posted February 26, 2009 08:21 PM         

note the Saturn opposition to Uranus ..
winding up all the Virgos .. Geminis .. and Sagittarians ..
and totaly confusing the 'f' out of the Pisceans ..
the rest can sit back and watch with glee at the ensuing gladiatorial spectacle ..

.. " In the beginning, before bandwidth, there was nothingness. Out of that endless void God and His heavenly host created...Arpanet, and it was good. But the scientific, military and computer angels Who dwelled in Arpanet were lonely, so They brought forth Browser, and the Web was born. It, too, was good and the children of the internet lived in peace and harmony and were fruitful and multiplied, but God warned His people not to eat of the forbidden fruit of commercialism. Alas, they disobeyed and soon barbarians drove the children of the internet out of Paradise. God, in His wrath, turned away from His people and condemned them to wander in the digital wilderness, but from time to time He will suddenly appear in mailing lists, chat rooms and discussion forums to remind us sinners that we could be saved if only we would hearken unto Him." ..
( ~ http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/god.htm ~ )
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posted February 26, 2009 08:27 PM           

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note the Saturn opposition to Uranus ..
winding up all the Virgos .. Geminis .. and Sagittarians ..
and totaly confusing the 'f' out of the Pisceans ..

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posted February 26, 2009 08:48 PM         

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from the book "The Art of Stealing Fire" - Uranus in the Horoscope. .. by Liz Greene.
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Liz.G : ..
.. We cannot really make sense of Uranus in the birth chart without looking at the Sun and Saturn as well, because these two are, in a way, the brackets around the individual's personality. They are the two planets most concerned with ego and ego development, and because of this they are the vessels for containing, grounding, and individualising the outer planets. This is why Saturn-Uranus aspects are so very powerful in charts. We often overlook these contacts, assuming that only people with Sun-Uranus, Moon-Uranus, or an angular Uranus are really Uranian in spirit. But people with Saturn-Uranus contacts are usually very close to Uranus, much more so than if the Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars aspects it. Saturn-Uranus aspects are extremely important because the structure of the personality is being buffeted all the time by the collective Promethean vision of progress and potential perfection. This produces a powerful need to ground the Uranian spirit, but if the individual cannot handle the tension, he or she may polarise and indentify wholly with or against Uranus.

posted February 26, 2009 09:18 PM         

A lot of the most intellectually stimulating, funny, fun, and rewarding sites have basic guidelines--laid out for users by the mods--that keep the discussion rich, interesting, and about the topic at hand, rather than letting it degenerate.

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Not everyone has to treat you with kid gloves here! That's just not how life works. I hardly see anyone going out of their way to be nasty. If some like to stir the pot once in a while, it's just part of their personality - live and let live and stop complaining.

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When it comes to human social interaction, we all have some say in how "life works." If this were a public space like a community center, we would have a choice about what kinds of behaviors were acceptable.

Then again, we also have the choice to leave and find a place that better shares our preferences and values.

posted February 26, 2009 09:41 PM         

I do believe in a certain balance of all things, however.

I've seen a multitude of very old threads where off-topic statements were made, and there wasn't a problem. If it's taken personally though, that's another matter altogether, and again, it's up to the person who has a problem to address it directly to the person who they have a problem with. And I haven't seen a lack of compassion here....go on Lindaland Central and tell me otherwise, please. There's nothing but compassion on so many threads there....and here. People offer boundless support on this site. If it's a little less lately in some people's eyes, then who knows why? It happens from time to time. Let us ride out this time with grace and move forward.

posted February 26, 2009 09:55 PM         

I said something directly in that thread, and am speaking out here, too, under the assumption that moderaters read these threads. I would rather share my perspective with the community at large than get into a private message dialogue with someone online.

posted February 26, 2009 10:01 PM         

LL natal placements are the column on right ..

bottom bunch are the transiting lot

i just did it out of curiosity ..

posted February 26, 2009 10:10 PM         

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It's amazing what a Scorp sting can do to one's brain.

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posted February 26, 2009 10:19 PM         

Look, I think things do go of the rails a bit. There are a lot of people I would love to strangle but for the fear of a jail sentence. There clearly is a problem. "Distress" posts like babbeefoxx's happen quite regularly which indicates something is wrong. Yes, Lindaland has lost it a bit. I do think people come on here to insult others and I CAN'T switch off when I see this. I remember last year someone outright attacking someone else and I went off the rails when I saw this because it seriously upset me. I can't do things in isolation maybe like others here and that might be dependent on the fact that I was on a lot at the time. Maybe for others who come and go, it might not affect them as much.

I think there is nothing wrong with tight moderating. I don't know why it is seen as a great evil. This is an astrology site or at least this forum is and it should be kept strictly related to astrology IMHO. You saw what happened last year for example with the US elections and how things went off the rails and NOTHING was done about it.

A bit of off-topic banter in the astrology website is ok to a point I think. That's just the nature of human communication but sometimes it just goes too far on this forum. If you want extra banter, do it in Central, that's the reason why it exists.

I also don't have a problem with venting either as mentioned of it occurring in Central. Different people have different ways of dealing with things that make them angry/upset. Some vent, some disappear, some yell.

posted February 26, 2009 10:50 PM         

" ooo look at that .. what whathisface said to whathisname ..
and how she / he responded .. mmmmmm interesting ..
hhhhhmmmm lets introduce 'denice -the-useless-menace' 'n see what happens ..
hey cooool .. see how whatsherface jumped .. lets try that one again ..
shall we intervene ... hell no !!! .. it's all good publicity ..
are you sure ? .. yeah the're only yet-to-knowflakes learning ..
they've yet to attain human being status .. but can't let them do that ..
they might actually rebel " ..

just sceptically kiddin' about .. ;-)))

must go .. the rottweiler need feeding .. :-)
(~ http://www.no-pest.com/Rottweiler.htm ~ )

posted February 27, 2009 05:28 AM         

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So what if a thread goes off-topic? Learning requires growth and when discussion grows so does learning.

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i don't particularly disagree, but if the off-topicness isn't really discussion, then it harms the thread, especially if its unhelpful & snarky.

also, for the personal stuff, i agree, it was immature of me. so i want to take it all back, and say sorry - sorry leapingle.