Scarecrow
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 27
Loc: Portland, Oregon USA
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Question, has anyone from BT been kicked out for giving poor building advice, or name calling over the screw/nails debate?
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Boss_Hog
Reged: Mar 24 2005
Posts: 76
Loc: Carlinville, Illinois
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Question, has anyone from BT been kicked out for giving poor building advice.....?
I once emailed the mods about a post made by a guy named GHR. He claimed to be an engineer, but gave some advice in a post that was TOTALLY wrong. I asked them to remove or edit the one post only.
I got a reply saying something to the effect that since others had spoken up disagreeing with him that they felt like it was O.K. to leave it up.
I don't ever recall even a single post being removed due to bad advice.
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JHOLE
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 258
Loc: Oregon. Ohio
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Frenchy's still there.
So I guess the answer would be no.
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Scarecrow
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 27
Loc: Portland, Oregon USA
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I would think from a legal POV that unmonitored bad advice would be far worse than the heated discussions in the tav.
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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No one ratted you out; i can still read the Tavern by other means. I was raised by wolves, but they were smart wolves.
You need to have the last word against RJW and Andy? A Tavern cookie is a measure of your self-esteem? Ho boy...i'll go wipe my tears and blow my nose while you pull your pants back up!
Have you rec'd that refund check yet?
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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NO offense was taken, so i guess i must be dense as a post, too. Those were some strange times, eh? Kinda like these ones, hopefully with a better outcome.
I'd ask if you want to shake on it, but i get this picture of water flying from your beard when i do that, so let's just cyber hug, OK? 
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JHOLE
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 258
Loc: Oregon. Ohio
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You're right.
Let's all sue Frenchy.
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JHOLE
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 258
Loc: Oregon. Ohio
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I'm just joking.
I agree wit what you're layin' down brother. The Tav is nothing more than off-topic opinion. Don't see who it was hurtin'. Oh well, I seem to be a little happier over here without someone looking over my shoulder all the time.
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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You're right, Mike, and i actually weighed that before i posted. I tried to moderate between Eric and JHole, thought we'd made some progress before Eric decided to do the neener neener thing here as well as at the Tavern. I'll let the posts stand as evidence, but i can change...if i have to. [nod to Red Green]
Gad, you're starting to look like Fred MacMurray... 
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JHOLE
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 258
Loc: Oregon. Ohio
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Knark.
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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Cohen can write, can't he? I esp like the question he asks at the end:
I saw her wince
I saw her cry
Saw the glory in her eye -
Myself, i long for love and light
But must it come so cruel
Must it be so bright?
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JHOLE
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 258
Loc: Oregon. Ohio
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What the hell did I do now?
I was just trying to help.
Man I suck.
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rjw
Reged: Nov 11 2008
Posts: 35
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FWIW - I got it also in the Election Eve Massacre
Too bad - it was basically a good community and I miss it.
OTOH, there was some stuff I won't miss.
See ya all later.
Bob
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mhole
Reged: Nov 11 2008
Posts: 7
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Don't be so hard on yourself.
You seem to be a very likeable guy, and a positive influence on all who know you.
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Boss_Hog
Reged: Mar 24 2005
Posts: 76
Loc: Carlinville, Illinois
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You seem to be a very likable guy, and a positive influence on all who know you.
I about spewed diet pepsi on the screen when I read that.
It was right under the post by rjw, and I thought for a second that you were talking to him.
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SquarePeg
Reged: Nov 09 2008
Posts: 48
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The really funny part is that I think Jeff is both JHOLE and MHOLE.
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PlumbBill
Reged: Nov 09 2008
Posts: 22
Loc: Tacoma Wa
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I've seen enough "bad advice" to choke a mule with, plus all the advice that is against codes.
I don't think they should be yanked.
I do believe in buyer beware when you're getting free advice.
EngineerGuy had a great post IIRC "I'm an engineer, but not your engineer"
During the primaries I had a linked tagline supporting Fred Thompson I deleted manually when posting outside of the Tavern, but it did slip a couple of times.
I was asked to remove it when posting outside of the Tavern through a private Email. I had no problem with that notification & complied willingly & agreed with their point.
The notice I got about being banned for 2 weeks for my use of the term "pillow biter" when talking about a certain congressman was warranted & I did step over the line.
The notice I got 30 minutes later stating I was banned for life was over the top IMHO. But like I said many times their site their rules. But I thought their rules was the progressive 2 week, 30 day, 1 year etc etc etc banning.
Personally I really don't care about FHB or Taunton, but I have made friends over the last 3 years, & I enjoy talking about my work with others that want to know how the world of highrise construction works, & yes a lot of those friends are left of center.
I exchanged a few Emails with Andy & the reported banning of him for "racist" stuff shed some light on why I was banned for life. I made a comment on Obama about melanin & having thick skin---- It was a play on words.
I will admit & agree that I am NOT racially sensitive, but racist I am not, to the point I will usually call anyone out when they use the term "black point of view" or anything like that IMO color of skin does not effect how the brain works, nor athletic ability.
I was asked by many to create a new screen name & jump back in------ if it was just the tavern I probably would, for the tavern IMO is usually just a bunch of junk to blow of steam & chuckle about jokes.
I don't think I would feel right about creating a name & bypassing the spirit of the websites rules about being banned & posting in the other threads.
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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There seems to be some confusion. I stepped into a JHole/Eric brawl yesterday, suggesting we focus on the fact that Taunton is the problem instead of pointing fingers at each other. I then neglected to take my own absolutely stellar advice bec i'm congenitally unable to keep my hands off a good analogy.
You, on the other hand, have been acting like a prince since. You OK??
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splintergroupie
Reged: Nov 08 2008
Posts: 83
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Incidentally, one of the things i did with all my new-found time off the board is clean out my desk.
I have three, unopened, Epson-brand, ink-jet cartridges to give away, one black and two color. These are the real Chinese ones, not those Pakistani knock-offs!
If you have a use, ping me at cmiller at cybernet1 dot com and i'll be happy to send them to escape feeling guilty for tossing these spendy little dudes in the trash where they would probably be sent back to China for disassembling.
Numbers on the black-ink cartridge are:
S020187 and 2228HA
and on the two color carts:
S020191/IC3CL01 and 3121HA
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remember
Reged: Nov 09 2008
Posts: 42
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This thread is all over the place (as usual).
Is there any likelihood that we will eventually reach any kind of consensus?
I mean, are we boycottin'? Are we coolin'off any?
Or, are we gonna smoke 'em?
The Fool
- Pádraic H. Pearse
Since the wise men have not spoken, I speak that am only a fool;
A fool that hath loved his folly,
Yea, more than the wise men their books or their counting houses or their quiet homes,
Or their fame in men's mouths;
A fool that in all his days hath done never a prudent thing,
Never hath counted the cost, nor recked if another reaped
The fruit of his mighty sowing, content to scatter the seed;
A fool that is unrepentant, and that soon at the end of all
Shall laugh in his lonely heart as the ripe ears fall to the reaping-hooks
And the poor are filled that were empty,
Tho' he go hungry.
I have squandered the splendid years that the Lord God gave to my youth
In attempting impossible things, deeming them alone worth the toil.
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Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
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