the lounge discussion v. september 2016

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One Thousand Words said:
It's not a hang up, it's just calling you out on your bullshit. You had a pretty heavy habit to poppy Sed tea and codeine so you can hardly stand here and say you are not in the addicts clique.
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I'm a former addict. It makes a rather large difference to my life, to being an addict - but i don't expect your silly "choose a side" mentality to recognise that your point is moot.

Your attitude is really juvenile, but i've come to expect no less from you.
 
Cosmic Giraffe said:
Posters shouldn't be popping in to make mailicious comments towards others though with the sole purpose of humiliating them or hurting them deeply. Yeah it's just the internet, but we are all real people dealing with similar struggles.
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shit like this and the rampant classism is why I stopped coming here. there's a difference between busting someones balls and outright bullying. people were dicks back in the day but the level individuals like waao and droppers stoop to is just evil. but how are you gonna fix that? they'll just come back
 
Sad stuff. There's been a lot said, but I haven't had a chance to read all yet, so I hope anything I say isn't too off point.

My take? Not that anyone cares, and most of the current regulars may not know me well, but I loved TL. 2012 was one of the best years of my life and it was in part thanks to the community at the time. I'll say that. We had killer times in TC. I will be beyond disappointed to see this forum change to such a degree and it's long term members told to get in with the new or stay out with the old.

What matters is we did have a really fucking cool community, at least that's what I felt I participated in. I don't feel like that potential is gone or anything. Do wish I hadn't hopped back into craziness, I hope we can all chat like good times in the end. Reminder to everyone that TC is still open, and you know where to find it. It would be great to see the old faces in there again. *looks at owl*

Again, I may have just come back here, but damn if this wasn't one of the most unique/fun (and best for all its bullshit) communities I've participated in. hope to catch you all on tc
 
spacejunk said:
I'm a former addict. It makes a rather large difference to my life, to being an addict - but i don't expect your silly "choose a side" mentality to recognise that your point is moot.

Your attitude is really juvenile, but i've come to expect no less from you.
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My point is the staff are nothing more than a junkie clique. Is it really surprising you are not accepted in the lounge?

If you want the lounge to me more representative yet you don't want the staff to represent everyone on bluelight

Having senior staff moderate the lounge and actually participate in its forums is a simple request we have asked for years. There is this perception of the lounge vs staff when in reality is is only one way

The staff of bluelight are bloated collection of one type of drug user. Where are the members who represent us?
 
Bomboclat said:
You're no better than stayfaded. This isn't about you. Add to the discussion or bounce.
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No shit, this isn't about me - tell that to busty.

I'm not contributing to the conversation? Sorry, i'll write a bigger post next time.

Do you have anything to offer, or are you just going to complain that smods aren't commenting, then complain when we do?

One Thousand Words said:
My point is the staff are nothing more than a junkie clique. Is it really surprising you are not accepted in the lounge?

If you want the lounge to me more representative yet you don't want the staff to represent everyone on bluelight

Having senior staff moderate the lounge and actually participate in its forums is a simple request we have asked for years. There is this perception of the lounge vs staff when in reality is is only one way

The staff of bluelight are bloated collection of one type of drug user. Where are the members who represent us?
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Again, you complain when we do what you ask (in this instance, contribute to the lounge) and then complain that we don't do it to your liking.

Tough titties.
 
What if we had two or three threads where ANYTHING goes? The rest of the threads can be more strictly enforced. I'm suggesting making ttys be one of those, and also a "rant" thread, and bringing back the "sandy vagina" thread. Just a thought.
 
Oh please spacejunk, you only commented to pick at what phrozen had to say. I saw no solutions or real community engagement from you, which makes sense as you only come into the lounge to throw shade.


I want more of the lounge team to chime in. Where's noodle? NSA? Anyone that actually posts in the lounge on a regular or semi-regular and carries a mod title?
 
Space junk is like a meme. I've never heard him contribute anything other than negativity towards the lounge yet wants to belong so hard it pains him
 
Keep the personal attacks coming.
I'll fetch you another shovel, because i can see you guys are really getting into this hole you're digging :D
 
Bomboclat said:
That's fair, though I do urge you to take a look back at the trouble it caused for both mods and members alike.

I'm sure there is a discussion about it in an archived lounge mod thread
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i already have. thanks.

One Thousand Words said:
Having senior staff moderate the lounge and actually participate in its forums is a simple request we have asked for years.
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senior staff do participate in the lounge. i made my first post in the lounge about 14 years ago and i've been a regular contributor ever since. 5 years longer than you and my biggest fan, max power. 8 years longer than current lounge regulars like droppersneck.

it's my lounge too.

alasdair
 
You know that a sample size of one isn't the best way to prove a point, Ali. You're smarter than that. We haven't had smods who were lounge regulars (besides bardo) in quite some time.
 
Bomboclat said:
Oh please spacejunk, you only commented to pick at what phrozen had to say. I saw no solutions or real community engagement from you, which makes sense as you only come into the lounge to throw shade.


I want more of the lounge team to chime in. Where's noodle? NSA? Anyone that actually posts in the lounge on a regular or semi-regular and carries a mod title?
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I'm biting my tongue for a bit as I find it overly comical that some of the people clamouring for a more "positive" lounge have no problem spewing unprovoked vitriol when it suits them.

Looking from a totally unemotional and uninvolved point, well, to me TL shouldnt have place on Bluelight. It's bit of an anomaly but here it is. From the moment I started browsing BL I wondered wtf the lounge was for. I don't know what the solution is, if the problem is actually that the lounge is not inclusive, that's been the case since before I started participating. So other issues are clearly at hand here or it's just reached a boiling point. So revamp the rules, clean house and start fresh? What else can or will be done? I would be fooling myself if I thought my opinion on the matter holds any weight when it comes to the future of TL. I have a feeling that the writings already on the wall for whatever's going to happen and this "discussion" is only a puppet show.
 
I've been a lounge rat since 2001.

To be honest I don't really care that you want to clean up the lounge, whatever that means. I don't believe anything I personally post is offensive or contravenes current bluelight guidelines.

I do take offense to how this change has been implemented. Shutting it down like we are some dirty secret is kind of lame. Sack what ever staff member you disagree with and post a thread with the new guidelines rather than making such a big production.

I doubt kyntism or who ever was offended initially to warrant such a backlash is going to return to the lounge no matter what it's new shiney paint job so why such angst?

When you add this drama to the previous three or more attempts to modify the lounge membership or whatever you are trying to attempt to achieve it simply makes your leadership look ad hok and rudderless. Management 101, have a strong vision and follow it. If you think there is no room for a social forum on bluelight then get rid of it.

God help the lounge if we end up like the ghost town which is eadd after your less than Stellar handling of the evey situation.
 
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>annie's a mod now

racism and classism in action. if you aren't part of the upper middle class pure aryan club no mod position for you. asians aren't minorities so they don't ccount
 
anniegram said:
I would be fooling myself if I thought my opinion on the matter holds any weight when it comes to the future of TL. I have a feeling that the writings already on the wall for whatever's going to happen and this "discussion" is only a puppet show.
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Qft
 
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Bomboclat said:
You know that a sample size of one isn't the best way to prove a point, Ali. You're smarter than that. We haven't had smods who were lounge regulars (besides bardo) in quite some time.
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just making the point. but i am half serious.

over the past two years, neversickanymore is the 45th most prolific poster in the lounge (moreso than, for example, lounge regulars jahseeus and perpetual indulgence).

over the past two years, spacejunk is the 70th most prolific poster in the lounge (moreso than, for example, lounge regulars max power and mikeoekim).

over the past two years, skl is the 33rd most prolific poster in the lounge (moreso than, for example, lounge regulars arci and two_in_the_pink).

over the past two years, noodle (a former lounge moderator) is the 50th most prolific poster in the lounge (moreso than, for example, lounge regulars beagleboy and zephyr).

this idea that senior staff have no right to comment because they don't participate is just nonsense.

alasdair
 
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