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How long before this diary is deleted for "trolling"?
10 seconds 9%
10 minutes 9%
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<1 day 9%
>1 day 9%
Never 63%

Votes: 11

 Hilarity Ensues

 Author:  Topic:  Posted:
Jul 31, 2001
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Let's hear it for the preview button. An open letter to the Editors (Infinite in Their Wisdom).

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To the Tro...er...Editor (Inifinite in Their Wisdom) who thought it would be funny to modify my signature to include a hyperlink to an insulting website, it's a shame you didn't disable the "preview" function. Unlike some induhviduals, I like to double-check my statements for logic faults and typographical errors.

This letter was brought to you by your favorite ghoti, maintaining his existence as the Editors' (Infinite in Their Wisdom) Favorite.




It won't get deleted (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by TheReverand on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 09:51:13 AM PST
Although I find it hard to believe that someone changed something in your user info. I would come in with some proof before you accuse people of tampering.


Point conceded (1.00 / 2) (#3)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 09:53:19 AM PST
I should have made a screenshot of the altered user info before I changed it back.

Not that the editorial changes to this and my previous diary entries don't help to drive my point home.


A troll's true colors.

Considering that I am an editor. (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by TheReverand on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 09:59:33 AM PST
I think you are greatly overestimating what we have the time/energy/desire to do. I don't really know who you are, and the editors who have the power to do what you say we have done (me and elby) wouldn't really care to do anything like you have suggested.


You keep thinking that. (1.00 / 2) (#8)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:07:11 AM PST
I had the foresight to print this diary entry before and after modification was made for the benefit of a friend who also reads this site. Shall I scan and post them on a website for your benefit?

I don't think elby did it; I don't know if you've the capacity to do such a thing. But it doesn't change the fact that someone did it, and either it was an Editor (Inifinite in Their Wisdom) who thinks it's a funny joke or someone has hacked your site. Either way, it demonstrates the mindset and maturity I've come to expect from Adequacy.org.

Just calling it like I see it.


A troll's true colors.

Yes. (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by TheReverand on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:18:28 AM PST
It's very difficult to save a local copy and edit the html code yourself. You are truly a brilliant little sociopath. I'm starting to see why others on this site don't like you.


Sociopathic (1.00 / 2) (#13)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 11:30:16 AM PST
It's very difficult to save a local copy and edit the html code yourself.

Oh look, you found me out. I saved a local copy of the source code and all of the images, refreshed it on my browser and printed it. Certainly, no Editor (Infinite in Their Wisdom) would take the time to enter the database to edit my preferences or submissions. Of course, you're right and I'm just a worm looking to attract attention to myself. None of the Editors (Infinite in Their Wisdom) would stoop to the levels that I've sunk to. It's clear for all to see that this is my normal behavior.

I hope it's warm and cozy in there.


A troll's true colors.

This says it all. (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by TheReverand on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 12:18:38 PM PST
Editors (Infinite in Their Wisdom)

You are a sad person. You repeat that phrase more than a slashbot says M$ or a troll says slashbot.


Sad (1.00 / 2) (#15)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 12:39:04 PM PST
That may be true and I won't argue it. That just makes this so much more amusing.


A troll's true colors.

Are you calling me PJ? (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by TheReverand on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 01:10:43 PM PST
I take offense to that remark.


No, of course not (1.00 / 2) (#20)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 01:23:02 PM PST
But who do you think we've been discussing throughout this thread? Not osm.


A troll's true colors.

Wasn't me (none / 0) (#21)
by Anonymous Reader on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 02:32:38 PM PST
I've never played any sort of practical joke on you. I've refuted some of your more moronic assertions and I edited your submission (improving it), but nothing hostile. Why do you suspect me?<br><br>--Peter<br>I forgot my password.


 
Let me tell you a story. (5.00 / 2) (#7)
by CaptainZornchugger on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:02:26 AM PST
When I was a teenager, or maybe slightly younger, I had a good friend by the name of Josiah (still do, in fact) Now, Josiah and I had a similar sense of humour, and one thing we enjoyed was Abbot & Costello's "Who's on first" routine. We also listened to the classic rock stations, and we would occasionally have a conversation which mimiced the Abbot & Costello routine in some ways. For example, American Woman by the Guess Who would be on the radio, and our conversation would go something like this.

J: "Who did this song?"
Z: "No, Guess Who did."
J: "Hey, I asked you first!"
Z: "And I answered."
J: "No, You said Guess Who"
Z: "Yes"
J: "So Who did it?"
Z: "No, Guess Who did. Who did Pinball Wizard."
J: "I don't know who did Pinball Wizard, I wanna know who did this song!"
Z: "But they didn't. Guess Who did."
J: "I don't wanna Guess Who!"
Z: "Then why are we listening to them? Turn the station."
J: "Listening to who?"
Z: "Guess Who."
J: "Guess who?"
Z: "Yes"
J: "We're listening to Yes?"
Z: "No."

We'd have this conversation in various modified formats, but you get the point. Now, we knew another kid named Craig who would sometimes insist on hanging around with us. And Every once in a while, we'd launch into the same dialog, with Craig around. We'd get a few lines into it, when Craig would interrupt us by saying,

"Hey! That's just like that Abbot and Costello routine, 'Who's on first'! Do ya'll know Abbot & Costello? Except ya'll are doing it wrong. See, You're supposed to introduce him as the manager of a new baseball team, and then he's supposed to say..."

At this point, we would usually attempt to kick Craig's ass.

There's a moral to this story, but I'm not going to tell you what it is. Do you know why I'm not going to tell you what it is?



What about Them? (2.50 / 2) (#9)
by motherfuckin spork on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:12:21 AM PST
Van Morrison would be sad.


I am not who you think I am.

Next time I get stoned with Josiah, (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by CaptainZornchugger on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:18:32 AM PST
We'll work on an expanded version. I'm sure Them and The Band will be included, and any others I've forgotten right now.



do I know you? (1.00 / 2) (#12)
by motherfuckin spork on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 10:54:48 AM PST
you see, the conversation with all these bands is very similar to ones I had with others in high school and later in college...


I am not who you think I am.

 
Slappy and Skippy Squirrel did it first (none / 0) (#22)
by Anonymous Reader on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 07:06:33 PM PST
God bless the Animaniacs


no, no they didn't (2.50 / 2) (#23)
by motherfuckin spork on Wed Aug 1st, 2001 at 06:12:52 AM PST
its been around longer than that stupid cartoon lasted.


I am not who you think I am.

Possibly... (none / 0) (#24)
by Anonymous Reader on Wed Aug 1st, 2001 at 09:45:42 AM PST
But I'm sure they do it better than you


 
Poll invalidated (0.00 / 1) (#2)
by SpaceGhoti on Tue Jul 31st, 2001 at 09:51:20 AM PST
There is, of course, the other trick wherein an Editor (Infinite in Their Wisdom) edits an entry after the fact to include yet another hyperlink to an insulting website.

I rest my case.


A troll's true colors.

 

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