Fran - oh. It was? damn. Jim
On Aug 24, 4:41 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just got a private mail from e_space, congratulating me on having
> taken a more aggressive atitutude towards the mods.
>
> As I explained to him in a private mail, I now reiterate in the public
> forum lest, improbably, some readers may not have understood ...
>
> People, it was satire, ok?
>
> Francis
>
> On 24 Aug., 08:59, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Selected takes from Surveillance System 3BE-45 / [various dates] /
> > rating: TS (Board members only)
>
> > Mod#1: I’m worried about BB. He’s getting too close.
>
> > Mod#2: You mean …?
>
> > Mod#1: Yes, he may just be getting to a level where he starts to
> > conceive suspicions about our true intent and purpose.
>
> > Mod#2: The achievement of total and complete word domination?
>
> > Mod#1: Precisely. This COULD become a new keith/Kevin attack.
>
> > Mod#2: You mean, the longer you leave it, the worse it gets? If that’s
> > the case, then we’d better do something soon –
>
> > [Com unit blinks. A crackle of static.]
>
> > FA#7: Field agent seven here. Mod#1, are you there?
>
> > Mod#1: Go ahead, FA#7, communications secured …
>
> > [short break – a new camera angle]
>
> > FA#7: … and we’re just not succeeding in our attacks on him in the
> > various threads. We can’t seem to faze the guy …
>
> > Mod#2: How do you know it’s a guy?
>
> > FA#7: Oh … oh, I see. We need more concrete information in order to …
>
> > Mod#1: … in order to deal with this situation – in a more permanent
> > manner …
>
> > Mod#2: Quite! Nothing must be allowed to disturb our glorious course
> > of world domination. The Dark Side WILL conquer!
>
> > On 23 Aug., 23:11, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > There are many ways to look at this group. This is merely my dark
> > > version. I will give you the upbeat positive version when I am in
> > > that mood, should I survive.
>
> > > There is a sickness lurking in this group. A stench fills the
> > > air. I might be alone in smelling it. A cancer has a foothold. A
> > > callous detachment, a resignation, the players separated into packs
> > > and lone individuals. The once human eyes roll back white, and when
> > > the attack is over, they roll forward to reveal their black , cold ,
> > > unaffected stares. It is a prison yard, a shark tank. If only being
> > > wrong was not the ultimate horror of human beings. What a different
> > > world we would live in.
>
> > > There is less and less risks taken in here, and who could blame
> > > them? There are those safe in the shadows, who only come out to feed
> > > when it is safe. Safety itself is now defined as back into self,
> > > where “I know and they don’t” rules supreme. I see this as a sad
> > > statement of resignation and worship of a false idol. An acceptance
> > > that this is the way of the world. Any attempts at engagement are too
> > > easily perceived as an assault or an attack, then what follows is
> > > the silent retreat back to the perception of safety and
> > > righteousness. Oh, the comfort of knowing and they don’t.
>
> > > Another shank stabbing in the prison yard? “That is what
> > > happens” “he had it coming” “he should have known better” “You
> > > just don’t do that” “He was a fool to try that” “you don’t mess with
> > > somebody tougher than you” “He picked the wrong person to fight
> > > with” “doesn’t he know that guy’s reputation? What an idiot”
> > > “You don’t mess with those above you in the pecking order, how could
> > > he not know that?”
> > > “He deserved it” “hey, there is going to be a fight, come on let’s
> > > watch” “I pay not attention to him, he is a child” “ I am going to
> > > stick it to him someday”
>
> > > People resort to using quotes of famous people. Not that this is
> > > bad in and of itself, for it is valuable information, but when looked
> > > at from the view of the prison yard, this scores big points, it is
> > > relatively safe, and it is certainly safer than using your own words
> > > which are much more vulnerable to attack. It is like flashing a knife
> > > to another inmate, “I have this weapon and more where that came from
> > > pal....at my fingertips, don’t mess with me. I have protection. I
> > > have back-up. I have the CREDIBILITY, I can’t be touched, don’t
> > > even try. You are no match for me.”
>
> > > As if being no match for another means a student can’t argue with
> > > the teacher. The climate of fear, the climate of the pecking order,
> > > the climate of a prison yard.- Hide quoted text -
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