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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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@ MrBurns: You just delivered a very fine occasion to see if the red button really works. I can tell you it does.
Your PS, even though it's your opinion should have been kept as such.
I'm not quite sure about Skip's family situation nor about his political orientation but neither of this has to be a topic in this forum.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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Quoting MrBurns:
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We all have our faults and should learn to love and tolerate each other despite those faults so we can live together in a healthy community that is free of conceitedness and condescension.


P.S.: Skip is a fascist bastard.


Totally uncalled for ... 
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The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
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Quoting mwkirchner:
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Quoting MrBurns:
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We all have our faults and should learn to love and tolerate each other despite those faults so we can live together in a healthy community that is free of conceitedness and condescension.


P.S.: Skip is a fascist bastard.


Totally uncalled for ... 


This was intended to be funny, which it was.  Hopefully if you read it again you might see the humor?
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@ MrBurns: You just delivered a very fine occasion to see if the red button really works. I can tell you it does.
Your PS, even though it's your opinion should have been kept as such.
I'm not quite sure about Skip's family situation nor about his political orientation but neither of this has to be a topic in this forum.


It was a joke, didn't you read the two lines prior to the PS?
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Yes, it clearly was intended as a joke.

Sadly, it was, at best, a very inappropriate joke.

IMO.
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It may have been meant as a joke, but it was badly phrased and comes across as offensive.
Also not everyone on the forums is a native english speaker, so may not have got the joke anyway.
If you're going to try and pull a joke like that in a public forum you make damned sure everyone knows it's a joke!
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Quoting FUBAR:
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Quoting goblinsdoitall:
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@ MrBurns: You just delivered a very fine occasion to see if the red button really works. I can tell you it does.
Your PS, even though it's your opinion should have been kept as such.
I'm not quite sure about Skip's family situation nor about his political orientation but neither of this has to be a topic in this forum.


It was a joke, didn't you read the two lines prior to the PS?


If this would be really a joke (I'm not convinced about this anyway..) a small hint like a smiley could mitigate this offensive remark!

No statement, no apology. This was definitely a well calculated affront!
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Hi Guys,

Indeed the comment was un-called for & inappropriate. I believe the comments that followed were sufficient, to show the collective disgust, & caused the poster to re-think such comments. Punishment with a bad star, had (IMHO) no effect in altering the behavior. A moderator would have deleted the remark, instantly & we would not spend two pages publicly discussing the matter. Like I've said before, the stars system is slow to react when its most needed.

Take Care
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Hi Guys,

Indeed the comment was un-called for & inappropriate. I believe the comments that followed were sufficient, to show the collective disgust, & caused the poster to re-think such comments. Punishment with a bad star, had (IMHO) no effect in altering the behavior. A moderator would have deleted the remark, instantly & we would not spend two pages publicly discussing the matter. Like I've said before, the stars system is slow to react when its most needed.

Take Care
Rico


Thank you, Rico, I totally agree! If this would be really a joke, I have to admit that I don't have the intellectual access to those kind of jokes, or my word pool is not sufficient!
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Hi Guys,

Indeed the comment was un-called for & inappropriate. I believe the comments that followed were sufficient, to show the collective disgust, & caused the poster to re-think such comments. Punishment with a bad star, had (IMHO) no effect in altering the behavior. A moderator would have deleted the remark, instantly & we would not spend two pages publicly discussing the matter. Like I've said before, the stars system is slow to react when its most needed.

Take Care
Rico


This post earned 1 good star & 1 bad star. To whoever gave a bad star, care to explain your rational for giving & how it fits into the designers planned usage?

Take Care
Rico
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This was intended to be funny, which it was.  Hopefully if you read it again you might see the humor?


If this reply actually came from the original poster, I MIGHT consider it to be true and just badly phrased. Since you're not him/her and probably can't read minds either (I can't, that's for sure), your explanation is nothing but guesswork.

And someone with only 11 posts prior to this one should better make damned sure he/she doesn't get misunderstood, as hardly anyone knows the character behind the avatar.
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Quoting goblinsdoitall:
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@ MrBurns: You just delivered a very fine occasion to see if the red button really works. I can tell you it does.
Your PS, even though it's your opinion should have been kept as such.
I'm not quite sure about Skip's family situation nor about his political orientation but neither of this has to be a topic in this forum.

I just got a negative for this, can't really believe it.
I still don't see it as a joke, not even as satire.
Now I understand why some people prefer to give negative marks anonymously, I still prefer to say that I did give a negative (it was my first) and why.

So, to the anonymous who didn't even have the guts to say why: What was it for?
For giving a negative in general, or for not understanding a "joke" that was at it's best inappropriate?

Both doesn't justify a negative because both isn't violating any forum rules.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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I just got a negative for this, can't really believe it.


Quoting Rico:
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To whoever gave a bad star, care to explain your rational for giving & how it fits into the designers planned usage?


Greens to both. Balance restored... 
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Hi Guys,

Herr Goblins - I feel your pain! Good star to you.

Northblok - Thank You! Good star to you

Undeserved bad stars will always be a problem, as long as the current system is in place. The stars system gives power to individuals, who should not have it. Yes I know a few random bad stars, does not adversely affect my reputation, but still it's bothersome. Yes I know the admins are supposedly removing, undeserved bad stars, but this seems rare.

Take Care Amigos
Rico
If I felt any better I'd be sick!
Envy is mental theft. If you covet another mans possessions, then you should be willing to take on his responsibilities, heartaches, and troubles, along with his money. D. Koontz
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Quoting FUBAR:
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Quoting mwkirchner:
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Quoting MrBurns:
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We all have our faults and should learn to love and tolerate each other despite those faults so we can live together in a healthy community that is free of conceitedness and condescension.


P.S.: Skip is a fascist bastard.


Totally uncalled for ... 


This was intended to be funny, which it was.  Hopefully if you read it again you might see the humor?


Sorry Fubar ... generally when someone is trying to convey something that is funny they use something like    after the statement. I did not see that anywhere in the post. Sorry if I did not get the gist of it.
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