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just a thought:
i have been really surprised by how well informed and knowledgeable some people here on TL are. there have been people posting on the Russia/Georgia threads who easily outclass a lot of what's being written in weekly newsmagazines. There are forums dedicated to discussing current events that doesn't reach the depth of analysis going on in some of the threads here. i mean there's a lot of bullshit and idiocy, but participating in some of these discussions has been really rewarding. kudos to these people whose posts i've really enjoyed reading and have motivated me to learn more about the world:
Moltke
Kwark
Jibba
thetyranid
bluzman
 
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United States24665 Posts
I agree, at least for the most part.
Contrarily, you send cryptic private messages to people asking them how old they are and don't respond when asked why you want to know.
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what are you talking about?
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I'm not on the list so it's a crap list. Bye forever.
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United States24665 Posts
On August 14 2008 11:35 ahrara_ wrote:
what are you talking about?
Sorry I had you confused with someone else. I noticed a few weeks ago you are a poster similar to those in the list you mentioned, and took note of the fact that your profile said you were from Afghanistan.
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United States42533 Posts
Glad to be appreciated. Although geopolitics is outside my education these days I still take an interest and my writing skills from my history should hopefully be transferable. That said I'm unlikely to say anything you can't read on any reputable news site about news, just give my view on what we've all heard in a historical context.
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On August 14 2008 11:35 BottleAbuser wrote:
I'm not on the list so it's a crap list. Bye forever.
your posts do stand out. i've noticed your contributions in some discussions, and they've been valuable.
micronesia: im still hella confused
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Crap list, I said. You will come to bodily harm from multiple sources, including the cereal you forgot about and left in your closet to spontaneously generate acne-inducing slime monsters. All because you didn't put me at the top of that list.
Wait a second. Isn't this kind of stuff what the "Quality Poster" user image is supposed to indicate? Just pull out a list of people who have that image and you'll be sucking up to the mods who gave them that, too! WIN-WIN!
OMG 2^10 posts. I am GOSU.
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thedeadhaji
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I think Kwark is a history guy, and Moltke as well.
Bluz like, lives in Russia.
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Moltke says some pretty thought-provoking things.
We all had some brick shitting discussion in IRC about hiveminds and the value of human life.
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On August 14 2008 11:26 ahrara_ wrote:
just a thought:
i have been really surprised by how well informed and knowledgeable some people here on TL are. there have been people posting on the Russia/Georgia threads who easily outclass a lot of what's being written in weekly newsmagazines. There are forums dedicated to discussing current events that doesn't reach the depth of analysis going on in some of the threads here. i mean there's a lot of bullshit and idiocy, but participating in some of these discussions has been really rewarding. kudos to these people whose posts i've really enjoyed reading and have motivated me to learn more about the world:
Moltke
Kwark
Jibba
thetyranid
bluzman
freedom yay (especially him, come to think of it he's amazing)
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OK FINE, SO THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK OF ME... *sniff rpf style*
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bold moltke and underline his name
he inspires me to look into a dictionary to understand his posts most of the time as well >_>
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you forgot me. im the bitter cynical guy who makes a lot of angry sarcastic remarks
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United States22883 Posts
I'm a bit flattered considering I seem to bug some people here. I don't mind, since I actually believe the shit I post about 90% of the time, although I do get drawn into stupid debates and play devil's advocate way too much. I don't think I ever really talk out of my ass when it comes to politics/economics/philosophy though, but I'm sure someone disagrees with me.
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jibba I think you're pretty awesome too
you're one of the only people who often disagrees with me without being a gigantic fucking asshole
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i like your posts a lot jibba, almost all of them i agree with
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the good posters are good, the spammers are bad and usually get banned but then smurf a new account. the good ones are really insightful, and are usually great reads
i just dont like how some ppl think low post count = no credibility. there are many forum lurkers who probably like to read this stuff and know a lot, but just dont want to write
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moltke's latest post has made me realize i will never be as knowledge about history and philosophy as him
holy shit
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United States22883 Posts
Yeah, sometimes what he says is incredibly convoluted but it still amazes me how he draws from so many different examples/sources.
<3 yubee travis
Travis, you're from Oregon right?
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i really like moltkes writing
but i just wanted to start a discussion
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