jm's random thots

[Soloist]

My son was 6 years old and he was killed by a semi truck though no fault of the driver.

[MaxPC]

[justme]

Soloist, i'm so sorry to hear that.

[Soloist]

Soloist, i'm so sorry to hear that.

It was several years ago at this point and we know where he is.

[justme]

i'd like to do an experiment, and i haven't talked to anyone about it. at all.

i'd like to give $70.00 each to Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap
they will need to be completely silent on mn for one week. all 4 in the same week. with a specific start time, and a specific stop time.
No posting, No hearts, No private messages, no 2nd account, NOTHING.

if one person breaks it, no one gets anything.
if one person other than Josh, Temporal1, Ken, or Bootstrap brings me proof that even one of the 4 has broken the rules, that one person will get $70.00, and Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap get nothing

the purpose of the experiment is to see what mn is like without the posters who are most at each other's throat. i would like to see if other people start posting if they know that they won't be drowned out by certain posters. i could do it one person at a time, but that only means that the others get free time without being set straight by their nemesis.

is this an experiment worth pursuing?

[RZehr]

Only if I can be included in the $70 offer. The top 8 posters instead of four.

[justme]

That makes it a bit more expensive than i want to pay for an experiment...

[Sliceitup]

i'd like to do an experiment, and i haven't talked to anyone about it. at all.

i'd like to give $70.00 each to Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap
they will need to be completely silent on mn for one week. all 4 in the same week. with a specific start time, and a specific stop time.
No posting, No hearts, No private messages, no 2nd account, NOTHING.

if one person breaks it, no one gets anything.
if one person other than Josh, Temporal1, Ken, or Bootstrap brings me proof that even one of the 4 has broken the rules, that one person will get $70.00, and Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap get nothing

the purpose of the experiment is to see what mn is like without the posters who are most at each other's throat. i would like to see if other people start posting if they know that they won't be drowned out by certain posters. i could do it one person at a time, but that only means that the others get free time without being set straight by their nemesis.

is this an experiment worth pursuing?

Would be interesting. But should we consider whether this might be detrimental to their mental health? I can’t help but think that this forum is filling some type of psychological need for them.

[Josh]

Would be interesting. But should we consider whether this might be detrimental to their mental health? I can’t help but think that this forum is filling some type of psychological need for them.

My mental health is fine and is not dependent on MennoNet, or did you mean the above in jest?

[Josh]

i'd like to do an experiment, and i haven't talked to anyone about it. at all.

i'd like to give $70.00 each to Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap
they will need to be completely silent on mn for one week. all 4 in the same week. with a specific start time, and a specific stop time.
No posting, No hearts, No private messages, no 2nd account, NOTHING.

if one person breaks it, no one gets anything.
if one person other than Josh, Temporal1, Ken, or Bootstrap brings me proof that even one of the 4 has broken the rules, that one person will get $70.00, and Josh, Temporal1, Ken, and Bootstrap get nothing

the purpose of the experiment is to see what mn is like without the posters who are most at each other's throat. i would like to see if other people start posting if they know that they won't be drowned out by certain posters. i could do it one person at a time, but that only means that the others get free time without being set straight by their nemesis.

is this an experiment worth pursuing?

I don't need to be bribed $70 for such an experiment, and would be happy to.

I have proposed a few "truces" in the past, including via PM with Bootstrap and Ken, but never got any traction from Ken on proposing a truce between the two of us arguing. I decided a while ago that I don't think this forum should become his personal mouthpiece, so I've felt at liberty to join in on the many discussions he starts or responds to here.