justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/12/14 at 07:12:43:


LOL, JOG..

I said the same thing, nobody joins without a bike question.
We have a common internet troll that sits naked @ the keyboard eating Cheetos.. but it's not a lady.. I showed my wife some posts and she instantly responded: "that's a man"

mpescatori wrote on 05/13/14 at 00:41:02:


Perfect Savages, while rare, have happened a few times. Then they get ridden and fall apart like the rest of them.  

Any section of any forum that doesn't bow and scrape at the feet of the "Dreadful Gooberment", regardless of which party is currently "in charge", is flagged for observation. Courtesy of "El Jefe Presidente Jorge Shrub" and his "Patriot Act", it's quite common, quite open, and can be rather amusing.

I'd tell you to look in the "others" section on Stormfront, but since it is an illegal site in Italia you'd be arrested. Trust me, this forum is TAME politically.

shorty wrote on 05/13/14 at 05:55:59:


Uh... you mean like this ?





Come on, North Country, a pic of you and your bike. We've all posted ours.

Else, YOU ARE A TROLL...  

I dont care if she is a troll or looks like one, I dont want her to leave.

Sorry WD.. the Boy Scouts were established well before the Hitler youth, who were actually modeled after the Boy Scouts.

“Guys,..  you push to hard...

At this point, if I were North, I would be afraid to post a pic... fearing that you all would make nothing but unkind criticisms...
... and, if North is not a Savage enthusiast, and is indeed a troll... she has won...
She has you all slinging muck everywhere...

The way to win against a troll,.. is to not allow them to affect you...
All these accusations and suppositions are troll food...
Don't let a troll affect you, and it will go away.
You also are in no danger of making false accusation...

Don't feed a troll... and don't degrade a member...

Perhaps in time North will post a photo... if so, she is braver than me...
If she does,... you all better be on best behavior...
... and if she be a troll... she'll leave when you stop feeding her”...

Peace,
Serow



Forget trolls for the moment, there are no trolls here. Let’s instead talk about forum bullies. This TT is infected with forum bullies.

Everyone has brass balls on the web. By communicating through a device bullies lose any sense of empathy they might feel by reading facial expressions. They might know it is another person on the other end of a discussion, but subconsciously do not recognize it as such. Kind of like how it is hard to read the tone of someone’s words through text to say, detect sarcasm.

I don't think most of you would behave the same around a true stranger... Because in person, one always risks getting their ass kicked.

Forum bullies fully feel immune to attack. They state their opinion regardless of accuracy or consequence, knowing full well that they can always count on the support of their circle of bullies to support them and back them up. The only way a forum bully stays in business is with the consent of the other members of the forum.

Outsiders who want to participate in a forum with opposing points of view are seen as a challenge to the consensus of the group, and they do not want their version of reality challenged.

Vicious, unsupported, and outright fabricated accusations permeate comment sections here, as do vulgar abuse and name-calling. Bullies hunt in packs. There is safety and strength in numbers. They are self-appointed protectors of their version of truth and detail. They are belligerent, usually in-your-face, combative, sarcastic, cynical, and project an air of superiority.

Having said that, I can see how and why former participants here with opposing points of view have been driven off, or have elected to move on.

I have not yet been driven from here by the egregious behavior of the “good old boys” gang here, but I will be out of town for a week or so starting Sunday. This I am sure will please the lot of you as you can resume your circle-jerk of smug mutual admiration.

Love, North-Country girl

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NC, I'm a guy BUT I also live on the other side of the Pond.

There used to be a Brit around here, who rode a Kawasaki KLR650, but he's gone, nice Forum but wrong bike.

There used to be a guy known as "Gyrobob" who posted delirious posts supporting a book "Wheat Belly", all the science we presented as fact could not convince him "a book is not science".

When I pointed out his "scientist" simply copied fair and square from a French book, he turned from propaganda to insult.

I have personally come eye-to-eye (internetwise) with one or two Forum members, that doesn't mean I will waive visiting the US if I can afford it once again.
If we happen to meet in real life, fine, we'll talk and discuss and share a beer and a steak, why not? We also promised fistfuls to each other, but as we grow old we often waive that strenuous activity to the younger generation.
Normally, those who are name-callers on the web turn out to have guts like a wet paper bag.

Of course, you are free to post your opinions.

You must convene, however, that your extreme courteousness has raised a few eyebrows, and you will have learned by now that you appeared a very short time after a rather unpleasant fellow disappeared.

1+1 = 2 very often; a mathematician will tell you 1+1 = 10 sometimes, but it is an exception, not the rule.

Go ahead and have your week off, we'll keep the TT warm for you.

PS Never mind a pic of yourself, how about a pic of your bike ?

Here's me



Here's my Savage



And this is my dark side



Now show yourself. Fully clothed, possibly...