Takes place in - where else? - metaquotes.

joisbishmyoga posts an entry titled, ironically enough, "Missing the Point..." containing the following quote from bonniebluebitch:

I took a gander at the anarchists community to see if it was worth joining. It seems they had some kind of major flamewar break out over the last few days. The group is now in complete disarray, and holding serious discussions about the need for community moderators.

Mildly amusing, as long as you're familiar with the concept of "irony." Or even that of "humor." Which, apparently, anarchomo is not:

I know better than to expect to be taken seriously on a community like this, but just in case:

Livejournal does not provide the tools to run a community in an anarchist way. An anarchist-run community would look something like slashdot. If you have no way of addressing problems, you get the "tragedy of the commons," where most people behave themselves just fine, but a small group ruins it for everyone. The anarchist tradition has never denied that.

People respond, spooge flies, and chaos reigns once more. How apropos.

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Props to the mousie who reported this one.

Over on ohnotheydidnt there is wank over Kanye West speaking out about the use of the term "gay" in the rap industry.

First of all, we have the don't say you love kittens gay people thread. Then there's the predictable rap-bashing, gay people/racism wank, and "freedom of speech" card.

We also have, "Gay" is okay, and my personal favourite, "Don't use gay because it means 'happy' but fag is worse because all it means is 'cigarette' in British slang".

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Copied from a mouse at wank_report

Over at the customers_suck comm on LJ, credobacchus posts a rant about how much being a telemarketer sucks because OH NOES PEOPLE YELL AT ME.

Comments range from "that sucks" to "YOU ARE TEH EBIL FOR CHOOSING TO BE A TELEMARKETER! YOU ARE GETTING WHAT YOU DESERVE!" Most are actually fairly civil, though there are some that are more toxic than others (i.e., mattg's "I'd say that the only people that suck harder than customers are telemarketers.").

Later, heerosferret fires back with TELEMARKETERS ARE PEOPLE TOO:which stirs up the whole hornet's nest again. This time around, the comments are more heated (stigmatic chimes in with "If someone has to be an asshole to keep a job, then they either are an asshole, or they are looking for a new job. I don't feel sorry for them, either. I'm not rude, but Once I say No Thank You I hang up the bleeding phone.").

Interesting sub-threads here: 1 and 2

Finally, the mod, pezstar, makes a post clearing things up:

"If you're a telemarketer, you don't have customers who suck. You have people you're bothering who are rightfully pissed the fuck off about it. So don't post here unless you want to get flamed. I've added it to the rules on the userinfo. Telemarketers will get ZERO sympathy from me."

Whether you agree or disagree, at least the mod understands the way LJ works:

"Finally, if you post stupid ATTENTION PEOPLE STOP FIGHTING posts, such as the one posted here earlier today, I'm going to ban you. Seriously. That shit does NOTHING but cause drama. No one looks at a LiveJournal post and says "Oh, hey. This stranger thinks I'm being an idiot. Maybe I should change my opinion." They just reply snarkily and cause drama. Don't do it."

Which sound advice should last all of, oh, I don't know, three hours?

And we have a winner!

Obligatory I am Leaving post

Thank you, mouse.

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