Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Anyone else always "get got" by almost every single April Fool's prank? Qlueless just pwned me in his "ban script thread".
I'm the type of guy who also gets taken in almost every single time when a certain personality type - usually a 55+ male with a lot of free time - hits me with a tall tale. It's always the innocuous lie I fall for. I'm a genuine listener who really can't comprehend anyone wanting to make up things.
It's s weird, but I take it as a strength of my character. As a result I also get to hear true, deeply affecting stories people need to get off their chests. I feel it helps a lot of people in ways I probably never realize - and that makes me happy. I'm a supremely honest man with high self esteem and a lot of love, but I fall for a white lie 9 times out of 10. 😃🤷♂️
That’s great that you’re a good listener. Just being a sounding board for other people to organize their thoughts is a good favor.
It’s common for honest people to be gullible for at least a phase, but we must strive to be as wise as serpents. We lose a bit of innocence in the cynicism, but that’s the price of vigilance. For example, I think more parents of honest kids should explain that there are others who don’t think the same way and who don’t understand the value of universal honesty as well. Especially to honest kids heading off somewhere like college, warn them that they’ll be lied to and that they may even be envied for their integrity.
I like listeners. I have to.