W_C, you completely missed Hootie's point. One comment in particular on the Texas/Nebraska thread was personal, mean-spirited, and completely out of line--that, I think, is what people were up in arms about.

Kitso and Amy, I think you're both great people and I'd be honored to visit Texas AND Nebraska if it meant I could have a laugh over a beer with the two of you! :)

[QUOTE]once again, i NEVER said nebraska sucks.

In fairness to Kitso, he never used the word "sucks" and I offered him appologies on a different thread for using the word in my response.

In the interest of NOT inviting more flames for anyone, I will not divulge from whom I received PM's.

Suffice it to say that, whether the entire thing was meant as a joke or not, some people were offended.

My initial entrance into the debate was because I feared that people would be offended.

I can't believe your boyfriend gave you a diamond engagement ring! :mad: Tim is going to give me a diamond engagement right, why did you have to go and copy us?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DeltAlum
[B]From our Department of Redundancy Department. Geez. In this context, how can an entrance not be initial?

Attention pledges (GCers who have been members less than a year)
 

1. Dissing locations

2. PMing and IMing people behind their backs.

3. Hijacking

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That is just disrespectful. :p

The whole thing was laid to rest last night so I'm only going to comment once more.

You say:
Personally, I think the problem starts when others come in a thread and say something about their state.

Do you think you contributed to that at all?

You say:
If you can't take the heat then stay out of the kitchen

As we say here in Nebraska:
If you don't have something nice to say then don't say anything at all!

I think that people are just too serious
The way that I look at it is 'stick and stones. . .
Besides, we're supposed to be taking this stuff lightly anyway
And I know what comment you're talking about
It was probably mine;)
No one ever goes out of their way to offend anyone
But when you're doing a comparison thread of why one state is better than another
Jokes are bound to get tossed out there
Just like my comment about the whole 'ex in Texas'
It was meant as a joke
Because literally if he is still in Texas
He's probably dating someone in the state

No one sees me getting all rustled up(Texas word)
about the constant(and often overworn, tiring, and bored)
racial issues that come up
I just take the comments lightly
Post my thoughts
And move on
And if something really fires me up
I calm down, re-read and try to find something smart aleck to say
Because you really can't tell
(except by the smilies)
If someone is kidding around or not

No, the point was the thread wasn't a comparison...it was a "hey lets knock on one state and while we're at it lets list why Texas is better.

I simply listed things about my state that people didn't know...and sorry but when something is picked apart (like what I wrote) and commented on inch by inch then yeah, I take that as a personal insult...because obviously they're trying to do more harm than "joke" by bashing each thing I write.

I usually don't take things too seriously, but should I chose to, I have that right. Ya didn't say is he dating someone else, you out right said, "Im sorry...did he marry someone from Texas". I didn't see any jokes flying from that entire posts direction. Sorry. I took offense.

I'm dropping this entire issue. I asked for that thread to be locked and this was resolved as of last night. It's just drudging things up again and again.