Keep it up, Mr. Potato-head. It's only a matter of time before you have yet another meltdown, and you wind up having to publicly apologize to the entire board for your various lies, insults, and histrionics.

This is why discussions here are impossible. There is zero maturity, respect, or integrity. The reason I don't post is because there is no integrity here. Every time I try to say something, it is drowned out by attacks, mockery, and rhetoric, and I struggle to get heard above the noise.

It's usually compounded by Scratch running off like a little greedy child, looking for some snippet of the past he can drag up to further insult me.

JMS

Okay. Look, Josh: I apologize for calling you "Mr. Potato Head." As for the rest of my post, I have a hard time seeing how you can take issue with it, since it's totally accurate. I can provide boatloads of evidence if necessary. But you already know I'm right.

I want a direct answer. Why do you have to use namecalling to get your point across?

JMS

I don't.

I want a direct answer. Why do you have to use namecalling to get your point across?

JMS

I want a direct answer. Why do you have to use namecalling to get your point across?

JMS

I also remember a recent post in which someone was referring to Paul as a "drama queen." I wonder who that was?

Then why do you use them? Have you ever considered if you actually tried to understand me and treated me with a little respect, you might get your point across better? What is your goal? You and your people complain that I don't involve myself in great dialogue. But then there is no try from any of you either.

I also remember a recent post in which someone was referring to Paul as a "drama queen." I wonder who that was?

It's because I don't care, Josh. I don't have a goal--I don't care what you do. I actually kind of like it that you never post anything of substance, because I get to pat myself on the back for being right yet again.

Your avoiding the question. Why do you have to use insults in your commentary? Why are you unable to dialogue without some insult tossed in the middle?

JMS

You haven't established that any of that is the case, my googly-eyed friend.

You seem disconnected or have very short term memory. I have tried many times to be civil, only to be met with insults and hate. I have simply pushed back what I have been given here. And clue, these boys called me "drama queen" far before I used it.

JMS

Dear Mormon Discussions.com,

I lied about everything in an attempt to get attention. I am attention starved. I came to this board to fill a need in my life. I posted to combative posts, which makes me completely responsible for becoming a target. When Mister Scratch began posting about me… Over and over and over, I was angry at Mister Scratch and his repeated attacks on me. I figured if I made up the threats, he would back off. That did not work. So I tried the tjholiday thing so I had what looked like SOMEONE on my side, and that did not work. I am sorry, I lied. I will go away now and leave you to your board. I apologize to Scratch again for making him the uncalled for target of my behavior. I have locked my accounts, but make this last post in an effort to move on.

Thank you,
JMS

yeahhh, and then there's the whole jskainsian cycle: naïve self-importance, strange observations, crazy online projects, and baiting questions lead to confrontations; confrontations lead to meltdowns and apparent life crisis (which are unfortunately both sad and entertaining at the same time), crisis leads to obsessive and unpredictable out-lashing and antics, out-lashing leads to fatigue, fatigue leads to sorrow and self-pity, sorrow leads to healing and recuperating, and fully healed and vitalized, the cycle begins again.

So while the "sorry" and all is a nice gesture, one I have to say was kind of unnecessary and tackling the problem from the wrong direction, we'll see what happens next. Some of us have been around since 2000-2001.

Dear Mormon Discussions.com,

I lied about everything in an attempt to get attention. I am attention starved. I came to this board to fill a need in my life. I posted to combative posts, which makes me completely responsible for becoming a target. When Mister Scratch began posting about me… Over and over and over, I was angry at Mister Scratch and his repeated attacks on me. I figured if I made up the threats, he would back off. That did not work. So I tried the tjholiday thing so I had what looked like SOMEONE on my side, and that did not work. I am sorry, I lied. I will go away now and leave you to your board. I apologize to Scratch again for making him the uncalled for target of my behavior. I have locked my accounts, but make this last post in an effort to move on.

Thank you,
JMS

You have no evidence for any of your above claims, Josh. At the time, I and others had actually thought that your apology was sincere, and yet here we come to learn that you were actually lying on the advice of your "attorney." (How much should I bet that you're unwilling to name this person? Sort of like that phantom police officer that you claimed to have contacted?)

No one believes you, jskains. And nobody cares.

Carry on.

This was what my lawyer had suggested as a possible method of shutting the problem down, since that is what Scratch demanded. A "issue an apology or I will attack your personal life" style of threats.

Josh, please tell me you are not lying about consulting an attorney. This really isn't worth it.