CalvinIsAwesome wrote: Vortex, I respect that you always stand up for yourself, despite being completely and utterly wrong most of the time. I'm serious about both parts of that sentence. You shouldn't disrespect Paul like that, but props to you for defending yourself. You might make a good lawyer. You can defend anything.
Again, I don't mean any of that as an insult. It's the truth, from my standpoint. Just let me say, your improvement is remarkable. When you were getting banned every week, I was really hoping for a perma-ban. You've matured quite a bit, and I'm starting to like you.
I think most of us remember the rap battles? Someone called Luna a bitch, joking, of course, and she took it seriously. Never say anything like that that you don't mean, ESPECIALLY over the internet.
Seriously, though, don't call girls skanks. Once you get to know them (I mean in real life, talking face to face), some perfectly nice girls are fine with jokes like that. I don't like people that are sensitive to things I say when they've known me long enough to know that I'm joking. It's different over the internet, though, like I said. Even in real life, always know when to be sarcastic, and when to be a gentleman.
Honestly, assume that everything you say will be taken in the worst possible light. You'll find you sound a lot more mature.
Quite a bit of heart-to-heart rehabilitation here on the forums last night. I hope the problem(s) have been taken care of by now.
@Vortex
Contrary to what I said before, and all novelty set aside, the Internet is probably the biggest place where people will take things seriously. The reasons for this are obvious. The people you interact with are nearly strangers, and you aren't face to face. Who knows how they'll interpret what you're about to say?
Think about that the next time you tell a "joke".