I think you are quite awesome when you are "on one" matt, but I have never thought of you as an asshole or a troll. It is only a message board, nobody gets killed.
― xelab, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 19:27 (nine years ago)
the ilm people who create the most bizarre poll and list threads, I'll never quite understand the impulse, but I usually think "shine on, you crazy diamond"
― μpright mammal (mh), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 19:28 (nine years ago)
thanks xelab, that means a lot rn.
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 19:29 (nine years ago)
Seeing as TWU can't actually remember the incident in question (or get my 'name' right) without recourse to looking at a thread that is no longer complete, I would like to correct his typically self-aggrandising version of events.
On an thread about three years ago, someone posted something about a dead person that was not (wholly) accurate, and which made worse a delicate and VERY complicated situation, not that long after this person had died, when the sense of loss was still pretty raw, for me at least. I asked a Mod to delete the post (I believe this is the only time I've ever made such a request in all the time I've been on ILX, fwiw). The post was amended to remove a name, and (I think) a few other posts around it were actually deleted. At this point, TWU barged onto the thread and started to aggressively insist that these 'censored' posts be reinstated. When it was pointed out to him that this was a pretty sensitive matter involving someone who was a friend to many people here, and that possibly this didn't really concern him, he told me to go fuck myself (I did, I admit, tell him to STFU, because I was just so incensed at the way he was trying to turn an act of decency on the part of the mod in question - protecting the memory of someone who, I think, was well liked here and elsewhere - into some bullshit quest for the 'truth' on ILX).
At no point today was I suggesting (and apologies to anyone who thought otherwise) that TWU was speaking ill of the dead directly - but his bombast, insensitivity and blinding self-regard offended me more than anything I've seen on ILX. His intervention only served to throw more attention onto something that could have passed by with much less incident or attention. I want the dead person in question to be remembered for much more than this tiny, unhappy aspect of their life, and I'm annoyed at myself that kicking off in this way means I've actually revived the whole sorry business (I think it was seeing TWU yet again resorting to aggressive insults when in conversation with Fred, an ILXOR who I think brings a lot to this board, that I 'snapped'). But I really will make this my last word on the subject. I plan to ignore TWU from now on, he can call me whatever shit he likes.
― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:08 (nine years ago)
A member of the lunatic fringe, as you will
― sarahell, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:13 (nine years ago)
I have nothing to call Ward but a liar. The thread is still on ILX and easy enough to find.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:38 (nine years ago)
The "aggressive insult" directed toward Frederick B. was "dum-dum".
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 20:40 (nine years ago)
but i mean
U2's The Edge [Started by Joshua Glazer (matthewcampari) in July 2006, last updated 23 minutes ago by Josh in Chicago on I Love Music] 4 new answers
― mattresslessness, Friday, 11 December 2015 05:01 (nine years ago)
<3
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Friday, 11 December 2015 05:15 (nine years ago)
Star Wars 7 shit talk [Started by Ned Raggett in November 2012, last updated 34 minutes ago by Josh in Chicago on I Love Everything] 361 new answers
― when the gaz coombes around (sarahell), Thursday, 17 December 2015 00:15 (nine years ago)
Star Wars 7 shit talk [Started by Ned Raggett in November 2012, last updated 3 seconds ago by μpright mammal (mh) on I Love Everything] 362 new answers
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 17 December 2015 00:54 (nine years ago)
it's nothing personal ... actually, it's less "no way" tbh and more "shrug *sigh*"
― when the gaz coombes around (sarahell), Thursday, 17 December 2015 00:56 (nine years ago)
no that is me thinking "can't believe this dude keeps posting to this damn thread" only that dude is me
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 17 December 2015 01:13 (nine years ago)
Coachella 2016 [Started by Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (benbbag) in December 2015, last updated 19 minutes ago by Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (benbbag) on I Love Music] 12 new answers
― flag post please (mattresslessness), Thursday, 31 December 2015 06:18 (nine years ago)
Rolling 'this is sexist' thread [Started by Kiarostami bag (milo z) in February 2012, last updated Yesterday by calstars] 1 new answer
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a track (imago), Thursday, 7 January 2016 00:11 (nine years ago)
Froshbut boy [Started by Saoirse birther (darraghmac) in January 2016, last updated 36 minutes ago by Saoirse birther (darraghmac) on I Love Everything]
― christmas hasbara (nakhchivan), Sunday, 17 January 2016 01:06 (nine years ago)
Amazon Kindle (ebook thingy) [Started by toby in November 2007, last updated 2 hours ago by Josh in Chicago on I Love Everything] 7 new answersPJ Harvey : Classic or Dud [Started by Dr. C in February 2001, last updated 2 hours ago by Josh in Chicago on I Love Music] 2 new answers
― Mr. Snroombes (mattresslessness), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 06:13 (nine years ago)
i wonder if he is ever bored by himself
― clouds, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 17:12 (nine years ago)
rolling thread for the dismantling of white supremacy [Started by ecclesiastes nutz (m bison) in January 2016, last updated 7 minutes ago by the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱) on I Love Everything] 30 new answers
― 龜, Thursday, 21 January 2016 13:12 (nine years ago)
lol
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a truck (imago), Thursday, 21 January 2016 13:14 (nine years ago)
Not often I frequent this thread but that one is a doozy.
― The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 January 2016 13:25 (nine years ago)
no shade to m bison but no way im gonna read anything white power phil has to say in that thread
― 龜, Thursday, 21 January 2016 14:56 (nine years ago)
U can get a white power pill fyi
― broderik f (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 January 2016 18:01 (nine years ago)
http://pacman.com/en/wp-content/themes/PACMAN/images/footer_pacman.gif
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 21 January 2016 19:03 (nine years ago)
yeah hard to beat that, however
― eoy_saer (wins), Thursday, 21 January 2016 22:12 (nine years ago)
Did Woody Guthrie's machine ever kill a fascist? [Started by PB in July 2005, last updated 5 minutes ago by Josh in Chicago on I Love Music] 1 new answer
the white man's burden to enlighten the world
― clouds, Friday, 22 January 2016 14:42 (nine years ago)
why are most white rappers ugly? [Started by cloverlandthug in February 2004, last updated 11 minutes ago by The Once-ler on I Love Music] 2 new answers
― bicyclescope (mattresslessness), Friday, 29 January 2016 00:25 (nine years ago)
Are you cool with forks making Spotify playlists out of every rolling thread without permission? [Started by bicyclescope (mattresslessness) in February 2016
― frogbs, Thursday, 4 February 2016 14:23 (nine years ago)
Going to have to read that when I get, looks like a lorra lorra laffs.
― The Robustness of Captchas (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:05 (nine years ago)
It's amazing
― broderik f (darraghmac), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:07 (nine years ago)
Dance music that isn't dance music? [Started by posted with permission by (dog latin) in February 2016, last updated 51 minutes ago by paolo on I Love Music] 21 new answers
― nakhchivan, Thursday, 11 February 2016 19:25 (nine years ago)
oh no
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 11 February 2016 22:12 (nine years ago)
“If I was two-and-a-half metres tall and didn’t know how to control a ball then I may have gone to England" (The Premier League 2015/16) [Started by Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short) in August 2015, last updated Sunday, 14 February 2016 16:44 by Soon all logins will look like this (darraghmac) on I Love Everything] 35 new answers
― r|t|c, Sunday, 14 February 2016 17:04 (nine years ago)
Cmon in and join the fun
― Soon all logins will look like this (darraghmac), Sunday, 14 February 2016 17:21 (nine years ago)
Marijuana: Classic or Dud? [Started by shookout (shookout) in November 2004, last updated 24 minutes ago by Frederik B] 8 new answers
― drive me to a girly rave (DJ Mencap), Friday, 18 March 2016 13:07 (nine years ago)
hey gawker dudes. what the fuck is wrong with you? [Started by a strawman stuffed with their collection of 12 cds (jjjusten) in February 2015, last updated 33 minutes ago by Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40) on I Love Everything] 8 new answers
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Friday, 18 March 2016 15:29 (nine years ago)
Zootopia (2016) - Furry little Wall St. bros who are fat and eat popsicles! AAGH! [Started by leet gentlemen's club (contenderizer) in March 2016, last updated 10 minutes ago by flappy bird on I Love Everything] 20 new answers
― Rainer Weirder Faßbooker (wins), Friday, 18 March 2016 17:14 (nine years ago)
Cancer (2016) - fetid sewage rotting corpses rape pestilence! AAGH! [Started by leet gentlemen's club (contenderizer) in March 2016, last updated 10 minutes ago by flappy bird on I Love Everything] 20 new answers
― stanley krubrick (rip van wanko), Friday, 18 March 2016 17:31 (nine years ago)
ugh
― clouds, Friday, 18 March 2016 17:32 (nine years ago)
omfg ilm
― Laertiades (imago), Thursday, 24 March 2016 23:38 (nine years ago)
Do you eat the booty? [Started by 龜 in December 2014, last updated 4 minutes ago by ulysses on I Love TMI] 4 new answers POLL results
― ejemplo (crüt), Thursday, 7 April 2016 15:35 (nine years ago)
does that cast the classic works of Homer in a new light for you, crutis?
― sarahell, Thursday, 7 April 2016 17:06 (nine years ago)
Top ten
― Ecomigrant gnomics (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 April 2016 18:54 (nine years ago)
that's a classic thread
― Treeship, Thursday, 7 April 2016 18:59 (nine years ago)
booty crutis
― Keks + Nuss (contenderizer), Thursday, 7 April 2016 19:00 (nine years ago)
trees otm it is a great thread
― marcos, Thursday, 7 April 2016 19:29 (nine years ago)
Bitch, bitch, bitch [Started by Shaz in September 2002, last updated 17 minutes ago by normcore strengthening exercises (benbbag) on I Rate Everything] 1 new answer
― map, Monday, 16 May 2016 12:49 (nine years ago)
Luna [Started by jaycee d. in November 2003, last updated 1 minute ago by dlp9001 on I Must Protest!] 1 new answer
― a mom shaped pom (wins), Saturday, 21 May 2016 20:07 (nine years ago)
Hillary Clinton: Classic or Dud? [Started by the pinefox in July 2001, last updated 5 minutes ago by we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius) on I Love Everything] 1 new answer
― Mordy, Wednesday, 25 May 2016 19:15 (nine years ago)