Posts by hollowmason64

hollowtrucker77 said:alright
here, have fun or whatever

faja 😍

hollowtrucker77 said:What goes on inside the borders of Mexico or frankly any other country has absolutely nothing to do with American politics.
And look, I’m not even sitting here claiming that every single topic posted on this PDF politics board is actually justified.
The point is, what we care about over here are the events involving international relations that actually impact us—anything that has some sort of connection to our own interests.
This specific thread is just rehashing stuff that doesn't fit that criteria at all, unless you count a vague, misplaced interest in "regional" happenings.

That sounds like a plan. Once we’re on the same page about this, I’d love to circle back to the topic. Honestly, it’s actually interesting—which is more than I can say for the mountain of garbage currently cluttering up the feed. You already admitted yourself that most of that stuff doesn't belong there anyway. 😳

To be honest, I couldn't care less about politics. It’s just not my thing. But, thank God, there’s still enough happening out there that you can actually read something and get a good laugh out of it, rather than just wading through endless rants from self-proclaimed "experts" venting their own frustrations and complexes. ☕

Whether you like it or not, what’s happening in the region definitely hits home for us here in the States. It's hard to ignore how much those global shifts ripple back to our own backyard. 😁

darksailor2 said:So, you're actually gonna post this on Reddit?

Oh, come on, give me a break. Chill out, please! 😢

I think I'm low-key sucking up to the admins...🤦🤣

Yeah, you’re just keeping a very close eye on everything certain admins are doing 😬

Look, let's be real for a second—is that actually what's happening? 🍿

hollowtrucker77 said:you've all clearly lost your minds
just go to...

🙂

Where are you sending us? On a cruise? 👋

And when will 🙂:? 😬

hollowtrucker77 said:And even black turns to gray, if we're really going to dive down that particular rabbit hole of ours.

uff, Sash is really being a bit too much 🙂here

😬

hollowtrucker77 said:It’s kind of wild to see—you’ve got people posting on these forums for years on end, being active every single day, and yet they don't even have a single reputation point or a digital "card" to show for it. It just seems a bit odd when you look at the timeline.

I know plenty of "drivers" who have been on the road for years without picking up a single ticket, but honestly? I wouldn't trust most of them to ride a bicycle, let alone handle a car. 🥳

Anthony Barrett37 said:hey hollowtrucker77, just give me a ban for trolling so you can finally shut this thread down🙂

since when is this kind of stuff allowed here? 😕
I mean, I got flagged for one troll post, but then there's this... what even is this? 🤷

Alex Cook said:First! Look, if you aren't feeling the vibe on this forum, feel free to go find another one...

Not really, though. If that notorious crowd from the Football boards started this kind of chatter over at the Federal Agency, things would be hitting the fan big time. As it stands, we've got chat rules, some jokes, music requests, and maybe—just maybe—some actual moderation...
Jane Doe, I've got nothing against you personally, really, but I hope you realize this isn't exactly landing well with everyone. Plus, the double standards are starting to stink...

Honestly, I think you two, hollowtrucker77, should probably go tell your moms about this.☕

hollowtrucker77 said:Yeah, I still think you guys haven't stumbled upon anything truly iconic regarding John Doe yet.
They’re all just pretty mediocre, harmless types—though I suppose that’s a bit of an inside joke for anyone who actually bothered to read John Doe’s stuff.🙂

Jane Doe, what exactly would you even moderate?
I mean, I'm not sure we even need a moderator for these high-level, formal debates anyway.

I honestly can't tell if she’s even cut out for moderating. I mean, she hasn't even finished her degree yet, and from what I can see, she hasn't even found some poor guy willing to marry her... 🙂

Steven Reed said:Give her any moderator role—anything, really—just to stop the constant whining: she’s clearly just building up a massive collection of red cards courtesy of Jane Doe:

And while we're handing out labels, feel free to blacklist me in the archives too 😍

Well, when everyone starts jumping on the bandwagon, I guess there’s no point in resisting—I might as well follow the crowd too. 🤣

mistywolf17 said:Jane Doe, you can head over to the USA. 👋

Can I go ahead with this? 👋

I'm starting to lose my cool almost as much as Dobrica Seselj does. 😬

I'm still sitting here waiting for someone in charge to finally show some actual backbone, whether they're a moderator or an admin (🙂), and just decide where the thread 🍿

slywolf45 said:Me too.
No other moderator would let topics like this slide through, honestly.
I mean, I've had my fair share of outbursts in life, usually when I'm complaining to the local water department or something similar.

Don't sweat the LSE situation; it's just not worth the energy. Go grab a bourbon.

As if I’d actually get worked up over some random subforum, but I am bummed that it isn't what it used to be—it's sad, 😢

It just feels like deleting threads is a way of saying you can't handle any criticism at all.😳
(And don't take that personally, since you're part of the good old memories from back in the day.)

I'll definitely have that drink later, though—right now, I've gotta head out to Chicago to pick up some paperwork for my new job.🙂 🙂

hollowtrucker77 said:Not a single one. Even the admins aren't involved.

You know, you actually have a point there. I guess I just haven't quite learned my lesson yet. It’s funny—I keep coming back here thinking I can make a difference, but honestly, all this typing and venting feels like a massive waste of time. When you look at who I'm actually talking to and the general level of discourse happening on this platform, it's pretty clear that nothing much is going to change. ☕

Look, I’m still liking your posts if that counts for anything 🙂

But honestly, I feel like any fight we attempt here was lost before it even started 😳
Whenever I see what they’ve turned the Lakers into—basically flushing the old roster down the drain—it actually makes me want to cry 👎

I know I’m probably going to be the designated bad guy here, but what on earth does this have to do with UNESCO? 🤷

OT—look, I get that you think having hair is a massive issue, but don't sweat it too much. There are plenty of guys out there who actually dig hairy legs; not everyone is looking for the perfectly smooth look. 🤣

I don't think I'll be hanging around here for very long—you probably should have started this thread over on Reddit instead. But honestly, I agree with you; lately, it feels like nobody has any clue why they're distributing certain shipments anymore. It’s just total chaos.
Man, that guy really thinks he's something else... 🤷

Honestly, I’ve never been the type to report anyone. In my mind, you’d have to be willing to spit out a massive barrage of insults and nasty slurs just to feel like it was worth the effort—and even then, I don't think I would. I’d just ignore a loser like that. Giving them zero attention is usually the best way to handle it. 😉

Maybe it’s just because I can't stand whiners, both online and in RL. When people start acting like that, it really triggers this urge in me to just step on them. But I guess some people out there are just incredibly soft 🙄 especially when they open up a topic and immediately start crying about how mean everyone else is being.

If that’s how it works, then my apologies to the moderators. They were just following orders from above, so I’m shifting my critique toward the admins instead.

But look, if you're going to allow these silly, pointless threads to stay up, then you have to let us respond in kind. Honestly, nobody should be able to judge us for talking nonsense at 2 or 3 in the morning... that's just life in the US these days.😁
I still feel like you guys went a bit overboard with those bans. In my opinion, being that strict is just going to bury any real conversation under a layer of frustration. Even before I signed up here, I used to follow LJES, and it was never really meant for heavy, deep discussions anyway—which is totally fine, since there are plenty of other places on the internet for that.
I mean, I’ve laughed until I cried at some of the comments on here; it would be nice if we could have a little more "artistic" freedom every now and then. 👍

wiredfalcon2 said:Honestly, my approach is pretty simple—I don’t even bother replying to stuff like that. I just sit back and wait until I can go in and delete those mindless posts myself. 😲😲😲

Honestly, if I could actually bite my tongue and just keep my cool for once, I might actually be able to look at things that way. 😁

hollowtrucker77 said:Just a quick heads-up: this PDF isn't exactly the best thing to be messing around with if you're looking to chat.

I’m not here to start an argument or pick a fight, I just wanted to point out that things feel a little too tight lately. Honestly, if you guys don't loosen up the reins a bit, you're going to end up killing the vibe of this forum exactly as it is.

It almost feels like people are acting as if the previous moderators weren't doing their jobs properly—which just isn't true at all. They were great at starting discussions that stayed relevant and active for months on end. Plus, they knew exactly how to handle things; a simple warning or a minor strike was usually more than enough to settle things down and keep the peace.

Hey mods, could you do me a quick favor? When someone asks me to bold a specific part of my post because I messed something up, could you actually go ahead and do that for me? I’ve mentioned this before, but honestly, if nothing else, it would just help me make sure I don't end up repeating the same mistake twice. It'd save us all a bit of a headache.
You know, it’s honestly such a drag when you actually take the time to ask someone for an explanation, only to have them completely shut you down or just brush you off with some "because I said so" nonsense. It’s incredibly frustrating when you're genuinely looking for clarity and they just decide to be dismissive instead of having a real conversation.😲

@Lord, I honestly have no idea why you felt like you were being called out there. ☕

That’s actually the whole reason I decided to jump in and start this thread. The way the mods have been handing out rules and infractions lately has basically scattered the community. Now, instead of actual discussions, you just get these weird little cliques forming around these ridiculous, pointless threads. It feels like no matter how much effort you put into being helpful, you can’t even come up with a decent response that meets their constantly shifting standards. 🙄

Honestly, @Delveccio, what kind of "constructive feedback" am I supposed to give when someone just pops in to vent because they're having a bad day?
The only thing worth saying to someone like that is to tell them to take a hike and leave us alone. 😂

And one more thing—is it really asking too much to politely ask a moderator to bold the specific part of my post that triggered an infraction? Is that such a huge request?
Double standards have never worked well, and they don't start working now. If the expectation is for me to be respectful, then I expect that same level of respect to be returned. ☕

A little trolling is just part of the fun!
Look, if I go a bit overboard sometimes—well, the LJES subheader makes it pretty clear what kind of place this is. It’s got its own specific vocabulary and, honestly, it isn't for everyone 🤷
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When someone starts a thoughtful thread and I realize I'm talking to a decent, sane person who’s just caught up in some more or less serious life situation, I'll write a post to match... but when I read through a thread and realize the person on the other end is just some narrow-minded, crude idiot looking for attention—you know, the type who shows up for some twisted reason just to have us admire them or fawn over them—then yeah, I'm going to step on them, and I'm going to enjoy it 🙏
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The way I see it, this new moderator policy—especially coming from most of the newer folks—is actually an attempt to change the very identity of LJES
. People created subforums for a reason; if you want to whine, go find the appropriate subreddit for that 🤷
. Back when I was dealing with my own private struggles and felt the need to vent, I went and spilled my guts over on Reddit or elsewhere in the US; I didn't come to LJES looking for sympathy 🙄
. And at the end of the day, people there knew how to shut me down too. Sometimes it really stung, but I never whined about it, and none of you can say otherwise. Not once, not even single time, have I ever come here to play the victim 🤣
. What I allow for myself, I allow for others 😉
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OFF - @brightridge59/">@@brightridge59, I'm not going to get into an argument about why you don't like my comment regarding your post length. You aren't the first person I've said this to, and I truly don't understand what's wrong with asking if you could keep things a bit more concise 🤷
. Unless, of course, your ego can't handle the fact that not everyone enters a trance when reading your posts, where you quote like ten different messages and stretch things out over half a page across every single thread 😳
. But honestly, I don't want to drag that out here—my goal is for us to reach some kind of compromise regarding tolerance on my favorite corner of the internet 😍
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On top of this sudden influx of new moderators who haven't even been properly introduced, they've gone and rolled out some new policy...

This used to be a place where we could just mess around and have a good laugh—sure, someone might get roasted every now and then, but it was always part of the fun.
Now, it’s reached a point where you have to overthink every single reply just to make sure you don't accidentally hurt someone's feelings.🤦

To give you a specific example, I actually got a warning the day before yesterday under the guise of "trolling," simply because my response to a thread was a little blunt. (And when you ask which part was trolling and they can't even tell you? That's just getting ridiculous 👎).
Give me a break... if things get any more sensitive, I'll just head over to Reddit or some psychology forum instead.
Most of the regulars still drop by occasionally, and personally, I can't even remember being active anywhere else since I joined LJES—well, until recently... but ever since this new batch of moderators showed up and started enforcing these weird rules, everyone has just scattered.😢
You guys are going to destroy this forum 🙂

As far as I understand the rules of the game, I always thought the moderators were here for us—to step in when someone crosses a line, not to work against us or force discussions to go in whatever direction suits them best.🙄

Now, if you think I'm exaggerating, feel free to check out LJES to see that I'm not the only one commenting on this... assuming @Delveccio hasn't deleted it all yet.

Thanks for the space to vent.😁

Look, don't make this more complicated than it needs to be—let the woman take her pills and call it a day.🙄