Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 It's late, and I've been reading obscure Buddhist teachings called sutras again. Consequently, I've decided to give the writing form a try...on a secular issue: posting etiquette. Enjoy. Thus have I heard: That the kinds of forumites are many That those kinds are not all favorable And these miserable kinds happen without cause Woe to the forumite who is of the miserable kind! Without cause he feels he is shunned Having desired to annoy no one, they are nonetheless annoyed How then may they avoid the pot hole of the miserable forumite? How can ignorance be transormed? Receive now the signs and avoid them as a snake in the grass The bad signs, they bring misery to the forumite Receive now these truths! When the forumite is young, he is a newbie Having made no mistakes, they are all before him Having made no friends, none will defend him Having no wiles, with misery shall he find company These three things he needs most! Making mistakes is the great teacher; may he see others make them first and thus be spared Making friends is the first goal; they will show one mistakes so he may avoid them Learning wiles is the lesser goal; remember the order With reverence he must cherish these three if he is to avoid misery The discussion forum is like a great hall Full of courtiers armed with swords, and no king The slightest sound will travel up the rafters to the dome and be heard by all Learn this well: sound carries! Before speaking with the booming voice, one should try quiet gestures One will thus find a good volume without shouting One will also hear the mistakes of others and thus avoid them He who shouts receives misery--it is his due The key to friendship in the great hall is presents Who is this beggar who comes empty handed? Away with him--bearing nothing, he will only take! We have no need to fill empty arms Now the forumite who brings gifts for the hall of courtiers will be well received Let him then bring us funny jokes and interesting links Let the newbie dance and entertain the hall Until he has posted six hundred times he is unmasked and inferior The newbie who accepts and moves beyond this is spared; this is the secret Owed nothing, expecting nothing, he is rewarded Misery is still the bounty of he without wiles Knowing not the joke, he is offended Knowing not the game, he is blown up in outer space Knowing not how to prick back others when pricked, he is the target Remember the order of goals: Friends, then wiles And the pricking no longer is misery These three are the ways To learn well, the newbie is well advised See beyond! This is not a page with words Cherish the three ways and be a forumite of patient honor Om! Peace! (end) Hah? ------------------ 'What's up is clearly defined as the opposite of what is down, in this case being the strongest source of local gravity...failing that, in space, what's up is opposite the direction of accelerative G-force--or what I'm targeting with these laser cannon. Die, b*tch!' --Official forum space terrorist [This message has been edited by Zoom Rabbit (edited August 15, 2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 Dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadPilot Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 Zuh?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 Somebody has waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands.... Were you reading the Karma Sutra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taarkin Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 *Fart* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 The kama sutra is one of my favorites, but no, I wasn't reading it...sicko. I say all newbies be required to read my sutra. That way we find out right away if they have the patience to keep up with the longer threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 shakes head. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 I can tell you kids aren't reading it, cause there's stuff in there to make fun of that no one's picking up on. 'The pricking no longer is misery.' C'mon, that's a hand-off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 No bad, rabbit-boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 that is right Zommie I'm to lazy. ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Well, at least Crackbaby liked it. *Sigh* I tried a narrative use of Kabbalah called pathworking to do a thread called 'A very nice story that has nothing to do with Star Wars' once at RS.Net. That one got an even more confounded reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Odin Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 I read the first to paragraphs and well do it about swords. not life ------------------ "Dulce bellum inexpertis." (Sweet is war to those who have never experinced it.) Roman Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 I TRIED reading it, but all the italics and the Wally-inspired writings threw my brain out of whack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 I fixed the italics, but Wally the space dolphin says he isn't responsible for this hippy claptrap. He'd just as soon watch the newbies all make idiots of themselves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 Zoom, just how much crack are you on? Just kidding. If you read through it, it actually makes a whole bunch of sense, which is highly atypical for any of Zoomie's posts. Away with him--bearing nothing, he will only take! Yeah and we all know where he's taking from, goshdarnit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sceltor Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zoom Rabbit Posted August 14, 2001 Share Posted August 14, 2001 'Let the newbie dance and entertain the hall...' Dance, b*tch! *Bang!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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