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 evolving
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
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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Yo, thanks to everyone who responded to my rather petulant comment yesterday. :P
Today, I felt pretty embarrassed about what I wrote. Reflecting on how minuscule an issue it is when considering the larger picture, I felt downright foolish.
That said, in the moment, I did manage to temper my remarks to become a direct expression of what I was feeling rather than a pure whinge, which in the end, I think I avoided.
In response to the sentiments of the moment, some of you guys kicked in and helped an old soldier to acquire more helpful perspectives. I found it encouraging.
We all need encouragement at times. It's been a long war. I'm not embarrassed that I felt discouraged in the moment. Rather that I allowed my feelings to rise above what I think is the proper perspective: that there is so much more at stake - what we are all fighting for - than momentary feelings, and such feelings are very often simply a temptation from the other side to lose the right perspective, the one they fear the most: hope, faith and determination.
Even old soldiers get the blues. Now, it's time to make like the Champ, and
Fight! Fight! Fight!
wwg1wga
I don't think anons spreading fake news is a small issue. Especially at this time with many more eyes looking into this. Spreading bullshit is the equivalent of friendly fire in this information war.
And Gen Flynn thought it was important enough to address directly. All anons should watch the Flynn video clip in this link.
I agree its not a small issue. But my being upset about it is. That's the issue I think I overemphasized.
The issue itself is def an important one. Friendly fire indeed. It's actually a significant problem.
It happens. We always bounce back though. We are in it to win it, fren! wwg1wga!