troll 1a. Noun One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.
1b. Noun A person who, on a message forum of some type, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any of a number of reasons such as rank, previous disagreements, sex, status, ect. A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a "Flamer" who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.
1c. Noun A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone with nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject, as well as thinks every member of the forum is talking about them and only them. Trolls often go by multiple names to circumvent getting banned.
@Bear Can a troll have a test delivered to them?
@TheFunCartel Yes, for sure. Plus it’s free to them. Act Now !!! With definitely free shipping.
@Bear 👍
@Bear Forget the post office for Covid kits lol, Make friends with some Abbott employees in the area. there are plenty of them. Some have "acquired" mass quantities of test kits.
I hope I'll get one of the bad ones that gives falls results.
@Sooson I really don’t know any buddy that works there. That’s another reason why the test cost so much, lol. They’re charging the government for the acquired test their employees take. They are one of three of the contractors that supply the test.
I still have some from last year. That I got through a pharmacy in Texas I believe or Florida somewhere south I don’t remember. They had on and I was getting eight free every month. Back in August, I recently contracted Covid again. I tested to make sure because the person I visited was having out-of-town company and they needed a test right away and didn’t have any. Right after that I heard about this so I made sure I posted once they became available for free.
Once I found out, I had Covid again. I made sure I wore a mask and staged in the house as much as possible for a couple of days I needed to.
@Bear Yea I remember when they were hiring anything with a heartbeat to assemble test kits 24/7. I wish you a healthy winter, sir. You are one of the nicest people here. so nice you sometimes remind me of myself.
@Sooson yes I agree you are so nice reminds me of myself
Those things have started to have toxins in them that have made people ill. Sometimes trace amounts sometimes significant amounts. I have not had COVID once n never been vaccinated. Never had flu either. All I do is wash my hands eat n drink healthy foods n water stay away from sick ppl get enough fresh air n make sure to rest regularly. I had a test once up my nose not for any reason than just cuz they did that out of standard protocol. I was there for something unrelated was looking for a counselor. Hurts like hell getting that up your nose. Never again. It seemed over time these things got all kinds of bad stuff n I felt like I needed to warn ppl about the toxins.
@musicfortruth17 if you think the ones up the nose hurt…imagine the kind of swab testing they were doing in China back in 2021 lol 😂
and no one was clamoring for an explanation of it either.
Just as no one clamors for an explanation of colonialism on the 4th of July but that doesn’t stop some people from offering their perspectives on the subject.
I still have some old tests, but I doubt they detect the recent strains. I should go ahead and do this. Especially since I work at a school.
@JohnR1972 Still enjoying all your posts.
Interesting thread.
Here we go again.
Poster makes virtually any comment at all. This irritates a reader (because the political opinion of the poster and the reader do not align.) The irritated community member taps out a response.
The result is yet another political discussion happening in violation of our community’s wishes.
Our choices:
*Ignore an embedded political opinion, allowing it to stand in violation of the community’s guidelines.
Engage with the comment, extending and amplifying its visibility while adding to the unwelcome political discussion.
Flag the post as political, directing mods’ limited attention to where it is unlikely to be best used.*
These all seem unsatisfactory. And none of them shed any light on what forum users’ obligations to the community might be. Can we please get some guidance here?
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So a thread from almost 18 months ago is what you use to justify derailing threads? Got it.
I looked at 4th of July this year and it was relatively peaceful. How about acknowledging things improved on the forums?
Doesn’t sound to me like everyone agrees the forums have improved.
Talk about missing the forest for the trees, @JohnR1972 .
In the repeated issue I am describing, I’d say you and I are central to the problem. I’m trying to do better. Why don’t you join me?
@MonkeyNeedsAHug I don't think you're part of the problem. Unlike JohnR's whataboutism.
@Bear The Portillos in Gurnee cannot get an order right to save their lives. I think everyone there should be tested for Covid ASAP.
@Sooson thats pretty sad. Get a beef closer to the city.
Thank you very much, @Bear. My Covid tests arrived today!
@HarleyGirlKate happy too.
Ty for posting 💖
@goodbyehug youre welcome. Happy to help.
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@Bear Yes, thank you again for the reminder. Received mine last week.
We all have strong and differing opinions about some topics. Those differences are a good thing, as long as people can treat each other respectfully. We can acknowledge them while trying to find the places where we agree.
Acting in this way is essential to finding cuddles, which I still hope is everyone's reason for being here. Let's remember that reason.
As a favor to the community (that's us) let's stop trying to change one another's deeply-held beliefs. Doing so will often be perceived as an attack on someone's identity, and understandably so. Let's stop being dismissive in sly snarky ways.
All this is said as a community member. As a moderator, I'm not sure. Do I go through the thread trying to figure out which posts break forum rules, (some do) and comment on them individually? I will probably make some mistakes with that approach. Do I lock the thread and leave it here, preserving both the helpful and unhelpful comments? Do I make it disappear, and pretend it never happened?
My ever-optimistic and sometimes correct belief in people's capacity to do good and grow is suggesting another option:
Let's stop being rude, snarky, dismissive, and patronizing. The attacks and character-assassination stop here. Forum moderation begins with you and your backspace key. Ignoring this warning will result in forum timeouts, removal of this thread, or other action. -Moderator
@Bear Thank you for the free resource!
This thread exemplifies how annoying people have become