concordtom said:

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SBGold said:

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Now you're trolling

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Dude is a massive troll.
Dude is interested in engaging, picking fights.
Dude rants, picks fights, and then cries that their feelings have been hurt, then flags posts to get them removed and the online banter opponents banned.

So weak.

I have said before and I'll say it again, it would be VERY interesting to see stats on two things:
Who stars posts.
Who flags posts.

I'll bet you that certain accounts have a much higher ratio of stars and flags to posting comments , and I bet that some users use a VPN or 2+ computers so as to mask the use of multiple signon accounts.

Like, have you ever noticed how some posts get multiple stars almost immediately, repeatedly?

It's almost as if ID#1makes online posts, and then person uses ID#2 to come back through and star all those comments.

Or, if person doesn't like something, ID#1 flags, and ID#2 follows right behind and flags it again.
I bet there's an ID#3 that's used to reinforce the stars and flags.

Gaming the BI system.

There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed.
But then, who among us should cast the first stone?

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I couldn't AGREE with you more Tom.
The "sock-puppets" are ruining OT.

The silly, childish, pedantic games that people play.
That have no interest in genuinely discussing a topic.

They will "stalk" every one of your posts and be the FIRST to reply because they either are obsessed with "Owning the Libs" or they just can't admit that they're wrong . . . no matter how much FACTUAL information you use to support a claim. And some of these people claim to be Husbands and Dads and yet appear to make this a priority compared to their family life. Even at 4:14 AM. As you say, some pretty "disturbed" people here.

The pattern here is obvious.
And that's why OT is dying on the vine.

"There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed."

….and they all star the same posts.

bearister said:

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"There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed."

….and they all star the same posts.

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Important update:

The person with the second largest amount of stars on this site is seriously concerned about who stars what posts after getting his total inflated over many years by the TDS crowd.

The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

DiabloWags said:

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This post made me laugh. Thank You.

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Aunburdened said:

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bearister said:

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"There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed."

….and they all star the same posts.

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Important update:

The person with the second largest amount of stars on this site is seriously concerned about who stars what posts after getting his total inflated over many years by the TDS crowd.

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You have just shown everyone that you don't know what you're talking about.
Bearister is a legend long before OT became a thing.

Giddy up

bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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i star'd it because it is funny and you lot do a ton of whining on here and very little self reflection.

The need of some insecure folks to put others down is pretty fascinating.

concordtom said:

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Aunburdened said:

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bearister said:

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"There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed."

….and they all star the same posts.

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Important update:

The person with the second largest amount of stars on this site is seriously concerned about who stars what posts after getting his total inflated over many years by the TDS crowd.

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You have just shown everyone that you don't know what you're talking about.
Bearister is a legend long before OT became a thing.

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I've been here since cyberbears.org was still a thing. I was there when it was the Big Bear's Time to Eat.

More name calling.
Perhaps this thread should be re-titled . . . LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

DiabloWags said:

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concordtom said:

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SBGold said:

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Now you're trolling

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Dude is a massive troll.
Dude is interested in engaging, picking fights.
Dude rants, picks fights, and then cries that their feelings have been hurt, then flags posts to get them removed and the online banter opponents banned.

So weak.

I have said before and I'll say it again, it would be VERY interesting to see stats on two things:
Who stars posts.
Who flags posts.

I'll bet you that certain accounts have a much higher ratio of stars and flags to posting comments , and I bet that some users use a VPN or 2+ computers so as to mask the use of multiple signon accounts.

Like, have you ever noticed how some posts get multiple stars almost immediately, repeatedly?

It's almost as if ID#1makes online posts, and then person uses ID#2 to come back through and star all those comments.

Or, if person doesn't like something, ID#1 flags, and ID#2 follows right behind and flags it again.
I bet there's an ID#3 that's used to reinforce the stars and flags.

Gaming the BI system.

There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed.
But then, who among us should cast the first stone?

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I couldn't AGREE with you more Tom.
The "sock-puppets" are ruining OT.

The silly, childish, pedantic games that people play.
That have no interest in genuinely discussing a topic.

They will "stalk" every one of your posts and be the FIRST to reply because they either are obsessed with "Owning the Libs" or they just can't admit that they're wrong . . . no matter how much FACTUAL information you use to support a claim. And some of these people claim to be Husbands and Dads and yet appear to make this a priority compared to their family life. Even at 4:14 AM. As you say, some pretty "disturbed" people here.

The pattern here is obvious.
And that's why OT is dying on the vine.

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these posts are chock full of name calling and personal attacks. you all are one in the same with what you denounce

oski003 said:

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The need of some insecure folks to put others down is pretty fascinating.

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Says the poster that called another poster on this thread "pigheaded" yesterday.
Thanks for the laugh again.

Oh the irony.

concordtom said:

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Bearister is a legend long before OT became a thing.

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DiabloWags said:

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concordtom said:

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SBGold said:

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Now you're trolling

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Dude is a massive troll.
Dude is interested in engaging, picking fights.
Dude rants, picks fights, and then cries that their feelings have been hurt, then flags posts to get them removed and the online banter opponents banned.

So weak.

I have said before and I'll say it again, it would be VERY interesting to see stats on two things:
Who stars posts.
Who flags posts.

I'll bet you that certain accounts have a much higher ratio of stars and flags to posting comments , and I bet that some users use a VPN or 2+ computers so as to mask the use of multiple signon accounts.

Like, have you ever noticed how some posts get multiple stars almost immediately, repeatedly?

It's almost as if ID#1makes online posts, and then person uses ID#2 to come back through and star all those comments.

Or, if person doesn't like something, ID#1 flags, and ID#2 follows right behind and flags it again.
I bet there's an ID#3 that's used to reinforce the stars and flags.

Gaming the BI system.

There are some seriously weird people here. Mentally disturbed.
But then, who among us should cast the first stone?

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I couldn't AGREE with you more Tom.
The "sock-puppets" are ruining OT.

The silly, childish, pedantic games that people play.
That have no interest in genuinely discussing a topic.

They will "stalk" every one of your posts and be the FIRST to reply because they either are obsessed with "Owning the Libs" or they just can't admit that they're wrong . . . no matter how much FACTUAL information you use to support a claim. And some of these people claim to be Husbands and Dads and yet appear to make this a priority compared to their family life. Even at 4:14 AM. As you say, some pretty "disturbed" people here.

The pattern here is obvious.
And that's why OT is dying on the vine.

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bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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For the record, I star his posts sometimes and I am quite aware of how stupid he thinks I am: moderately stupid but not overly so. Heck, we can't all be super intelligent. I bet half the people in the world have below-average IQs.

DiabloWags said:

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Big C said:

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bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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For the record, I star his posts sometimes and I am quite aware of how stupid he thinks I am: moderately stupid but not overly so. Heck, we can't all be super intelligent. I bet half the people in the world have below-average IQs.

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I bet some of the most active posters here didn't even attend Cal.
In fact, I'd wager a lot of money on that.

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I know it to be true. And they range across the political spectrum -- from the late helltopay1 to concordtom.

That's good, though, right? We have wannabes!

DiabloWags said:

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Big C said:

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bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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For the record, I star his posts sometimes and I am quite aware of how stupid he thinks I am: moderately stupid but not overly so. Heck, we can't all be super intelligent. I bet half the people in the world have below-average IQs.

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I bet some of the most active posters here didn't even attend Cal.
In fact, I'd wager a lot of money on that.

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I bet some of the folks that didn't go to Cal have much better reading comprehension than some of the folks that did.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Big C said:

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bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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For the record, I star his posts sometimes and I am quite aware of how stupid he thinks I am: moderately stupid but not overly so. Heck, we can't all be super intelligent. I bet half the people in the world have below-average IQs.

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I bet some of the most active posters here didn't even attend Cal.
In fact, I'd wager a lot of money on that.

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I bet some of the folks that didn't go to Cal have much better reading comprehension than some of the folks that did.

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I bet some of the folks that didn't go to Cal even know that "tariffs are not paid directly by foreign countries."

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They probably do. They'd also acknowledge when someone qualifies a statement as opposed to harping on it repeatedly, which really demonstrates their pettiness and immaturity.

DiabloWags said:

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I'm clearly not harping on it like you obviously are.
You reply to EVERY single one of my posts.
I'm flattered.

lol

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You are completely lying. Lay off the LSD. I don't reply to nearly every one of your posts. Most of your posts I reply to are when you are either posting to me or mocking me out of the blue.

oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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I'm clearly not harping on it like you obviously are.
You reply to EVERY single one of my posts.
I'm flattered.

lol

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You are completely lying. Lay off the LSD. I don't reply to nearly every one of your posts. Most of your posts I reply to are when you are either posting to me or mocking me out of the blue.

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You're right.
You don't reply to ever single one.
In your last 40 replies in OT, 26 of them have been to me. That's 65%

Again, I'm flattered.
Thanks!

Big C said:

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bearister said:

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The funny thing is that the whackos that star your posts are clueless with regard to how stupid you think they are.

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For the record, I star his posts sometimes and I am quite aware of how stupid he thinks I am: moderately stupid but not overly so. Heck, we can't all be super intelligent. I bet half the people in the world have below-average IQs.

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I don't think you're stupid at all. I might disagree with you on some points, but I think you're intellectually honest.

DiabloWags said:

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oski003 said:

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DiabloWags said:

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I'm clearly not harping on it like you obviously are.
You reply to EVERY single one of my posts.
I'm flattered.

lol

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You are completely lying. Lay off the LSD. I don't reply to nearly every one of your posts. Most of your posts I reply to are when you are either posting to me or mocking me out of the blue.

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You're right.
You don't reply to ever single one.
In your last 40 replies in OT, 26 of them have been to me. That's 65%

Again, I'm flattered.
Thanks!

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Guess what... Out of my last 41 replies in OT, 66% of them have been to you. It is called having a conversation. Thanks!