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[mvp 78]

I just heard that the Globe forums are being shut down at the end of May, so there might be a little influx here.

 

Those forums are the ugliest things ever. I find them impossible to read.

 

I'm all for unbanning former posters and giving them another shot.

[a700hitter]

The Globe should go out of business

[mvp 78]

The Globe should go out of business

 

I think you mean "boston.com should go out of business."

[Spudboy]

Boston.com sports is just awful.

 

The site is next to impossible to navigate and most of the good writers are over at the Globe.com site where they want me to pay for content.

 

Nope.

[Northern Star]

Internet Explorer? That still exists?

 

Try Google Chrome, it's the best.

 

It's called Microsoft Edge now. Don't want to go there. I'm still pissed at the 10 "upgrade" which has left me with no viable media player for DVDs (VLN is useless, worked fine on 8). Also, the constant "application is not available" when it tries to connect to OneDrive every time I log on. f***. OFF.

[Northern Star]

Internet Explorer? That still exists?

 

Try Google Chrome, it's the best.

 

except if I bring my computer back from sleep or whatever, often I can't get Chrome to open and have to restart. It drove me mad enough to go back to Firefox, which quickly proved to be as bad as when I originally fled from it to Chrome. Sigh.

[Kimmi]

I just heard that the Globe forums are being shut down at the end of May, so there might be a little influx here.

 

That stinks that BDC forums are shutting down. That said, there are some really good posters there that I think would be a great addition here.

[Kimmi]

Those forums are the ugliest things ever. I find them impossible to read.

 

I'm all for unbanning former posters and giving them another shot.

 

Please, NO on the unbanning of former posters. Seriously.

[Jasonbay44]

Who was the one weird guy who had like 20 accounts and was a hilarious idiotic troll?

[User Name]

There are several people who did that.

[Youk Of The Nation]

except if I bring my computer back from sleep or whatever, often I can't get Chrome to open and have to restart. It drove me mad enough to go back to Firefox, which quickly proved to be as bad as when I originally fled from it to Chrome. Sigh.

 

I've never had that problem, and I have never encountered anyone else who has had that problem. I don't doubt your story, but I think that might be more of a "your computer" issue than a Chrome issue.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Please, NO on the unbanning of former posters. Seriously.

 

I made a special decision in the case of one person, who has yet to actually return and post. I'm not going to give carte blanche to every former Talksox troll to come back and cause trouble. There's at least one person I can think of for whom I would burn this site and the entire Internet to the ground before I let him back. And yes, before the snide comments, I know you can't actually burn the Internet down.

[mvp 78]

If you can't burn down the internet, why do I have a firewall?

[mvp 78]

Also, YOTN is right for not allowing anyone back. I'd be a s***** mod. I respect his decision.

[Kimmi]

I made a special decision in the case of one person, who has yet to actually return and post. I'm not going to give carte blanche to every former Talksox troll to come back and cause trouble. There's at least one person I can think of for whom I would burn this site and the entire Internet to the ground before I let him back. And yes, before the snide comments, I know you can't actually burn the Internet down.

 

And this is why I have repeatedly said that you are an awesome mod. I'm not just blowing smoke either, as we all know that I don't do that.

[Thunder]

I feel like if we let banned posters return, I'd be hunted down and shot by Fred.

[mvp 78]

I feel like if we let banned posters return, I'd be hunted down and shot by Fred.

 

Nah, he's harmless irl.

[a700hitter]

Nah, he's harmless irl.

IRL he is a friendly guy. Something would happen to him when he got behind a keyboard when he got worked up.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I feel like if we let banned posters return, I'd be hunted down and shot by Fred.

 

Pretty much any hypothetical situation would end with you being hunted for sport. The return of banned posters, robot apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, nuclear apocalypse, power outage, inclement weather...you're smaller, younger, and fitter, but we're all borderline sociopaths and have all the weapons. You're basically a gazelle.

[User Name]

Pretty much any hypothetical situation would end with you being hunted for sport. The return of banned posters, robot apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, nuclear apocalypse, power outage, inclement weather...you're smaller, younger, and fitter, but we're all borderline sociopaths and have all the weapons. You're basically a gazelle.

 

I think you mean "psychopaths" since sociopaths delight themselves in mental torture and are usually cowards by nature.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I think you mean "psychopaths" since sociopaths delight themselves in mental torture and are usually cowards by nature.

 

Usually, not always. Plus, hunting people for sport is definitely far more sociopathic than psychopathic. The difference between the two is hard to quantify, even by trained psychologists and/or criminologists.

Edited April 24, 2016 by Youk Of The Nation

[a700hitter]

I think you mean "psychopaths" since sociopaths delight themselves in mental torture and are usually cowards by nature.

Tomayto Tomahto

[User Name]

Usually, not always. Plus, hunting people for sport is definitely far more sociopathic than psychopathic. The difference between the two is hard to quantify, even by trained psychologists and/or criminologists.

 

The one difference they can all agree on is that psychopaths are far more likely to engage in singular acts of violence, like my single-minded desire to engage you in fisticuffs until one or both of us can't go anymore.

[a700hitter]

Usually, not always. Plus, hunting people for sport is definitely far more sociopathic than psychopathic. The difference between the two is hard to quantify, even by trained psychologists and/or criminologists.

Teddy Roosevelt was a sociopath?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Teddy Roosevelt was a sociopath?

 

I don't recall ever reading about Roosevelt hunting people, though it certainly wouldn't surprise me. The man was a badass and a great president, but he was a lunatic. Not Andrew Jackson level lunatic, but still.

[a700hitter]

I don't recall ever reading about Roosevelt hunting people, though it certainly wouldn't surprise me. The man was a badass and a great president, but he was a lunatic. Not Andrew Jackson level lunatic, but still.

LOL! read over the "people" part. He did a lot of sport hunting. He was on the fine line of genius and insanity.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Even if he did nothing else, he created the National Park Service, and that alone is enough to make him a great man. The foresight in helping to preserve nature and the environment for the coming generations to enjoy was incredible. Plus, there was that time he was shot and shook it off like a bee sting. Total badass.

[Thunder]

Pretty much any hypothetical situation would end with you being hunted for sport. The return of banned posters, robot apocalypse, zombie apocalypse, nuclear apocalypse, power outage, inclement weather...you're smaller, younger, and fitter, but we're all borderline sociopaths and have all the weapons. You're basically a gazelle.

 

I got it. So if Russia tries to take over Europe and reestablish the USSR, I'll keep my eyes open for you guys at my door.

[User Name]

I got it. So if Russia tries to take over Europe and reestablish the USSR, I'll keep my eyes open for you guys at my door.

 

Keep your eyes open anyways, gazelle.

[Thunder]

Keep your eyes open anyways, gazelle.

 

What was that? I was too busy dozing.