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Can YOU Be Nice For ONE Week?
Published on September 28, 2005 By Zoomba In Blogging
I have a challenge for all of us here on JoeUser. It's not a complex challenge with a lot of rules, and hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to meet (at least I hope not).

So here's the challenge:
For one full week, Sept 28th - Oct 5th, do not post any mean or nasty or hateful articles. This means anything insulting the left, or the right, or religion, or a political figure. Do not attack other users for their beliefs, do not insult anyone because they disagree with you (in both articles and comments). Take a page from Thumper and stick with the "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"

In recent weeks, we've all gotten down-right nasty and vile towards one another, slinging insults and being jerks in general for no real good reason (I'm sure we all think we're justified, but in reality we're probably not).

So, can you go one week without posting anything mean or angry? Can you go one week without insulting entire sides of the political spectrum? Can you go one week without assaulting religion? Can you go one week without assaulting each other? Can you avoid all of that for one week and STILL post articles and comments?

I ask this because I wonder sometimes what some of us would do if we couldn't post our angry rants. Do some of us have anything to contribute aside from rage and self-righteousness to this site? I don't know honestly... and I'd like to find out.

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on Sep 28, 2005
Not going for it.

on Sep 28, 2005

I already saigned MM's peace pledge, but I'll go for yours too.  I do have a question, though:  if I'm attacked by someone who hasn't agreed to not be mean, can I defend myself? 

on Sep 28, 2005
Andrew - Sorry to hear that.

dharma - I'd like to see people take the high road and just ignore the jerks who decide to keep attacking. Most of those here who like to go after other bloggers do so because it gets a reaction, which generates attention, and thus points. Starve the trolls, cut off the one thing that keeps them going (attention) and maybe they'll leave. Now, there's nothing wrong with deleting insulting or nasty comments on your articles.
on Sep 28, 2005
Now, there's nothing wrong with deleting insulting or nasty comments on your articles.


That was going to be my next question. In the past few weeks I've deleted some comments...guess I'll just keep doing the same.

'Starve a Troll week'...sounds good to me!
on Sep 28, 2005
You had the right idea, but I already have my next humor article lined up.  Sorry, it does not attack anyone here, but it is not what you would call nice either.
on Sep 28, 2005
Nice thought but I don't really blog to be nice. Mainly I use it to vent. I don't think I will make it unless I simply don't post until Oct 5.
on Sep 28, 2005
You have trod on my article!!! of course you know this means war!!


just kidding, we need many more reasonable peacemakers.

I will not attack for another 6 days.


mm shoots rubber band hits zoomaba inna tushy!! hahahahahahah
on Sep 28, 2005
So there will be a lot of fingers crossed, tongues bittens and muffled keyboards for a whole week? I'm perched on the fence watching! I have faith in my fellow JUsers, I know they can do it!
on Sep 28, 2005
Zoomba throws wadded balls of paper at MM and threatens to tell mom on him
on Sep 28, 2005

Zoomba throws wadded balls of paper at MM and threatens to tell mom on him

Dr Guy steps in the middle and sends both Zoomba and MM to their rooms.  And if you want dinner, you will appoligize and put spitballs and rubber bands away! Harumph!

on Sep 28, 2005
or a political figure.


if I don't attack Bush he will think I don't love him anymore....

In recent weeks, we've all gotten down-right nasty and vile towards one another, slinging insults and being jerks in general for no real good reason


Not all of us... just a few of us... myself included.

Otherwise... your idea is a good one.
on Sep 28, 2005
sullenly, I'm sorry zoomba.. crosses eyes and sticks tongue out at him. heh
on Sep 28, 2005
You're still a meanie-head, but I'm sorry too... *sticks tongue out at MM when Dr. Guy looks away*
on Sep 28, 2005
I guess I'm just a starving Troll. ;~D
on Sep 28, 2005

told someone this morning that I simply did not LIKE them, does that count as being 'mean'?

Were you Nice about it?

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