How to: Stop visiting the General board

[Black_pantyhose]

Seriously. I think my new fetish is trolling the General board. I'm going to give myself a stroke respnding to all the stupid.

Does anyone have any advice on how to resist sneaking a peek at the General board and not getting sucked into a cyclical, nonsensical "debate" on the General board? Yeah, yeah, I know I'm an idiot.

 

[Sean]

Responding to all the stupid? You're the one that jumped into a long running conversation when you didn't now what was going on and, consequently, looked like an idiot.

 

[Guest]

The GB is like a train wreck...you know it's going to be ugly but you can't look away. I have no advice other than maybe look for something more interesting and healthier. There is so much craziness over there, it can be entertaining as hell if you can remain detached.

fellow idiot

 

[Black_pantyhose]

Responding to all the stupid? You're the one that jumped into a long running conversation when you didn't now what was going on and, consequently, looked like an idiot.

Oh, looks like I have a stalker. If I irritate you that much, if you find my posts so offensively stupid, just put me on ignore, braniac.

 

[Black_pantyhose]

The GB is like a train wreck...you know it's going to be ugly but you can't look away. I have no advice other than maybe look for something more interesting and healthier. There is so much craziness over there, it can be entertaining as hell if you can remain detached.

fellow idiot

Noted. Am off to engage in some healthy and distracting vibrator play. I like an angry man, so I'll be thinking of you SeanH. :caning:

 

[voltigeur]

Yes just say no to the GB! Keep educated and informed and the foolishness on that board will drive you a way.

Shame the board isn't availabel to discuss non erotic issues.

Be strong

 

[unregistered]

 

[Adakgirl]

Seriously. I think my new fetish is trolling the General board. I'm going to give myself a stroke respnding to all the stupid.

Does anyone have any advice on how to resist sneaking a peek at the General board and not getting sucked into a cyclical, nonsensical "debate" on the General board? Yeah, yeah, I know I'm an idiot.

If you can't resist getting sucked into responding to "the stupid" what does that tell you about yourself? It tells you that you are not just an idiot, but in fact, you are a stupid idiot.

 

[NippleMuncher]

If you can't resist getting sucked into responding to "the stupid" what does that tell you about yourself? It tells you that you are not just an idiot, but in fact, you are a stupid idiot.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch, but funnier than hell! LOL The GB exists for two reasons, those who like to dish shit, and those that like to take it. If you are neither, then ... Well ... Adakgirl's response would be appropriate. Either delete Lit from your "fav" folder or just quit, cold turkey. There ain't no patch that's gonna cure you of that nastiness.

 

[human_male]

Being consistently ignored drastically reduces my inclination to post there. And since women get more attention than men, you could try having a non gender specific name so people don't assume you're a woman, then they would probably ignore you.

You'd get bored with it pretty quick then.

It is hard to keep away from there completely though. All the tittie threads are there.

 

[virtualmachine]

I sort of like the General Board. I guess that makes me an idiot and probably a stupid idiot.

I don't think Black_pantyhose is an idiot (she does seem to be able to sling words together well enough and have a coherent directed thought behind them). She just seems to have picked an poor place to jump in. Not quite sure where all the venom towards her came from. I'll just go with my stock answer in the back of my head: she wouldn't put out. Or, I could just be I'm clueless as usual.

It seem like there is a right of passage where you have to get dogpiled to be accepted. I'm pretty sure I'll never be accepted, but such is one's lot in life. I'm used to it.

But, I've become addicted to the silliness of the General Board. The signal to noise ratio is pretty high, but there is some interesting discussion (among other things). I'm not taking too much of it too seriously and just going along with it. If I was looking for lots of serious discussions, I probably wouldn't have chosen this lot to mingle with.

 

[your_vice]

The GB posters always have a field day with me because I'm sub/maso. I get all the shit where they assume I must have been abused as a child or that I must be some pathetic, self loathing creature who invites abuse as a form of physical and mental self harm. Then the debate inevitably moves on to how any notion of submission is meaningless because the need for my consent means that I ultimately hold the aces. This is because silly, spoiled princesses like me invent concepts like submission so they can dictate terms to wannabe doms, who have to follow long lists of limits and rules and generally serve my every masochistic whim to the letter like the pussy-whipped bitches all self-certified doms truly are. Once the GB trolls tire of that discussion, they'll inform me that my desire to submit is actually completely ludicrous, because I'm only prepared to 'obey' doms who tell me to do what I want to do anyway as per my exhaustive list of limits/caveats. I then get the old 'but what if your 'Master' ordered you to kill someone or auction your firstborn on Ebay?' chestnuts thrown at me. In addition, the fact that I live in a developed western country and ultimately retain the legal right to leave an abusive relationship, regardless of what commitments I might have made verbally or on paper, means that any perceived submission on my part during the course of the relationship is in fact a total sham. All I'm actually doing is cynically manipulating some gormless thug into abusing me so I can then turn the tables, leave and press charges of rape, GBH and attempted murder the moment I become bored with my 'pet dom.' All this is because at my heart I'm really just an embittered, man-hating bitch who wants revenge on the whole damn gender because my daddy made me suck cock and take it up the ass when I was little.

'ADMIT IT!' they yell at me.

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Doesn't matter what I try commenting on, the thread will get derailed into a BDSMbashing fest and I just can't be bothered with it any more. The GB trolls simply lack imagination IMHO.

 

[virtualmachine]

You scare me.

In a good way.

 

[Black_pantyhose]

If you can't resist getting sucked into responding to "the stupid" what does that tell you about yourself? It tells you that you are not just an idiot, but in fact, you are a stupid idiot.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch, but funnier than hell! LOL The GB exists for two reasons, those who like to dish shit, and those that like to take it. If you are neither, then ... Well ... Adakgirl's response would be appropriate. Either delete Lit from your "fav" folder or just quit, cold turkey. There ain't no patch that's gonna cure you of that nastiness.

I LOLed too. It's funny because it's true.

 

[Lost_Yonder]

it's amazing how addictive stupidity can be! true confession: i find myself often lurking there, getting a good laugh, but learned early never, ever, to even think about posting in GB. think of it like TV - non-interactive entertainment! almost like watching FOX news or listening to Sarah Palin - annoying as hell, but nothing you can do but listen and laugh...

 

[Guest]

I love posting on the GB as an independent and getting attacked by both extremists wolfpacks who try to intimidate anyone who doesn't agree with them. They are so funny and you can't beat the price of admission. There are a few very bright people over there who also have a good heart but for the most part the GB is populated egocentric, misfits.I like to think of the GB as a cross between the land of misfit toys and one of Dante's stages of hell where people who hate each other are bound together for eternity.

 

[Reads4fun]

GB board addiction

I must also be an idiot since I have also posted on the GB. But in my own defense it has only been on a very limited basis. Visiting the GB is like an addiction, you just have to do it once in awhile to see the insanity at work. One thing it is good for is in confirming my belief that very few people anymore can have an honest disagreement while still respecting the other persons right to hold an opposing view. Without degenerating into name calling like a bunch of spolied children.

 

[Adakgirl]

Now, now people I said she was a stupid idiot because she couldn't "resist" posting in the GB, not because she posts there.

In fact, I started in the GB as a brand new member and it was the only forum I posted in for the first several years I was here. It was different then. But it was still like a posting mosh pit from hell if you were a newb. If you didn't have the quick wit and cutting talent it took to impress upon them immediately, that you wouldn't tolerate being treated like a piece of rotten stinking, dog meat... then you would not survive and quietly disappear. That was their goal then and that is still their main goal now. Separation of the GB unworthy from the GB worthy.

There are still actually some intelligent, captivating, informative, hilariously funny GB'ers there. It will always be like a posting mosh pit from hell to the newbies. And if you can't hang..you can't hang. Nobody really gives a flying fuck if you do or if you don't.
There are a few of the old timers still there now, however most of the people posting with them just don't understand their individual posting styles nor comprehend their twisted senses of humor. That leads to a lot of idiocy being splashed against the walls.

Also the people who use alts do it to confuse, hide, spy and manipulate others, or just to try and re-invent themselves because they embarrassed themselves or got caught in their own bullshit and got called out for it or whatever. Those people are pretty chicken shit in my book, they don't have what it takes to face up to their own fuck ups and deal with others using their own nic.
No one is able to trust or believe what anyone else might be actually saying in sincerity..it might be someone else. Apologies are unacceptable, shows weakness. It is a rare thing when someone one has the balls to publicly admit when they are wrong and offer an apology.
This makes it difficult for the GB to become a socially bonding, entertaining entity. The threads become like a sticky spiderweb, everyone bullies everyone else because they are frightened they might get caught up and be devoured right in front of everyone. People get all paranoid and insecure.

So my advice is go ahead and post there if you feel like it, just don't bitch about the nature of the GB when you do. Because it is what it is. You can accept it happily, have fun in it or stay the fuck out

 

[Sean]

have fun in it or stay the fuck out

Bingo.

And I absolutely love how noobs think the GB is stupid when they have no fucking idea what is going on.

Here's another little tip for you, the GB is like an iceberg. Ninety per cent of it is below the surface. If you base your impressions of it purely on what is posted on the board, you're going to look like an idiot.

 

[Black_pantyhose]

I guess, at the end of the day, it boils down to how I do not participate in General Board idolatry and am not enamoured by post counts, by the compliments of an avatar on a message board, with being considered "worthy" by the self-appointed message board heirarchy. Personal insults on an internet message board don't bother me because they aren't personal, they are just the barking of a rabid Chihauhau that's been left out in the sun too long.

I will not be sad that no one has noticed that I haven't posted. No one will be sad that I haven't posted. When I get bored and stop visiting I won't be missed and I won't miss it. I don't take the boards seriously and I don't expect to be taken seriously. I do, however, take racism, homophobia, sectarianism and any other form of ignorant stupidity very seriously and will call it like it is, just as I would in Real Life TM.

And I will continue to base my assumptions of post authors on what's they post. Because as far as I can see there is no private room where 90% of the other threads are, the threads that are REALLY what the GB is about. That's cod-diplomacy bullshit. You know, "90%" of what I'm "really about" is "below the surface" too. It doesn't stop people thinking they are 100% right about me. And I wouldn't expect them to think otherwise. If I give the wrong impression then that's my problem. Just like if a "performance artist" gives the impression he's a racist, homophobic bigot by his behaviour or words or the boy-next-door gives the impressions he's a cunt.

So my advice is go ahead and post there if you feel like it, just don't bitch about the nature of the GB when you do. Because it is what it is. You can accept it happily, have fun in it or stay the fuck out

But yes, I am agreed. I'll continue to have fun. Then I'll probably fuck off once poking the bears there gets boring.

 

[Guest]

I guess, at the end of the day, it boils down to how I do not participate in General Board idolatry and am not enamoured by post counts, by the compliments of an avatar on a message board, with being considered "worthy" by the self-appointed message board heirarchy. Personal insults on an internet message board don't bother me because they aren't personal, they are just the barking of a rabid Chihauhau that's been left out in the sun too long.

I will not be sad that no one has noticed that I haven't posted. No one will be sad that I haven't posted. When I get bored and stop visiting I won't be missed and I won't miss it. I don't take the boards seriously and I don't expect to be taken seriously. I do, however, take racism, homophobia, sectarianism and any other form of ignorant stupidity very seriously and will call it like it is, just as I would in Real Life TM.

And I will continue to base my assumptions of post authors on what's they post. Because as far as I can see there is no private room where 90% of the other threads are, the threads that are REALLY what the GB is about. That's cod-diplomacy bullshit. You know, "90%" of what I'm "really about" is "below the surface" too. It doesn't stop people thinking they are 100% right about me. And I wouldn't expect them to think otherwise. If I give the wrong impression then that's my problem. Just like if a "performance artist" gives the impression he's a racist, homophobic bigot by his behaviour or words or the boy-next-door gives the impressions he's a cunt.



But yes, I am agreed. I'll continue to have fun. Then I'll probably fuck off once poking the bears there gets boring.

Geeze...I wish I had said that. I can't think of a higher compliment.

 

[coastal-boy]

If you can't resist getting sucked into responding to "the stupid" what does that tell you about yourself? It tells you that you are not just an idiot, but in fact, you are a stupid idiot.

this is perfection. my compliments.

 

[unregistered]

 

[RojUpNorth]

Seriously. I think my new fetish is trolling the General board. I'm going to give myself a stroke respnding to all the stupid.

Does anyone have any advice on how to resist sneaking a peek at the General board and not getting sucked into a cyclical, nonsensical "debate" on the General board? Yeah, yeah, I know I'm an idiot.

The best way to avoid people who annoy you is to use really vulgar and racist words and extremely over the hill ideological statements. The stupid ones can't see that you are joking and they put you on their ignore list right off the bat. The smart ones see that you are just freeing yourself from the stupid and will wait to see if you turn out to be someone worth while after a month or two.

I used to teach. I used the same technique at the start of each school year. "There will be a team project worth 20% of your grade. You will have to team up with someone from one of the other sections of this class. You will have to submit a team project proposal two weeks from tonight. Your project must be a multimedia presentation involving wind, water, animals, and Clorox. In addition, there will be a term paper for this class on a relevant topic of your own choosing. It must be no less than 40 page nor more than 50 pages single sided double spaced 8.5 x 11 paper relating to some aspect of the Studio System. You are expected to read every article on the 8-page reading list for this class and you may be called upon to present any of the assigned reading selections to the class. That recitation is worth 20% of your grade. You are allowed one absence per year and I do not want to hear about dead people in your family, run over dogs and cats, floods, fire, or power outages. If I manage to make it to this room, you sure as heck better be here as well. The final exam consists of 200 multiple-choice questions selected by me from the 5000 questions and answers in the booklet you must purchase for this class at the book store. You get lab credit for this class as you know, so I expect you to have, in addition to all other projects, a portfolio to submit to me the night of the final exam with pictures you have taken which reflect some aspect of what we are doing in class. No incompletes are ever issued for this class. The portfolio is wroth 20% of your grade. The final exam is worth 40 percent of your grade. If you arrive late, do not bother coming in the room. The last day to drop this class for full refund is the close of business tomorrow."

Then, after the stupid people have all disappeared and what was once a class size of 70 in a room designed for 30 has been reduced to a pleasant and manageable 15-20 students, I would tell them that all that crap from last week was just to frighten away the idiots. The people who paid me told me not to pull that bullcrap but I am too old, too rich, and too famous to be told what to do and what not to do by anybody.

And that's how you get rid of stupid people. Figure out how you can best get on their Ignore List.

 

[butters]

don't know what the fuss is all about.

look for the interesting people, those who make you laugh or can teach you something. ignore the rest.

most those i see complaining about the GB are pretty dull posters who seem to think anyone with a high post-count gives a tinker's cuss about it. like any social group, it's a balancing act of the company you're in and how much you can contribute to the joint experience.

it's not everyone's cup of tea, but why limit your experience of Lit when there are many forums to visit? if you hit 'new posts' you might find something to tickle your fancy or pique your interest almost anywhere.