AST Poll Results -- S&W hit the Top 5!

[Forrest]

When WERE you able to stomach AST, Forrest? I'm not trying to be mean, but it seems like you had a problem with the board from the day you signed up...

Erika, I'm not going to go down an AST-style bile-filled road here. I didn't have a problem with AST 'the day I signed up' but rather the day I became another recipient of arbitrary and mean-spirited attacks. I have tried to stick it out, to remain the nice person I believe I am in the face of it all, and yes, it has been fruitless. There are some cool people over there, and I would count you as one of those cool people, but for some reason there are a lot of amateur insult comics too, and they give the whole site a bit of a junior high feel to me.

[Jouster]

With all due respect to Jouster et al, AST has become hard to stomach. It's too heavily populated with unfunny bullies pumped up on cyber muscles, which are even worse than ones made out of beer.

I'm not really sure I know what you mean.  Yes, there are arguments and pettiness on AST, but I can't think of many cases of bullying?  I'm open to criticism of AST if it's thoughtful and reasoned (trust me, I don't love the site unreservedly).  Feel free to share.

[Forrest]

With all due respect to Jouster et al, AST has become hard to stomach. It's too heavily populated with unfunny bullies pumped up on cyber muscles, which are even worse than ones made out of beer.

?  I'm open to criticism of AST if it's thoughtful and reasoned (trust me, I don't love the site unreservedly).  Feel free to share.

I should clarify that there is nothing wrong with the site itself. It's really just a few bad apples that leave a sour taste in my mouth. I would be happy to point out some of the most egregious examples, but in the interest of eschewing all personal attacks, I would prefer to do that away from the board.

[Sarah]

I loved Tim and Eric's song.  And wasn't it a thrill hearing them sing "Scharpling and Wurster"--and linger there?

[Dorvid Barnas]

It's really just a few bad apples that leave a sour taste in my mouth.

That's why God (Jouster) gave us the ignore function.
Use it wisely and all of your troubles will disappear.

[John Junk]

Was it me or did T & E not acknowledge the Sklar Bros.?  Good move!

[Forrest]

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That's why God (Jouster) gave us the ignore function.
Use it wisely and all of your troubles will disappear.

I can't argue with a fuction that will help me quit drinking.

[Jouster]

Was it me or did T & E not acknowledge the Sklar Bros.?  Good move!

"Skylar"

[John Junk]

oops.

[Martin]

It is an awesome song. Great job.

[John Junk]

  I just made my first unnecessarily hostile post on AST.  It was exhilirating.

[erika]

Bravo!

Look! Eugene Mirman responds:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIMfMQk4uzw[/youtube]

It's ON.

[Martin]

This hostility bums me out man

[Forrest]

Bravo!

Look! Eugene Mirman responds:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIMfMQk4uzw[/youtube]

It's ON.

See---hostility is awesome as long as it's, you know, funny.

[erika]

I get it.