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1Jesse_wiedinmyer
You are...
What gender?
What race?
What ethnicity?
What sexual orientation?
What political affiliation?
What religion?
How frequently do you post?
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Is this thread representative community?
Have
What gender?
What race?
What ethnicity?
What sexual orientation?
What political affiliation?
What religion?
How frequently do you post?
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Is this thread representative community?
Have
2timspalding
Have?
3Taphophile13
Had. Lost it years ago.
My mind, that is. What were you thinking?
My mind, that is. What were you thinking?
4timspalding
What gender? Male
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? Yankee
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? Currently party-less.
What religion? Catholic
How frequently do you post? Often; waxes and wanes.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Where—here?
We've had a few crazies going after me or the office generally—one dark threat I went to the police with, and 2 (?) weird letters from people having psychotic breaks and including us in their delusions. So, it hasn't changed anything about pro-and-con, but it's been an occasional concern and caution to how I, and we, interact with strange customers.
I occasionally keep some opinion to myself here or elsewhere, for fear of the pitchforky ways of the contemporary social media environment. I've had them from various sides--most markedly when I criticized an Islamophobe and got hundreds of attacks, including a few "threats." I don't count it as a real threat when some asshole with an egg account on Twitter—surely either 14 or living in his mom's basement with a ferret named Adolph—says I should have my head cut off. While not wanting to criticize those who would feel fear at that, I think we need to adjust to the reality that such social-media garbage is unlike getting a death-threat slipped under your door in 1995.
Here, on Twitter, and Facebook, I have avoided most recent discussion of a country I lived in and have friends in, because I want to be able to return, and I don't want my many friends there to fall under suspicion from that association. I don't think they would, but another country (China) is known to be doing that sort of social-network analysis, and I expect it will be standard for repressive governments within a few years. I would not take this approach if it were my country, but I feel that, as an outsider, I have a different responsibility—I don't have to live there.
Is this thread representative community?
No.
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? Yankee
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? Currently party-less.
What religion? Catholic
How frequently do you post? Often; waxes and wanes.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Where—here?
We've had a few crazies going after me or the office generally—one dark threat I went to the police with, and 2 (?) weird letters from people having psychotic breaks and including us in their delusions. So, it hasn't changed anything about pro-and-con, but it's been an occasional concern and caution to how I, and we, interact with strange customers.
I occasionally keep some opinion to myself here or elsewhere, for fear of the pitchforky ways of the contemporary social media environment. I've had them from various sides--most markedly when I criticized an Islamophobe and got hundreds of attacks, including a few "threats." I don't count it as a real threat when some asshole with an egg account on Twitter—surely either 14 or living in his mom's basement with a ferret named Adolph—says I should have my head cut off. While not wanting to criticize those who would feel fear at that, I think we need to adjust to the reality that such social-media garbage is unlike getting a death-threat slipped under your door in 1995.
Here, on Twitter, and Facebook, I have avoided most recent discussion of a country I lived in and have friends in, because I want to be able to return, and I don't want my many friends there to fall under suspicion from that association. I don't think they would, but another country (China) is known to be doing that sort of social-network analysis, and I expect it will be standard for repressive governments within a few years. I would not take this approach if it were my country, but I feel that, as an outsider, I have a different responsibility—I don't have to live there.
Is this thread representative community?
No.
5St._Troy
What gender?
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Hmm. Still white.
What sexual orientation?
Straight.
What political affiliation?
Republican.
What religion?
Christian (becoming a bit of a stereotype here, no?)
How frequently do you post?
not a huge amount: from once every 2 months to maybe twice a week, depending
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
no
Is this thread representative community?
probably not - we read!
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Hmm. Still white.
What sexual orientation?
Straight.
What political affiliation?
Republican.
What religion?
Christian (becoming a bit of a stereotype here, no?)
How frequently do you post?
not a huge amount: from once every 2 months to maybe twice a week, depending
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
no
Is this thread representative community?
probably not - we read!
6gilroy
Gender: Refuse to answer
Race: Refuse to answer
Ethnicity: Refuse to answer
Orientation: Refuse to answer
Affiliation: Refuse to answer
Religion: Refuse to answer
Frequency: Enough to get me in trouble, not enough to get me kicked off
Refrained: Always
Representative: Never will be.
Have: gun will travel?
Race: Refuse to answer
Ethnicity: Refuse to answer
Orientation: Refuse to answer
Affiliation: Refuse to answer
Religion: Refuse to answer
Frequency: Enough to get me in trouble, not enough to get me kicked off
Refrained: Always
Representative: Never will be.
Have: gun will travel?
7southernbooklady
What gender? cis female
What race? caucasian
What ethnicity? italian/german/swiss
What sexual orientation? lesbian
What political affiliation? currently democrat (least worst option)
What religion? none. atheist
How frequently do you post? probably more than people want to read
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? never
Is this thread representative community? insufficient data to answer
oh, and
Have? -- two dogs, seven cats, and one garden in need of weeding.
What race? caucasian
What ethnicity? italian/german/swiss
What sexual orientation? lesbian
What political affiliation? currently democrat (least worst option)
What religion? none. atheist
How frequently do you post? probably more than people want to read
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? never
Is this thread representative community? insufficient data to answer
oh, and
Have? -- two dogs, seven cats, and one garden in need of weeding.
8bnielsen
What gender? male
What race? caucasian
What ethnicity? viking
What sexual orientation? straight
What political affiliation? somewhere to the far left of democrat/republican
What religion? none
How frequently do you post? a few times a week
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? nope
Is this thread representative community? sure
Have? another piece of cake? Yes, please!
What race? caucasian
What ethnicity? viking
What sexual orientation? straight
What political affiliation? somewhere to the far left of democrat/republican
What religion? none
How frequently do you post? a few times a week
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? nope
Is this thread representative community? sure
Have? another piece of cake? Yes, please!
9richardbsmith
I have 4 grandsons, one is 1 month old.
And a cat.
And a wife for 35 years.
And a cat.
And a wife for 35 years.
10timspalding
I have 4 grandsons, one is 1 month old.
Congratulations! :)
Congratulations! :)
11lriley
A male--white--kind of old (the good thing about that is I'm retired/the bad thing is I can't do half the shit I use to be able to do)--still a bit freckled--paternal name is Irish/my mother's name was French--married/two grown up kids/two cats and a dog--green party (I'll vote for democrats if I like them)--brought up catholic but stopped going to mass almost 40 years ago and I don't miss it (there are the occasional weddings/funerals but that's it)--I post probably too often.
12StormRaven
You are...
What gender? Male
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? French, Welsh, Scot, and English
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? I believe in the ideals the U.S. Republic was founded upon.
What religion? None
How frequently do you post? Daily
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? No
Is this thread representative community? No
What gender? Male
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? French, Welsh, Scot, and English
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? I believe in the ideals the U.S. Republic was founded upon.
What religion? None
How frequently do you post? Daily
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? No
Is this thread representative community? No
13BruceCoulson
You are...
What gender? Male
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? Yankee
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? Very Independent
What religion? Pagan Agnostic Deist
How frequently do you post? Often; waxes and wanes.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? No.
Is this thread representative community? No
What gender? Male
What race? Caucasian
What ethnicity? Yankee
What sexual orientation? Straight
What political affiliation? Very Independent
What religion? Pagan Agnostic Deist
How frequently do you post? Often; waxes and wanes.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? No.
Is this thread representative community? No
14Jesse_wiedinmyer
One female and one maybe?
Straight(ish),'white male of Italian and German ancestry (neither of which I identify strongly with). I'm not sure I have the chops to call myself a progressive. I'm meh on religion until religion fucks with me. I've tapered on posting because I'm tired with rehashing the same discussions with 2-3 of the same shrill, strident guys shout the loudest and spew the most verbiage. I've not refrained from posting from fear, but I'm tired.
And I don't think any of these discussions are representative of anything but a bunch of jackass angry American white guys.
What can we do to change that?
Straight(ish),'white male of Italian and German ancestry (neither of which I identify strongly with). I'm not sure I have the chops to call myself a progressive. I'm meh on religion until religion fucks with me. I've tapered on posting because I'm tired with rehashing the same discussions with 2-3 of the same shrill, strident guys shout the loudest and spew the most verbiage. I've not refrained from posting from fear, but I'm tired.
And I don't think any of these discussions are representative of anything but a bunch of jackass angry American white guys.
What can we do to change that?
15Jesse_wiedinmyer
>Proximity1
Why you no give an ASL?
Why you no give an ASL?
16Jesse_wiedinmyer
We're basically the Republican intern photo, without the diversity.
17richardbsmith
Jackass angry white guys?
American?
You may not give the ladies enough credit here, and I am not sure but that there may be a few not domiciled in the good ol' USA.
Perhaps you have not polled for enough information.
American?
You may not give the ladies enough credit here, and I am not sure but that there may be a few not domiciled in the good ol' USA.
Perhaps you have not polled for enough information.
18RickHarsch
You are... Yes
What gender? Don't know
What race? lost
What ethnicity? mongrel/bastard
What sexual orientation? simple
What political affiliation? left of left anarchoPostapocalyptic
What religion? fluid
How frequently do you post? more than most would like
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? wish I could say yes
Is this thread representative community? yes
Have three left
ETA: fucking happy now JW?
What gender? Don't know
What race? lost
What ethnicity? mongrel/bastard
What sexual orientation? simple
What political affiliation? left of left anarchoPostapocalyptic
What religion? fluid
How frequently do you post? more than most would like
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? wish I could say yes
Is this thread representative community? yes
Have three left
ETA: fucking happy now JW?
19Jesse_wiedinmyer
<headdesk>
20RickHarsch
As if it was easy for ME?
21davidgn
Fine...
Gender: Barbatus
Race: Highly susceptible to damage from solar radiation.
Ethnicity: One half Irish (from Inchigeelagh, the relevant ancestors having apparently washed out early from O'Sullivan's March centuries earlier). One half Yankee-as-it-gets (the relevant ancestor having landed in 1635, one of the first settlers of Sandwich, MA) -- but with subsequent backcrossing (as subsequent generations also tended to like the sea). So: English, German, Dutch, Roma, and others. Detailed enough? You're welcome.
Sexual Orientation: Frustrated
Political Affiliation: Principled Social Democrat/Altermondialiste. (I seem to be among the last of the species).
Religion: Lapsed Catholic/Agnostic
Posting frequency: Frequent
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?: Sure. Self-censorship: it's what all the cool kids are doing. Catch the wave!
Is this thread representative community?: Is this question a laughably blunt instrument?
Have?: A nice day.
Gender: Barbatus
Race: Highly susceptible to damage from solar radiation.
Ethnicity: One half Irish (from Inchigeelagh, the relevant ancestors having apparently washed out early from O'Sullivan's March centuries earlier). One half Yankee-as-it-gets (the relevant ancestor having landed in 1635, one of the first settlers of Sandwich, MA) -- but with subsequent backcrossing (as subsequent generations also tended to like the sea). So: English, German, Dutch, Roma, and others. Detailed enough? You're welcome.
Sexual Orientation: Frustrated
Political Affiliation: Principled Social Democrat/Altermondialiste. (I seem to be among the last of the species).
Religion: Lapsed Catholic/Agnostic
Posting frequency: Frequent
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?: Sure. Self-censorship: it's what all the cool kids are doing. Catch the wave!
Is this thread representative community?: Is this question a laughably blunt instrument?
Have?: A nice day.
22lriley
#21--yeah I really didn't know how to respond to the representative community question so I just ignored it. As for fear--I suppose there were a couple times I was afraid I was making an ass out of myself.
23Jesse_wiedinmyer
Is this thread representative community?: Is this question a laughably blunt instrument?
I hope it is.
24John5918
What gender? Male.
What race? Human.
What ethnicity? British by citizenship, English and Irish by ancestry, Kenyan by marriage, African by length of residence.
What sexual orientation? Heterosexual.
What political affiliation? Socialist.
What religion? Catholic.
How frequently do you post? Most days.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? Not fear as such, but sometimes I refrain simply because I know it will spawn pointless and unpleasant responses which I find tedious and unhelpful.
Is this thread representative community? Representative of what?
What race? Human.
What ethnicity? British by citizenship, English and Irish by ancestry, Kenyan by marriage, African by length of residence.
What sexual orientation? Heterosexual.
What political affiliation? Socialist.
What religion? Catholic.
How frequently do you post? Most days.
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? Not fear as such, but sometimes I refrain simply because I know it will spawn pointless and unpleasant responses which I find tedious and unhelpful.
Is this thread representative community? Representative of what?
25margd
F
Caucasian, with mixed race family
US/Cdn (Scottish, English, Irish, French)
Straight
Independent (in US, almost always vote Dem, but stray in local races and primaries, latter to vote for sane Republicans v crazy opponents)
RC, but not happy.
Post every few days?
Refrained from posting to avoid unpleasant, manipulative, unproductive exchanges.
Thread representative of community? don't know
Have spouse, 2 kids, dog (JRT)
Caucasian, with mixed race family
US/Cdn (Scottish, English, Irish, French)
Straight
Independent (in US, almost always vote Dem, but stray in local races and primaries, latter to vote for sane Republicans v crazy opponents)
RC, but not happy.
Post every few days?
Refrained from posting to avoid unpleasant, manipulative, unproductive exchanges.
Thread representative of community? don't know
Have spouse, 2 kids, dog (JRT)
26Jesse_wiedinmyer
Refrained from posting to avoid unpleasant, manipulative, unproductive exchanges.
Hmmmm.
27weener
What gender? Female
What race? White
What ethnicity? Mixed
What sexual orientation? Nominally heterosexual
What political affiliation? Liberal
What religion? Atheist
How frequently do you post? Not very often anymore, because the threads in this group always devolve into childish bickering very quickly and that gets old fast
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear? Fear of what? I've never felt physically threatened, but I guess I've held back out of fear of ridicule.
Is this thread representative community? Nope
28barney67
What gender?
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Italian, German, English
What sexual orientation?
Heterosexual
What political affiliation?
Independent Burkean conservative
What religion?
Lapsed Catholic
How frequently do you post?
Other than too often?
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Don't understand the question. Prob. no.
Is this thread representative community?
Don't understand the question. Prob. no.
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Italian, German, English
What sexual orientation?
Heterosexual
What political affiliation?
Independent Burkean conservative
What religion?
Lapsed Catholic
How frequently do you post?
Other than too often?
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
Don't understand the question. Prob. no.
Is this thread representative community?
Don't understand the question. Prob. no.
29RickHarsch
>27 weener:
'How frequently do you post? Not very often anymore, because the threads in this group always devolve into childish bickering very quickly and that gets old fast'
I wish I had never contributed to such, but I may be one of the worst...don't know why...
'How frequently do you post? Not very often anymore, because the threads in this group always devolve into childish bickering very quickly and that gets old fast'
I wish I had never contributed to such, but I may be one of the worst...don't know why...
31artturnerjr
What gender?
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Of mixed Irish, English, and German descent
What sexual orientation?
Straight
What political affiliation?
Democratic socialist. Here in the States, I usually vote either Democratic or Green.
What religion?
Agnostic
How frequently do you post?
Too often :)
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
For fear of not being able to articulate my thoughts properly? Yes. Otherwise, no.
Is this thread representative community?
I don't understand the question. It seems to be missing a preposition or a pronoun (or both).
Have?
Compared to most of the rest of the world, yes. For this, I am very grateful.
Male
What race?
White
What ethnicity?
Of mixed Irish, English, and German descent
What sexual orientation?
Straight
What political affiliation?
Democratic socialist. Here in the States, I usually vote either Democratic or Green.
What religion?
Agnostic
How frequently do you post?
Too often :)
Have you ever refrained from posting for fear?
For fear of not being able to articulate my thoughts properly? Yes. Otherwise, no.
Is this thread representative community?
I don't understand the question. It seems to be missing a preposition or a pronoun (or both).
Have?
Compared to most of the rest of the world, yes. For this, I am very grateful.
32LesMiserables
From Ghost Town...
- Date of birth?
- Why?
What day were you born?
No, I understood the question.
Why do you need to know that?
Let's leave it blank. Weight?
- Last night or this morning?
- You pick.
Hundred and eighty-two pounds.
Number of alcoholic beverages
consumed per week?
- Why do you need to know that?
- Well, they want to know.
Well, I'm sure
"they" want to know a lot of things,
but I don't want my intimate details
auctioned off to the highest bidder,
willy-nilly.
I'll put zero.
- Marital status?
- Pass.
- Profession?
- Irrelevant.
- Food allergies?
- I'm not gonna be eating here.
- Are you allergic to sticking plaster?
- What a ludicrous question.
I'm not answering
any more of these, really.
- Do you smoke?
- Stop it.
- Do you wear dentures?
- Madame, listen.
- When was the last time you ate?
- A pertinent question at last.
Yesterday, lunchtime.
Thanks for asking.
I had a tuna sandwich.
Toast was soggy, but...
- Did you drink the laxative solution?
- Yes.
Did it work?
It was as advertised.
Did you evacuate your bowels?
I drank copious amounts
of drain-cleaning fluid.
What followed was fait accompli.
Sir, what I'm asking is if you were...
I shat. Okay? Good. Again and again.
It was like a terrorist attack down there
in the darkness and the chaos,
the running and the screaming, okay?
- Fine with me.
- Good.
Gross invasion of my privacy, this.
Wait till they get you in the back.
- Date of birth?
- Why?
What day were you born?
No, I understood the question.
Why do you need to know that?
Let's leave it blank. Weight?
- Last night or this morning?
- You pick.
Hundred and eighty-two pounds.
Number of alcoholic beverages
consumed per week?
- Why do you need to know that?
- Well, they want to know.
Well, I'm sure
"they" want to know a lot of things,
but I don't want my intimate details
auctioned off to the highest bidder,
willy-nilly.
I'll put zero.
- Marital status?
- Pass.
- Profession?
- Irrelevant.
- Food allergies?
- I'm not gonna be eating here.
- Are you allergic to sticking plaster?
- What a ludicrous question.
I'm not answering
any more of these, really.
- Do you smoke?
- Stop it.
- Do you wear dentures?
- Madame, listen.
- When was the last time you ate?
- A pertinent question at last.
Yesterday, lunchtime.
Thanks for asking.
I had a tuna sandwich.
Toast was soggy, but...
- Did you drink the laxative solution?
- Yes.
Did it work?
It was as advertised.
Did you evacuate your bowels?
I drank copious amounts
of drain-cleaning fluid.
What followed was fait accompli.
Sir, what I'm asking is if you were...
I shat. Okay? Good. Again and again.
It was like a terrorist attack down there
in the darkness and the chaos,
the running and the screaming, okay?
- Fine with me.
- Good.
Gross invasion of my privacy, this.
Wait till they get you in the back.
