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May 2nd, 2005, 04:53 PM
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Snowball, My Angel Baby
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Somewhere across the heavens... aka Pittsburgh, PA
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Message to the Fleets Family
Greetings, Fleets Family!
Yes, whether we realize it or not, we ARE a family and that didn’t happen by accident. It was through the combined efforts of this forum’s membership that we became that way. We enjoy talking with our friends when our visits happen to coincide; we help our friends, to the best of our ability and/or available resources, when the call for help goes out; we care about our friends’ well-being and leap for joy when they have good news to share; we also rush to their side when the news is not so good, i.e., when they need us the most. Many of us can attest to this, on a first-hand basis – think of how many times that you have made the remark, “You (or your family, friends) will be in my thoughts and/or prayers.” or “Congratulations”, “Best Wishes”, or “What can I do to help?”
There is a downside though, just as with many families, we also have our quarrels. It’s inevitable since folks will NEVER see eye-to-eye on everything, no matter if it’s your real-life family or your online friends. The questions that need to be asked are –
- How far will the quarrel go?
- Is the issue so divisive that some common ground cannot be found?
- Is the issue so important that one has to drive another “into the ground”, just to make a point?
- Is our personal well-being paramount to that of others? In other words, is it more important for one to “feel good”, at the expense of others?
The Fleets family has seen the best that this place has to offer. We’ve also seen the worst. It’s been quite a roller coaster ride with ups and downs along the way. But, that’s life. Real life doesn’t give us advance warning. It just happens. How we deal with real-life is primarily dependent on our combined emotional and intellectual make-up as well as our circle of friends and family. It’s no different here, as this forum has developed through the course of time, into a microcosm of everyday life. We don’t expect that every person in the “real world” will agree with us, on every issue so, why would we expect that here? Why should our dealings within these forums be any different than those encountered in real-life?
Our “dealings” within these forum walls should be no different, as we employ the same traits as those used in real-life, with those traits being honesty, integrity, and mutual respect. They are not a “stretch” for anyone in this family. We, all, are capable of projecting them and should take care to ensure that we DO project them.
Those traits, however, should not stand in the way of us expressing ourselves. Differing opinions are what make a real-life conversation and one within a forum environment an opportunity for learning. We don't learn much if each of us has exactly the same opinion about everything, do we?
Many of us joined this forum because we wanted to learn AND because we wanted to share. The folks on this forum are some of the most “giving” folks that I have encountered which, is a very meaningful benefit that I never expected. All that I originally wanted was to share my love for Battlestar Galactica with the rest of the folks, here.
The “giving” nature of the folks, here, is an example of one of the “ups” that this forum provides. There are also the “downs” which usually make their presence known when discussions take place regarding “volatile” subjects, which will be left to the imagination since, we all know what subjects those are. However, just because a volatile subject is being discussed, it doesn’t mean that there has to be all-out warfare. If a disagreement occurs, talk it out. Honestly, share WHY you feel a certain way about a particular issue and LISTEN to the other person as they share their feelings. That’s where education begins.
As long as the issue being debated is the CENTER of the discussion, there should be no hard feelings. When the debate strays from the issue and toward the debate participant, that’s where the trouble begins. That is also where a Moderator will step in. They are not here to take sides. The Moderators are here to ensure that EACH person is treated with respect. Please don’t take a Moderator’s intervention, personally but, please use that occasion to reflect on your own remarks, to ensure that they didn’t cross the line of disrespectful behavior toward another member of the Fleets family. No disagreement is equal to the cost of losing a friendship.
Each and every member of the Fleets family is valued whether they are artists or authors, singers or songwriters, actors or members of the audience, or just folks who want to pop-in, to say “Hi” to their friends. They’re valued for who they are and for what they have to share.
Don’t pass up the opportunity to tell someone, in real life or within these forum walls, that they are special to you and that you value their presence, in your life. Life is too precious and too short, to take anything or anyone for granted.
With loads of love, admiration, and deep respect for every soul who graces this Forum,
BST
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Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore .
Children are a message that we send
to a time that we will never see.
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May 3rd, 2005, 01:37 AM
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Squadron Leader
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Top news, Haveke, I hope the follow on is all good, too.
BST,,
True words, well said.
Humans are social animals, even in cyberspace. Friendship, dominance, dependance all play out in the exchange of data . We have dynasties and we have wars, leaders, followers and troublemakers just like in the 'real' world
After watching the Hitchiker' s Guide to the Galaxy movie on the weekend it crossed my mind that a POV gun would be a first rate tool for all moderators of flammable boards
Cheers,
Lara
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"No warrior should be weak, and no female warrior can be.."
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May 3rd, 2005, 03:00 AM
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Strike Leader
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Among the 13th tribe....
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Well said BST
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" KEEPING THE FAITH"
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May 3rd, 2005, 03:20 AM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Cheesehead in Connecticut
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Originally Posted by amberstar
Well said BST
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ditto from me!
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Cheese: [has tinfoil on his teeth] I have braces!
Mac: You found that on the ground, didn't you?
Cheese: Garbage can.
-episode "Mac Daddy"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"
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May 3rd, 2005, 06:52 AM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: May 2004
Location: colorado
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Pete.....
I think you said it well
Haveke.......Glad you are doing well
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May 3rd, 2005, 08:23 AM
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Stablemaster, Livery Ship
| Fleet Modertor | | Colonial Fleets |
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Wandering Indiana
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Haveke, Glad you are doing well. Oh, 10 lbs isn't much, someone once told me a full gallon of milk is 13 lbs or so so please be careful, it's surprising how little something that is 10 lbs can be!
Jewels
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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one." Malcolm Reynolds [/color]
"We don't dictate to countries, we liberate countries." Mitt Romney [/color]
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May 5th, 2005, 03:16 PM
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Retired or am I?
| Special Effects Artist | | Battlestar Galactica 2003 | | CoFounder | | Colonial Fleets |
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Minnesota
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Well said Pete.
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www.colonialfleets.com
THE ART OF GALACTICA!
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May 5th, 2005, 03:29 PM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Dallas
Posts: 277
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May 7th, 2005, 09:42 AM
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CDR Kronus' Grandson
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Galactica (San Diego, CA)
Posts: 2,345
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Agreed BST! Agreed!
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May 7th, 2005, 11:17 AM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ireland
Posts: 5,115
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Very well said BST..
Good the hear your feeling better Haveke and you health is improved
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My Blog
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May 8th, 2005, 06:41 AM
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May 8th, 2005, 06:59 AM
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Guest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lara
Top news, Haveke, I hope the follow on is all good, too.
BST,,
True words, well said.
Humans are social animals, even in cyberspace. Friendship, dominance, dependance all play out in the exchange of data . We have dynasties and we have wars, leaders, followers and troublemakers just like in the 'real' world
After watching the Hitchiker' s Guide to the Galaxy movie on the weekend it crossed my mind that a POV gun would be a first rate tool for all moderators of flammable boards
Cheers,
Lara
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Thank You Lara.
Well, Back When I Was Younger, and Playing RPG Games (This Was Before The Internet Folks) We Had a Game Master Who Would Use the "Magic Chicken"... it Would Pop Out and Destroy All the Player/Characters Who Were Bickering & Not Paying Much Attention to the Info the GM was Trying to Pass Onto Us...
I've Been a Part of Forums Where Some Users Had to Be Censored... Or Maybe You Could Even Go as Far as Saying Actually Suspended From the Board For their Flame Wars.
No Doubt.
I Can Honestly State This: I Have NEVER Had Such a Thing Happen to Me... (Knock On Wood) I Always Read & Try Best to Follow The Rules Of Engagement Concerning Those Type Areas.
Well, Gotta Go Eat Breakfast... Oh, Also Wanted to Say Happy Mother's Day to All Those Ladies Who May Happen to Be Mommies Out There!!
Hey, This Kid Don't Sign On For No Oneway Missions
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May 8th, 2005, 09:36 AM
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CDR Kronus' Grandson
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Galactica (San Diego, CA)
Posts: 2,345
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Haveke
Well, Back When I Was Younger, and Playing RPG Games (This Was Before The Internet Folks) We Had a Game Master Who Would Use the "Magic Chicken"... it Would Pop Out and Destroy All the Player/Characters Who Were Bickering & Not Paying Much Attention to the Info the GM was Trying to Pass Onto Us...
I've Been a Part of Forums Where Some Users Had to Be Censored... Or Maybe You Could Even Go as Far as Saying Actually Suspended From the Board For their Flame Wars.
I Can Honestly State This: I Have NEVER Had Such a Thing Happen to Me... (Knock On Wood) I Always Read & Try Best to Follow The Rules Of Engagement Concerning Those Type Areas.
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I too have had seen many come and go due this very thing. There is no honor to those who do battle as they have. Know your limitations and execute your battle tactic well. Truely your words will carry much weight when presented properly and within the correct format.
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May 8th, 2005, 03:15 PM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ireland
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Originally Posted by Haveke
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good to hear Haveke good warriors are hard to find
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Formally Taranis
My Blog
"The world is my country, science my religion.”
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May 10th, 2005, 12:06 AM
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True Blue
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Brisbane Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by klingongeneral
I too have had seen many come and go due this very thing. There is no honor to those who do battle as they have. Know your limitations and execute your battle tactic well. Truely your words will carry much weight when presented properly and within the correct format.
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Spoken like a true Klingon. You will go far in the Empire
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The Neocons were created by Americans.
They went insane.
They devolved.
They look and sound rational.
Some are programmed to think they are right.
There are many versions.
And they have a plan.
"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause" - Padme Amidala, Revenge of the Sith
"Lord, please save me from your followers"
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January 13th, 2006, 10:56 AM
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Squadron Leader
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Minneapolis
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Other than artistic expression, any real point to this thread?
-Gordon
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January 17th, 2006, 04:29 PM
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Squadron Leader
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spcglider
Other than artistic expression, any real point to this thread?
-Gordon
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Not so much artistic expression, but an expression of community. Ocassionally any group needs to affirm its core values to make sure we all understand them.
When you come across threads like this, remember to check the post dates on them. This one relates to stuff happening in May 05.
If the postdates predate you, remember you may need to do some research before finding the context of the posts..
Cheers,
Lara
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