poll: do we affect the primitives on Skins's island

[franksolich]

Okay, okay.  Here it is, the fourth "do we intimidate the primitives" poll of the year, taken about once every three months to gauge the influence of the DUmpster.  This is the beginning of September; there won't be any chance during the autumn to take the fourth poll, because as the leaves begin to fall from the trees, all attention's turned to the upcoming election of the top DUmmies.

November and December, it gets wild around here, like a department store the day after Thanksgiving.

With only two cashiers managing check-out lines.

Does the DUmpster influence the primitives on Skins's island?--in some manner?

Compelling the primitives to better manners, encouraging the primitives to change their ways, illuminating the primitives.....making the primitives act even more primitively.....or what; do we encourage or discourage particular behaviors of the primitives by publicizing, mocking, deriding, and laughing at them?

Surely we must have some effect, good or bad.

[diesel driver]

Yes, and it's a bad thing, because it lets them know just how crazy, abnormal, and what pathetic losers they are. 

We are a daily reminder to them of their lunacy, backwardness, stupidity, and all around genetic inferiority.

[Evil_Conservative]

Yes and it's a good thing. 

[longview]

With few exceptions I don't think we do.  I think they largely type what they really believe and are largely unaware of direct criticism.

[franksolich]

Yes and it's a good thing. 

Of course.

All for the betterment of humanity.

[RonBush]

I don't know the code words here.  What are primitives and what is Skin's island?
I do know what DUmpster is.

[tanstaafl]

Do we? And how.

Watching the implosion when the Husker ParGen gets left on for extended periods is a hoot. I'm keeping a close Eye on Stinky the Clueless DUde as he continues to harrass Skinner. Might get to see a rare sight, DUmmie getting a granite pizza shove up his patoot and physically thrown off the Skin's Island of Refugees from the Sixties.

[Skul]

Bad, bad, bad.
They change their behavior in order to placate CC.
Much like watching rats in a maze.

[GOBUCKS]

Yes, and it's a really bad thing.

Picture threads are thing of the past, since they became embarrassed at our enjoyment of them.

The CalPig has ceased plopping out her execrable poetry, having apparently ingested a barrel of Pepto-Bismol.

Bouncy tales have dried up to the tiniest trickle.

Coach shut down the hateful old crones in the baking group.

Pam Dawson left, since some pricks were stalking her (and you know who you are).

The Las Vegas Lardass now only posts rarely on his cult doctor site, and very rarely at the DUmp.

Since winning DOTY, DUmmy proud2BeDUmb has limited herself to kpete-ish copy-and-paste crap.

Nutcase nadin, determined to be 2011's Top DUmmy, has transformed herself from a run-of-the-mill wacko into the
most bizarrely offensive, condescending, arrogant, googling ass the DUmp has ever seen.

Distraught at losing DOTY to Pammie, the detestable TLB actually killed herself.

So, yeah, the DUmbasses do change their behavior due to their awareness of how they amuse decent and civilized people.

[BattleHymn]

Since winning DOTY, DUmmy proud2BeDUmb has limited herself to kpete-ish copy-and-paste crap.

Haven't most of the DOTY winners ceased to post altogether, or slow to hardly any posts, after winning?

[franksolich]

Haven't most of the DOTY winners ceased to post altogether, or slow to hardly any posts, after winning?

Yep, excepting for the Bostonian Drunkard, who continues shitt--er, putting out the same old stuff.

[FlippyDoo]

I think the existence of CC, CU, and the DUmmie Funnies do affect them and the resulting effect is bad.

I think GOBUCKS touched on the reason why it is bad. I'm sure that there are some posters over there that are oblivious to our existence, but those are generally the ones who aren't entertaining to begin with.

I often miss the good old days when they didn't know we existed and constantly posted their full lunacy in all its glory with no hesitation.

[franksolich]

I often miss the good old days when they didn't know we existed and constantly posted their full lunacy in all its glory with no hesitation.

Uh huh.

For those of us with long memories, there was a time the sparkling husband dude was really funny, for example.

[BattleHymn]

Has there ever been any thought towards what affect, if any, closing the DUmpster from public view for a length of time would have on the primitives?   

[franksolich]

Has there ever been any thought towards what affect, if any, closing the DUmpster from public view for a length of time would have on the primitives?

I've been sort of for that idea for a long time now, ever since the primitives started distorting my scientific anthropological research on them, by acting for us, rather than acting naturally.

But that idea's never going to fly any more than an anvil.

[longview]

You guys made good arguments and I stand corrected. 

[Skul]

I've been sort of for that idea for a long time now, ever since the primitives started distorting my scientific anthropological research on them, by acting for us, rather than acting naturally.

But that idea's never going to fly any more than an anvil.

With enough black-powder, even anvils, fly.

[BattleHymn]

I've been sort of for that idea for a long time now, ever since the primitives started distorting my scientific anthropological research on them, by acting for us, rather than acting naturally.

But that idea's never going to fly any more than an anvil.

Well, I'd certainly be in favor of it, at the very least for a short period of time, to see how they react. 

[beefeater]

I've been sort of for that idea for a long time now, ever since the primitives started distorting my scientific anthropological research on them, by acting for us, rather than acting naturally.

But that idea's never going to fly any more than an anvil.

Ohh, an OET like "private forum" that they would actually have to register for to see. Now that would be fun. Make the DUmpster hidden for a while, do some IP tracking.

[Skul]

Ohh, an OET like "private forum" that they would actually have to register for to see. Now that would be fun. Make the DUmpster hidden for a while, do some IP tracking.

Nah.
Prefer that comments are left out in the open.
As tempting as your thought may be, it's better to be up front and honest.

[BattleHymn]

Nah.
Prefer that comments are left out in the open.
As tempting as your thought may be, it's better to be up front and honest.

I wouldn't be in favor of scrubbing any threads from the DUmpster.  If it were two weeks, for example, the DUmpster would be closed, but then reopened, nothing scrubbed, everything back exactly as it was.  Imagine the number of guests you would generate on that day.      

I have a feeling  whatever threads we pack up and row over here are affected greatly, just by the nature of being over here.  It would be interesting to see what happened during that time period, is all. 

[Skul]

Aww, crap.
Franksolich gave BH, the ParGen switch.
Brown-noser!!!

[BattleHymn]

Aww, crap.
Franksolich gave BH, the ParGen switch.
Brown-noser!!!

Yes, and I'm pounding on the button like a monkey beating an engine with a hammer. 

[BlueStateSaint]

I gave the first "not sure" vote.  Some we do, some we don't.  Some modify their behavior because of the attention that we give them (both ways).  Some don't care.  Some show the pathetic existence they have (Stinky, I'm looking at you! ) and the fact that they will never improve their lives; some seem to ramp up their vitriol (Taverner); some disappear off the face of the Earth (Pammy!  Where'd ya go?); and some just exist.  It's similar to nailing Jello to a wall, in trying to figure that group out.

[franksolich]

Yes, and I'm pounding on the button like a monkey beating an engine with a hammer. 

Whoa.

Wait.

What?

We got a shout-out last night, and nobody posted it?

One's supposed to post shout-outs; it's almost a mandatory requirement of the DUmpster.

Myself, I was logged on last night, but when seeing a woman, got involved in an argument and was so shaken by it I forgot to log out before going to bed.