Bye Emma. You'll be missed.

We've been talkin' 'bout 'cha all day.

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Yoda | 08.31.07 - 8:25 pm | #
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She who wont be named:
I think I love you
Marcie | 08.31.07 - 8:19 pm | #
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Quick, copy and save "e's" post before it, too, disappears!

Emma, if you're reading this, thanks for all the breaths of fresh air you've provided around here.
greyhorse | 08.31.07 - 8:07 pm | #
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Here is the story.
 
Emma got banned today for taking “jabs” at a fellow commenter.  The way I understand it, someone named bill posted a comment that characterized the citizens of downtown Olympia as “drunks,” “bums,” and “skanks” (that post has since been deleted).  Emma responded with something like “Oh bill, you really shouldn’t talk about your mother that way.”  She was banned shortly thereafter.  Those are the unvarnished facts.
 
If I were Emma, I would make no apologies or condemnations.  I would thank everyone for the outpouring of support and for the swell times we’ve shared in these comment threads.  I would say that I am sorry to have witnessed the atmosphere of the comments sections grow increasingly rancorous and even cruel at times.  But I would also say I am happy that some of us, even ideological opposites, have managed to treat each other with something akin to dignity.  I would say I am proud of how I represented myself and the progressive cause.  I would also proudly admit that I never once called for someone to be banned because they disagreed with me or treated me disrespectfully.  Other places on The Intertubes, would call this a GBCW post, for “goodbye cruel world.”  But I’m not leaving, I was banned.  And by God I’m going to honor the ban…unlike our friend Kevin Storeman who thinks he doesn’t share this earth and its rules with anyone else (what, you expect me to stop now?).  With that, I say goodbye.  And friends, if you ever get banned, remember that bold posters never die, they just change their IP address. 
 
e
 
PS. Oh man, that line…“perhaps you need to find slower sheep” …that really was pretty damn funny. 
She Who Wont Be Named | 08.31.07 - 7:30 pm | #
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