Should you be *here*?

arrippa

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

After all the lying you have done, I don't believe a word you say.

HisGirlFriday13

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

So you're a liar. Got it. 

First you were a bride, then you were a reporter, now you're a grad student? You should probably have worked on your cover story a little better. 

Congratulations. Really, you came on here to stir up shit, lie, create drama, and make yourself feel better about...I don't even know what, the fact that you don't have a life? Whatever. 

You're right, none of us know anyone else here IRL, so we base our answers on trust, and we expect people to be honest. Coming on here to deliberately lie and then show that people believe your lies proves what? That it's an online forum?

Also, FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING CHRIST, 'myself' is not a substitute for 'me' or 'I.'

'Myself' is a reflexive pronoun. 'I' is a subject pronoun. 'Me' is an object pronoun. If you are (allegedly) majoring in communications, could you learn to spell (berate, not berade), and speak proper English. That'd be swell, thanks.

cupcait927

I was hoping that there would be some entertainment on TK today, just didn't expect it so early in the morning...

arrippa

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

There is lying on the internet?

SmileDamnit

HisGirlFriday13 said:

For the love of Christ....

@KnotPorscha, @KnotJackie, @KnotIrene

Could SOMEONE please explain how this is NOT a violation of the TOS??

@KnotPorscha @KnotJackie @KnotIrene

theartistformerlyknownas

arrippa said:

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

After all the lying you have done, I don't believe a word you say.

Maybe the people who claim to have been married for 3 years really haven't been. Maybe the supposed "brides" are really 45 year old men living in their mom's basement. MAYBE THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM.

Again, nobody targeted anyone, nobody bullied anyone. The only person in violation of the TOS is you, Emily.

arrippa

lolo883 said:

arrippa said:

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

After all the lying you have done, I don't believe a word you say.

Maybe the people who claim to have been married for 3 years really haven't been. Maybe the supposed "brides" are really 45 year old men living in their mom's basement. MAYBE THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM.

Again, nobody targeted anyone, nobody bullied anyone. The only person in violation of the TOS is you, Emily.

Whoa, trippy man. What is real? Are we real? is this world real?

 

Maggie0829

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

People lie on the internet?  What?  I have never heard such a thing!  I am shocked!

FiancB

You must keep your editor very busy.

ohannabelle

 

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

Oh, bullshit. I believe this as much as I believed you to be a journalist. And a graduate student who can't spell "berating" is just as ridiculous as a journalist who can't.

Did anyone really need to be told that any online community has liars in it? Every 14 year old knows this. And, no, I don't believe there are university faculty members sitting in the same room advising you and approving your posts. I have no doubt that if someone said they were contacting said faculty members, you'd drop another "bombshell. " Maybe a psychologist doing a study? Maybe a private detective?

Either way, it boils down to nothing more than you being a sullen girl who got her nose out of joint, and decided to create drama on an internet site. You are making a fool of yourself. Grow up.

HaileyDancingbear

So you have this mythical assignment to write an article, and the subject matter you choose is whining about wedding boards?  LAME. 

Your posts are clearly just to stir up shit about comments that were never made- I would LOVE for one of your "Bombs" to include a link to the comments you are so fixated on, but they won't, because there is no link.

Because screw viewing both sides of a situation or citing your sources, especially when making accusations, that's not journalism.  Journalism is all about sharing vague made up examples to back up your own opinion.

ETA: also you're looking for viciousness and you go to TK?  This site has given me plenty of warm fuzzies.  If you did any digging at all for your "Research" you would see a lot of niceness.  Sometimes posters go through some rough times.  Called off engagements, death of family or friends, and there is nothing but sympathy and encouraging words for them.  You wanna know what happens when you post something that makes you vulnerable anywhere else?  "Oh your friend died?  Well you mentioned a thing about them I don't like so good riddance."  "Oh you broke it off?  Well maybe you're just a bitch and all marriages will always fail." 

Here you get deleted for personal attacks.  If I were to insult a poster as a person, (Clarifying, since you need it- personal attack vs. giving advice is "YOU are dumb and I don't like you" vs. "YOUR IDEA is dumb and I don't like it) they would page a KG and I'd be gone.  Other sites you can call people a worthless fat ugly cunt and nothing happens, you can continue to post personal attacks all day.

grumbledore

emily327523 said:

Please see other comments about a "Nestie" berading a "Knottie" for considering an interfaith marriage. After all, that is what started all of this since you obviously have no clue. Thanks.

How'd you get into grad school without being able to spell and proofread?  Maybe there's a special program at your "college" for Trolls.

Emmy1493

PLOT TWIST!

I am secretly Batwoman, who is really Catwoman who really is trying to pull off a Knotie in disguise!

Where's my damn Oscar! 

chibiyui

grumbledore said:

emily327523 said:

Please see other comments about a "Nestie" berading a "Knottie" for considering an interfaith marriage. After all, that is what started all of this since you obviously have no clue. Thanks.

How'd you get into grad school without being able to spell and proofread?  Maybe there's a special program at your "college" for Trolls.

It's DeVry.

grumbledore

If this chick (or whatever) is really a grad student working on a thesis (highly unlikely), how is it "research" to fabricate a situation in order to produce specific results you have already pre-determined will happen?  

theartistformerlyknownas

Emmy1493 said:

PLOT TWIST!

I am secretly Batwoman, who is really Catwoman who really is trying to pull off a Knotie in disguise!

Where's my damn Oscar! 

Emmy1493

lolo883 said:

Emmy1493 said:

PLOT TWIST!

I am secretly Batwoman, who is really Catwoman who really is trying to pull off a Knotie in disguise!

Where's my damn Oscar! 

THANK YOU! I would like to thank all of the awesome totally-not-evil-knot-bitches who have helped me get here today! I LOVE YOU ALL!

ashleyep

lolo883 said:

emily327523 said:

Hey - if it's a site full of brides actually planning a wedding and not mulling over how theirs is over - then heck yes! Thanks!

How in the actual fuck do you expect advice on planning a wedding from people who haven't actually planned one before? Go away.

@HisGirlFriday13 hey, that's me!

In all fairness, I don't know that you necessarily *need* women who are already married to give their advice here. I'm still 3 months out and there's a lot of advice I could give women who are just engaged. There's a lot of advice I could give people working on their guest list, or planning their day of schedule. Even a lot of the day-of stuff are things people could give advice on based on other weddings they've attended (which is what a lot of people do anyway).

That being said, I'm not saying married women shouldn't be here! I like the regs! Just saying that that argument isn't as fool-proof as you think.

theartistformerlyknownas

ashleyep said:

lolo883 said:

emily327523 said:

Hey - if it's a site full of brides actually planning a wedding and not mulling over how theirs is over - then heck yes! Thanks!

How in the actual fuck do you expect advice on planning a wedding from people who haven't actually planned one before? Go away.

@HisGirlFriday13 hey, that's me!

In all fairness, I don't know that you necessarily *need* women who are already married to give their advice here. I'm still 3 months out and there's a lot of advice I could give women who are just engaged. There's a lot of advice I could give people working on their guest list, or planning their day of schedule. Even a lot of the day-of stuff are things people could give advice on based on other weddings they've attended (which is what a lot of people do anyway).

That being said, I'm not saying married women shouldn't be here! I like the regs! Just saying that that argument isn't as fool-proof as you think.

Well sure, there are pieces we can all contribute to, especially for perspective as guests, or things we've already learned in our planning. That's why it's a community. You can't get COMPLETE advice from people who haven't done it before. But to imply someone's advice becomes moot the day after their wedding is just a special kind of stupid.

(ETA my own wedding isn't until September!)

ashleyep

lolo883 said:

ashleyep said:

lolo883 said:

emily327523 said:

Hey - if it's a site full of brides actually planning a wedding and not mulling over how theirs is over - then heck yes! Thanks!

How in the actual fuck do you expect advice on planning a wedding from people who haven't actually planned one before? Go away.

@HisGirlFriday13 hey, that's me!

In all fairness, I don't know that you necessarily *need* women who are already married to give their advice here. I'm still 3 months out and there's a lot of advice I could give women who are just engaged. There's a lot of advice I could give people working on their guest list, or planning their day of schedule. Even a lot of the day-of stuff are things people could give advice on based on other weddings they've attended (which is what a lot of people do anyway).

That being said, I'm not saying married women shouldn't be here! I like the regs! Just saying that that argument isn't as fool-proof as you think.

Well sure, there are pieces we can all contribute to, especially for perspective as guests, or things we've already learned in our planning. That's why it's a community. You can't get COMPLETE advice from people who haven't done it before. But to imply someone's advice becomes moot the day after their wedding is just a special kind of stupid.

(ETA my own wedding isn't until September!)

Absolutely. I completely agree with your bolded statement. I just wanted to add that not all of us who are not yet married are just engaged. There's plenty of advice to give from people who have been at it for a year.

Cookie Pusher

Confession time: I'm really George Clooney. I'm doing research for a movie I am writing.

Just kidding, I'm really George Clooney, but I'm doing research for my wedding.

theartistformerlyknownas

Cookie Pusher said:

Confession time: I'm really George Clooney. I'm doing research for a movie I am writing.

Just kidding, I'm really George Clooney, but I'm doing research for my wedding.

I'm not really getting married, but I'm doing George Clooney for research.

What??

Cookie Pusher

lolo883 said:

I'm not really getting married, but I'm doing George Clooney for research.

What??

Don't tell anyone, but I'm not really George Clooney. I'm actually a 50 year old obese man living in my mother's basement.

VulgarGirl

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

You needed to do a study to show that people can lie on the internet and other people will probably be believe them? You couldn't just watch an episode of Catfish and call it a day.

Now, WTF has gone down? Cause I'm on the west coast and my day has just started. Fuckin east coasters...starting shit before I have a chance to have my morning screw driver (it's cool, it's got OJ in it, that makes it ok to day drink).

grumbledore

ashleyep said:

lolo883 said:

emily327523 said:

Hey - if it's a site full of brides actually planning a wedding and not mulling over how theirs is over - then heck yes! Thanks!

How in the actual fuck do you expect advice on planning a wedding from people who haven't actually planned one before? Go away.

@HisGirlFriday13 hey, that's me!

In all fairness, I don't know that you necessarily *need* women who are already married to give their advice here. I'm still 3 months out and there's a lot of advice I could give women who are just engaged. There's a lot of advice I could give people working on their guest list, or planning their day of schedule. Even a lot of the day-of stuff are things people could give advice on based on other weddings they've attended (which is what a lot of people do anyway).

That being said, I'm not saying married women shouldn't be here! I like the regs! Just saying that that argument isn't as fool-proof as you think.

Also keep in mind that quite a few of the "regs" aren't even married yet.  Engagements can last quite awhile.

HisGirlFriday13

shrekspeare said:

MagicInk said:

emily327523 said:

Alright everyone - Last bomb I will drop on you, I promise. I am honestly, truthfully a Grad student working on a thesis paper for a university in Pittsburgh. I am a studying communications and delving heavily into the controversy and laws in all facets of communications. Specifically, I am emphasizing how easy it is for individuals to lie on an online discussion board, WITHOUT breaking communications laws. (Those of which I have not broken.) As you see from what I did here, people will believe almost anything online and the point of qualitative case study here is just that. You first targeted me for posting open-ended questions in a free-flowing discussion board, then you believed just about anything I said afterwards. Some of you even threatened to contact my fictional place of work because you clearly believe most of what you are told online. It was suggested that I fess up once you became angry and threatened to take action (which you did). Please be aware of what you say, and what you believe on the web. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time but I appreciate the feeback and I assure you that I have done all of this under the supervision of faculty. They have been sitting in the same room as myself and approve of every action that I have taken. 

Be angry all you want, but it only proves my point further. Thank you!

You needed to do a study to show that people can lie on the internet and other people will probably be believe them? You couldn't just watch an episode of Catfish and call it a day.

Now, WTF has gone down? Cause I'm on the west coast and my day has just started. Fuckin east coasters...starting shit before I have a chance to have my morning screw driver (it's cool, it's got OJ in it, that makes it ok to day drink).

Ditto, can we have Cliff Notes?

CN: Bride in other post titled 'Should you be here?' insinuated all the OMHs should GTF off TK because we're OMHs and we don't add anything to the community and plusalso one of the big meanie OMHs 'beraded' (berated) a Knottie on a thread on the Catholic Board, but no one can find it, and then the OP was like, 'Actually, I'm a journalist' and when called out on that it was 'actually I'm a grad student proving that OMFG PEOPLE LIE on the Interwebz,' and she basically called called a troll.

Bingo was made early, KP got paged but hasn't done anything, and we all moved on from liar-pants.

grumbledore

Excellent recap HGF!

HisGirlFriday13

grumbledore said:

Excellent recap HGF!

Hey thanks! All those years of sitting through boring municipal meetings and condensing three hours' worth of rambling into a 10-inch story have paid off!

theartistformerlyknownas

Hey @shrekspeare you're back! Oh wait, you shouldn't be here anymore.

cupcait927

@shrekspeare tell us how it went, ya married lady!