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    Default Re: FPG Refuges Status Area: The 2020 FPN Diaspora

    Quote Originally Posted by Brilliant Bill View Post

    Humans and I are not entirely compatible.
    You fit right in here!

    and @Chrissy: You might be in lockdown again, but America has cornered the the market on crazy over this past week.

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    Humans and I are not entirely compatible.
    You fit right in here!

    and @Chrissy: You might be in lockdown again, but America has cornered the the market on crazy over this past week.
    Week? It's been longer than that.

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    Humans and I are not entirely compatible.
    You fit right in here!

    and @Chrissy: You might be in lockdown again, but America has cornered the the market on crazy over this past week.
    Week? It's been longer than that.
    ROFL
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    Keys to being a good manager, coach, or president is managing talent. Stay tuned 😎😎

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brilliant Bill View Post
    Happy to say I'm equally disliked in both made-up worlds.

    I've been doing these made-up world things nearly 40 years (since the early BBS day). There probably isn't a made-up world I was part of that didn't eventually expel me.

    Humans and I are not entirely compatible. When I write my final report they will not fare well.
    You and me both pal.
    I excel in pissing people off.
    lol...is that a bankable skill anywhere?
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    is that a bankable skill anywhere?
    The Internet Research Agency is always hiring...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Detman101 View Post
    I excel in pissing people off.
    Just wait until you pair that up with incontinence. Talk about a holistic experience!
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    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
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    Humans and I are not entirely compatible.
    You fit right in here!

    and @Chrissy: You might be in lockdown again, but America has cornered the the market on crazy over this past week.
    Week? It's been longer than that.
    ROFL
    fair!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Detman101 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Brilliant Bill View Post
    Happy to say I'm equally disliked in both made-up worlds.

    I've been doing these made-up world things nearly 40 years (since the early BBS day). There probably isn't a made-up world I was part of that didn't eventually expel me.

    Humans and I are not entirely compatible. When I write my final report they will not fare well.
    You and me both pal.
    I excel in pissing people off.
    lol...is that a bankable skill anywhere?
    Given the present time and place, it wouldn’t be a skill that sought after or one easy to market. Too much competition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Naill View Post
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    Happy to say I'm equally disliked in both made-up worlds.

    I've been doing these made-up world things nearly 40 years (since the early BBS day). There probably isn't a made-up world I was part of that didn't eventually expel me.

    Humans and I are not entirely compatible. When I write my final report they will not fare well.
    You and me both pal.
    I excel in pissing people off.
    lol...is that a bankable skill anywhere?
    Given the present time and place, it wouldn’t be a skill that sought after or one easy to market. Too much competition.
    Assholes are a dime a dozen these days, it’s people with diplomacy and arbitration backgrounds we need. In any event, I’ve heard there is a job fair coming up soon at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
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    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Default Re: FPG Refuges Status Area: The 2020 FPN Diaspora

    I took the reference to be about actual skills rather than a one-Rudd sample.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A Smug Dill View Post
    Having a diplomacy background promises nothing about a person's character or what he will do in office.
    I make my suggestion with the most sincere of applications: those that embody the principles, not mere actors. There really are people in this life who have these qualities apart from a profession, or even avocation, to display them. Those among us who can bring people together, rather than drive them apart.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by A Smug Dill View Post
    Having a diplomacy background promises nothing about a person's character or what he will do in office.

    I make my suggestion with the most sincere of applications: those that embody the principles, not mere actors. There really are people in this life who have these qualities apart from a profession, or even avocation, to display them. Those among us who can bring people together, rather than drive them apart.
    I suggest that a diverse skill set is required. Diplomacy is only effective if one has a firm and clear vision of the issues, objectives, and obstacles. Successful diplomacy also requires a Chessmaster's capacity for strategic thinking.

    Then of course there is the old adage that diplomacy is only effective from a position of strength.

    This is true for the boardroom and politics alike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Detman101 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Brilliant Bill View Post
    Happy to say I'm equally disliked in both made-up worlds.

    I've been doing these made-up world things nearly 40 years (since the early BBS day). There probably isn't a made-up world I was part of that didn't eventually expel me.

    Humans and I are not entirely compatible. When I write my final report they will not fare well.
    You and me both pal.
    I excel in pissing people off.
    lol...is that a bankable skill anywhere?
    Better to piss off than on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by A Smug Dill View Post
    Having a diplomacy background promises nothing about a person's character or what he will do in office.
    I make my suggestion with the most sincere of applications: those that embody the principles, not mere actors. There really are people in this life who have these qualities apart from a profession, or even avocation, to display them. Those among us who can bring people together, rather than drive them apart.

    I think we need to build a wall and get FPN to pay for it.
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    Default Re: FPG Refuges Status Area: The 2020 FPN Diaspora

    I really don't want to be a party pooper, or, heaven forfend, sound anything remotely like a FPN mod, but can we please all remember that there is a specific politics forum here and that this isn't it.
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    Default Re: FPG Refuges Status Area: The 2020 FPN Diaspora

    I like forums with specific politics sections. Lets me know right away which parts to avoid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warren View Post
    I like forums with specific politics sections. Lets me know right away which parts to avoid.
    That's pretty much it. It was the one thing *we* asked for that the owner granted. It's called "Politics, Religion, and Society" (I think). It not only serves as a place for "please post it over there", but posts entered into that forum don't show up in the "What's New" stream, which many people check when first logging in/on. Very handy in avoiding triggers, etc.

    So, yeah: a simple, community-based request - please put any content like that into that sub-forum, and kindly avoid drift into those topics (when at all possible) in general threads.
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    It will be an interesting scenario if FPN doesn't come back up.

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    Default Re: FPG Refuges Status Area: The 2020 FPN Diaspora

    Quote Originally Posted by RobJohnson View Post
    It will be an interesting scenario if FPN doesn't come back up.
    Extinction is the dominant pattern of all life and internet fora.

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