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Dear SkipToMyLou ... (UNLEASH!)

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by imjustagirl, Sep 25, 2011.

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  1. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Guys, I've been exchanging a couple (hundred) PMs with Skipper, trying to explain that his whole thing isn't working here. And I'm trying, for the life of me, to keep him from getting eaten alive on this site because if that was OK, threads and posts wouldn't be getting deleted.

    So please, on this thread, try to explain to a college kid with SO MUCH enthusiasm and opinion why his online persona just ... rubs people the wrong way. Do it in a nice way, please. Maybe one of you can get through to him where I can't.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 25, 2011
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  2. SkiptomyLou

    SkiptomyLou Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    I understand what you're saying though. I just overreact sometimes and my opinion might sound overblown. I wish there was an "overblown impending doom" font.
     
    SkiptomyLou, Sep 25, 2011
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  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    I got nothin'. My online persona rubs people the wrong way, too. I'd only be making it worse. :)
     
    Dick Whitman, Sep 25, 2011
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  4. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    That's because you're a Dick.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 25, 2011
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  5. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    Good one, IJAG. :D
     
    KYSportsWriter, Sep 25, 2011
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  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    You don't walk into a bar and tell all the regulars how smart you are.

    You don't start a new job by telling everyone they've been doing it wrong on your fist day.

    Same rules apply here. Pull up a stool. Settle in. Get to know the people and the place a little bit.

    Then you can be an opinionated dick (lower case) if you want to.
     
    YankeeFan, Sep 25, 2011
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  7. SkiptomyLou

    SkiptomyLou Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    Yankee fan, I'm just wondering, not condescending you so don't take it that way.

    But what have I done to suggest I know everything? Because I don't.
     
    SkiptomyLou, Sep 25, 2011
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  8. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    Can any of these lessons be learned at age 19? I admire your efforts, ijag, but I don't know if anyone that headstrong can be talked out of it then.

    In the spirit of advice, I will say to skiptomylou: I consider it a life-changing moment when I came to the realization that I didn't have all the answers. Much happier person.
     
    LongTimeListener, Sep 25, 2011
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  9. SkiptomyLou

    SkiptomyLou Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    I'm 22...
     
    SkiptomyLou, Sep 25, 2011
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  10. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    He's 22, as he'll tell you (I called him 21 years old once. ONCE). But he HONESTLY doesn't get how he comes across. That's what I'm trying to make him understand. Not just that he's headstrong, because who wasn't at 22. But he doesn't get how it is portrayed by his words.

    EDIT: hahhahahahahhhahaha.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 25, 2011
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  11. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    My head just exploded.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 25, 2011
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  12. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Re: Dear SkipToMyLou ... (BE NICE!)

    Don't post every thought you have. As YF said, sit back and pay attention to the way things work. I've been on this site for about seven years now, and I waited 2-3 years before posting regularly. I was very young when I started and realized that I could learn a lot more about any number of subjects by staying in the background and reading instead of injecting my immature thoughts.
     
    dreunc1542, Sep 25, 2011
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