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Having been a TechRepublic member for just over a month I would like to share some insights with you all. These insights are disturbing and the perpetrators know who they are.

It would seen that there is a gang of TR(ers) who have the sole purpose to burn and bring down opinion outside their tiny perceptions. Utilising playground tactics they barrage and taunt until discussions become nothing more than a farce.

This may be amusing to them however it is ruining the site for others.

Would these people STOP barking from the safety of their anonymity and promptly attempt to seek a life or equivalent substitute.

Thanking you all?

EDIT:
The post tags have changed due to complaint.

**Read the thread and identify the Gang**

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by maecuff

You are such a big bully. How can you sleep at night?

Now, be nice and give a push, would you? I can't get the swing started on my own.

by tig2

It's all my fault. I am only here to pervert the noble cause to my own designs- fell and nefarious though they may be.

Sheesh!

by oz_media

I'm disinengenious...or is it disingenuous?

have to clear that one with my buddy Max.

by j.lupo

I would find it interesting who he/she thinks is being ganged up on.

There are a lot of us here, we talk about on topic and off topic items of interest. We don't gang up on anyone as far as I can tell. We do have opinions which we willingly share (sometimes strongly).

Of course, I know I am not a member of the gang since I don't get included to the special boards - you know which ones I mean. Those Restricted messages that come up. Anyway, Perhaps that is the group techmail thinks is a gang.

Though there are too many nice ones in there too, so that can't be right. Hmmmmm

by tig2

Why should anyone assume he is doing anything new?

I know what the game is. I don't have to play it. I know how to win.

by j.lupo

attention. I will have to work on that and play closer attention to tags in the future.

by now left tr

Do not recall any troll movements by myself in the past, only been a member for a month. Am I to conclude that all new members are automatically labelled trolls?
OR
Am I being confused with another person?

In fact, never mind.

by maecuff

sometimes I do, but mostly I just sit back and make fun of people who feel the need to judge others.

by maecuff

There is an option for you. When you see a post from someone who offends you..don't open it. See how nicely that works? They can continue to say what they want and you won't be bothered by it and everyone is happy.

Of course, if this doesn't work for you, you could post a set of rules or guidelines for everyone to follow, and then we could all be like you. I know I would appreciate it. Because I know I haven't quite learned how to think for myself yet.

by onbliss

You said "I know I haven't quite learned how to think for myself yet."

Maybe...you should give away your place in the center of Universe to somebody else :-)

by maecuff

when I have to explain my sarcasm. Please don't make me do it again, it pains my head..

by tig2

I thought you were taking those thinking classes? Didn't work for you?

Anyone remember Spuddy_M? This guy showed up at the tail of that thread to defend the Spud. JD caught him out. Old *yawn* news...

by maecuff

remember the thinking classes, either I didn't take the class or it didn't work.

by maecuff

and you aren't just the president, you are also a member.

Don't ask my why your post reminded me of the hair club for men commercial. I'm sure you have a lovely and full head of hair..

by j.lupo

but I was hoping to be an honorary member of the "gang" club that is around. Oh well, back to JD's hazing me.

by Member 25348569

When written, it's irony. Just as much fun, but I do like things to be correctly labelled.

I am sitting here at 12:40am nursing an Exchange backup and I have just noticed that the damn files are counting down in HEX and I've had to revise my bedtime estimate up by 60%.

I'm spoiling for a fight. Anyone want to get it on?

by tig2

I am absolutely wiped out so I am right there with you. Partner's last day of a 28 year contract is tomorrow, had a mass of stuff to get to various clients, his farewell luncheon, and an interview 40 miles away in blistering heat wearing a navy blue suit and HEELS and no air-con.

I want supper and a really dry martini and NOT in that order. Instead I come home to do a mail check and find this moron (not you, Neil- but you knew that) posting one more time from any one of three different identities that mysteriously showed up at the same time- but only this bozo was called out.

I want that martini now...

At 12:40 a.m., the only thing you should be nursing is your pillow. Sleeping is a good and wonderful thing that we tend to forget how to do when we choose IT as a career path.

by maecuff

Neil..you've pointed that out to me before. And do you know what? I don't care!! I'm going to keep calling it sarcasm. HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!

Wow..that felt good.

And no, I don't want to fight, I'm too nice to fight.

by Member 25348569

as I don't have the energy. I would have logged off in tears at the first harsh word.

I have, however, cracked the backup problem and I should make it to bed by 1am. Without the VPN, though, I would be looking forward to driving ten miles home through South London looking for happy drunks to run over...

A very good night to my reader. It is, of course, Friday tomorrow so there is Good in the World.

:D

Signing off...

by maecuff

Neil is tired and grumpy.

Go Neil..get Max. Work out that frustration.

err..and Max, I'm rooting for you.

by tig2

I have learned to cherish and value my senility. I think that it is a good thing as long as I make little notes about all the important things.

I have decided to age gracefully (or disgracefully as the case may be) and embrace my inner idiot. Sometimes, that is the only way...

by av .

Get a flack jacket and pick your discussions wisely!

Unlike yourself, I've been around for years and I don't think you consider me part of "the gang". There are some real spirited debates that go on here, but its real, honest, and sometimes . . .

Its a very challenging environment. I read the posts at TR for 6 months or so before I ever posted anything of a miscellaneous nature. I didn't understand what TR was all about. I think you're taking things way too personal.

I don't think that anyone here deserves your email. There's alot of opinionated people here. It can get tough. So what.

Personally, I like it like that.

by tig2

And that post is why I like you. You are spirited and you are honest.

I couldn't have said it better and I can't improve on your thoughts!

by j.lupo

and Why some of us choose to be members of TR. We discuss anything and everything. For me I spent the majority of my first year, reading, learning, and wishing I could fit in. It took me that full year, just to get up the courage to post something. Then as I got involved I learned what a great place this is. We discuss technical stuff to politics, we discuss more technical stuff to cooking recipies, we discuss more technical stuff to musical songs, and lets not forget the Friday Yuk.

Participation happens in many forms and I know that I get more out of TR by what I read then I could ever give back.

by hal 9000

You forgot to add that the person or persons who jumped all over you an hour ago will be the first to offer help when you have a [b]Technical Problem[/b] and they will go out of their way in an effort to help you solve any problems that you encounter. :)

Personally I like it like that too!

Col ]:)

by tig2

So, inspired by you and powered by survivors-

The very first SURVIVORS wet-tee shirt contest.

So us mastectomy folks will have to reaaaly work it against the replacement crowd but I think we can win!

And all the dollars to The NPT and the Komen.

I am like many women. I can't have replacement because that would obscure new findings. And frankly, I don't want replacememt,nor would my partner.

i guess we aere accustomed to what it is...

by onbliss

....to understand what you are saying. Did I ever tell you I have bad memory plus slow on grasping things, and very slow getting jokes?

by oz_media

True conversation I had with a friend once.
Him - "I don't get it?"
Me- "what, are you slow?"
Him- "what do you mean...slow?"
Me- "you know, a little late to the draw, not too bright, don't pick up on things very quickly..."
Him- "No, I don't know what you are talking about"
Me- (sigh)"Buddy, you have to keep up, I think you're not getting the gyst of what I'm saying."
Him- "Ooooooh, I get it now! No, I'm not slow!"

uuuuuuhhhh, oookay then!

:)

by ontheropes

be photos the line starts just ahead of me. Everybody else has to stay behind me.

edit: Not that I'd rub it in or anything.

by tig2

And I am certain that some wit will take pictures.

Seriously, after a comment from HAL, I got together with a bunch of survivors that haven't had reconstruction and we had us a talk. Then the reconstructionists got in to it, and we had us a revolution.

There is a patio party at a local pub that is hosting this. All the women participating are walking the 3 Day- we might do better showing off our LEGS!!! We see this as a unique opportunity to bring a new awareness- that we DO still go on, that we do not choose to be ashamed, that we are still feminine and wonderful women.

I am sure that someone will tell me how poor taste this is. I'm so already over it. I am incredibly proud of the women that are participating- this is a scary prospect to all of us but we're doing it anyway.

Any photos that I get my hands on- partner will be there with a camera unless I can confiscate it- will be in the newsletter.

by now left tr

merely raising a point people. I am not the one to point the finger in any direction.
Have a nice day!

by tig2

Why tag as you did?

You were out to troll, flamebait and you lost.

I don't care how you try to redeem yourself now, as far as I am concerned you are a troll- in any of your various personalities.

We'll either hijack this thread or make it go away. The TR gang is here to serve YOU!

by j.lupo

My mom can never use that arm on that side for blood work or anything anymore because of having had the breast removed. She also broke that arm in a strange place and they couldn't do surgery to fix it because of the mastectomy. It seems to me that you survive one thing only to have to deal with 100 more issues caused by the cure itself.

The really need a better cure.

by hal 9000

The current screening and so called cures leave a lot to be desired.

I've seen way to many instances of less than perfect work performed and that was before I walked away from any form of Medical Work.

Just don't get me started.

Col

by j.lupo

I saw a documentary about survivors of BC and some of the women actually have placed very pretty tattoes there as a way of saying how beautiful they still are. I think tattoes are a matter of opinion on their beauty, but power to those who can do that!

by tig2

Saw the ID and knew what was going on. Then I noticed the tag. Vanessa let me know that it was out there- yesterday wasn't my best day.

Ignore the idiots and hijack their threads. Have fun with it. They can't touch you if you don't let them. Learned the hard way...

by dmambo

This is like my 3rd great idea of the week!!!!

We have the weekly Friday Yuk, how's about we start a weekly Monday Watercooler??!!??

Anybody can start it with a comment about what they did over the weekend and just let it blossom. It would be a nice central clearinghouse for the BS that we toss around. It'll be a farce right from the get-go.

(Is that murmuring of approval I hear out there? Yup, I think so.)

Now, I'm an idea man. I'm not a detail guy. So someone else can start the Monday Watercooler on 17-July. Just make sure that it has an INTERESTING anecdote of your weekend activities.

I'll be waiting.

And no bringing down opinions outside of your tiny perceptions!

by j.lupo

cause I can.

Monday water cooler huh. Well given that I don't get weekends or any vacation, that doesn't do ME any good - does it? :( Besides, we have those conversations all the time in our hijack threads, so what would be the difference?

I think you need to create it since you suggested it. And don't forget to refill the cooler this time. ;)

by jdclyde

well, at least you can read about people with lives? :0

Got daze off during the week, or what?

Like you NEVER do ANYTHING?

by ontheropes

is turning into a one man thinktank of a power that I truly cannot describe.

He shouldn't be bothered with mundane tasks that could cause his thinking machine to become distracted any more than necessary. (Not that he'd hurt himself or anything)

Just this week (year?) alone he's had 3 great , 3 good , 3 ideas which could possibly lead to solving all of the problems anyone has anywhere if just implemented correctly.

Nothing neat ever happens to me (Had a itty bitty toad in my livingroom this morning!?! My dogs had to come wake me up to look at it at zero dark early), so I probably won't start it.

I do think he had a [i]good[/i] idea.

As always, anyone starting anything is cool with me, or not, depending upon the idjit or dummass remarks they post.

[i]You[/i] might post a weekend discussion and tell about your workday. I don't know if you'd make anyone feel better with you working while they're kicked back with their feet up at home watching Ren and Stimpy re-runs but you could find out.

by maecuff

Does it have to involve midgit trapeze artists? Or can it be more tame? I have an employee who can spend 15 minutes talking about the new roof on his house AND provide visual aids. It is NOT interesting. Perhaps somewere between midgits and roofs?

I think I can do that. But what if I can't? What if I post an anecdote about my weekend and it's boring? Should I make something up? I'm thinking about cleaning my garage, I don't think THAT is exciting. Maybe we should do something else so that I can have something worthwhile to post.

There is just way to much pressure with this idea..

by tig2

Talk about walking.

I actually like this idea. What DO geeks do on the weekend? I feel like I am connected to my computer by a long invisible cord. I don't know how I spent the weekends before training.

Besides, I need those tiny connections to life without socks!

by Member 25348569

then those of us not frightened of you will let you know.

Thats, um...,um...

Hey, Mae! Post what you want and it's OK with me...

Neil :D

by vanessaj

You know that the beginning post makes NO difference whatsoever! If we don't like it then it mysteriously changes into something we do. Like magic! It morphs and changes and grows new limbs till you can't even recognize it anymore. It's a very beautiful thing. Personally, I would vote for you to start it, as DMambo suggested.

by onbliss

We can also have "[b]Wednesday Wailings[/b]" where we can just wail,whine and rant just about anything.

Then, all it requires is for us to come up with something from Tuesday and Thursday, and hire somebody to do our work :-)

by oz_media

The Monday Moan would be more appropriate I think. MONDAY!!! Moan.

The Tuesday Terrors. Everything you forgot to get done on Monday (because you were too busy moaning).

The Wednesday Wailings- I'll live with that

The Thursday Thrills- whatever turns your crank about the end of the week

The Friday Yuk- what a joke, we all still have jobs!

We have to take weekends off though, I refuse to geek out everyday, and what about the racetrack? how would I get my fill? No, the Racetrax video horse racing/lottery doesn't count.

by hal 9000

Looks like we'll have to keep you in the depths of the sewer for longer before any of us allow you up in the gutter where you can see the light. :^0

Col ]:)

by onbliss

I am just kidding around. You can say, I am on a suicide-mission :-) (the day when you pounce on me, or beat me up :-) )

by onbliss

What enjoy getting beaten up? But the time till I get beaten up will be nice :-)

by hal 9000

And that shovel is just for show to isn't it? :p

Of course now that the blood stains are starting to wear off it it's no where nears as scary as it was previously. :D

Col ]:)

by j.lupo

This is the project from H!!L - fill in the blanks. As the "Tech Lead" I am doing 7 days a week with 14-20 hour days and I am a consultant that is not allowed by contract to bill over 45 hours per week! The project will still fail, but I am doing what I can by heroic leaps and bounds to prevent it. I just wish I had a real PM on this project.

You will love this one, yesterday I get an e-mail saying that my name was given regarding a change control to the project I am on. The message had a whole lot of questions for me to answer about the change control. The thing is I don't know of any change control to the project. I have no idea what the person was asking for. I referred them to my PM and TDM in hopes that one of them knows what it is about.

Ugh. :( So, I come to TR while programs are compiling and inbetween meetings and answering questions to get some sanity. Yes TR is sanity for me.

by onbliss

...you did step into this thread :-) Now we all are honored :D The credit goes to j.lupo.

by tig2

I don't have you confused.

Incidentally, this is not the day to f*ck with me. I am NOT in a good mood.

Go away trollboy, or I will replace you with a very small shell script...

by j.lupo

PLEASE stop playing into he/she/its hands. It is trying to rile you up. We are all with you. Just ignore any postings from the Troll. That is the best revenge.

by tig2

I simply posted to point out that trollboy changed his tags. Reminicent behavior of Spudly.

I know who this clown is. I am SO over it.

Thought as a courtesy, I would let him know that today is not his day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either...

by j.lupo

with you Tigger Two. I hope you know that. No matter how horrible the day is, I will lend you my support for as long as you need it.
J.

by tig2

Like Neil last night (see below) I would have loved to grill a troll today. I am in just the right mood for grilled troll.

Weasel wimped out. Darn! I hate it when that happens!

Don't worry- I'm fine. Doing laundry. Nice and mindless...

by maecuff

do I have to say that I'M NOT SCARY.

I'm sweet and kind and reasonable. Now stop it, damn it!

by j.lupo

as long as we don't cross you. ;) ok, I am taking that on hearsay since that is what I keep reading in TR world. You probably are the nicest person on the face of the world. You certainly write very interesting posts, so I really can't say one way or another.

I am curious how all the "guys" on this bored are so afraid of you though. Wha happend????

by Member 25348569

Mae is the master of the one-line ironic putdown. Most of us blokes are sensitive types. I know that I have been reduced to tears by one of Mae's posts.

Tears of laughter, that is, as I make DAMN sure that I always keep on her good side. Well, her "less bad" side, that is.

Neil :D

Some of us seem to have reputations, deserved or not: jd's "love of show tunes" (nuff said again), M_a_r_k (where is he?) and his fondness for sheep, Mae eats people who annoy her.

by ontheropes

Hope you slept well. Did you just get a new avatar? I think that's the best one I've ever seen.

Have you seen the brand new key anywhere?

by maecuff

fine. I've had that avatar for a few weeks now. (Thanks for noticing) and as far as the brand new key goes..you suck horribly. Now it's back and I have to perform an exorcism.

by maxwell edison

It has taken-on a life of its own. Once an insult, it's now just a funny "school yard" joke. I still laugh when I click on it. (I hope I never grow up!)

And all you have to do is refer to "The Link". Everybody knows what it is.

Hey, how about that? I've created TWO TechRepublic lexicons: [i]The Water Cooler[/i] and [i]The Link[/i]. (I should really start seeing my first royalty check any day now. Any day, guys. Come on. Share the wealth.....)

by ontheropes

to be introduced to the miracles of trail coffee. If you can see the sides of the cup at all it's not strong enough. It's a rare day I see through the fog before that second cup kicks in.

by hal 9000

A link to the newsletter? And more importantly can we get a link the the photos that didn't make it? :p

Col ]:)

by maecuff

I don't think it's fair that I be held responsible for EVERYTHING my inner child does..

by maecuff

I wondered about Mark earlier this week. Where HAS he been. Someone should check on him. JD, handle that, would you dearie?