There's a person on this board, claiming to be a 1st year MArch at Harvard, who has contributed nothing but slander and lies, namecalling and paranoid rants.
This person is determined to bring down the quality of this board. I know Archinect isn't exactly the highest of discourse at all times, but when we get down, we try to do it with some fun and humor, but this isn't about that at all. this is about using the anonymity of the internet, to some a cherished right, to drag everybody down to their level.
Yale Blows, the original thread started by this person last year, under the name parallel38, was eventually deleted by the admins, along with that username, for going too far in spreading stupid slanderous lies. Now they're back, under the name para2, and possible other names as well, and they've started a new thread, to do it all over again.
We all know that grad schools aren't competing with each other, we're all in one big community. We have friends all over, the faculty goes back and forth between them all, and everybody benefits from seeing diversity in the methodologies, approaches, and work from the different schools. This guy (and I'll bet easy money that it's a guy) is trying to bring down that community, and by claiming to come from the GSD, he's bringing down our name as well.
It needs to stop. Trolls feed off the arguments they start, we need to stop feeding this troll. Trolls also benefit unfairly from anonymity, while they spread slander by naming names. Let's do some detective work, it'll be a lot of fun, and try to find out who this guy is, let's name his name. I've got a few ideas, send me an email to talk about it, as this thread might get taken down, too. This might seem like an extreme step to take, but this kind of thing will just continue to go on until this person gets a taste.
you rock, ortho- and I couldn't agree more. People like that are why you really can't believe anything you read on these boards w/o getting a second opinion. Just a word of warning...
damn. take it easy. doesn't that sound a bit too extreme? If something that is deemed out of line happens/is written, then it will be taken care of by the discussion board -> thread deletion, banning or whatever. there are ways other than personal attacks. or other tooth-tooth, eye-eye -tactics.
oh i didn't even read that. that is a bit extreme. now that i know this guy is just messing around i find it quite entertaining. i don't care who it is. it doesn't matter.
I kind of think that the more you talk about them, the more you give some sort of power and credence to their message.
That is why I think it is better to talk about Girl Scout cookies, Quentin Tarantino movies, Gandhi and colonial India, green roofs, bears......actually I think it's better to talk about almost anything else.
but these days i'm only allowed to get thin mints because my wife doesn't like them. [i.e., she likes samoas so much that i'm not allowed to get them.]
Easy there. I haven't said one inflammatory thing on Archinect ever. I've always been respectful, including to you, so please, take a breath and quit with the witchhunt. If you think I've ever said something excoriating or inflammatory post it and prove it. Because you won't find a thing. Archinect and the people here are all well meaning and classy and I don't intend on disrupting that.
Another good Irish trick for reliefing stress involves twelve pints of Guinness, a cheiftans ballad and a dancefloor full of people that share your interest ;)
Could it be that orthagonal23 is the troll in question? I think it's a little suspect for someone's only post to this board to be a call for troll cleansing.
I'm not keen on mint and chocolate - except for mint choc chip icecream. I must have a low mint tolerance, because I cant really have those mint thins - maybe one. Havent tried them frozen though I might give it a go and let you know.
I have a fondness for beer and chocolate. Not often though.
Back in my teens and 20s (when my metabolism was raging), I could eat an entire box of Samoas in one sitting. This was way back before the gov't required those "nutrition facts" to be printed on the box. Now that I read the box, I'm surprised that I haven't had a quintuple bypass (yet).
Here's a trick with Thin Mints: Keep them in the freezer. They're soooooo much better. Colder, crunchier, and the freezer makes 'em taste mintier...
No way man, thin mints should have a small corner nibbled off and then dunked in piping hot coffee. Whatever it is that they coat them with instantly turns to goo and the nibble allows the coffee to soak the cookie.
Whatever that coating is made out of, it ain't natural.
Alright, don't worry, no blood in the streets. No public displays. We're not animals. I think it's worth taking the trouble of finding out who this person is. This should be handled internally, and it will.
As soon as everyone's finished with their cookies.
when was the last time you had an andes candy? now that was the original chemical induced minty chocolate! wow- no wonder! they are made by tootsie!!!!!
my cubicle mate's daughter sold the most cookies in her troop- 243 boxes of which I bought 6. 2 thin mints (all gone), 2 samoas (also gone), and 2 tagalongs (1/2 box left). ever notice how the peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth if you eat an entire tagalong in one bite?
GSD students, help expose this troll!
There's a person on this board, claiming to be a 1st year MArch at Harvard, who has contributed nothing but slander and lies, namecalling and paranoid rants.
This person is determined to bring down the quality of this board. I know Archinect isn't exactly the highest of discourse at all times, but when we get down, we try to do it with some fun and humor, but this isn't about that at all. this is about using the anonymity of the internet, to some a cherished right, to drag everybody down to their level.
Yale Blows, the original thread started by this person last year, under the name parallel38, was eventually deleted by the admins, along with that username, for going too far in spreading stupid slanderous lies. Now they're back, under the name para2, and possible other names as well, and they've started a new thread, to do it all over again.
We all know that grad schools aren't competing with each other, we're all in one big community. We have friends all over, the faculty goes back and forth between them all, and everybody benefits from seeing diversity in the methodologies, approaches, and work from the different schools. This guy (and I'll bet easy money that it's a guy) is trying to bring down that community, and by claiming to come from the GSD, he's bringing down our name as well.
It needs to stop. Trolls feed off the arguments they start, we need to stop feeding this troll. Trolls also benefit unfairly from anonymity, while they spread slander by naming names. Let's do some detective work, it'll be a lot of fun, and try to find out who this guy is, let's name his name. I've got a few ideas, send me an email to talk about it, as this thread might get taken down, too. This might seem like an extreme step to take, but this kind of thing will just continue to go on until this person gets a taste.
you rock, ortho- and I couldn't agree more. People like that are why you really can't believe anything you read on these boards w/o getting a second opinion. Just a word of warning...
para2, uzshef, dedalus......all the same person.....total psycho
stop it! please stop it! you're the paranoid ones!
that's it, I'm done with this website altogether. Goodbye!
damn. take it easy. doesn't that sound a bit too extreme? If something that is deemed out of line happens/is written, then it will be taken care of by the discussion board -> thread deletion, banning or whatever. there are ways other than personal attacks. or other tooth-tooth, eye-eye -tactics.
wait. what is too extreme?
haha, yeah!
... actually I kind of agree w/ Helsinki, sticks and stones and all that ...
"Let's do some detective work, it'll be a lot of fun, and try to find out who this guy is, let's name his name."
anonymity is sacred.
oh i didn't even read that. that is a bit extreme. now that i know this guy is just messing around i find it quite entertaining. i don't care who it is. it doesn't matter.
that's the spirit.
I kind of think that the more you talk about them, the more you give some sort of power and credence to their message.
That is why I think it is better to talk about Girl Scout cookies, Quentin Tarantino movies, Gandhi and colonial India, green roofs, bears......actually I think it's better to talk about almost anything else.
i love samoas.
if you commies don't like the first appendage than you should all go back to commieland!!!
I too, love samosas. Hmmm. I think I will have some now.
kristin, thanks! I will have to look up that movie.
sorry to commandeer the thread.....sorry.....leaving now.....
s'all about the thin mints.
wonderk -- don't apologize for making this thread more interesting.
just curious, how do we know if he really goes to GSD?
love samoas AND thin mints.
but these days i'm only allowed to get thin mints because my wife doesn't like them. [i.e., she likes samoas so much that i'm not allowed to get them.]
hmmm, tagalongs.
have you noticed that one thin mint tastes alright, but it you immediately have another one, it just tastes like chemicals?
No.
they do???
now that's a new experiment I need to try!
cpnorris,
Easy there. I haven't said one inflammatory thing on Archinect ever. I've always been respectful, including to you, so please, take a breath and quit with the witchhunt. If you think I've ever said something excoriating or inflammatory post it and prove it. Because you won't find a thing. Archinect and the people here are all well meaning and classy and I don't intend on disrupting that.
lay down...close your eyes....place two green thin mints over your eyes.....and chill! It is an old Irish Trick for dealing with stress.
Another good Irish trick for reliefing stress involves twelve pints of Guinness, a cheiftans ballad and a dancefloor full of people that share your interest ;)
i am seriously jonesing for some girl scouts. cookies that is...
Could it be that orthagonal23 is the troll in question? I think it's a little suspect for someone's only post to this board to be a call for troll cleansing.
in fact, ive found the more mint thins you eat, the more chemically they taste, until eventually they burn your throat.
...or perhaps I'm just eating really cheap mint thins.
mob rules
just ate 4 (recommended serving size).
thin and minty through and through.
low mint tolerance perhaps.
12 mint cookies and 12 pints of Guiness will solve all the world problems!
I'm not keen on mint and chocolate - except for mint choc chip icecream. I must have a low mint tolerance, because I cant really have those mint thins - maybe one. Havent tried them frozen though I might give it a go and let you know.
I have a fondness for beer and chocolate. Not often though.
Holy crap ortho
Here are some tips
(1) reach backwards
(2) remove poll from butt
(3) breathe
(4) have some green tea
You fool! You obviously didn’t discover that Helsinki is one of my agents, whaHahaahah! <sigh>
I think you would love Salem, Mass Big O...definately up you’re alley
But lets get to more important things...why Yale sucks
Back in my teens and 20s (when my metabolism was raging), I could eat an entire box of Samoas in one sitting. This was way back before the gov't required those "nutrition facts" to be printed on the box. Now that I read the box, I'm surprised that I haven't had a quintuple bypass (yet).
Here's a trick with Thin Mints: Keep them in the freezer. They're soooooo much better. Colder, crunchier, and the freezer makes 'em taste mintier...
No way man, thin mints should have a small corner nibbled off and then dunked in piping hot coffee. Whatever it is that they coat them with instantly turns to goo and the nibble allows the coffee to soak the cookie.
Whatever that coating is made out of, it ain't natural.
Alright, don't worry, no blood in the streets. No public displays. We're not animals. I think it's worth taking the trouble of finding out who this person is. This should be handled internally, and it will.
As soon as everyone's finished with their cookies.
But hopefully before Spring Break.
orthogonal
what country are you from?
cpnorris
I expect an apology from you
when was the last time you had an andes candy? now that was the original chemical induced minty chocolate! wow- no wonder! they are made by tootsie!!!!!
my cubicle mate's daughter sold the most cookies in her troop- 243 boxes of which I bought 6. 2 thin mints (all gone), 2 samoas (also gone), and 2 tagalongs (1/2 box left). ever notice how the peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth if you eat an entire tagalong in one bite?
Ok, I want a york peppermint patty right now!
orthogonal...are you the troll?
Damn you people! I had to go get some thin mints after reading all of this!
I guess I did bring it up.
Step 1: Break up some Samoas and put them in a bowl.
Step 2: Microwave for 30 seconds
Step 3: Top with a scoop (or two) of vanilla ice cream
Uh oh…the patriot act…I forgot
No…NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<yawn>
Thank god I'm not doing anything illegal...knock yourself out
By the way....wrong gender
i am loving this total girl scout cookie storyline working into this melrose place tirade.
keep up the good work, archinect posters. you are keeping me well entertained.
I think after reflection it might be anything minty that tastes like chemicals to me.
Except mint sauce with lamb...mmmm...mint sauce with lamb
Find that blasted minty troll!
i'm with dml: mine live in the freezer.
a box of 'em lasts me about four days - half of a sleeve per day.
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