Looks like bullying to me and English is my first language.Seraph wrote:Keep in mind that English is not Ronja's first language. That makes it easier to confuse 'to bully' with 'to laugh'.PordFrefect wrote:Charlou a bully? I find that hard to believe.
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Exi5tentialist and Charlou were laughing at the irony of Ronja not getting that Exi fully understood the moderately humorous aspect of JimC's post, not noticing the humour in Exi's comment and then longwindedly and seriously lecturing about humour. That is not bullying.Ayaan wrote:Looks like bullying to me and English is my first language.Seraph wrote:Keep in mind that English is not Ronja's first language. That makes it easier to confuse 'to bully' with 'to laugh'.PordFrefect wrote:Charlou a bully? I find that hard to believe.
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You are saying it is not bullying and yet they did, as you say, laugh at the 'irony' which given that Ronja is not using her primary language seems very close to bullying.Seraph wrote:Exi5tentialist and Charlou were laughing at the irony of Ronja not getting that Exi fully understood the moderately humorous aspect of JimC's post, not noticing the humour in Exi's comment and then longwindedly and seriously lecturing about humour. That is not bullying.Ayaan wrote:Looks like bullying to me and English is my first language.Seraph wrote:Keep in mind that English is not Ronja's first language. That makes it easier to confuse 'to bully' with 'to laugh'.PordFrefect wrote:Charlou a bully? I find that hard to believe.
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Combine that with open hostility elsewhere and it's a wrap.Crumple wrote:You are saying it is not bullying and yet they did, as you say, laugh at the 'irony' which given that Ronja is not using her primary language seems very close to bullying.
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"Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior, which may manifest as abusive treatment, the use of force or coercion to affect others, particularly when habitual and involving an imbalance of power. It may involve verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be directed persistently towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability. The "imbalance of power" may be social power and/or physical power." I don't see any of that in this instance.Crumple wrote:You are saying it is not bullying and yet they did, as you say, laugh at the 'irony' which given that Ronja is not using her primary language seems very close to bullying.Seraph wrote:Exi5tentialist and Charlou were laughing at the irony of Ronja not getting that Exi fully understood the moderately humorous aspect of JimC's post, not noticing the humour in Exi's comment and then longwindedly and seriously lecturing about humour. That is not bullying.Ayaan wrote:Looks like bullying to me and English is my first language.Seraph wrote:Keep in mind that English is not Ronja's first language. That makes it easier to confuse 'to bully' with 'to laugh'.PordFrefect wrote:Charlou a bully? I find that hard to believe.
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Really, this kind of thing shouldn't happen on any of my threads which are designed for light entertainment purposes only. I'm not a sleuth and I doubt I'll be able to unravel anything or help in this kind of matter. I shall keep a eye on all the posters concerned, along with how they interact on other threads from now on. I have a open mind at present concerning what is going on and have not passed judgment or sided fully with any of the actors in this drama. Obviously any kind of enduring hostility is not good. So all try to be tolerant, when you can....?
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It's not your thread.
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I started it. It is mine in the spirit of the meaning of ownership by the processes of natural law.PordFrefect wrote:It's not your thread.
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Bill Gates has patented it and the ghost of Steve Jobs has made a prettier version.Crumple wrote:I started it. It is mine in the spirit of the meaning of ownership by the processes of natural law.PordFrefect wrote:It's not your thread.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Which will be obsolete tomorrow.Robert_S wrote:... and the ghost of Steve Jobs has made a prettier version.
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Steve Jobs ghost must be white as a sheet.Zombie Gawdzilla wrote:Which will be obsolete tomorrow.Robert_S wrote:... and the ghost of Steve Jobs has made a prettier version.
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Possession is nine tenths - it's my thread now.Crumple wrote:I started it. It is mine in the spirit of the meaning of ownership by the processes of natural law.PordFrefect wrote:It's not your thread.
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iSheet you not, he's as desiccated as a rotten apple.
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You won't stay long. It's a long cold thread here.HomerJay wrote:Possession is nine tenths - it's my thread now.Crumple wrote:I started it. It is mine in the spirit of the meaning of ownership by the processes of natural law.PordFrefect wrote:It's not your thread.
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I suggest that we
Settle this thing in the most
Civilized manner
By the writing of Haiku's
The last person still writing
Inherits the thread.
Satisfactory?
Or shall we have fisticuffs?
Either suits me fine.
It should be required,
However, to end all posts
With a cigarette.
Settle this thing in the most
Civilized manner
By the writing of Haiku's
The last person still writing
Inherits the thread.
Satisfactory?
Or shall we have fisticuffs?
Either suits me fine.
It should be required,
However, to end all posts
With a cigarette.
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