Drunken Rant Forum

I bear no ill will towards any man for long, but wasnt alcohol supposedly to blame for the Tora VS HI problem we had a little while ago?
Booze is so dangerous, Dear God, be careful my friends.
Getting kicked off a forum is nothing compared to what awaits a drunk on the highway.
I have never enjoyed alcohol much because so many family members lives were deeply affected by its abuse.
Just seeing alcohol reminded me of those people and the awful things they did.
 
Rumi said:
Who Says Words with my Mouth?

All day I think about it, then at night I say it.
Where did I come from,and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that,
and I intend to end up there.

This drunkenness began in some other tavern.
When I get back around to that place,
I'll be completely sober. Meanwhile,
I'm like a bird from another continent, sitting in this aviary.
The day is coming when I fly off,
but who is it now in my ear who hears my voice?
Who says words with my mouth?

Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul?
I cannot stop asking.
If I could taste one sip of an answer,
I could break out of this prison for drunks.
I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say.
I don't plan it.
When I'm outside the saying of it,
I get very quiet and rarely speak at all.
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old Nasruddin story from Coleman Barks' translation of Rumi said:
It's 4 a.m. Nasruddin leaves the tavern and walks the town aimlessly. A policeman stops him. "Why are you out wandering the streets in the middle of the night?" "Sir," replies Nasruddin, "if I knew the answer to that question, I would have been home hours ago!""
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A drunk is not just a man saying things unbound, he is a changed being, usually for the dark, or often oblique, and is not the man he was prior.

Howard brings us words from art and history and religion, and reminds me I miss Beoram.

DannyinJapan; Tora was to blame for what happened, not alcohol.


munk
 
A drunk is not just a man saying things unbound, he is a changed being, usually for the dark, or often oblique, and is not the man he was prior.
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This is true.

I was not myself when I drank. I mean that quite literally. I was someone who really only cared about himself most of the time, with brief moments of clarity and caring. but with enough wrong doing or at least inaction to overpower the good moments.
 
I am ashamed of myself!
There can be no excuses for wallowing drunkenly in your faces.

I assure you it will not happen again.

This forum has become part of my life - and I pooped on the carpet.

As has been suggested, I will stick to lurking for a while.

Thank you for your tolerance.

Brent.
 
So Warlock6/ghostsix/FNG/etc isn't what he was believed to be? This is a sad turn of events. Whatever his reasoning for the made up persona, he's banned and its over. Munk, you and the other Mods have my vote of confidence.

I think Brent was getting tired of seeing how Warlock6 was acting on the HI forums and was just trying to make a point with his recent posts. I'm willing to bet that he'll make a good addtion to our Cantina.

Bob
 
Well guys there is a small red triangle at the top right of each post and if you put your cursor on it a popup will say, "Report bad post." at least on my page it is red but I have changed the colors and format as to how I view the forum so I don't know for sure what y'all see. Anyway it is there and there for a purpose.
Now I'm not sure exactly how these work and if a message is sent to every moderator on the forum or just to one but I for one didn't have any messages in my inbox complaining about bad posts.
Another thing is that this happened largely in the middle of the night.
I was up and online sometime very early this morning and if there had been a complaint in my inbox I would have taken note and done something even if it was wrong. And if it was wrong then it could've been fixed in the light of day when it arrived.

Y'all are a lucky bunch in that you have a total of four mods. Each of us brings something different to the table.
Me? I'm the hard ass and the one most likely to jump into the fray, do something and then ask questions later.
I'd rather ask forgiveness than ask permission as the old saying goes.
The main problem is that we mods can't be everywhere at once and even with me being the hard ass I'm sort of inclined to live and let live thanks to Uncle Bill and Rusty and although I read some of the posts in question I didn't see much that hasn't gone on here in the past at some time or another.
I've been in my cups in the past as I know some of the rest of you have.
I was sleepy and so I decided to let things slide rather than take care of business.
I don't know Brent but if I had I would no doubt have dropped him an email to see if he would answer and see if I could help.
I would afford each and everyone of you the same opportunity as we're sure as hell all not perfect ainnit.;)

Anyway if there is a next time click on the red triangle and report the post as one of us is bound to see it sooner or later. If we don't know something is bothering y'all how are we supposed to fix it?;)

I do have to say after reviewing the posts in the light of day that they were uncalled for and hopefully it won't happen again. If it should there are certain tools that we mods can request be put in place to take care of the matter.
Just remember that although we may be the mods we need your help and input in running the forums the way y'all want them run, within reason that is. Some decisions are totally ours but that doesn't mean we always have to like 'em.:(
One of the greatest things about the HI Forum and the Cantina is that they are self-policing and we mods really don't have that much to do. We all appreciate that more than y'all know.:D
Y'all are the greatest on BFC IMO!!!!:thumbup: :cool:
 
I feel the weight of your responsibility Munk. You have done well. I didn't read many of W6's posts. After figuring out I couldn't follow him I usually just skipped over them. Using false credentials is a sad sad act of cowardice. Howard posted a warning recently with some links, and I read where someone swore off of the forum bc of him too. Sweede sometlhing I think his handle was. I'm sad he is gone. As a newbie when I read the archives I see lots of forumites who aren't active anymore. Their posts are wise and the Khuk knowledge is vast. I wonder why they've moved on and I wish their voice was stronger around here. I think a major portion of it is the weight of the loss of Uncle Bill and Rusty.

Brent will be a good addition here. His contrition seems heartfelt. His credentials (none that I know of) are honest. Thanks again, Munk for doing us such a service.
 
Aardvark said:
I had no problems with Ben Arown-Awile, either. I was in the minority.
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I miss him too, actually. I was thinking about his crystal cave story just the other day.
 
I was wondering about a way to find Benaround.
Now that Bill's gone, he may not wish to return even if he could.



munk
 
I miss Benaround as well. I had the hemorrhoids once, I miss them too.:rolleyes: :p
 
Brent. Don't worry about that. We all had done that sometimes or another. Just take care of yourself. :)
 
As for Benaround... let's let the Cantina get used to being back in balance for a little while before we start throwing some more shocks in it. ?

I don't know about y'all, but I have emotional responses to what happens on this forum, the same as if it would have happened in real time. I don't like that about myself sometimes, and other times I do. As for trolls, I try not to let them get the best of me, but you can stay detached and still know what the right course of action is, and do it.

Bill and Rusty would be very pleased with the Cantina. Our mods are top knotch.

I agree with Dhaju (Uncle Bill) about the need for a safe place to be honest. Heck, if it wasn't for this forum, I wouldn't bother having an Internet account.

As for Ghost6. I have tried to stay to the side and let nature take it's course. I knew this was going to happen, again. I have tried to give him the respect due to an old veteran, up to a point. Given that his credentials are not the case, let me share a little more. Years ago, before he was banned the first time, he would call up Uncle Bill, drunk, and rant on and on. Bill was patient as he could be with him. He did not want to be the one to go on record to ban him, to not hurt the feelings of an already wounded soldier. I also received a few drunk calls back then, much the same. He wasn't a mean drunk on the phone, but he was very drunk. You can only take so much.
I hope he eventually finds some form or healing and peace, but it isn't our responsibility. This whole situation is unfortunate, but for now, the show's over and we can go back to sitting around a peaceful Cantina talking about everything khukuries. I'm proud to be here with y'all. It's been years now.
 
LR,

Don't feel as if you are the only one that perceives this forum as being "real life". I look forward to my time on the computer with you all. My absent times are painful, and I look forward to all comments on events.

Trolls come and trolls go, that is life.

We are life, except for the zombies, which are something else.
 
For the benefit of those who came after Ben left, here's that crystal cave story I referred to:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2794615#post2794615

You'll have to scroll down a bit to where Ben starts off but as it's not a bad thread, it's nothing to worry about. It begins on the first page, post #13, I think.

So as not to portray a one-sided view of the fellow, he could be abrasive at times. Search his name if you're interested, but this story (and the one about the buck he shot) are the kinds of posts I like to remember him by.
 
Yup, Ben knew things. One of his posts really stuck with me as most people never come to realize the truth in what he said....

"Religion requires you to "believe", which is why it is called "faith".
Spirituality does not require "faith" or "belief", but depends on direct knowledge of God, which can only come from God."

But for every post like this there were a dozen that grated on everyone's nerves it seemed.:(
 
It seemed towards the end that there were far fewer replies designed to irritate needlessly. I was quite ready to apply a smacking more than once for what I perceived as uncaring responses to people with difficulties, but I don't remember much of that, in the last few months he posted.

John
 
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