What does “be submissive to the captain of someone else’s ship” mean??
If I explained this to you Bonita then you might be robbed of the experience of having the source of all knowledge reveal it to you from within.
Still at it. And still and again taking over a topic begun by another to insert your obfuscations and Notisms in ways which detract from and destroy a conversation that is obviously important to the one who began it. A very rude and self centered form of entertainment.
This illustrates something interesting for the mods and the community here to consider. I find it striking that at UBRON and here over the same weekend that two different fellow students sincerely inquired as to the import and meaning of Nick’s Treatise (the timing of the inquiry is not odd as it was recently email blasted to many addresses at once). Both persons received multiple and sincere responses for which they showed genuine appreciation and gave witness of the importance of the community’s response, not only to them personally, but to groups of others who shared their own concerns and questions.
Then suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere at both forums, two different voices appeared who attempted, simultaneously it would appear, to distract, diffuse, and redirect the conversation away from the subject and both began to demean other posters and hijacked the conversation. I’m sure I’m being a little paranoid and it’s all simple coincidence but……
So the supposed topic of Nick’s Treatise is the lack of harmony and unity and it purports to favor both but I wonder. At this very time when these very objectives are actually finding traction and gaining some momentum, all of a sudden here comes the Treatise of demand and threat creating confusion, alarm, and consternation/anxiety.
I must say how very impressed with both student bodies/communities in their mutually thoughtful and supporting replies which resulted in great relief to both inquiring parties and how neither interloper was able to detract or disrupt this community process….but nod keeps trying nonetheless.
I wonder what the mods and the students here might do to prevent such topical hijackings or how best to respond to them. For this tactic is part of a larger and sinister strategy of disruption and obviously offers no value or meaning related to the topics thusly hijacked. I would encourage everyone to consider at least objecting to and pointing out the fact when someone appears to be intent only on disruption by offering nothing related to the topic at hand. Every poster is free to start any topic any time. But it is pure rudeness and error to hijack conversations and subjects under discussion.
So, from me, please leave the discussion nod until you have something topical to contribute and if there is something you actually wish to discuss, please begin a topic for THAT discussion. Just sayin’…..
"Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole."
