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Post by Eric » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:53 pm

mr. fang wrote: Sue, I'm going to have to call you a troll because you said "now let me give you my sage advice" after I made it clear (twice) that I don't care about your advice. :D
Sue who's posted hundreds of times with some really great opinions and advice is a troll because she posted what she wanted on a public forum?

The only one acting like a troll in this thread (a rather petulant one at that) is you Mr. Fang. Grab your blankey and have a nap.

Oh yeah, I guess I'm just another egotist troll.
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Post by mr. fang » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:58 pm

I hereby hand this thread over to the trolls, to do with it as they please in my absence. 8)

If anyone else wants to contact me directly, you know how.

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Post by Kinetic IV » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:06 pm

mr. fang wrote:I hereby hand this thread over to the trolls, to do with it as they please in my absence. 8)

If anyone else wants to contact me directly, you know how.
Thank Gawd and Greyhound you're leaving....because when you leave the trolling will go too. And no matter what's said on here Bay Bridge Sue is certainly NOT a troll...in any way, shape or form.
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Post by KnowMatterWhat » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:20 pm

mr. fang wrote:
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mr. fang wrote:For the record, I didn't ask my friend because he had not yet returned to the city we live in. When he did return, I did ask him about it.
So, uh tell us, what exactly happened? And please make your response devoid of opinions or offerings of advice.
You post a smarmy reply in a thread I started, and you then later you have the nerve to ask me for something? If I thought you were serious, I might actually answer.
Mr. Fang, I specifically asked you to post concrete facts, not your opinions or name calling. Show me that you are willing to give the very thing you ask for; the facts about what happened to your friend Monday night at the Mousetrap. I'd really like to Know ~ Matter What
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Post by Lassen Forge » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:13 pm

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Bay Bridge Sue wrote:Speaking of... I've been called many things, but this is the first time I've been called an egomaniac. Kinda nice ring to it. Thanks!!
Sue, I'm going to have to call you a troll because you said "now let me give you my sage advice" after I made it clear (twice) that I don't care about your advice. :D
What I could call you I shant. I was raised to be polite.

Then again, notice how he flees without even illuminating the rest of us? My bet - and I'd drop this one at the old Nevada Club - is he was a trial lawyer lookin' for a lawsuit.

Here... if you're still here (knowing trolls the way I do, after being here significantly longer than your 37 or so posts, I bet you're lurkin'), you can troll... (grabbing a sock puppet filled with white sage)... This.

Aw c'mon Mr Fang... You know so much about this now... we're all chomping at the bit for info after you piqued our intrest... you who are so bold to beg info then shit upon is... can you tell me the answer... aw, c'mon, Mr, Fang... Puh-leeze tell us...

Unless it was YOU who were the troll, looking for info for some incongruous reason... like maybe a lawsuit?...

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Post by spectabillis » Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:46 pm

mr. fang wrote:Yay, another unsolicited post full of opinions, even after I asked for concrete information and not opinions and advice. Is there anyone here who's not an egomaniac?

I can see that. Someone came to the board with a sincere request for information, created a topic for it, and people tromp and drift all over it without much respect. I am starting to think it would be a good idea for people to 'own' thier topic and set nominal guidelines.

Most of the posting on this board has become mind numbing fuzz.

Regulars are great, but sometimes have a tendency to post in-line with thier own needs without much thought and respect into others. I think part of this board's hostility aimed at newbs stems from this.

Mr.Fang's request for info was well within reasonable intentions, others replies were not. And now others are degrading into snide remarks at each other?

There is a problem here people.

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Post by Lassen Forge » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:07 pm

Heya SB...

You're right. There IS something wrong here. However, there is the other side...

Those of us who may be in the know (to any extent) on the incident are not allowed to say anything, actually, because of the disclosure agreements and whatnot we must sign. Plus/and/or the legal liability involved. So, I was trying (as a good neighbor and frequenter of the board) to point him incongrously in a direction that would help. And by then the gentelman was pretty easy dishing out some not-very-nice words to that.

Add to that - no one seemed to be coming up with the info he wanted - so instead of either realizing no one knew (or was saying) what was going on, or wasn't about to say anything (because, honestly, his question *was* hnky from a legal standpoint) , he came back with snappy retorts..

What did it get me? Called a troll. And then, rather than being part of the community (because there actually *were* a lot of \use who were concerned as hell about all parties involved) and letting us know what the outcome was, he blows us off as if we're pond scum.

OK... I want info.... who has personal information on the person who died on the Playa a couple years ago? You don't know me, but I'm a friend of their family and want to know what's going on. My name is Playa Person, I've posted here a couple times, or not, I'm new here, no one here knows me, but I'm for real. And you can trust me.

Lessee... I could be such a friend. Or a family member trying to find a responsible to sue the hell out of, like someone with that information (it's enough to be named a "Doe".) Or an investigator or lawyer fishing for info. Maybe a media hound looking for info for a totally anti-BM story. A BLM agent investigating a possible crime. A hearse chaser. A nut stalking the family.

There's a lot of ways to find out info. Try the Pershing County S.O. or the BLM or contact the LLC or ask around. IF you have the right to know, then they'll tell you.

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Post by KnowMatterWhat » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:14 pm

spectabillis wrote:
mr. fang wrote:Yay, another unsolicited post full of opinions, even after I asked for concrete information and not opinions and advice. Is there anyone here who's not an egomaniac?

I can see that. Someone came to the board with a sincere request for information, created a topic for it, and people tromp and drift all over it without much respect. I am starting to think it would be a good idea for people to 'own' thier topic and set nominal guidelines.

Most of the posting on this board has become mind numbing fuzz.

Regulars are great, but sometimes have a tendency to post in-line with thier own needs without much thought and respect into others. I think part of this board's hostility aimed at newbs stems from this.

Mr.Fang's request for info was well within reasonable intentions, others replies were not. And now others are degrading into snide remarks at each other?

There is a problem here people.
Valid points indeed. I'll own my part of detecting a condescending tone to the original post and purposefully going about pushing mr. fang's buttons.

In retrospect, it wasn't a nice thing to do. After all, it seems a fellow burner was hospitalized as a result of something going wrong on the Playa. In spite of how he expressed himself, it seems mr. fang was concerned about his friend and wanted to know what happened. Hopefully, his friend is all right and wasn't seriously injured.

I offer my sincere apologies and hopes that all of his dreams come true ~ Know Matter What
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Post by spectabillis » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:57 am

Bay Bridge Sue wrote:Those of us who may be in the know (to any extent) on the incident are not allowed to say anything, actually, because of the disclosure agreements and whatnot we must sign. Plus/and/or the legal liability involved. So, I was trying (as a good neighbor and frequenter of the board) to point him incongrously in a direction that would help. And by then the gentelman was pretty easy dishing out some not-very-nice words to that.
My apologies, I did not know that was involved. But unless I missed it, I dont see where someone told him that until now.

He may have come across judgemental with the opening post, but he did a sufficiant job of clearing that up with his following post.

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