Well said. This thread is beyond stupid [not the same as calling everyone posting within stupid]. I ocassionally lurk over here, if that's ok, and even if it isn't. All I can say is Thank You RA for hosting such "discussions".

Yes.

I am a fan of the 'dinner party' model of internet forum interaction.  Someone has graciously invited us into their house to talk about a sport that we love.  We get to hang out with a bunch of our friends and talk about every good, bad and ugly aspect of the sport, from our PRs and other triumphs to our questions about training to our falling-off toenails, and do it with basically no moderation.  But we-- as a whole-- can decide to make it a fun party that's welcoming for everyone (including high schoolers who may be having their internet usage monitored), or we can do things that make others feel uncomfortable or unwelcome.  There's stuff going on in this thread that you would never- ever- (I hope) do at a dinner party, even if it was getting a little boring for you.

If you were at a boring dinner party, would you drop trou, start yelling obnoxiously, spike the punch?

No.  You'd just leave.

 

Yes.

I am a fan of the 'dinner party' model of internet forum interaction.  Someone has graciously invited us into their house to talk about a sport that we love.  We get to hang out with a bunch of our friends and talk about every good, bad and ugly aspect of the sport, 

 

If you were at a boring dinner party, would you drop trou, start yelling obnoxiously, spike the punch?

No.  You'd just leave.

I think some people might find a little corner at that dinner party, maybe a user group, and entertain themselves.

 

Isn't that what L&O is?  I have no problem with that group (I know it's not for me, but that's fine) but this group was always supposed to be (in my mind, at least) not a corner, but an entrance hall.  The fact that we're not closely moderated over here shouldn't be an excuse to be jerks to each other.

Maybe not, but when you put yourself out there with pictures of your ass and your race times, you need to be able to handle whatever comes as a result of it.

 

Maybe not, but when you put yourself out there with pictures of your ass and your race times, you need to be able to handle whatever comes as a result of it.

Ass pictures, fine, but seriously leave the finishing times out of it. I'll assume that you are just picking on Freesoul here, but no one, absolutely no one, should be picked on for their times. This is the beginner's forum for f***'s sake.

 

Maybe not, but when you put yourself out there with pictures of your ass and your race times, you need to be able to handle whatever comes as a result of it.

When anyone does a race report, we put our times out there good and bad. Has anyone ranked on your times? I have seen it done a few times indirectly. I haven't seen it done to anyone direct until FS the other day. If there is a subject that grosses me out like eating a placenta over in L&O, I don't open it up, so won't leave a comment there.

I love how freesoul keeps editing the OP.  Now it basically says "I'm jealous of MJ5"

are you for real?

I actually do not care one bit about being popular, which is why 1) I rarely post photos (let alone in their very own thread) and 2) I rarely write race reviews (Even when breaking the 20:00 barrier in a 5K which is important to me and something I've worked toward for over a year).

Have to agree with this.

 

Maybe you're just not going to the right dinner parties?