Content Wrapper

[The_Snowman]

Originally Posted by claydbal

tell me what i get for $15 that i dont get now?
and what happens if i pay and someone lurse me into getting banned.

mods are welcome to reply.

Actually, claydbal, if you think about it for awhile, no one can make anyone do anything on here, or anywhere in real life for that matter. Do you think I can make you post a reply so horrible that you would be banned? It is all in how you process information.

Everyone is responsible for their own actions or re-actions; let's get real serious here for a minute or two. Take the case recently where 2 riders were nearly hit by a truck at an intersection, they chased the truck and gave the driver the finger; I believe then that, they were chased, hit by the truck and one of them was killed. (details sketchy but that's about what happened)

OK, did the act of getting cut off or nearly hit make them chase the truck? And did seeing 2 bikers give him the finger make the driver run them down? No, of course not, they choose to process that information in a certain way and respond with a certain action. I am not defending anyone in that situation, just saying that if the bikers had could have let it go, the truck driver could have let it go, simply by using a thought processing technique.

A simple way to think of it is like this; if someone gives you the finger, but you don't see it, are you offended? No, it is not the actual act of the finger, it is how you process seeing it and then deciding to either ignore it or take offense. It is not about being right or wrong, can anybody understand the concept?
I have seen on here where people have unintentionally posted this smiley :nfu2: because when you first see him, he is smiling and waving, only after a few seconds does the finger appear. Now, does seeing that upset you or are you willing to give it some thought and think about how you are processing your thoughts?

Now, watching members getting banned on here is about the same; you can usually see it happen like slow motion. There are many options available to avoid this, including ignore the ignorance by not replying, use the delete post option if you reply in haste or things are heating up.

That's my worth out of my $15; getting off the soapbox now, over to you to reply, or not

PS - A last thought, why would being a paid member or not, make any difference to whether or not, this could happen? someone lurse me into getting banned.