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Tommy's Back
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Thats adorable, and your concern is noted
Im sure that at least 70% of this BOARD is our Peers.
Again, how is a kid gonna know what shadow said is? ONLY the parent would know that word, if the kid isn't going around calling his friends and his parents that, there is NO problem what-so-ever.
God knows i can't be right about this, I'm just an overemotional teenager =D
YAY FOR PREJUDICE!
Im sure that at least 70% of this BOARD is our Peers.
Again, how is a kid gonna know what shadow said is? ONLY the parent would know that word, if the kid isn't going around calling his friends and his parents that, there is NO problem what-so-ever.
God knows i can't be right about this, I'm just an overemotional teenager =D
YAY FOR PREJUDICE!
Pokemon No Baka
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SD PokéMom said:
As a League Leader and a Mother, I second this! And thanks to Mom for the Edit. When I saw the original post it made me sick to my stomach!
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Absoltrainer
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wow
This is no longer a player reward thread
I can't belive that 1 post caused this much trouble
This is no longer a player reward thread
I can't belive that 1 post caused this much trouble
Tommy's Back said:
I remember when I was about your age (really not all that long ago). I thought along the same lines that you appear to be thinking now. Authority figures were stupid, and I knew how to solve all of the world’s problems. It all seemed so simple; why couldn't they see things the same way that I did?!? I lashed out with my words and my actions to fight the man. I was a teenager at the height of grunge, and my music reflected my attitude toward the world (Jeremy spoke in class today...). I managed to avoid ever getting brought home by the police, but frequently found myself at odds with authority figures.
But something happened as I got older. I started to see the bigger picture. There's was bigger world out there than I ever understood. The more I experienced life, the more I realized that my youthful naivety occasionally (well, maybe more often than that) caused my feelings to be misplaced. That compromises must be made for the sake of progress. That there were people with more authority than me who did what they felt was right, regardless of whether I agreed or not. In my younger days I would have seen myself as a sell-out, but I realized that it was a false label.
Speaking your mind should be encouraged. Questioning authority should be encouraged. At the same time, you must understand that decisions will be made that you will not understand or agree with, but are necessary to accomplish a goal. You're certainly welcome to speak your mind, but you should try to do so in a civil, well thought out manner. Doing otherwise just makes those you're speaking to more prone to ignore your comments as teen angst, irrational ranting, etc. Honestly, Matt Moss is one of my favorite dissenting voices on these boards. He often disagrees with the direction that we're moving the program, and provides well thought out, well articulated arguments against our changes. I may not always care for his antics, but I respect his opinions.
The "suck-ups" are the ones that have engaged in rational debate with us. They are the ones that have taken the time and effort to get to know the people in charge of POP, and to realize that we are doing what we feel is in the best interest of the game. Some of them have more information than you do, due to their roles in the program (PTO, Professor, etc.), and some have just as much information as you. They don't always agree with us (and they make it known), but they understand us.
It's likely that you'll interpret this as a condescending post, though it's not intended to be. I do have some idea where you're coming from, and what you're trying to accomplish, but you're really not going about it the right way.
TheDarkTwins
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M_Liesik said:
Hey, Mike, how about I trade you my 15 POP Packs, and I get the trips around the world... :biggrin:
:lol:
I got 13 Packs Today 6 POP 4/7 POP 3
Opened My POP 4,
Sceptile and 2 PKMN Fan Clubs, and I didnt open my P3 yet,
Drew
Tommy's Back
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Omg
THAT is a truly amazing post
Finally someone understands and reads my posts without completely ignoring me and labeling me as a "Threat to the Preservation of Society" the way that it seems most people on Gym do.
I have gained SO much respect for you in that post it would amaze you, I do not think it was condescending at all, in fact, I think we're on the same level now.
Although nonetheless, being told that my words are essentially heresay by mods is truly an annoying gesture.
As for you Mike, I respect you now
Tom
THAT is a truly amazing post
Finally someone understands and reads my posts without completely ignoring me and labeling me as a "Threat to the Preservation of Society" the way that it seems most people on Gym do.
I have gained SO much respect for you in that post it would amaze you, I do not think it was condescending at all, in fact, I think we're on the same level now.
Although nonetheless, being told that my words are essentially heresay by mods is truly an annoying gesture.
As for you Mike, I respect you now
Tom
ShawofMordor
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homeofmew said:
CHARIZARD MASTERTRAINER
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Not sure I agree with Mike on the "suck-ups" thing...never was one to think of myself as a suck up, except in 3rd or 4th grade...anyway, I personally feel that even though POP sets out certain plans for how the tournament season will be structured or run for the year, they are done for the good of the game. Now I don't agree with everything and there is a number of things, but I'm not one to go into a huge uproar...unless that is, it really has an impact to me or pokemon community as a whole.
CMT
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1 Pretending my friend, is still nonetheless, Pretending.
2 Its adorable for you to say its a place for pokemon players to enjoy, again saying that if the kid does NOT know what it means there is NO damage, repeating what i said before, its not the kids loss, he's not missing out on much.
3 As for the hilarious evolution thing, there IS no distinguishable difference between man and beast except for the fact that we have baseball caps and automatic machine guns.
4 This is also obviously the first time you lost your layer of common sense and reason.
Im tired, im gonna go to bed, it was fun butting heads tho, we should do this more often, gets the "Teen Angst" out
Tom
2 Its adorable for you to say its a place for pokemon players to enjoy, again saying that if the kid does NOT know what it means there is NO damage, repeating what i said before, its not the kids loss, he's not missing out on much.
3 As for the hilarious evolution thing, there IS no distinguishable difference between man and beast except for the fact that we have baseball caps and automatic machine guns.
4 This is also obviously the first time you lost your layer of common sense and reason.
Im tired, im gonna go to bed, it was fun butting heads tho, we should do this more often, gets the "Teen Angst" out
Tom
DragoniteMaster
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Quick question i participated in a state championship, a gym challenge, and a crystal guardians prerealease and i have yet to recieve anything for those events, but whats strange is i did get something today but all it was, was a pop 4 booster can somebody tell me why i didnt get any bossters for the events i participated in?
Please contact [email protected]. Make sure you include your name, POP ID, and the events that you played in so that we can look into the matter.
How has this not been locked?
Tommy: I could post, but I'd write pretty much the same thing Mike said in his long post. (Guess I'm a suck up now. But Mike has given me the title "Big Troublemaker" for some reason...)
Anyway, as Mike points out, disagree with everyone all you want, but keep it respectful. No one has ever gotten banned from this board for disagreeing. It's always been for the way that they have disagreed!
Tommy: I could post, but I'd write pretty much the same thing Mike said in his long post. (Guess I'm a suck up now. But Mike has given me the title "Big Troublemaker" for some reason...)
Anyway, as Mike points out, disagree with everyone all you want, but keep it respectful. No one has ever gotten banned from this board for disagreeing. It's always been for the way that they have disagreed!
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