|
Grex > Oldcoop > #199: Cyberspace Communications finances for September 2004 | |
|
| Author |
Message |
| 25 new of 81 responses total. |
mfp
|
|
response 50 of 81:
| 
Oct 7 20:15 UTC 2004 |
To get a verified account, I'd have to go to the bank to get a chequeing
account and to see how much money Paypal deposits in it as a way to make sure
it's my account and all.
|
scott
|
|
response 51 of 81:
|
Oct 7 22:56 UTC 2004 |
Re 45: The horse is quite dead. I don't think your beatings are going to
get anymore plowing done.
|
aruba
|
|
response 52 of 81:
|
Oct 7 23:17 UTC 2004 |
Re #47: Yes.
|
tod
|
|
response 53 of 81:
|
Oct 7 23:21 UTC 2004 |
re #51
That's quite perverted and rude.
|
naftee
|
|
response 54 of 81:
|
Oct 8 02:00 UTC 2004 |
ploughing
|
mooncat
|
|
response 55 of 81:
|
Oct 8 13:27 UTC 2004 |
re #48- so how about if you had to lay down instead of stand up? ;)
I'm still not hearing how this is xenophobic though.
|
mfp
|
|
response 56 of 81:
|
Oct 8 13:57 UTC 2004 |
If it's not obvious to you, it's only because xenophobia is so, uh, ingrained
into your system that you have trouble spotting it.
|
albaugh
|
|
response 57 of 81:
|
Oct 8 17:43 UTC 2004 |
I don't care if grex is/isn't xenophobic or Xena the Warrior System.
Labeling it doesn't advance your argument a whit.
|
mooncat
|
|
response 58 of 81:
|
Oct 8 18:20 UTC 2004 |
re #56- well Duh, I've been on Grex forever... So yeah, define
xenophobia for me, wouldja sweetie? :)
|
mfp
|
|
response 59 of 81:
|
Oct 8 18:22 UTC 2004 |
The quality which you support but you don't REALIZe you support it.
|
naftee
|
|
response 60 of 81:
|
Oct 8 19:24 UTC 2004 |
YEAH, LIKE IN GEORGE ORWELL"S 1984>
|
mooncat
|
|
response 61 of 81:
|
Oct 8 21:03 UTC 2004 |
But what does Xenophobia MEAN!? :)
|
mfp
|
|
response 62 of 81:
|
Oct 9 00:26 UTC 2004 |
Yes, xenophobia IS mean.
|
scott
|
|
response 63 of 81:
|
Oct 9 00:59 UTC 2004 |
If Grex was xenophobic, there wouldn't be a "newuser" program.
|
mfp
|
|
response 64 of 81:
|
Oct 9 01:06 UTC 2004 |
Nonon.
Nono.
Because people can get an account but then they can't be a full part of
society. That's what xenophobia has always been about. Foreigners are
welcome to come to America, but there are certain xenophobic SHIBBOLETHS
created to prevent them from ever fitting in completely. This is found
inthings like WELCOME TO AMERICA> NOW< SPEAK ENGLISH! This is found in
things like denying them certain rights, like voting and outgoing telnet
priviledges.
|
scott
|
|
response 65 of 81:
|
Oct 9 02:48 UTC 2004 |
Re 64: No. Wrong.
|
mfp
|
|
response 66 of 81:
|
Oct 9 03:05 UTC 2004 |
No. Wrong.
|
keesan
|
|
response 67 of 81:
|
Oct 9 13:59 UTC 2004 |
Would xenophobic mean not allowing new users from places like India?
|
mfp
|
|
response 68 of 81:
|
Oct 9 19:22 UTC 2004 |
No. It would mean making difficult and costly for them to become full members
of the community when native full members of the community have no such
problems.
|
naftee
|
|
response 69 of 81:
|
Oct 9 20:45 UTC 2004 |
FOr instance, my name was changed in a xenophobic manner; without contact.
|
gregb
|
|
response 70 of 81:
|
Oct 13 18:17 UTC 2004 |
Re. 64: I think you and Naftee need to look up the word cuz neither
of your examples fit the written definition.
Grex is not preventing anyone to become a full member. They're
specifying conditions by which a person can become full members. If
people don't want to fulfill these specifications, that's _their_
choice. We may or may not agree with these rules, but in the end
that's irrelevant. Why? Because those who sent in their ID's agreed
to follow Grex's ID rule, so there's no incentive for them to change
it. In the end, it comes down to, "If you don't like the show, change
the channel."
|
tod
|
|
response 71 of 81:
|
Oct 13 18:25 UTC 2004 |
Why is there such a tendency for folks to tell each other to leave Grex?
Can you imagine if GW went around saying "If you don't like the way we are
running things, leave the country"?
|
twenex
|
|
response 72 of 81:
|
Oct 14 00:07 UTC 2004 |
I thought that's what he WAS saying...
|
gregb
|
|
response 73 of 81:
|
Oct 14 17:22 UTC 2004 |
And there was the saying once, "America: Love it or leave it." Though
I don't know its origin.
|
mooncat
|
|
response 74 of 81:
|
Oct 14 18:21 UTC 2004 |
re #71- It's more along the lines of showing choice. People make a
choice to be here, if a person doesn't like the rules as they are
determined they are free to leave. Of course the other option is to try
to change the rules.
|