Did you ever think you were going to get tombstoned?

[Bicoastal]

And if so, why?

One post almost made me really incredibly unpopular at DU until I mollified by the mob by deleting the OP and putting an apology in its place.

I can't remember what it was all about, tho....perhaps it's all for the best.

[terrya]

1. No n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. yes. mostly defending myself. nt

[DS1]

3. No, I knew it

I'd finally crossed the threshold but it was too late to edit.

[Droopy]

4. Nah. I was wild and crazy in my younger days

Now I'm just mild and lazy. :)

[Boojatta]

5. I'm wondering whether the mods have records...

of deleted posts or at least records of who posted posts that were deleted.

If they don't, then I might get tombstoned for horrible posts that were deleted, but that I didn't post.

[SarahB]

6. I used to do the occasional stupid shit that pissed off the wrong people.

By the time they let me back on, I don't care enough to try. :shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

24. Like what?

sockpuppets?

[SarahB]

40. sure

I did stupid things at bad times in my life. I fully admit that. Hasn't everyone? What gets me is the the type of people who spent an exorbitant amount of time harassing people on a fucking website and then acting superior. Some of us have lives and jobs where we actually have to WORK, not sit on our asses making snarky remarks on some message board. Seriously, is this what you do to make the world a better place? Have I harmed you personally in anyway? If I have, please PM me and let me know. I'd be happy to publicly apologize. Otherwise, get the fuck over yourself.

[FuzzySlippers]

44. I know exactly what you mean.

It's just not worth letting yourself get upset by some people's antics.

[BarenakedLady]

7. Nope.

O8)

[MrCoffee]

8. every time i venture into GDP

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. No. I see plenty of opportunity to achieve that, but I avoid it thoroughly.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

10. I did get the Rock, twice.

I was misunderstood, for no unknown reason.

[Bicoastal]

11. The "Rock?" How DARE You?!

That's it, I'm notifying the Mods...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

12. The "Dwayne," then.

[Bicoastal]

14. Too late, you're as good as banned.

:rofl:

[Mutley]

13. Yeah, but I'd rather not talk about it.

I've filled my flamewar quota for the week.

[Xipe Totec]

38. Nice to see you, Mutley,

glad you didn't get t-stoned.

:hi:

[Mutley]

41. Me too.

Mostly glad the powers that be at DU are more reasonable than I thought. :D

[lightningandsnow]

15. The time I posted a pseudo-sex thread

It didn't even end up getting locked.

They don't tombstone you for sex threads, do they?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

16. they dont really ban you till you have offended multiple times

[NewHampster]

17. Who me? Never

Luck o the Irish Jew I guess.

Of course the secret is to never start flame bait threads or in the case of DU, never ever do anything but praise Barack and JE.

:spank: :spank:

[LaurenG]

18. I never thought I'd get tombstoned but I'm sure there were at least fleeting

moments when the mods wondered what the hell was the matter with me. :;):

[Gonzo Gardener]

19. Not too worried about a tombstone, but I do wonder if my sarcasm is misunderstood here...

I recently erased what I had written in my profile because I was worried some would think that I was a knuckle dragging troll. I've also wondered if the 'Meanie' in my user name puts off DU'rs who think it means that I'm mean and here looking for a fight. It is, in fact, the opposite. My user name alludes to my utter intolerance of the trashing of the planet and wasteful consumerism that plagues our society.

[Guava Jelly]

20. A few times

Once for me not letting something go.
And the last time over something I did when I was PUIing

[ElsewheresDaughter]

21. i did once...but it was a misunderstanding..

i posted an e-mail i had recieved and forgot to state it as such

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear Bicoastal!

I used to actually worry about it when I was a n00b...

Yes, really, I did!

But I quickly found out that being inflammatory is not my style...

I no longer worry, and haven't for a very long time!

:hi:

[CreekDog]

23. i don't think so

i've never been contacted by a moderator. i figure when you don't hear from them, that's usually a good thing. their attention is not something you wanna get.

i figure the best way to flame out and commit DU suicide is to:

1) post a bunch of things against DU and individuals at DU
2) go after people in pm's

that oughta do it.

won't catch me doing that.

[Dr. Strange]

34. Or criticize the music of Rush.

Trust me, the mods are watching you...

I worried once (semi-recently) about being tombstoned. I posted a copycat in GD about whether I should hang a confederate flag. I was worried that they might think I was a freeper. It got locked and the moderator said "No copycats in GD."

And so my legend lives on...

[DarkTirade]

25. Nah. I tend to avoid flamewars.

And I'm a pretty laid-back guy most of the time.

[Aristus]

26. Not really. I was a big flirt back in the days of the DU Lounge Grotto, but

when Skinner said to cool it with the sex threads, I toned it way down. To be tombstoned, I think you have to be a very obvious freeper, like our Obama-hater the other day (he disrupted poorly) or viciously attack another DU-er, which I have no desire to do. I love DU and everyone here (No, Retrolounge, you can't have the cowboy pj's back; finders-keepers) B-) and I want to stay.

[DarkTirade]

28. What if we challenge another DUer to a duel and they accept... is it okay to viciously attack them

then? :P

[Aristus]

30. No. If it's a duel, then it is not an "attack". It is a "turn" or an "assay".

Learn your dueling terminology, man. :P

[DarkTirade]

33. I'm sorry. :(

:cry:

I'll do better next time, honest!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. you are right nt

[mitchum]

27. I flirt with being tombstoned like a courtesan of banishment

[HamstersFromHell]

31. I think I got really close once...er, twice...

One post made me quite unpopular with some, but got me a ton of fan mail at the same time.

One other got deleted and a little letter of admonishment from a mod. I just wish I still had the contents of the post, it was a rare moment of creativity even if it offended some thin skinned folk.

[Blue-Jay]

32. If you strike me down,

I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine...

[Critters2]

35. Yes! Got involved in a nasty flame war.

The next day, DU was buggy. When I couldn't get logged in, I was sure I'd been TS'd. Made me realize how much I value DU. So, I make better use of the "ignore" button now.

[trof]

36. No, and I DARED Skinner to 'stone me.*

He wimped.


*There was a poster who got really pissed about something and called Skinner out.
"Just go ahead and tombstone me right now!"
And so...Skinner did.

[sniffa]

37. every day

because everyone's so damn envious of me.

[flvegan]

39. Me? No. I'm universally loved and all my posts and opinions are revered.

So why would I?

:shrug:

[BlueJazz]

42. Yes..When my idiot friend used my name (bluejazz) and account to....

...start a flame war/screaming match.

Something about a trial in Minnesota. :mad:

[GreenPartyVoter]

43. Yes, for obvious reasons

[Solon]

45. Really? What are those reasons?

;)