Taranaki?

[alfonso2501]

I’m glad he’s gone. I can't remember him ever saying anything positive.

[twospirits]

Originally Posted by ec437

Taranaki left. To the best of my knowledge, he can still be found posting at www.justaddbrains.com, a forum that I was banned from, for apparently having too many brains.

Apparently not too many, since you are about to be banned from here for posting an offsite link, knowing full well we have a no offsite link policy.







Just Joking. Couldn't resist.

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

I wouldn't say he was really receiving flak. I didn't see eye to eye with him politically, but he was a good debater.

This is true.

Originally Posted by alfonso2501

I’m glad he’s gone. I can't remember him ever saying anything positive.

Will you still say that after I bring him back and make him an assistant admin.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

Seriously, he comes around, but not as active as before or as talkative.

TS out

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

I wouldn't say he was really receiving flak. I didn't see eye to eye with him politically, but he was a good debater.

Yes he was and is a good debater, but I have to disagree about the flak. There was a troll that came on the site, that I had never seen before or since, that basically just insulted Taranaki, calling him Taranooki and such and having long winded abusive replies. The political forums are difficult if impossible to moderate and this went on for some time. I guess he just got fed up with the abuse.

[00accord44]

Well whether you liked him or not I believe theres a saying something like:

"Your time in life was not well spent if no one realizes you're gone"

or something like that. That was my vain attempt at intellectual thought for the month

[Jimster]

Taranaki doesn't like Mippies, god I'd at least have thought that this would have sunk in by now.

[fredjacksonsan]

Originally Posted by Jimster

Taranaki doesn't like Mippies, god I'd at least have thought that this would have sunk in by now.

You'd think, but some people just deny the existence of Mippies and need another explanation.

[00accord44]

How can you deny the existence of Mippies!?

[Jimster]

There are no Mippies, please continue with your day-to-day activities.

[twospirits]

Originally Posted by Wikipedia.org

Mippies were created by Moppie, an eccentric, but slightly deranged, moderator on an online auto enthusiast community. There are no known public images of mippies, but they are described as being similar to Hobbits from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, but without swords. Physical attributes include human-like nipples, which are covered by a protective sac and referred to as “mipples”. A mippie can also be identified by its small patch of hair atop its head.

Oh man, well it was nice knowing you Chris.

"eccentric, but slightly deranged"


TS out (surrounded by YAYAs)

[fredjacksonsan]

"These aren't the Mippies you're looking for"

[00accord44]

You don't look for mippies. Mippies look for you. mippies%20yaya

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by fredjacksonsan

Yes he was and is a good debater, but I have to disagree about the flak. There was a troll that came on the site, that I had never seen before or since, that basically just insulted Taranaki, calling him Taranooki and such and having long winded abusive replies. The political forums are difficult if impossible to moderate and this went on for some time. I guess he just got fed up with the abuse.

Haha, I remember that guy. That's not who I was referring to. I was talking about the main posters in the politics forum.

[2strokebloke]

Hmmm, Taranaki would probably bring some life back to the political forum. Too bad Yogs has succeeded in making that forum so boring...

[MagicRat]

Taranaki's debating style was ruthless and agressive; he rarely conceded any point and was seemingly tireless in digging up evidence to support his numerous postings.
This is to his credit; he was very very good at arguing a point.

Some people love to argue like that on the internet; I do not since perhaps I have too much empathy and respect for others here at AF.
I quickly learned not to participate in any thread in which he posted because I simply did not appreciate the resulting hostility.

[Toksin]

There's a difference between arguing a point, and using personal insults, so I feel that empathy and respect has nothing to do with it. I may respect someone, but still disagree with their point, hence I will argue with them (but not use insults).