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The Ricochet I Love
As an official Ricochet Moderator,™ some days I despair for the grand experiment in civil, right-wing community building that is Ricochet. So much of my energy on the site is spent dealing with sniping and griping that I start to wonder if anyone actually wants to have a conversation.
Too many times it feels like members are here to repeat the same arguments like a Groundhog Day from Hell, burn acres of strawmen, gloat over the fellow Ricochetti they consider their enemies, and bring up every less-than-complimentary thing anyone has ever said to them as justification for their own bad behavior, like a half of a couple that wants a divorce but wants to force the other party to be the one who actually files. Two things have happened in the last few days though that have rekindled hope that this community can actually work as intended.
The first is so simple it should hardly need to be mentioned. Brian Watt created a post on “ecosexuality.” iWe put up a disagreeing post that mentioned that it was in reaction to Brian’s. iWe didn’t hijack the thread to make himself the center of conversation; Brian didn’t complain about being embarrassed by having a fellow member disagree with him. It’s a beautiful model of how Ricochet as a good faith conversation should work.
The second is also a wonderful example of mature behavior. In GrannyDude’s recent post “The Mystery of Male Armies: Redux,” there was a flap over language. One party attempted to make a joke which due to the nature of text fell flat, and the recipient felt offended. The recipient admitted to hurt feelings and requested an apology, which was then given and accepted. Neither party went off-thread to complain about “that insulting jerk” or “that humorless scold.” Neither used knowledge of the other’s personal life to exacerbate the fight or poison the possibility of reconciliation. Neither appear to be holding a grudge that will be remembered for months or years. The thread has returned to being a pleasant conversation.
I realize that not every problem can be solved so easily, that we all have sore spots and wounds from our lives in general and previous conversations on Ricochet. I know that we all have those positions on which no compromise is able to be made. But civility can exist among adults who work to create it, and I’m happy that we still have many of those people at Ricochet.
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Never heard it in CA. My hubby’s from KY. He says it’s like, don’t let your mongrel mouth override your pedigree . . .
As I said in my previous comment above (#113, ), I think the pungent expression is more earthy homespun wisdom than “disgusting.”
Also, I stated that “it’s a fairly well-known and commonly used metaphor for asking someone to stop saying things the listener does not believe to be true.”
I’m not sure what the mongrel mouth thing is in reference to, but it sounds like you are saying that the commenter’s comments are not classy.
I think you over-reacted, and did not see the Member’s good faith when you were so disgusted.
I hope this is an example of two Members interacting, one saying something meant to be humorous and jocose, the other becoming offended, and the explanation being made that the offense was completely unintentional, and then the two parties resolving their problem, kind of just like me and the other person in the OP.
Right?
Works for me :)
We did have emojis briefly, and they were not well received. We had issues where some members were using them in some unfortunate ways.
You mean, like, perverted?
Works for me as well. Curt and I usually get along fine and I want to keep it that way.
(In the reference in the OP, the joker and I the scold both said sorry and accepted. Just in case it wasn’t clear to each other. Peace!)
No, more that they would be used in lieu of making an actual comment, just as a means of deriding others.
That said, eggplant emojis…
Jerks.
I remember once in Junior High band we had a substitute teacher. A handful of kids really gave her a hard time. It wasn’t everyone, but it was enough that the sub didn’t (or wouldn’t) take the names of the kids doing it. The next day, the real teacher came in, gave us a talking to, then made everyone run 30 laps around the gym. I remember it really made me mad. Mad at the kids, and mostly mad at the teacher for punishing everyone for the actions of a few. I hated it then, and I hate it now.