Intergalactic Summit

That is obviously to hard.

Exactly. Hence this thread.

Words are spoken by many.
Yet voices often make no sound.
The ears of the witness can be closed.
But you cannot shut the mouth of the stubborn.

Is is best to stifle others thoughts?
Is it worth the effort to dismember the outcast?
Do we make a pariah of ourselves?

I know not.
I shall wait and see.

Or, y'know... chill out?

Would you say it was a... Freudian slurp?

I can see this type behavior is a normality for you. Noted.

Do we not all love and hate? Why is it that we love to hate one another and hate to love the things that matter? It is because man is a race ruled by lust, fear and violence. To show compassion is to become disassociated from the majority of humanity. To show a hint of kindness is to show weakness. And weakness, in a dog eat dog world, is to become the proverbial bone to be chewed upon. Ask not and ye shall receive, take and it shall be yours, lie and the door shall be opened to you.

What do we truly know of our fellow man? We know hair and skin color, the way they walk and carry themselves and the style of clothing they like to wear. For those that we are closer to, such as work colleges or casual acquaintances, we know certain mannerisms and speech patterns and musical preferences. From our close friends and family members we know of hobbies and foods they enjoy, and personal feelings. But, beyond the superficial details, do we ever truly know someone?

Is the smile genuine on his face? Does she truly enjoy reading fantasy novels? Does she really believe in a higher power? Does he actually feel alright? Do they mean it when they say that they "are fine"? We only know what people choose to tell us. Yet eyes can lie to us, as do people.

And what do we really know of ourselves? If I ask who you really are; will you have an answer? I know that I do not. That fact is troubling. If our fellow man cannot identify himself than what do we know of the world around us?


To end is permanent.
To begin is indefinite.
To tolerate is eternal.

I rue the day I talk of dithers,
Wandering from souls without.
But now I speak unto the listeners.
Telling them about my lies.
I tell them not to trust my speaking.
A riddle left unto their eyes.
The liar speaks but spouts out answers.
Can we trust the self made prize?

It's a sub conscience thought you say out loud without thinking about it. Dunno where the name came from....

Mssr. Mokk, let me be the first to thank you for bringing up the freedom of speech and censorship ramifications of the Pact. What you've brought up may be the only thing worth discussing in this thread, my OP included!

The fact is that this isn't a "censorship" issue at all. We don't have any authority over anyone. We can't force them to think or speak any particular way.

It has been tradition as old as the concept of freedom of speech that for there to be any room for productive dialogue there must be moderation. No society can function if every time its members attempt to discuss an issue of importance they allow one extreme individual to stand in the middle screaming over a personal grudge. If the IGS were any Gallente local assembly, or a Caldari corporate meeting, or an Amarr congregation, or a Matari tribal council... any person acting as our troll acts would have been kindly (or not, depending) escorted out long ago.

But, the IGS can't practically enforce such standards of common decency through its authorities.

What we rely on in this community more than anything else is self moderation. When an individual steps out of line from the extremely broad and generally permissive mainstream of the IGS, the rest of the community respond by expressing their disapproval. Individuals at that point either choose to moderate themselves, or not. We have all experienced this process, and most of us have enough respect for each other to keep ourselves in check most of the time.

One person in particular has decided to cast themselves in almost total opposition to that process, and utterly refuses to moderate herself. Almost everyone has pleaded that this person participate in a manner in which she expresses her views without constantly injecting her personal vendettas into unrelated discussions.

Why should such behavior not be responded to as bluntly and dismissively as possible after all this time?

Despite our factions disagreements, I cannot find fault with anything Mr Ixiris has stated. Structure does lead to freedom. And while too much freedom can be detrimental, within the confines of a well structured society, it can lead to a myriad of societal boons.