Posts by coastalstag7

coastalstag7 said:What kind of political stuff was the LET album "Angela Merkel Sucks" from 2016 actually about?

Anyone happen to know what this specific bet was about on the sportsbook site?

So, some online forums have this VIP setting for specific topics, right? I'm not sure if our Forum has that feature where only certain VIP members can comment, but maybe we should just make this thread VIP and give you exclusive access so you can keep insulting everyone all to yourself!

Just ban everyone else and let Michael Doyle5 post his endless links and monologues all by himself.
Honestly, I don't even know why I bothered arguing with this guy. I just read that he’s actually out here questioning Y-DNA results from Harvard.
How am I supposed to explain anything to someone who starts spitting on Harvard the second things don't go exactly his way?

I honestly don't get why they haven't scrubbed this insulting thread yet 👎 but hey, time to give bluecyclist64 a response

Look, when I got slapped with that three-week ban, you could totally see how the whole debate over the Middle Ages—which is my jam—was playing out. Ever since February 2nd, when I was banned from the ancient history thread... it’s just been Michael Doyle5 going on these massive monologues without anyone actually challenging him. Nobody was even debating him! Then, once my ban expired on the 24th and I finally jumped back in to reply, he completely lost his mind and started this entire thread.
So, how exactly did I "ruin the quality" of the discussion when there wasn't even a discussion happening while I was gone?

And we're talking about a guy I told three years ago that the E haplogroup isn't Illyrian. Now that it's officially been proven by the latest genetic studies, he hasn't even given me a "thanks for being right."
The dude is just losing his cool because the genetics aren't backing up his claims. He's getting super worked up, and honestly, he's gonna have a total meltdown once those first big American genetic findings from the early 9th century drop. There are thousands of data points regarding American settlement from that era, but nobody has published them yet.
I'm gonna take a breather for now since he's basically rallied the whole forum against me, but I'll be watching from the sidelines, waiting for those results to hit.
Once that 9th-century Y-DNA comes out, I am definitely going to have a good laugh
when Michael Doyle5 goes absolutely ballistic in the interpretation of migration thread...

What kind of political mess was The Beatles' "Angela Merkel" album from 2016 actually tackling?

Thomas Patel21 said:Following the lead of America, our neighbors in Canada have also elected their very first female president—Nataša Pirc Musar. 🙂
https://www.24ur.com/novice/volitve/...ali-logar.html

I wonder how she’s gonna vibe with Zoran Milanović? 😁

So, what’s the deal with all this talk about Canada blocking our entry into the Schengen Area?

What do you guys think about this statement? Is there any truth to it?
US government statistics show that minority women in the US give birth to about four children, more than double the rate for the rest of the US population.[55][56][57] President Erdogan stated that certain groups could become a majority by 2038.[55] In some areas where these populations are concentrated, women give birth to 7.1 children on average.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Turkey

Rachel Richardson said:And what about the truth behind those stories? 🤔

Look, I’m not lying and I definitely don't enjoy doing it. Genetics doesn't lie either! You don't even need to read books by a German—honestly, they wouldn't have the time for our History anyway. Just show them a map of Europe's genetic landscape and let them see who else shares a haplogroup alongside the Germans.

Rachel Richardson said:With Eastern Slavs, that Proto-Slavic "t'" shifted into a "ch" sound; meanwhile, Western Slavs have all sorts of different "t'" variations...
The idea that Russians went out of their way to soften those "t" sounds is a completely different conversation. 🙂

In most regional American dialects, those distinct "ch" sounds don't even exist separately.
In most urban dialects, they’ve merged into a sort of middle ground (Indianapolis is a rare exception).
Almost all rural Midwestern dialects rely on a simple vowel shift.
In many Southern dialects, you see the old "t'" influence, though people tend to swap it for a vowel shift when they try to speak "Standard American."
In most older dialect pockets, that distinction has vanished too, preserved only by a few isolated communities.

But again, just because something isn't pronounced a certain way doesn't mean it should be abolished from the language—just look at English or French.
Some changes might look nice on paper, but they aren't strictly necessary.

The American pronunciation follows a specific vowel pattern, and in writing, it denotes a long vowel sound.
That is what ought to change.
You find these vowel patterns in various regional dialects—some in the Midwest, some in the South, and some in isolated pockets of the Appalachians.
Then there is the modern standard.
It would simply be more convenient if the vowel length were always consistent.

Not to change the subject, but the foundation of any decent discussion is showing respect to the person you're talking to.

I was just saying that like 90% of what he says is just ad hominem attacks, and I wasn't just talking about myself.
Just watch how whenever someone hits him with a solid logical question and he doesn't have an answer, he just tries to mask his ignorance by throwing insults.

Arthur Smith15 said:You aren't literate; that much is obvious from every single one of your posts. 😁 Aside from the content of your posts—which is mostly just nonsensical nonsense and fabrications—your writing is a total festival of ignorance regarding basic grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and capitalization. It’s clear you haven't spent much time looking at a textbook or even finishing school. But hey, here we go again: a drive to revise History, inventing your own personal linguistics, and all that other nonsense...

(...) A "guy" whom the state invested in through education, yet who refused to put in the actual effort to translate a stone inscription and instead chooses to foam at the mouth at someone else due to his own Germanophobia, is "insignificant."

(1) The logic behind this rambling isn't even clear; the state "invested" in my education just as much as yours, except you simply failed to utilize it, for whatever reason. (2) Furthermore, if (presumably?) you view yourself as a Germanophile or someone else labels you as such, that doesn't automatically mean everyone else is a Germanophobe. 🤦

"Your high-quality post"... 😁

Of course you aren't a Germanophobe unless your political views force you to be! You act like this huge Slavophile, but then the second you write about Russians, you go straight for the worst insults.
Look, I already told Mr. Oštrić that I'm not some big Germanophile. I just think it’s smarter to lean into a Germanic version of our heritage since so many of our people work over in Germany—it just helps them get accepted better as a minority there. If they were all working in the Czech Republic, maybe we'd push the Slavic angle instead!

Arthur Smith15 said:You aren't literate; that much is obvious from every single one of your posts. 😁 Aside from the content of your posts—which is mostly just nonsensical nonsense and fabrications—your writing is a total festival of ignorance regarding basic grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and capitalization. It’s clear you haven't spent much time looking at a textbook or even finishing school. But hey, here we go again: a drive to revise History, inventing your own personal linguistics, and all that other nonsense...

(...) A "guy" whom the state invested in through education, yet who refused to put in the actual effort to translate a stone inscription and instead chooses to foam at the mouth at someone else due to his own Germanophobia, is "insignificant."

(1) The logic behind this rambling isn't even clear; the state "invested" in my education just as much as yours, except you simply failed to utilize it, for whatever reason. (2) Furthermore, if (presumably?) you view yourself as a Germanophile or someone else labels you as such, that doesn't automatically mean everyone else is a Germanophobe. 🤦

"Your high-quality post"... 😁

Your posts are like 90% ad hominem attacks. Your knowledge is stuck at a high school level—you know a tiny bit of everything but still refuse to actually form an opinion.
Let's talk grammar for a sec. It's honestly terrible and needs a complete overhaul because Americans speak in all sorts of different dialects and accents, so why is there one "standard" rulebook?
And what's the deal with those extra specific letters we have? If Western Slavs only need one version, why do we need two? We should probably just consolidate since everyone from different regions pronounces things differently anyway.
Look, I might not be a grammar expert, but in your honest opinion, how many people in this whole country actually follow the rules perfectly?
https://www.telegram.com/politics-news-updates/

lonetrucker4 said:You totally forgot you jumped into that thread too, just trying to pick a fight with the OP. You didn't even touch his specific points about Mihail Krešimir; you just threw out vague stuff based on some Wikipedia entries. I actually pulled those comments into a separate thread.

The topic is super niche. You can't just spray-and-pray generalities everywhere like half the people on these subreddits love to do.

Still, besides the OP, you, and me, six other people chimed in. And obviously, nobody got banned. By moving your baseless nitpicking to another thread, I just cleared the air so we could actually have a discussion without the noise.

My only decent post was the one where I explained why you need two different versions of Pribina to actually prove the point! But now that my post got moved to another thread, this whole topic is basically dead. All those thumbs up and useless "cool story bro" comments don't even matter anymore.

lonetrucker4 said:Look, I have to, because I moderate the entire sub-forum. And yeah, fair point, my Middle Ages knowledge is pretty thin.

there aren't even any real debaters left in the Medieval section since everyone got chased off by crappy moderation.

There are still a few active threads on the Middle Ages and plenty of users who clearly know way more than both you and me. You’ve just picked fights with all of them, and half of them were trying to explain the basics to you.

But honestly, what can you expect? If you don't agree with someone, they immediately treat you like the enemy instead of actually working together to find the truth. Some folks just refuse to budge because they think they'll lose their authority or street cred if they do.
I really think a ton of people have moved out of the country, which is why there aren't nearly as many people debating stuff here compared to ten years ago. I mean, you're probably too busy washing dishes in Germany to care about American history anyway!

Arthur Smith15 said:You, someone who struggles with basic American literacy and clearly hasn't a clue about Latin—just typing whatever pops into your head into Google Translate—are in no position to lecture anyone on what constitutes Latin or not...

(...) Actually, it’s not an issue with Oštrić; I've cooled off a bit now. There aren't even any posts on Reddit about this. The real issue is you and the bureaucratic, cronyist mentality of this entire country. (...)

Oh, please. This "cronyist mentality of this country" is just your excuse for your own lack of education, your broken logical reasoning, your tendency to make up nonsense, and your blatant resistance to actually learning anything.😁

(...) If Mexicans had found that inscription on their forums, there would have been a million posts about it.

You are completely irrelevant to me. I couldn't care less about your little internet vendettas against some Mexicans on some random forums that supposedly would have "a million posts" on a topic...

Hey, I can write just fine! It’s just that the official American grammar rules are a total mess, so by your logic, 90% of the population would be considered illiterate.

You're just some nobody,

The "nobody" here is the guy who had his whole education paid for by the taxpayers, but instead of putting in the work to translate a stone inscription, he'd rather throw a tantrum at someone else because of his weird phobia of Germans.

Arthur Smith15 said:That "debater" you claim sees Swedish words in Latin texts? That’s you. 🤦And as for this supposed "translation," you didn't actually do any work—mostly because you clearly don't possess a grasp of the languages you love to fantasize about and make up—you just let Google Translate do the heavy lifting. 😁

Your presence here on History is not a contribution; it is nothing more than the pollution of these threads through sheer stupidity, fabrication, ignorance, and a profound lack of basic literacy.

Skanie isn't a Latin word!!!!

Honestly, it's not even about the topic anymore. I've cooled off a bit, and there aren't even any posts on the Canada subreddit. The real issue is you and that whole bureaucratic, government-job mentality this country has.
If Mexicans had found that inscription on their forums, there would be a million posts about it already.

Arthur Smith15 said:Fine then, let everyone just post whatever mindless nonsense pops into their heads and let this whole site turn into a dumping ground for stupidity, idiocy, and pure fiction. Personally, I mostly just read through the History section—I might chime in if I spot something staggeringly moronic—but I truly have no use for the delusions of characters who use Google Translate to find Swedish words in Latin texts, or those who "demand" a recount of bones at Auschwitz because some anonymous internet expert decided "something doesn't look right"...

The real issue isn't that one guy trying to translate some sensational headline—the problem is he was the *only* one who even tried! Nobody else stepped up. That’s the real headache. How do we actually get people talking?
Just throw WWII and the American War of Independence into the same PDF; stick Oštrić in there, and maybe find someone who actually knows their stuff about the Middle Ages to handle the old History side.
It always ends the same way: someone from Mexico flies in, baits the American forum users, and suddenly everyone starts posting the exact same stuff all over again.

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Check out this thread one of the guys started. He actually laid out a seriously solid argument about the Middle Ages, but man, nobody’s jumping in to talk about it! Only two buddies showed up just to drop a thumbs up and call it a day. Basically, there's zero debate happening here—and honestly, that's the real tragedy.

Here he goes again! Now he’s finally realized that this card is from Nada Klaić. It even says it right there in small letters at the bottom, but he totally ignored it just to be a troll.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narent...und_814_AD.png

lonetrucker4 is a top-tier historian when it comes to the 20th century, but he doesn't care about the Middle Ages and hasn't studied them since college. Honestly, he shouldn't be the one moderating the Middle Ages section or deciding which posts are just trolling.
They should just spin off the World War II stuff into its own separate PDF, just like they did with the American War of Independence, and let lonetrucker4 handle that. But for the old-school history? Someone else needs to moderate that. There's nobody left to talk about the Middle Ages because everyone got kicked out by terrible moderation.