below --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: > > Come on Edg, Alex shows a bit of kindness and you question it? WTF?? > Curtis,
Hey, I was just sayin'. Miss not that I think Alex is a fine human being, and that he's doing us all a big service by helping Rick with FFL. I guess I should have told Alex that I, too, was worried about Kirk overposting, and I was crossing my fingers and hoping he'd control himself -- cuz, more than once, he's quit FFL after having been banned, and if he flits off in a snit, that would be a loss for all of us. So, again, it's not Alex's heart's desire that I disagree with. I wanted to protect Kirk too, but my desire extends to letting Kirk fail. When my kids first started walking, I had to let them practice without my holding their hands. They fell many times, but each time was a learning experience. And, fuck, Kirk's a growed up man for crissakes. If he wants to overpost for any reason or by mistake, it's his life to run and bear the consequences. In fact, since Kirk has been banned here from time to time, we all get to see how stellar his soul is by the fact that he comes back here and subjects himself to the rules once again. If I were banned and thought of the rules being as unwise as I believe Kirk thinks of them, I strongly doubt I would have the strength of character that Kirk has -- I wouldn't be coming back. My bad, but my bad underline's Kirk's bigass modeling for us....a modeling that only happens when Kirk "fails our rules." I think the most Alex should do is what he actually did at first -- warn Kirk about the limits. Even that is "too parental" if Alex doesn't warn others in the same way. Kirk's a neat guy, and I would suspect he'll come out with a "no skin off my nose" statement and tell us he wasn't bothered by the "velvet handcuffing." But, growed up folks are nutured by tough love and "exceptions to the rules made for the sake of a lesser endowed person" should be very very rare. I would be insulted if Alex did this "favor" for me. I'd be embarrassed to get any special treatment, and I would take it that this was a negative judgement that I was a mental cripple of some sort. So, yeah, I elbowed Alex, and we got to see Alex's response. And, that's what Kirk deserves -- we get to see what he does if we elbow him off of FFL for a week. Adult stuff, see? Edg > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > Um, was that a moral act? > > > > It was according to my moral compass. Others may differ. > > > > > Where's your sense of "The Prime Directive?" Must not we allow > > > Kirk the right to "fail" our posting rules? > > > > FFL is not the fictional Star Trek universe. > > > > > Seems to me you did him a wrong by some sort of unauthorized > > > "parenting." > > > > And, maybe I did him a right. > > > > > And, hey, do I get the same oversight by you? > > > > It would depend on the circumstances. > > > > > If not, then you're kinda saying, "Kirk's not responsible for > > > his actions, and we have to 'contain' him for his own good." > > > > That's basically true. I had a very strong feeling that he would overpost, and considering the crummy space he's been in lately, I intervened. > > > > > To me, whenever Kirk goes over the limit, I cringe, cuz I like > > > the dude's stuff, but I think he deserves the right to see what > > > his mind comes up with when he's banned for a week. I'd rather > > > see him banned and come to terms with that reality than see him > > > "controlled by Alex" -- and, please note, I think you think you > > > did him a favor, so your intentions are not the focus here. > > > > Your opinion is duly noted. Frankly, though, I'm more interested in hearing how Kirk feels about this. And, if he doesn't want to waste a post on meta stuff, he should email me privately. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk" <kirk_bernhardt@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do you do that again? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Mods ;) > > > > > > > > Kirk, I admit I was keeping an eye on your post count, and when I saw that you had hit 50, I killed your posting privileges until 7pm Friday because I *really* didn't want to see you booted off for a week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, tomorrow I and my longtime friend and erstwhile cooking partner > > > > > > Darren Housey of Lakeview, Louisiana, will be trying out for a New Orleans > > > > > > based cooking show for Food Network. Please wish us luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
