I've had enough -- if you want to act like bickering children, then you'll be treated like children.

Effective immediately I've adopted a zero tolerance policy on personal attack flamefests.

That means IF IN MY JUDGEMENT (ie, I don't give a rat's ass -- sorry RatChef -- what excuses you try and come up with after the fact) the content of your post was a personal, hate filled attack on another poster then you're gone. That's it.

...post any posts that you intended to be sarcastic personal attack jokes at your own risk. Although I believe that I can pretty effectively tell the jokes from the flames, if in my opinion the post was a geniune personal attack -- despite what you claim to have intended -- then you're banned.

Not only are we in the middle of a national tragedy, but we're at the start of the Fall television season and I'll not have this site destroyed by a few posters. New visitors come to visit the Love Cruise site right now and what's the first thing they see -- a big flaming flamefest...

Consider yourself all warned. There will be no second warning.

-SB

• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,VampKira, 11:28 PM, 09-12-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,PepeLePew13, 11:44 PM, 09-12-01
  • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,VampKira, 11:51 PM, 09-12-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,Dalton, 00:47 AM, 09-13-01
• Aye Aye, chief,Outfrontgirl, 01:28 AM, 09-13-01
  • RE: Roger That, Webby!,Dakota, 02:24 AM, 09-13-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,Lolly, 02:31 AM, 09-13-01
  • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,dabo, 02:51 AM, 09-13-01
  • Welcome Lolly,Outfrontgirl, 02:58 AM, 09-13-01
• Likely Offenders,dabo, 03:06 AM, 09-13-01
• Thank You, Webby...,IceCat, 06:12 AM, 09-13-01
• Agreed,AyatollahKhomeini, 11:22 AM, 09-13-01
  • RE: Agreed,MakeItStop, 02:20 PM, 09-13-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,LadyT, 05:56 PM, 09-13-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,ItzLisa, 06:20 PM, 09-13-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,Survivorerist, 09:35 PM, 09-13-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,Dalton, 01:57 PM, 09-22-01
  • And she spits her coffee all over her keyboard...,Outfrontgirl, 02:18 PM, 09-22-01
  • How could you do it Dalton?,Monkeyboy, 02:30 PM, 09-22-01
  • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,Ronnet, 02:50 PM, 09-22-01
• RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,LadyT, 03:58 PM, 09-22-01
  • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,ItzLisa, 05:08 PM, 09-22-01
  • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,dangerkitty, 07:55 PM, 09-22-01
    • RE: ZERO TOLERANCE,LadyT, 09:34 PM, 09-22-01

LAST EDITED ON 09-12-01 AT 11:31 PM (EST)

*hugs Webby*

"Come to me. Come to me because only I, and my like, can end the lonliness you feel." - The Vampire Lestat

Du ar min hjälte, Supermänniska

Thanks Webby.

I'd also like everyone to consider a Day of Silence on the boards to take time out to spend time with family and friends IRL and to make sense of their emotions as we all try to deal with the raw emotions of the past day and half.

I will be taking a day off from the boards because I feel that things are getting out of control emotionally with many people and while we've had the past day and half to vent feelings, now is the time to spend with loved ones and re-evaluate everything in our lives and take stock at what's important (as opposed to this stupid bickering).

OK.. I HAD to post again....

I apologize to ALL of you for not understanding what was happening here when I posted my first *HUG* to Webby...

As you all know.. I was in Manhattan when IT happened, and I have been trying to get back to SOME type of normality.. and I have not been reading any of the other boards since I have returned... So to read the locked thresd after I posted above.. I honestly can say, I am WAY confused.. apparently.. I missed alot in the short time I was away, and I know we are all emotional.. but I cannot comment on the flaming.. obviously.. because the posts were removed or edited before I saw them..

So again.. I am confused. I know we are all at the height of emotion.. but now is the time to pull together.. I know I have not said anything that you all haven't thought or said yourselves.. and Webby put it so well in his post. But I wanted to weigh in somewhat.. and to remind you all again... it's all about the love... *hugs*

Vampy

"Come to me. Come to me because only I, and my like, can end the lonliness you feel." - The Vampire Lestat

Du ar min hjälte, Supermänniska

Thank you Webby.

I can't wait for S3 to start so we will have some "real" targets for our sarcastic brands of wit and humor. And Love Cruise...well those hunks and hunkettes are fine targets for jokes and good teasing.

I've even promised Sleeves & IceCat I would read and try to take seriously all their fine spoiling stuff.

We came here to enjoy the community and discuss these "reality teevee shows". I, for one, will be overjoyed to get back to dissing the show and the evil Burn-it!! That is why I came here and that is why I will stay.

Dalton

Sounds good to me. I trust your judment, Webby.

I'm with Dalton on looking forward to the new season.
As for the day of silence, I hope everyone spends their time with the people they love. Personally, my husband doesn't like to talk about such things much and I've really lost my love for talking on the phone...so I logged on to the board.

I would like to say that this board did me a lot of good yesterday and also I was concerned for people here just as much as friends and acquaintances I've met in non-electronic ways.
So whatever you have to share, I would like to listen. And if I don't reply to everyone, it's not because I don't care but because I'm very busy with a new job.

No further comment on the flame. It's over. But--as to the damage to the LC forum image--I was very serious when I apologized to Shakes for contributing to taking his thresd off subject (I am not using the H word for threads any more because it's no longer jest material). On the light side, Shakes had the grace and humor to comment on the high number of posts.

I hereby pledge to Shakes I will help raise the LC-related post count (in a good way) as soon as I've seen the first episode. I can't vote or spoil from vidcaps alone (without sound) and for some reason I have yet to see a preview. Probably has something to do with not watching Fox lately except for the news... But that's soon to change... anyway, I will be on board so to speak.
*waves at Dalton*
*Hugs to all*

I agree. This is a funny, intelligent and friendly place to come at 1:23 a.m. Don't let anyone spoil that.

psssst . . . Mr. Webby (soft whisper)

. . . hey, um, just wanted to say . . . ummm

Well, h@ll, I'll just spit it out. The people on these boards are extraordinary. And a first time reader cannot help but note that there is a rare atmosphere of genuine affection permeating this cyber-space community. And believe it or not, the depth of your regard for each other is particularly poignant in moments of strife.

Just wanted you to know. Can't help loving your babies.

Big welcome, Lolly! And thank you for the kind words about the Blows Community.

Webby, not to pick nits, and certainly the regulars will get the message, but ... on second thought, never mind, posting this only on OT will get the message to all of those most likely to take off on something, those who don't stray from their prefered forums generally don't get sucked into the politics anyway.

"If the race of man should be left naked upon a desert island, we should become extinct in six weeks. A few individuals might linger, but in a year would become worse than monkeys." (Samuel Butler, "Erewhon")

Hi Lolly,
Your first post is amazing and eloquent. I hope you will stay so we can get to know you better.
(Whispers) thanks for putting in a good word for us kids...
this kid appreciates that sooo much...

Thank you, Webby, for putting a moratorium on pointless fights and taunts and whatever. We all have been traumatized by the tragic events on Tuesday, let us all keep that in mind. We are all fragile at this time, we need to be supportive and understanding of one another.

LAST EDITED ON 09-15-01 AT 00:50 AM (EST)

The policy is an even-handed, timely, and effective solution.

I have a feeling that the coming days will see this community become an even more valued enclave for people to either discuss the developing events of the day or to seek a light-hearted diversion from them.

"There is madness enough for a thousand lifetimes
abroad in the world this day...

Let none of us add one ounce more."

I thought I'd check in briefly today to see how everyone was doing; since then, I've read exactly two threads: this one and the locked one. I think Webby is taking exactly the right approach to the situation, and I completely agree with both of his posts on the locked thread as well.

LadyT and OFG, I'm sorry you were subjected to what I saw on the board (and I didn't even read the deleted post). I feel responsible for letting this situation get so out-of-hand that some members of this community felt free to respond in the manner that they did.

I hope that this is the last time that people need to be reminded how to behave. Banning has always been a last resort, but it's completely appropriate under the circumstance.

Back to tax law....

Pssst Aya... you know it's not your fault. Try not to feel responsible. Let's ALL forget the past. I, for one, am looking forward!

Thank you Webby. I completely agree with you.

Thank you again, Webby and Aya, for taking care of us when we sometimes don't do such a hot job of doing it ourselves ()! Not sure what took place, don't care and won't take sides. And particularly after Tuesday, we all have much bigger things to deal with without the additional stress of getting in each other's faces over little stuff. After what happened, don'tcha see that the little petty squabbles don't matter, and that they never did? Only that we love each other and respect each other! However, I will admit that it makes me feel better that Webby has adopted this new policy - I wish it hadn't come to this, but at least this is a solution from the Big Kahuna himself (Psst...that's you, Webby!)!

Also, welcome Lolly!

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Thank you webbie. Not just for your adoption of the policy (which I'm sure is in our best interest) but for all you've done since I arrived. <hugs webbie>

"Aren't instruments fun?"
-Alyson Hannigan, American Pie 2

I had a strange dream last night....

A cute little guy in a RED SKI PARKA outfit appeared.

He said: "Dalton, BUMP dude!"

I growled: "Dude, you better not be 'bumpin' ME!"

He amended: "No, BUMP Webby!!"

I asked in a panic: "You want me to Bump Webby??"

He giggled with glee: "Bump Webby's Zero Tolerace thread!!"

I sighed but added: "OK Dude, but you understand the Zero Tolerance applies to to YOU too!!"

He responded: "Wow, KEWL!"

Then he disappeared down a slippery slope and was gone.

Dalton

OMG <click>

I take a quick look at the posts while I sip my morning coffee (yeah I know it seems late, but it's the weekend on the Left coast and civilized people are still emerging from the morning fog)--and I find that Dalton's channelling Skier!!!

This is what comes of letting them hang out together on Monkeyboy Island...

>>>Then he disappeared down a slippery slope

Bu-wha-ha-ha! That's one of the best examples of turning a metaphor into a literal image I've seen in some time!

BTW, thanks ever so much Dalton--it was only two days ago I got inspired to clean my keyboard. Now I'll be cleaning coffee from between the keys for awhile...

I drop in on a sunny fall day and what do I find?
Dalton is BUMPING Webby...that's what!
How could you do it to me Dalton???
I thought you only wanted to BUMP me?

I need to take some time to grieve over this aDALTery!

*DERK doesn't think this is KEWL at all!*

"Wow, KEWL!" Thank you Dalton for bumping this thresd!!

<Encourages Mr. Webby to post the "Zero Tolerace" on the front door>

Great minds think alike, I must say. I was thinking about this thread last night. However, I didn't fream about it, nor did I channel anyone. I did have a talk with Miss Cleo about it though.
GOD BLESS AMERICA