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I was wrong...
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
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Speak for yourself. The answer to that question is in fact an emphatic YES.biggy wrote:
Does anything that happens on here hurt anyone's loved ones?
None of it matters, really it doesn't.
A good number of us have or at the very least have had loved ones on here. I do not use that term lightly. Of all the people that have meant the very most to me and played the biggest parts in my life, only a couple aren't HL members - and I'm related to them!
Think that's sad - sue me. I find it sadder when people operate by a different set of rules when they happen to be comminicating with others through this medium - not accusing anyone in particular of this by the way. You are still dealing with people and the people on HL are every single bit as real and as human as those you might meet down the pub.
Above all, many people on here spend tons of time together in real life. I've spent months more time over the past few years actually with Heartlanders than typing on my computer to them. These friendships and relationships are utterly genuine and deserve as much respect as any other - if not more for the way they are maintained despite great distance in some cases.
This place really means a lot to some people. So the way it functions does matter, to me at least. And I know I'm not alone in that feeling.
You are perfectly entitled not to care, as are the couple of others who express a smiliar sentiment. If HL is just an idle distraction to you then fine, enjoy it as such. But remember there are those for whom Heartland is important.
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Hello pretty boudiccaboudicca wrote:Speak for yourself. The answer to that question is in fact an emphatic YES.biggy wrote:
Does anything that happens on here hurt anyone's loved ones?
None of it matters, really it doesn't.
A good number of us have or at the very least have had loved ones on here. I do not use that term lightly. Of all the people that have meant the very most to me and played the biggest parts in my life, only a couple aren't HL members - and I'm related to them!
Think that's sad - sue me. I find it sadder when people operate by a different set of rules when they happen to be comminicating with others through this medium - not accusing anyone in particular of this by the way. You are still dealing with people and the people on HL are every single bit as real and as human as those you might meet down the pub.
Above all, many people on here spend tons of time together in real life. I've spent months more time over the past few years actually with Heartlanders than typing on my computer to them. These friendships and relationships are utterly genuine and deserve as much respect as any other - if not more for the way they are maintained despite great distance in some cases.
This place really means a lot to some people. So the way it functions does matter, to me at least. And I know I'm not alone in that feeling.
You are perfectly entitled not to care, as are the couple of others who express a smiliar sentiment. If HL is just an idle distraction to you then fine, enjoy it as such. But remember there are those for whom Heartland is important.
I didn't say I thought it was sad to be on the forum, or to make relationships through the forum, or to care about the forum and people on it. I don't think it's sad.
I've made some good friends on forums. I've made friends on here.
The thing I'm trying to get across without people getting defensive is that Winnie posted a link to him talking nonsense on you tube & the protests from the regular members ran for pages. That's not normal behaviour.
If he'd posted a link to horse porn, child cruelty or something I'd understand the reaction. Winnie posting a link isn't important.
The only possible explanation is that although the forum (as most are) is already 90% full of nonsense, it has to be the specific nonsense that fits the mould created by the regulars or else it's not accepted.
If I posted a complaint on every thread that was nonsense I'd be accused of spamming. Yet I'd only be doing what people have done on this thread.
I'll add some and a couple of so everyone knows my intentions are honourable.
Love ? Love is just f**king with a kiss thrown in !!!
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winnie didn't post the link, it was keth's dad, if I'm splitting hairs
now... Get Bent!
and thank you Claire for saying what my mind wouldn't, maybe it's a Weegie thaang....
now... Get Bent!
and thank you Claire for saying what my mind wouldn't, maybe it's a Weegie thaang....
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
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I can understand what you're saying to a point Biggy... winnie's thread is certainly by no means the most bizarre/irritating/offensive/silly (delete or add to as applicable) thing that's ever been posted here and the number of replies would almost suggest that it had been. Having said that though, in keeping with the general theme of HL, you do realise that less than 50% of those have actually been on topic in any way, shape or form
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eh?
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... and Thank You! I couldn't agree more! Apologies, I'm picking up this thread late (as usual), but it is nice to read suchlike! You lot tolerate me (just) as a newbie, so I'm still here and learning (slowly) ... (very) occasionally I do have my own pearls worthy of your attention too! - sorry keith's dad, but I have 'cast my vote' ...boudicca wrote:I really don't think that's fair, Ness. It's the cliqueyness of Keith's dad's posts that is the problem for a lot of people. Almost every thread he has begun (if not all) are simply meaningless to anyone who isn't one of his mates. That's not a comment on him as a person, he may well be a very nice guy - it's just purely that hardly anyone here knows what he's referring to half the time! As he hasn't made any posts directed at "all", it seems more that he's using HL as his personal bulletin board for a select few to read rather than a public forum and a community (which I think would be welcoming to him if he showed any desire to be a part of it).Debaser wrote:24 replies, why not just keep clique-ing away on your keyboards.....
*sigh* Be wary how you are beginning to come across, people....
Now you evidently think many other HLanders (I'll assume I'm included in their number) are no better, but I disagree. Of course we talk amongst ourselves and exchange the kind of daft in-jokes that groups of (often very close) friends often come up with, but there's a big difference between doing that in an inclusive and an exclusive way. I can't speak for everyone but I think most of us try to keep to the former. If we ever stray into the latter, at least it's done after we've made hundreds of posts on here that are open to everyone reading the board. And I think most HLanders' attitude is that other people can always join in.
I'm just unsure if keith's dad has any interest in HL beyond using it as a place to catch up with a very specific group of old mates. Even if that is the case (hardly a crime in itself, I'm here these days for the crack and not the Sisters after all), he could introduce himself a little.
They (The Establishment) use sex as an addiction for control, just as they use alcohol and drugs ...
- A programme of systematic frustration in order to sell this crock of s**t as immortality, a garden of delights and love. ...
- A programme of systematic frustration in order to sell this crock of s**t as immortality, a garden of delights and love. ...
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boudicca wrote:Well quite.James Blast wrote:eh?
They (The Establishment) use sex as an addiction for control, just as they use alcohol and drugs ...
- A programme of systematic frustration in order to sell this crock of s**t as immortality, a garden of delights and love. ...
- A programme of systematic frustration in order to sell this crock of s**t as immortality, a garden of delights and love. ...
Who do you think Keith's dad is?James Blast wrote:winnie didn't post the link, it was keth's dad, if I'm splitting hairs
now... Get Bent!
and thank you Claire for saying what my mind wouldn't, maybe it's a Weegie thaang....
It's not Scotty senior you know?
Now go bendy .... or something
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Love ? Love is just f**king with a kiss thrown in !!!
boudicca wrote:I can understand what you're saying Biggy... and while I'm on the subject may I just commend you on being the wisest, most handsome member of heartland we've ever had. You should be made king
Thank you boudicca, that's very nice of you to say so.
Love ? Love is just f**king with a kiss thrown in !!!
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biggy wrote:boudicca wrote:I can understand what you're saying Biggy... and while I'm on the subject may I just commend you on being the wisest, most handsome member of heartland we've ever had. You should be made king
Thank you boudicca, that's very nice of you to say so.
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There's 9 nowPista wrote:I think this one http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=176865Quiff Boy wrote:the best one...?Pista wrote: Which version?
There about 5 on dime right now
edit. make that 7
But this one http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=177696 comes a close second.
Try 1 track off each (Kashmir for example) & then just grab the one you like the best.
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Am I that transparent? Trying to play it cool, you know...biggy wrote:boudicca wrote:I can understand what you're saying Biggy... and while I'm on the subject may I just commend you on being the wisest, most handsome member of heartland we've ever had. You should be made king
Thank you boudicca, that's very nice of you to say so.
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Nor can Iscotty wrote:I can't believe you're all still on about this
Me, I'm utterly stunned!Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Nor can Iscotty wrote:I can't believe you're all still on about this
Indeed!
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I'm not. I'm not stupidDebaser wrote:yourself, Iz (who are both Mods - well I know you are)
IZ.
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Then wtf am I even *doing* here?! I was a gifted child, ffs!Izzy HaveMercy wrote:I'm not. I'm not stupidDebaser wrote:yourself, Iz (who are both Mods - well I know you are)
Hmmm...well, wait a minute, now - you'd never know it from how I've ended up, so I suppose it's a moot point. Ho-hum.
I left my heart in Ballycastle...
this seems to have mutated into one of the more interesting threads around this board...good call everyone!!
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Sorry, I've been known to get things wrong....but don't tell anyone, let's just keep it between ourselvesIzzy HaveMercy wrote:I'm not. I'm not stupidDebaser wrote:yourself, Iz (who are both Mods - well I know you are)
IZ.
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