timschochet 33,278 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 My 100 Favorite Movies 100. Mississippi Burning 99. The Hurricane 98. Stand and Deliver 97. The Blind Side 96. Can't Buy Me Love 95. Any Given Sunday 94 Avatar 93. The Boys From Brazil 92. King Rat 91. Invincible 90. School Ties 89. The Truman Show 88. North Dallas Forty 87. Casino 86. A League of Their Own 85. Apollo 13 84. The Rookie 83. That Thing You Do! 82. Remember the Titans 81. Parenthood 80. Lost In America 79. Misery 78. The Rainmaker 77. Defending Your Life 76. As Good As It Gets 75. The Inner Circle 74. Dead Poets Society 73. The Power of One 72. A Time to Kill 71. The Martian 70. Ragtime 69. White Men Can't Jump 68. Runaway Train 67. Rain Man 66. Independence Day 65. Star Trek 64. Tootsie 63. All The President's Men 62. Eight Men Out 61. American History X 60. Good Will Hunting 59. The Elephant Man 58. What's Love Got to Do With It 57. Wall Street 56. The Accused 55. The Social Network 54. To Die For 53. Capote 52. Private Parts 51. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 50. A Few Good Men 49. Die Hard 48. Rocky 47. Rocky II 46. Rocky III 45. Rocky IV 44. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 43. Victory 42. My Favorite Year 41. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RIng 40. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 39. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 38. Hoosiers 37. The Shawshank Redemption 36. Rudy 35. The King's Speech 34. Titanic 33. Manhattan 32. Searching for Bobby Fischer 31. The American President 30. Jerry Maguire 29. This Is Spinal Tap 28. Network 27. Quiz Show 26. Amistad 25. Marathon Man 24. Pulp Fiction 23. The Godfather Part II 22. The People vs. Larry Flynt 21. Judgment at Nuremberg 20. The Purple Rose of Cairo 19. Inherit the Wind 18. The Silence of the Lambs 17. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 16. Goodfellas 15. Hannah and Her SIsters 14. Glory 13. The Caine Mutiny 12. Broadcast News 11. Inglorious Basterds 10. Cabaret 9. Annie Hall 8. Aliens 7. Europa Europa 6. Jaws 5. The Bad News Bears 4. The Sting 3. Boogie Nights 2. Schindler's List 1. The Godfather   My 100 Favorite novels:  100. The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye 99. Second Generation by Howard Fast 98. Psycho by Robert Bloch 97.  Jackdaws by Ken Follett 96. 24 Hours by Greg Iles 95. Empires of Sand by David Ball 94. Black Cross by Greg Iles 93. Trial by Clifford Irving 92. We Are Water by Wally Lamb 91. Crazy In Alabama by Mark Childress 90. To Die For by Joyce Maynard 89. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 88. The Haj by Leon Uris 87. North and South by John Jakes 86. Carrie by Stephen King 85. The Odessa File by Frederick Forsythe 84.  Q.B. VII by Leon Uris 83. The Desperate Hours by Joseph Hayes 82.  A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin 81. Sycamore Row by John Grisham 80.  House Rules by Jodi Picoult 79. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta 78. The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove 77. Kane and Abel by Jeffery Archer 76. Evergreen by Belva Plain 75. Armageddon by Leon Uris 74. Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk 73. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult 72. The Fifth Horseman by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre 71. South of Broad by Pat Conroy 70. What You Owe Me by Bebe Moore Campbell 69. The Great Santini by Pat Conroy 68. Whitethorn by Bryce Courtenay 67. Balance of Power by Richard North Patterson 66. The Wall by John Hersey 65. Brothers and Sisters by Bebe Moore Campbell 64. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb 63. Gerald's Game by Stephen King 62. The Martian by Andy Weir 61. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King 60. The Firm by John Grisham 59. Tandia by Bryce Courtenay 58.  The Charm School by Nelson De Mille 57.  Thinner by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) 56. Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow 55. The Devil and Daniel Silverman by Theodore Roszak 54. The Running Man by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman) 53. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 52. Christine by Stephen King 51. Cujo by Stephen King 50. Pet Sematary by Stephen King 49. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer 48. The Immigrants by Howard Fast 47. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes 46. An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser 45. Animal Farm by George Orwell 44. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 43. The Confession by John Grisham 42. Exile by Richard North Patterson 41. Protect and Defend by Richard North Patterson 40. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb 39. The Client by John Grisham 38. The Shining by Stephen King 37. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 36. Word of Honor by Nelson De Mille 35. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 34. Misery by Stephen King 33. The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 32. Cathedral by Nelson DeMille 31. Firestarter by Stephen King 30. The Dead Zone by Stephen King 29. By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille 28. Roots by Alex Haley 27. Marathon Man by William Goldman 26. King Rat by James Clavell 25. Hawaii by James Michener 24. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 23. World Without End by Ken Follett 22. The Rainmaker by John Grisham 21. Beach Music by Pat Conroy 20. A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett 19. A Time to Kill by John Grisham 18. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay 17. It by Stephen King 16. The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace 15. The Godfather by Mario Puzo 14. The Chosen by Chaim Potok 13. The Promise by Chaim Potok 12. Noble House by James Clavell 11. Exodus by Leon Uris 10. Mila 18 by Leon Uris 9. The Stand by Stephen King 8. Trinity by Leon Uris 7. Tai-Pan by James Clavell 6. The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy 5. The Man by Irving Wallace 4. The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 3. War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk 2. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 1. Shogun by James Clavell       The McCarthy Erahttps://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18654693https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18655040https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18656109https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18658356https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18661989https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/722992-timschochets-thread-i-am-only-posting-in-here/?p=18666684100 Greatest Americans 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. George Washington 5. Jonas Salk 6. James Madison 7. Benjamin Franklin 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. The Wright Brothers 10. Norman Borlaug 11. Albert Einstein 12. Thomas Edison 13. Neil Armstrong 14. Henry Ford 15. Steve Jobs 16. Harry S. Truman 17. Bill Gates 18. Andrew Jackson 19. John Adams 20. Mark Twain 21. Muhammad Ali 22. Teddy Roosevelt 23.Jackie Robinson 24. Edward R. Murrow 25. Ulysses S. Grant 26. Thomas Paine 27. Walt Disney 28. Charles Lindbergh 29. Barack Obama 31. Lewis and Clark 32. William Levitt 33. Bob Dylan 34. William Randolph Hearst 35. Susan B. Anthony 36. Davy Crockett 37. Douglas MacArthur 38. Elvis Presley 39. Babe Ruth 40. Ernest Hemingway 41. J. Robert Oppenheimer 42. William S. Paley 43. Hugh Hefner 44. Eleanor Roosevelt 45. Rosa Parks 46. Booker T. Washington 47. Dwight Eisenhower 48. Alexander Hamilton 49. Louis B. Mayer 50. Michael Jackson 51. Henry Luce 52. Frank Sinatra 53. Steven Spielberg 54. 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Chemical X 5,689 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 LAM Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I would have stuck up for you, GB. But I don't go in those threads anymore because of people like you. Link to post Share on other sites
glock 351 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim- people can suck. Especially anonymous board people. Hell, that isn't even true any more. See comments on any online newspaper article, YouTube- even the Facebook. A lot of miserable folks looking for a way to feel better about themselves. They are lost in that regard.I don't get involved in a lot of regular give and take on here any more. I find it exhausting. How you and several others on here maintain the numbers that you do is beyond me. There is so much else to do.Maybe it's a good time to find other things to occupy some of your time. #### those guys. Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim- people can suck. Especially anonymous board people. Hell, that isn't even true any more. See comments on any online newspaper article, YouTube- even the Facebook. A lot of miserable folks looking for a way to feel better about themselves. They are lost in that regard.I don't get involved in a lot of regular give and take on here any more. I find it exhausting. How you and several others on here maintain the numbers that you do is beyond me. There is so much else to do.Maybe it's a good time to find other things to occupy some of your time. #### those guys.Agree totally. Don't sweat it, Tim. If people are upset with what you have to say, that's on them. Link to post Share on other sites
CletiusMaximus 8,863 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm not going into that thread, but don't understand people who make these kinds of comments on internet boards. I'd ignore, keep bein' your crazy posting self. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I personally think you're a collective troll, and that these fishing guilt trips are bull####. That is all. Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Manback 958 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Don't change, you are fine and make things interesting.#### them. Link to post Share on other sites
fantasycurse42 8,316 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Are you serious with this thread Tim?I'm not someone who stalks you, follows you, or even dislikes you. I engage in conversation with you and I could care less about your post frequency too... A thread like this is what annoys me. I'm fairly certain about 1/3 of this board really dislikes me, however if I am going to stop posting or take offense to it bc of any of them, well that makes me a huge #####. Fortunately I am not.I don't even know why those comments would bother you. I wouldn't sweat it, change the title of this thread to HARD DELETE, and move on. Link to post Share on other sites
msommer 8,981 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I have a lot of flaws. Sometimes I tend to argue minor points which are unnecessary. Other times I bring up stuff which I think are facts but don't always turn out to be vetted. I can be, at times, rude and insulting without meaning to do soTry to do better on these and you're going a long way to remove the criticism.What to do about your trolls/stalkers I have no idea, but they are a large part of the perceived issue.Just MHO Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald Cornsilks 208 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I hope you stick around tim. you've grown on me, and I think you're smart. Just hope I could get back to maybe discussion in threads that interest me that you haven't taken over with you and your followers. Which is nearly ever major thread here (if you look at post count, you lead the post count in nearly every hotly debated topic that there is by a LOT). I don't know how you have time to take a dump during the dayAnd it's an onslaught of 12 straight hours almost daily of point-counterpoint. Would love to get involved with some discussions where it's not just flooded between you and your followers back and forth. Maybe stopping in the threads you love once or twice a day instead of just yammering on all day long and burying all other discussions which is what has happened. I loved the thread re: the end of the Cold War, but just didn't want to dare jumping in and engaging you in a 24/7 back and forth along with all of the followers as well. I play the Blues, would have loved to jump in that thread, but really just get discouraged from stating a contrary opinion in any thread that you are peacocking around in.Stick around, scale it back JUST a little bit and you might even get more opinions would be my only wish. You've got something you love to debate, maybe pop in twice a day, and address anything you'd like instead of the onslaught of stream of consciousness and post after post after post which dims everyone else. Either way, I think you have some impulsion to post/respond here that, from where I sit, seems borderline unhealthy - far be it for me to judge, and sorry if I come off as harsh. I try to level with you more than insult you these days. I will continue to cull any personal criticism I've levied in your direction - I apologize for doing so. Link to post Share on other sites
CurlyNight 2,617 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 IMO while I don't read those threads much as it's more distressing than informative when you see attacks, I would say just let it go. I used to be the subject of a lot of attack on fft and still sometimes am even here. I used to be so sensitive to it but have long ago realized that who gives a ####. It's a public message board with people you don't know. Some threads are informative and you can learn and maybe contribute something and some are just not worth the headache. This is why I won't do what SaintsInDome2006 asked in that Sydney Cafe thread and create a separate Iran thread. Looking at what started in there, veering off and all, it's not worth the headache. Anyone has any questions for me about my experience, PMs are fine.Some people here have class and manners and there are always those who don't. Those who attack the person rather than the just the subject matter have a lot of issues in their lives. So rather than get riled up about it which it's been a very long time for me, I just feel sorry for them.Don't take a message board so seriously. Take you real life seriously for that's what really matters. Link to post Share on other sites
Buddy Ball 2K3 1,593 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim is gold Jerry. GOLD! Link to post Share on other sites
sbonomo 1,267 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I have found that you can be very insightful at times and others it is just overkill. Over the years i have just began to skip your post because of the latter. I don't think you are a bad guy and we are all entitled to our opinions. Don't let it bother you, there are many others i would rather just go away rather than you. Link to post Share on other sites
Al O'Pecia 864 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 you're the worst thing that ever happened to this board. there's a reason that a large contingent of the best posters on this board have withdrawn to a single thread.God bless that yoga pants thread. Link to post Share on other sites
trogg78 855 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I blame their parents. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 you're the worst thing that ever happened to this board. there's a reason that a large contingent of the best posters on this board have withdrawn to a single thread.God bless that yoga pants thread. Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I hope you stick around tim. you've grown on me, and I think you're smart. Just hope I could get back to maybe discussion in threads that interest me that you haven't taken over with you and your followers. Which is nearly ever major thread here (if you look at post count, you lead the post count in nearly every hotly debated topic that there is by a LOT). I don't know how you have time to take a dump during the dayAnd it's an onslaught of 12 straight hours almost daily of point-counterpoint. Would love to get involved with some discussions where it's not just flooded between you and your followers back and forth. Maybe stopping in the threads you love once or twice a day instead of just yammering on all day long and burying all other discussions which is what has happened. I loved the thread re: the end of the Cold War, but just didn't want to dare jumping in and engaging you in a 24/7 back and forth along with all of the followers as well. I play the Blues, would have loved to jump in that thread, but really just get discouraged from stating a contrary opinion in any thread that you are peacocking around in.Stick around, scale it back JUST a little bit and you might even get more opinions would be my only wish. You've got something you love to debate, maybe pop in twice a day, and address anything you'd like instead of the onslaught of stream of consciousness and post after post after post which dims everyone else. Either way, I think you have some impulsion to post/respond here that, from where I sit, seems borderline unhealthy - far be it for me to judge, and sorry if I come off as harsh. I try to level with you more than insult you these days. I will continue to cull any personal criticism I've levied in your direction - I apologize for doing so.23 3 5 6 41 1 1 2 1 1 156700093 3 3 3333 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ClownCausedChaos2 5,570 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 you're the worst thing that ever happened to this board. there's a reason that a large contingent of the best posters on this board have withdrawn to a single thread. God bless that yoga pants thread.Bull####. I'm not in there. Link to post Share on other sites
avoiding injuries 3,255 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 you're the worst thing that ever happened to this board. there's a reason that a large contingent of the best posters on this board have withdrawn to a single thread. God bless that yoga pants thread.Bull####. I'm not in there. Link to post Share on other sites
Gr00vus 11,814 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 This isn't your family, or even close friends. So if you're getting something out of your participation here, that's all that should really concern you. Nobody is forced to read your posts, it's pretty trivial to skip them if you want. There's a lot worse behavior that goes on here compared to what you do. Getting upset about what's posted on an anonymous message board is pretty silly. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate.I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls. Link to post Share on other sites
coyote5 1,205 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Some people here have a major hard-on for you Tim. I've never understood the amount of vitriol you draw so keep on keepin' on.Especially if you are going to keep drafting such ####ty WIS basketball teams! Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 33,278 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls. Wow. You appear to really believe I am some collective group of trolls trying to ruin the FFA? This isn't shtick? Link to post Share on other sites
McGarnicle 11,112 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Leave Tim alone you guys, seriously knock it off. Link to post Share on other sites
johnnycakes 1,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim, I love ya as a FBG. I often see your point; you're not as dumb as you post. Keep stirring up the ####. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls. Wow. You appear to really believe I am some collective group of trolls trying to ruin the FFA? This isn't shtick?Nope. Think whoever gets the keys to Tim runs Tim. It's especially apparent in your literate/grammatical moments/non-moments. Sometimes they hand the keys off to a guy who can't DO BASIC ENGLISH GOOD. Link to post Share on other sites
sublimeone 865 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim, I've found some what you post to be irritating but that can be said for many posters on this board. Sometimes I actually agree with you. I've never understood the outrage some posters show towards you.I've found there's a certain contingent of people who like to pile on regardless of the situation. These are probably the same people who bullied the nerd in high school. The issue is with them, not with you. Link to post Share on other sites
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timschochet 33,278 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider... Link to post Share on other sites
McGarnicle 11,112 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls.Wow. You appear to really believe I am some collective group of trolls trying to ruin the FFA? This isn't shtick? Nope. Think whoever gets the keys to Tim runs Tim. It's especially apparent in your literate/grammatical moments/non-moments. Sometimes they hand the keys off to a guy who can't DO BASIC ENGLISH GOOD.To be honest I'm tripping balls right now from the weed cookies and I'm Link to post Share on other sites
McGarnicle 11,112 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...PM me if they act up again, I'll talk to some folks. Link to post Share on other sites
UniAlias 765 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls.Wow. You appear to really believe I am some collective group of trolls trying to ruin the FFA? This isn't shtick? Nope. Think whoever gets the keys to Tim runs Tim. It's especially apparent in your literate/grammatical moments/non-moments. Sometimes they hand the keys off to a guy who can't DO BASIC ENGLISH GOOD.To be honest I'm tripping balls right now from the weed cookies and I'm####. Another MJ overdose. RIP McG. Link to post Share on other sites
Spin 1,006 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate. I think it's deliberate, and I think the people who run the keys to Tim know exactly what they're doing. It's exclusionary at best, and just warped at worst. They're #######s. I have no problem saying that about trolls.Wow. You appear to really believe I am some collective group of trolls trying to ruin the FFA? This isn't shtick? Nope. Think whoever gets the keys to Tim runs Tim. It's especially apparent in your literate/grammatical moments/non-moments. Sometimes they hand the keys off to a guy who can't DO BASIC ENGLISH GOOD.To be honest I'm tripping balls right now from the weed cookies and I'm####. Another MJ overdose. RIP McG. At least he went out doing what he loved. Link to post Share on other sites
Bogeys 82 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The way you state your opinions (and the opinions themselves) causes threads to become about you and those opinions. Sometimes people want to discuss the topic and not your stance on that topic, but it happens in every thread you dominate.I agree with this. Part of the problem comes when Tim will dismiss any view but his own as not important or not worth discussing because he doesn't find it interesting, so tries to direct any thread he is passionate about in the direction he wants instead of letting it flow.Wouldn't want Tim to leave, he is a fairly intelligent poster who gets passionate about topics. I agree he wouldn't take as much flack if he scaled it back and little and just put the strikes2k type on ignore...the back and forth that ensues is part of the push back. Link to post Share on other sites
mr roboto 8,548 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 For me it's like the somewhat smart kid in class who can't seem to refrain from always commenting or raising his hand. All. The. Time. He may be smart, may have something to contribute. But it's tiresome and often he thinks he's more enlightening than he actually is. I don't think you are a troll. I don't think you are insincere and I think the Tim-hate here is both easy and low brow. But, if you really feel that every post or opinion or analogy or statement is so important to the discussion that you have to make it public, and most other people are sick of it, then you're the kid in school who won't #### and realize he's not as insightful or helpful to the conversation as he thinks he is. Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Tim, I've found some what you post to be irritating but that can be said for many posters on this board. Sometimes I actually agree with you. I've never understood the outrage some posters show towards you.I've found there's a certain contingent of people who like to pile on regardless of the situation. These are probably the same people who bullied the nerd in high school. The issue is with them, not with you. It's true. Lots of followers on this board. I actually imagine them as the dorky guys who followed the bullies around wishing they could be as "cool" as the bully. Link to post Share on other sites
Ookie Pringle 65 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider... Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine.THIS CONVERSATION WAS OVER AS SOON AS THE TROLL WAS MENTIONED!!! NEVER MET ANYONE! HAD CHANCES! POSTS 88,000 IN A FEW YEARS. NO COLLECTIVE, NO BOT, NO NOTHING, JUST TIM. ALL TIM. JUST TIM. ALL HAIL TIM. Link to post Share on other sites
McGarnicle 11,112 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 But I find it hard to believe I'm the only one on weed cookies when I read some of this ####. Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 But I find it hard to believe I'm the only one on weed cookies when I read some of this ####.750 mL of 80 proof. Not showing up in the drunk thread because I'm always drunk. TIM. Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Rudnicki 9,009 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 if you look at post count, you lead the post count in nearly every hotly debated topic that there is by a LOTdecided to take a look at this with a sample of active threads on the first page that seem like ones Tim would post inThread 1: Thank Obama For Higher Gas Prices (tim has 8 of 270 replies)Thread 2: Taliban Kill 126 (tim ranks #1 with 31 of 251 replies)Thread 3: I really like Elizabeth Warren (tim ranks #1 with 55 of 523 replies)Thread 4: Can the killing of innocents ever be justifiable? (tim ranks #1 with 9 of 64 replies)Thread 5: Lies about Hitler (tim ranks 8th with 71 of 1861 replies) Link to post Share on other sites
CurlyNight 2,617 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine.Whether or not someone can change or not and for how long doesn't justify vicious attacks. Pretty much everyone here is passionate about what they write and feel strongly about their opinions and what they write to some degree. For some it is hard to dial it down and well so what? I don't get why if someone annoys you so much they should be attacked. Can't you ignore them or just ignore the posts? No one is forcing you to read every post in said threads... Behind the screen names here is a person at the end of the day. Attack the subject matter, not the writer and if you can't do that, skip that post.Also consider this: if you attack the person your point will definitely not be considered which is what you want, no? Link to post Share on other sites
glock 351 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine.THIS CONVERSATION WAS OVER AS SOON AS THE TROLL WAS MENTIONED!!! NEVER MET ANYONE! HAD CHANCES! POSTS 88,000 IN A FEW YEARS. NO COLLECTIVE, NO BOT, NO NOTHING, JUST TIM. ALL TIM. JUST TIM. ALL HAIL TIM. As much as you say Tim doesn't get it- you just may be part of the perceived "problem with Tim" and don't get that. You are well on your way to making this thread about you. Just sayin'... Link to post Share on other sites
TheIronSheik 8,166 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 if you look at post count, you lead the post count in nearly every hotly debated topic that there is by a LOTdecided to take a look at this with a sample of active threads on the first page that seem like ones Tim would post inThread 1: Thank Obama For Higher Gas Prices (tim has 8 of 270 replies)Thread 2: Taliban Kill 126 (tim ranks #1 with 31 of 251 replies)Thread 3: I really like Elizabeth Warren (tim ranks #1 with 55 of 523 replies)Thread 4: Can the killing of innocents ever be justifiable? (tim ranks #1 with 9 of 64 replies)Thread 5: Lies about Hitler (tim ranks 8th with 71 of 1861 replies)I own that thread. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Know-It-All 662 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Eighty-one plus THOUSAND posts. Dude, you might be trying too hard. Yes you are a well educated sonofa#####, yes you are passionate - but you are killing me with the sheer weight of your insight. It is okay to not be the expert on everything (coming from a guy name Mr. Know-It-All). Link to post Share on other sites
squistion 12,456 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Timmy, pay no attention to what these clowns are saying. There are about a half dozen people here who post nonsensical crap and stupid comments in just about every thread, just about every day, but the people who criticize you have no issue with them. I think most of this is from disagreeing with your opinions more than anything else. Keep doing what you have been doing. If they don't like it, they can put you on ignore and/or scroll past any responses to your posts. No one is forced to read anything you write (although some act like they are). Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 23,023 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine.THIS CONVERSATION WAS OVER AS SOON AS THE TROLL WAS MENTIONED!!! NEVER MET ANYONE! HAD CHANCES! POSTS 88,000 IN A FEW YEARS. NO COLLECTIVE, NO BOT, NO NOTHING, JUST TIM. ALL TIM. JUST TIM. ALL HAIL TIM. As much as you say Tim doesn't get it- you just may be part of the perceived "problem with Tim" and don't get that. You are well on your way to making this thread about you. Just sayin'...I'm sort of uniquely sensitive to that type of stuff, even down to reading cross-threads and the like. I don't think tim is a legitimate person. I speak up. That's it. I don't follow Tim around nor post in all of his threads, as a lot of them don't appeal to me. I'm being declarative, but I think there are a lot of trolls and aliases on the board and that they try to steer and shape discussion. That's my opinion, and if I find people I take at face value, I think they know it. eta* I never said Tim doesn't get it. On the contrary, I think whoever drives tim gets it uniquely. Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 33,278 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I don't think that some of the criticism is that off base. Reginald Cornsilks, avoiding injuries and Groovus in particular have given me much to consider...Hasn't this been done before? You state you will try and change yet nothing does. People have offered helpful advice in the past and for a day or two you may listen but then it is back to the same routine.i think this criticism is also true. I have tried to change somewhat here, and I have failed in the past. I am who I am. But I really agree that it is unnecessary for me to always state my opinion- I really am just as interested in other people's opinions. I'm going to try withholding my own POV and instead try to encourage others to clarify theirs. That can also lead, hopefully, to interesting discussions and debates (which is my goal) without the appearance of me trying to dominate the conversation. Link to post Share on other sites
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