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  1. 01-27-2012, 12:22 AM #1
    W.E.B. Du Bois
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    The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Made on the Last Forum I Owned

    I ran a forum before this with a really goofy domain name (which was also a mistake). It was the first time I ever ran a forum, I've known about my mistakes for a while but I just felt like writing about them now.


    #1 I knew that the combination of a left-leaning admin (me) plus my aggressive debate style was causing conservatives to be disproportionately banned, leading to a left-leaning population (which I did not want). My solution was to deliberately hit the weakest liberals on the forum with trumped up charges to ban them.

    #2 I banned a guy because he started every post with "sorry bout that", and this went on for more than 100 posts.

    #3 I argued too aggressively with a guy who didn't like my favorite rap songs. I indirectly insulted him, thus leading to an escalating insult contest resulting in his banning.


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    "When I entered Republican politics during an earlier period of malaise, in the late seventies and early eighties, the movement got most of the big questions -- crime, inflation, the Cold War -- right. This time, the party is getting the big questions disastrously wrong."

    "In the aftershock of 2008, large numbers of Americans feel exploited and abused. Rather than workable solutions, my party is offering low taxes for the currently rich and high spending for the currently old, to be followed by who-knows-what and who-the-hell-cares. This isn't conservatism; it's a going-out-of-business sale for the baby-boom generation."

    - David Frum, former speech writer for George W. Bush

    "This is just ridiculous. I never thought as an economist I would have to spend so much time doing political analysis."

    - Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial
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  2. 07-09-2012, 04:04 AM #2
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    It's always nice to admit mistakes.

    So far, I don't think I've made this mistake (but I could just be making myself look better lol), but I try not to take arguments personally and I'll start typing a reply to a post with my emotions involved. *Usually* I backspace and retype it so I don't come across as rude or sarcastic. Sometimes, people piss me off so much I just can't make a reply at all.
    "Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers."
    -Ron Paul

    "There is all of this protesting against corporate power, but in reality, corporations have to persuade you - they could have a ton of money, but actually only government can use force."
    -John Stossel
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  3. 07-28-2012, 02:25 AM #3
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    I seem to have a sarcastic-sounding edge so that even when I am making a joke it can come across as anger. I don't see it but seems everyone else does. I try my best to curb it because I am rarely angry about anything.

    Is that a mistake?
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  4. 07-28-2012, 01:55 PM #4
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    Well one should try to makes oneself clear. Sometimes it is the fault of the person using sarcasm, sometimes the fault of the person listening.

    I was just playing this game, and I said to someone "nice cammo". He replied "is that a jab or an actual compliment?" I didn't even know how to respond. How can "nice cammo" be interpreted as a "jab"? It was desert cammo, not like purple and yellow polka dots.
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    "When I entered Republican politics during an earlier period of malaise, in the late seventies and early eighties, the movement got most of the big questions -- crime, inflation, the Cold War -- right. This time, the party is getting the big questions disastrously wrong."

    "In the aftershock of 2008, large numbers of Americans feel exploited and abused. Rather than workable solutions, my party is offering low taxes for the currently rich and high spending for the currently old, to be followed by who-knows-what and who-the-hell-cares. This isn't conservatism; it's a going-out-of-business sale for the baby-boom generation."

    - David Frum, former speech writer for George W. Bush

    "This is just ridiculous. I never thought as an economist I would have to spend so much time doing political analysis."

    - Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial
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