Can't We Just Vote Him Off The Island?

Barracuda · Post by **Barracuda** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:24 pm

I am not remotely interested in engaging in debate about creationism.

I would rather hangout on Surfline and have intelligent cyber conversations with adolescent surfers from Southern California on the merits of long boards versus short ones, like the following:

Long boards suck!

You suck, dude!

A lot of the conversation here seems to have fallen to that level.

Mostly, I just exercise my inalienable right not to give a damn, but I think this has become a detriment to the board.

Who agrees?

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:59 pm

High five, I'm with you. But....vote him off the island

where would he go

Barracuda · Post by **Barracuda** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:12 pm

I am not really suggesting he be banned, but maybe it would help if some of the non combatants let him know we would rather he not inject that tired argument into nearly every thread posted here, he would have some respect for that.

BTW: My son lives in Ashland. He is going into his second year at Southern Oregon University. I have visited him there often.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:22 pm

Some history might be in order here. The religious discussions (if you call them that) were restricted to two threads.For a long time, Arch and mainly Min. have kept it there for the most part.

The rest of the board was civil and most of the dicussion was about Archaeology. Lately a number of other posters have arrived and have been attracted to it. The quarrel has splayed out all over the forum.

What needs to happen is that those two threads need to be adhered to, and uncivil remarks need to be stopped outside these threads.

Nobody then has to read it. As I don't. That aside let's get back to archaeology.

stan · Post by **stan** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:50 pm

I'm with you, Beagle!

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:11 pm

i vote we shoot him and i'd be happy to pay for the bullets
he'll probably go along with it willingly if you tell him he's going to be a martyr

Post by **Minimalist** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:14 pm

I most vigorously protest.

Violence solves nothing.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:15 pm

tell that to the people of Hiroshima

Post by **Minimalist** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:23 pm

It solved nothing....the war was won.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:02 pm

C'mon. Things around here have been a damn mess lately. But we can't scapegoat Arch. He has not been solely responsible for it . We all need to get our act together.

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:10 pm

It solved nothing....the war was won.

you missed the point
it wasn't about the war
it was about you telling the people of Hiroshima that violence solves nothing
you could try telling 6.000.000 jews as well if you like
what kind of answer would they give you ?

Post by **Minimalist** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:19 pm

Terrorism is about the living...not the dead.

It doesn't matter who drops the bombs or how.

Starflower · Post by **Starflower** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:24 pm

marduk wrote: you missed the point
it wasn't about the war
it was about you telling the people of Hiroshima that violence solves nothing
you could try telling 6.000.000 jews as well if you like
what kind of answer would they give you ?

Violence solves nothing

marduk · Post by **marduk** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:22 pm

Violence solves nothing

its a nice sentiment
but fundementally untrue for our species

Post by **Minimalist** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:48 pm

War is the ultimate expression of the saying: "The solution to a problem changes the problem."