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
Just a personal note to mah frens at Gen Chat.
Recently, I got into a squabble and scrap-up with a fellow pede. As a result, I became the fortunate recipient of a 2-day ban.
Well, I've been on GAW for a few years, and never had a ban. So I was outraged at first. Ban? Me????
I immediately wrote up a missive protesting the horrific injustice, and sent that off to a few mod-type frens.
But it didn't take long for me to get over my outrage and realize that I was over-reacting and that a ban was a great opportunity to take some time off from GAW. After a nice respite, I came back after about 8 days, and read through a few DM replies I got to my indignant protestations, drafted and sent 8 days earlier.
One reply in particular from the mod team cut through my bullshit with a vengeance. It was hard to swallow, but by this time, the time away had done its work, and I was ready to take my lumps. In fact, I welcomed them.
All in all, the experience and the feedback I got helped me to see that I've been approaching GAW with a number of sub-optimal attitudes, attitudes I wasn't aware of, attitudes which, once I became aware of them, were attitudes I wanted to change. These included an over-attachment to my own views on things, and other attitudes that weren't really helping me (or others) in the long run.
If it wasn't for that ban, who knows how long I would have remained oblivious to those attitudes?
The ban was a long time coming, not because my behavior has been particularly egregious - it hasn't - but because my attitudes and approach have been flawed in a way that I was being oblivious to, to my detriment. Ego-connected attitudes.
Well, i just wanted to report that I feel like the ban, the feedback and the support (yes, support, even though it stung a little) that I got through that process have been like a tonic, a medicine. I think it's helped me to improve my approach. More importantly perhaps, it has inspired me to aspire to be better in my approach.
It may be one of the biggest benefits of being on GAW that I'll take away, at the end of the day. (Although never say never.)
And, I just wanted to report that. Sometimes, humble pie doesn't taste good, but its medicinal value should never be underestimated. We have an excellent mod team, our collective flaws and all.
Thank you GAW.
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Thankfully our mods here are mindful that we are all too human sometimes and in need of a time-out. Haven’t been hit yet, but I’m uneasy today. Going to keep myself on a short leash! Good for you in becoming aware. We all need to take a break to breathe.
Aw! Humble pie isn’t too bad with a little whipped cream on top. I’ve had my share over the years. Glad you’re back, you were missed. 🇺🇸
Lots of wisdom in this comment brother. Great share. Something all anons I hope read. God bless u
Oh, by the way, I should mention: if you are serial downvoting me because I've been an asshat to you or more like a prig than a frog, then I'm genuinely sorry, and ask for your forgiveness.
I received a 2 week ban once from jokingly saying that cluster of forbidden words about a certain period of time. Jokes aren't allowed when tards misconstrued it as blackpilling.