Posts by briskjackal5

Christian Taylor3 said:It’s also kind of a suggestion that we should move to 12-month administration terms, since we basically see everything starting to fall apart after month 6 anyway.

lolz

And by "lolz," I mean this whole suggestion is totally out of left field—just like trying to predict the future based on patterns from things that happened way back when...

-Steve

Nicholas King said:Based on the idea that the only thing backing up your hundred percent certainty—which is just your gut feeling, without any actual official data to back it up

I mean, just because someone is going off their own intuition doesn't mean we can label it hate speech. I guess everyone is entitled to their own impressions, right? We shouldn't be stripping people of that right or pushing some single-minded way of thinking as the default or the only acceptable way to exist.

If we're talking about actual hate speech, I suppose there really needs to be some kind of malicious intent involved. Like when someone targets someone else totally without cause.

But if that isn't there, then there isn't really a problem, I think.
Personal judgment is a totally legitimate part of any discussion! How much weight we give those judgments probably just depends on how informed or objective the person making them actually is. And, well, you have to consider the intent too, right?

Just to expand on that a bit more—even when someone is using official statistics to call someone out, it could still potentially be considered hate speech.

—so, basically your own personal discrimination based on nationality.

That isn't personal "discrimination"—it's just a personal assessment.
Using the word discrimination here feels pretty out of place, honestly.

-Stipe

Just picture some construction guy walking around wearing one of those old-school tool belts right on top of his head, and then he spends all his free time out there messing around in the garden.

-Steve

brighteagle26 said:I mean, I guess walking and just being active would help tone my leg muscles, and if I hit up the local farmer's market on Saturdays, carrying those heavy grocery bags would probably work my biceps... plus, abs are really all about what you eat anyway, right?

Sounds like you've pretty much got it all figured out!

The plan is definitely there.

-Stipe

The term "doctor" is such a broad label, isn't it?

And even if we just set that aside for a second, I feel like doctors usually just fall back on that standard, default advice—you know, the whole "better safe than sorry" or "just don't do it" approach. It’s like they do it regardless of whether they actually understand the topic or (and this happens way more often, I guess) they don't have a clue at all! That way, they can't really be wrong, even if they end up giving pretty lousy advice.

-Steve

A pro would probably just tell him to go with a standard PWM.

Plus, if he’s going to stress out over every little tiny detail to the point where he's hunting for "experts" for every minor thing, he’s probably never actually going to get anything done.

-Steve

slydriver52 said:Look, are you some kind of doctor or a nutritionist or something? Because unless you are, how can you say for sure that this isn't bad for you?

Honestly, I don't really care about fancy titles or credentials; I'm all about what actually works in practice.

I just don't see any reason why my digestive system—which can handle pretty much any wild mix of proteins, fats, and carbs you throw at it—wouldn't be able to process 100g of sugar after a workout without an issue, especially since it handles a massive slice of cheesecake just fine.

I really think you guys are overcomplicating things that are actually super simple.

I drink it, but I'm honestly not totally sure if it's bad for the pancreas or just my health in general.

Alright then.

-Steve

John Wayne, yeah, definitely grab some glucose.

No, seriously, it’s not harmful at all, and I don't think you even need to go looking for better options.

-briskjackal5

No worries at all! And hey, maybe try not to flirt with random guys you don't even know.

😁

-Steve

I am totally here for this kind of dynamic you guys have!

Honestly, just tell your husband he should definitely keep crushing that MVP.

-Steve

No worries at all!

-Steve

granitepuma26 said:I’m really wondering if there's even any point in taking whey (or any supplements at all, like creatine for instance) if your actual diet is a total mess.

I mean, does it make any sense to go out and install high-end vinyl windows if your roof is full of holes and you're missing a quarter of your shingles? I guess not, right?

-Steve

Nicholas King said:Pure nonsense.

Let them know, let them judge...

By all means, let them know and let them judge—but there actually has to be some semblance of a system involved. Identical situations need to receive identical judgments.

I’ve pointed out several instances where they completely lost the plot in situations that were essentially identical—and please, don't try to play games with me regarding "similar tones" versus "different meanings." We are talking about physical contact that lasted weeks, which would have dragged on for years if Nicole Ruiz hadn't brought it up; we're talking about a married man whose situation lasted four days, but would have stretched to 444 days if I hadn't intervened. It was also clearly demonstrated that the moderator "knew" a post was perfectly fine, only to have that exact same post deleted just two days later.

Everything you’re rambling about concerning subversive content or whatever other "horrible" posts—it honestly has absolutely nothing to do with the Advertisements being discussed here.

Just facts.

I mean, I’m just skimming through the PŽK, and even then, I totally noticed you constantly insisting on that whole "we all know" thing. Like, you don't even need to stay on this thread to realize it—if you're doing it without even noticing it yourself, that's kind of a giveaway, I guess. 😁

People should definitely know and judge, obviously—but there really needs to be some kind of system in place. Identical things have to be judged identically.

Totally.

A few examples are shown right here...

I honestly think "generally speaking, not in this specific case" was a pretty easy phrase to follow. It's placed exactly where it needs to be, I suppose. 😁

Everything you're saying about subversive posts and all those horrible things has absolutely nothing to do with the Advertisements we're talking about here.

Well, it's connected indirectly, you know? Through that "we all know" vibe you keep emphasizing and dragging into your posts here on the PŽK.

I think hollowtrucker77 is making a really good point when they say that scripting everything and endlessly writing down every single rule isn't actually a practical or even possible solution. Mod assessment is a legitimate and totally necessary part of the moderation story—it's not just about mathematical spreadsheets with expressions and matching point totals.
It goes way beyond just this one topic; but, yeah, you started pulling that same old phrase back into it again.

-Steve

Or just kick off a whole new thread on some forum.
It looks like you were totally knocked out in like fifteen minutes yesterday, I guess.

-Joe

"We get it," right? It's a totally valid way to judge intent when it comes to moderation.

Generally speaking—not even talking about this specific situation—posting can be harmful to the PDF, you know? Like, it can undermine actual discussions or just be super negative and argumentative without ever actually using explicit insults. Sure, maybe X said this sentence here, and Y said something similar that didn't technically break any rules, but those two things could be fundamentally different in vibe. You seem to keep coming back to these almost robotic, "if-then" type complaints about how mods are supposed to actually *know* what's going on. Well, they should know! They should be able to judge the situation—that's literally part of the job description. It’s not just about having an automated system that scrubs certain keywords.

So, I guess you could say that using moderator discretion is both logical and honestly pretty necessary for effective moderation.

-Steve

What would you guys want to hear about?
Let me just get straight to the point here. 😁

-Joe

Good luck to them with all that alchemy, I guess.

-briskjackal5

So check this out -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey_protein

In the States, we just call it whey protein, though you'll see shops labeling it simply as "whey" all the time instead of the full name.
It’s super fast to digest, and I guess it absorbs way quicker than most other types of protein out there.

-briskjackal5

Okay, so what's the actual game plan here? Like, how would you use protein? Are we talking right after a workout, sipping it throughout the day, or maybe just as a quick snack between meals?

-Steve

Logically speaking, yeah, I guess it does now.

But as far as being a definitive answer or providing actual facts? Not really.

So, just curious, are you a vegan?

-Steve