The JoeUser Challenge

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.

Comments (Page 2)

Dynosoar

on Sep 28, 2005

Hi All,

Been away for a while, slipped in some last week and scrolled thru, Shhheesh,some of ya'll have been an ugly nasty, cruel, bunch !!!!

I'm looking forward to all of the puppy dog and butterfly post....( both taste good with brown gravy )

kingbee

on Sep 28, 2005

what the hell is wrong with you zoomba? i suppose it's too much to ask that consider others instead of yourself, but if you'd come up with this hare-brained scheme exactly one year ago this week, you wouldn't have excluded at least one joeuser who woulda been able to succeed (cuz i...i mean he...was pretty much outta touch for a whole month).

my advice: if you can't suggest this kinda idea in a timely fashion, keep it to yourself, ya thoughtless jerk.

Zoomba

on Sep 28, 2005

... I can't tell if that was satire or an bunch of insane rambling

Dr Guy

on Sep 28, 2005

As nice as I could be.

Then you were nice. Zoomba wants nice, he did not say stepford.

msladydeath

on Sep 28, 2005

But, but, but, Oh fine, I'll be nice *L*. At least, I will try really hard to be nice, but without the cigarettes, I may get mean without thinking it through.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN!! I JUST MISS SMOKING!! Grr. Don't help that I only know one person over 18 that don't smoke. *pout* I'll try.... Smack me if I'm not.

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