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03/30/2006 11:53:03 PM · #1 |
Quoted from: WikiMedia
Fundamentals
"Don't be a dick" is the fundamental rule of all social spaces. Every other policy for getting along is a special case of it. Although nobody is empowered to ban or block somebody for being a dick, it is still a bad idea to be one.
No definition of being a dick has been provided. This is deliberate. If a significant number of reasonable people suggest, whether bluntly or politely, that you are being a dick, the odds are good that you are not entirely in the right. Note also that being right about an issue does not mean you're not being a dick. Dicks can be right — but they're still dicks.
Telling someone "Don't be a dick" is something of a dick-move in itself, so don't bandy the criticism about lightly. It is also an assumption of bad faith to cite this policy when Don't be dense is sufficient (See that page for advice on citing it).
Why is it a bad thing?
Generally speaking, if you are being a dick, the likelihood of whatever point you are trying to make (or whatever you're doing) reaching the ears of your intended audience dramatically diminishes. Why? Simple: no one likes listening to dicks, no matter how correct or in the right they are, and dicks often offend their listeners.
Remedies
If you've been labeled as a dick, or if you suspect that you may be one, there is hope. The first step is to realize that you are being a dick. Ask yourself what is causing you to be one. Change your behavior and your mode of presentation. If needed, apologize to anyone who you may have been a dick to. It's okay! People will take notice of your willingness to cooperate and will almost always meet your efforts with increased respect.
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03/30/2006 11:54:33 PM · #2 |
You trying to tell me something?
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03/31/2006 12:10:19 AM · #3 |
Just saying WikiMedia is a wonderful resource. :)
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03/31/2006 12:14:07 AM · #4 |
hmmmm... amazing the valuable info I stumble across here...thanks Cindi...
btw, I'm a recovering dick.
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03/31/2006 12:31:21 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
hmmmm... amazing the valuable info I stumble across here...thanks Cindi...
btw, I'm a recovering dick. |
I'm just here to help :)
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03/31/2006 12:36:34 AM · #6 |
Dang I have and old tee shirt that says that...
See dick drink.
See dick drive.
Don't be a dick. |
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03/31/2006 12:48:04 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by MQuinn:
Dang I have and old tee shirt that says that...
See dick drink.
See dick drive.
Don't be a dick. |
A brilliant sentiment!
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03/31/2006 12:49:15 AM · #8 |
| your timing is remarkable... |
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03/31/2006 12:59:43 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
your timing is remarkable... |
Isn't the web wonderful!
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03/31/2006 01:08:11 AM · #10 |
I saw a bumper sticker once on the back of a womans car that read," So Many Dicks, Not Enough Richards"
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03/31/2006 01:13:21 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Originally posted by posthumous:
your timing is remarkable... |
Isn't the web wonderful! |
If I called you a dick, would you hold it against me?
hahahahahaha just kidding! just kidding! |
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03/31/2006 01:14:51 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
If I called you a dick, would you hold it against me?
hahahahahaha just kidding! just kidding! |
uhhhhhhhhhhhhh... *backing out of this thread VERY carefully*
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03/31/2006 01:16:38 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by idnic:
Originally posted by posthumous:
your timing is remarkable... |
Isn't the web wonderful! |
If I called you a dick, would you hold it against me?
hahahahahaha just kidding! just kidding! |
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03/31/2006 02:29:36 AM · #14 |
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03/31/2006 02:34:53 AM · #15 |
Umm it's a good think I don't go by Dick.
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03/31/2006 02:38:54 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by yanko:
Umm it's a good think I don't go by Dick. |
Dick Yanko, doesn't sound good at all!
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03/31/2006 02:39:32 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by yanko:
Umm it's a good think I don't go by Dick. |
Dick Yanko, doesn't sound good at all! |
ROFLMAO
Message edited by author 2006-03-31 02:39:52.
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03/31/2006 02:42:31 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by yanko:
Umm it's a good think I don't go by Dick. |
Dick Yanko, doesn't sound good at all! |
ROFLMAO |
could be worse....Dick Wackoff
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03/31/2006 02:45:37 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by yanko:
Umm it's a good think I don't go by Dick. |
Dick Yanko, doesn't sound good at all! |
ROFLMAO |
could be worse....Dick Wackoff |
OK Ms. Bobbett
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03/31/2006 02:46:47 AM · #20 |
Now you guys are just being dicks! :P
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03/31/2006 02:46:59 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Dick Yanko, doesn't sound good at all! |
It's last name first around here. ;-) |
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03/31/2006 02:47:58 AM · #22 |
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03/31/2006 02:49:31 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
OK Ms. Bobbett |
Ms.Bobbitt is my idol!
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03/31/2006 02:50:15 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
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Odd, "dicks" can't breathe either. Hmmm... |
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03/31/2006 02:52:09 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
OK Ms. Bobbett |
Ms.Bobbitt is my idol! |
Penile Idol... a new show on Fox?
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