock, so I guess I deserve all The Topic calumny that comes my way. How was I to know the The Topic includes Hot Topic????

Also:

Poster 1: Here’s a topic.

Poster 2: I DONT GET IT.

Everyone: let’s all not discuss the topic and make the thread about how Poster 2 doesn’t understand the topic.

Topic: wait a sec? Weren’t you gonna talk about me?

Everyone: NO. More important everyone responds to Poster 2!

(And yes, I’m equally guilty of this.)

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Nope. Been there, done that, had it blow back. I find the reasonableness to be the outlier and reversion back to their old posts to be the most likely result.

Try to say to them." You are right" and they'll switch position and snap at you " you are wrong, I'm not right, you can't know what's right because you are wrong and I'm right"

So yeah..don't get your hopes up and ignore. Anyway, it hasn't really about TTRPGs for a while.

 

[dragoner]

Also:

Poster 1: Here’s a topic.

Poster 2: I DONT GET IT.

Everyone: let’s all not discuss the topic and make the thread about how Poster 2 doesn’t understand the topic.

Topic: wait a sec? Weren’t you gonna talk about me?

Everyone: NO. More important everyone responds to Poster 2!

(And yes, I’m equally guilty of this.)

There is also the alternative:

Topic starter: opens topic...

2nd post: 7 paragraph pseudo related rant, totally derailing topic. Could be almost a cut and paste from a previous thread.

 

[CleverNickName]

Well that was a ride. I was late to the party, so I only just now read the thread and it felt a lot like this:

12:00 p.m. - Hello, I'd like to promote my product on your website.
12:05 p.m. - Hey, stop! You can't promote it like that, you're making me look bad!
12:10 p.m. - (deleted)

I guess the main takeaway is this: Morrus takes his job and his website's reputation very seriously. If you're thinking about using either of them to run a Bitcoin scam, AI-generated cash grab, fake crowdfunder, or similar con, you are going to get caught and thrown to the wolves.

 

[Umbran]

2. A person that is usually reasonable and helpful flies off the deep end.

In both cases, it's hard to reconcile.

Meh. "Dude had a bad day." Done and reconciled.

 

[Scribe]

Not quite, but close enough. I am tired.

 

[Deset Gled]

I really want Puddles Pity Party to do concerts with Social Repose. The "Committed to the Bit Tour".

 

[Meech17]

Not quite, but close enough. I am tired.

This has been a long, and rough week. I don't know if we're just getting to the end of the year and people are getting antsy, but it feels like there's some extra stupid floating around.

We've got fun weekend plans and I'm not even looking forward to them. At this point I feel like I'd almost prefer to stay in and rot on the couch with the dog instead.