August 2006 Weddings
Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.

Thank you.

Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

pville

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Re: pville

  • Is that supposed to be a reason why you mistook my posts? Because they're defensive? I was attacked in a page in which I did nothing wrong. If you're looking for tone instead of content I can't help you. When I'm attacked I get defensive.?
  • Since we are all familiar with each other, I originally give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I originally mistook the post because I didn't understand it. I continued to mistake the post because the explanation was defensive and snarky. I can't speak for everyone else, but if you just explain what you mean, I will take your word for it.
    "HOW many US citizens and ranchers have been decapitated in Arizona by roving bands of paperless aliens, and how will a requirement that I have papers on me make that not happen?"courtesy of SueSue
  • imageMeredithE:
    Since we are all familiar with each other, I originally give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I originally mistook the post because I didn't understand it. I continued to mistake the post because the explanation was defensive and snarky. I can't speak for everyone else, but if you just explain what you mean, I will take your word for it.

    I did. 3 or 4 times. It's a little difficult to remain unsnarky when I'm being lectured on the seriousness of racism. If you could put my responses in the context of the flaming I received in this post, that would be a great help.?

  • imagecaden:

    Kudos to you BM* for making your point in a logical fashion.

    That's not what I meant and I think I made it clear in subsequent posts. At my rally there were normal people, like there are at 99% of McPalin's rallies. I asked pville to report back on the non-racism that occurs at those typical rallies all over the nation.

    Considering this was a page to someone I communicate with on a regular basis, I can talk to her without giving needing an in-depth explanation of my motives. She knew what I meant.

    These were lovely points.  

    "HOW many US citizens and ranchers have been decapitated in Arizona by roving bands of paperless aliens, and how will a requirement that I have papers on me make that not happen?"courtesy of SueSue
  • caden: if it makes you feel better, I read your comments as you intended.....not as you making light of racism. But thats just because I *know* you. I think if a random E08er had said it I would ahve taken it much differently
  • imagecaden:

    Kudos to you BM* for making your point in a logical fashion. 

    Why is this necessary?  Implying the rest of us did not make our points in a logical fashion?

    My point was completely logical, as were Jaime's and Meredith's. Racism -- or oversensitivity to racism -- isn't something to joke about.  You can be as rude/snarky/defensive as you want, but it's not going to change my position.

  • imagesoprano87:
    imagecaden:

    Kudos to you BM* for making your point in a logical fashion. 

    Why is this necessary?  Implying the rest of us did not make our points in a logical fashion?

    My point was completely logical, as were Jaime's and Meredith's. Racism -- or oversensitivity to racism -- isn't something to joke about.  You can be as rude/snarky/defensive as you want, but it's not going to change my position.

    BM* explained her point in a non-emotional, logical way, which is why I responded differently to her than you. Your comment, and that of vtjaime's, were inflammatory, antagonistic, and accusatory. They neither furthered discussion nor made me inclined to view your posts as anything other than the typical vituperative, knee-jerk response to all things pro-Palin. 

    No one's trying to "change your position." It baffles me why you even feel required to have a position on this thread, a insouciant page to someone. Has E08 died recently? I admit I haven't been on there in a while.

  • I'm sorry you're feeling so defensive about your "joke".

    Do we really need to have the "this is a public message board" discussion?  I'm just as allowed to post on A06 as you are, as much as you wish I wouldn't.

     

  • Since the ignore feature is not working, why don't we just ignore the people who constantly tick us off.

     

    ::backs slowly and cautiously out of post:::  

    "HOW many US citizens and ranchers have been decapitated in Arizona by roving bands of paperless aliens, and how will a requirement that I have papers on me make that not happen?"courtesy of SueSue
  • imagesoprano87:

    I'm sorry you're feeling so defensive about your "joke".

    Do we really need to have the "this is a public message board" discussion?  I'm just as allowed to post on A06 as you are, as much as you wish I wouldn't.

    Yes please sit me down and give me a stern talking-to about The Rules. Spank me 'til I'm martyred, soprano. I deserve it. Then maybe tomorrow, if you have time, you can tell me how you feel sorry for my husband.

    </snark>

    I don't wish you'd leave. I just wish you find and post about something worthy of debate instead of wasting your time berating me over your misunderstanding of a non-issue and then mocking me for being defensive after being flamed.

  • imagesoprano87:

    I'm sorry you're feeling so defensive about your "joke".

    Do we really need to have the "this is a public message board" discussion?  I'm just as allowed to post on A06 as you are, as much as you wish I wouldn't.


     

     

    ok I totally should not get involved but I can't help it:

     

    yes Caden got defensive, but soprano do you really not see/hear how condescending you sound in this thread? perhaps you didn't mean it that way, but thats how it read. Maybe thats why Caden got so defensive. (the bolded part above wasn't the only time in this thread you sounded condescending).

  • I stopped at "Spank Me" well because it made me giggle and I have a dirty mind.

     

     

    "HOW many US citizens and ranchers have been decapitated in Arizona by roving bands of paperless aliens, and how will a requirement that I have papers on me make that not happen?"courtesy of SueSue
  • imageMeredithE:

    I stopped at "Spank Me" well because it made me giggle and I have a dirty mind.

    Yay! I was hoping someone would laugh Drinks

  • imagemajorwife:

    You can't fool me Caden.  I know you are a dominatrix.  We already know you like to dress your husband up in suits. ;)

    Nah. Suits are too binding.

  • imageIrishBrideND:
    imagesoprano87:

    I'm sorry you're feeling so defensive about your "joke".

    Do we really need to have the "this is a public message board" discussion?  I'm just as allowed to post on A06 as you are, as much as you wish I wouldn't.

    ok I totally should not get involved but I can't help it:

    yes Caden got defensive, but soprano do you really not see/hear how condescending you sound in this thread? perhaps you didn't mean it that way, but thats how it read. Maybe thats why Caden got so defensive. (the bolded part above wasn't the only time in this thread you sounded condescending).

    Thank you Irish! 

    For the record, when someone accuses me of "making light of bigoted crap" without even bothering to determine what I meant, that results in a snarky response, because that's all it deserves.

  • You can turn it around all you like, but in the end, you're still making light of liberals being offended by racist comments.  Call it a joke, tell me I don't understand -- do whatever you need to to feel better.  But don't blame this on me.


     

  • imagesoprano87:

    You can turn it around all you like, but in the end, you're still making light of liberals being offended by racist comments.  Call it a joke, tell me I don't understand -- do whatever you need to to feel better.  But don't blame this on me.

    And you can try to turn this around all you like but you still can't change what I actually said into something I didn't.

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