[jeff]

I will delete the drama/bickering/flaming if I see it.

None of us have time for it and another71 isn’t the place for it.

Perhaps a “No Drama” post is drama itself, but you get my point 🙂

-Jeff

[jeff]

110% agree Jen

Post lately have gone from “respectfully disagree” to “wahhhh…go cry about it, kid”.

Hence my post.

[jamesjohnson11]

Minimorty continues to say that “some” people on here are sensitive, which may or may not be true. Are some of the thread questions dumb? Possibly. But people are putting themselves out there and asking for help. The last thing they want is a snide comment or a sarcastic response that makes them feel bad.

I have no problem with sarcasm, and I resist the urge all the time on here to say a person's question isn't a good one. But you know what? Mine and your definition of a good question may be completely different. You can gladly disagree with people and I certainly welcome a different perspective, but mean sarcastic comments shouldn't be tolerated on here. I am not one of the sensitive ones on here but I will stand with the thin skinned people on here because I know what it's like to ask a question and have some snarky comment come back which doesn't help at all.

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[Minimorty]

Some of the candidates are sensitive. There is nothing factually inaccurate about that statement.

[kevin_bacon]

@jamesjohnson11

I find its just best to ignore him; don't feed the troll as they say.

[Anonymous]

I think it's entertaining to see how tough people like James and Kevin are behind the Internet veil. I would love to see how big their balls would be if this were a face to face confrontation.

[jenuno01]

@james and @kevin let it go dudes… no one on here is 4 years old… if you're not willing to accept all types of responses, don't post, simple as that.

Class of 2012

[yankeeaccountant]

This is what I think Jeff was referring to as “drama”.

Honestly, I think James articulated himself well. I don't want sarcasm or comments mocking others either. I do want to see/hear different points of view…and I think we can do that in a respectful manner. Plain and simple.

[jamesjohnson11]

Baseballcpa

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I'm 6'3″ 220 come talk to me and will see how tough you think you are.

Fortunately for everyone else the person who runs this website picks and chooses who he lets make stupid remarks and blocks and deletes the comments he doesn't like. As long as your name is minimort and you continue to have no life your comments will be allowed. I mean seriously mini you spent over 466 hours on here this year. You need to get a life and spend some time with your family or something.

Thought this website was classier then all this bullshit talk and making fun of people. This is the last time I visit here. I don't need to deal with this garbage. Good luck losing page views because there are a lot of people who are getting more and more agitated by the stupid trolls on here trying to be funny.

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[Anonymous]

Good to know what you want, Yankee. Not all of us are cut from the same cloth; some of us enjoy sarcasm. If Jeff decides my or anyone else's contributions are negative on the whole, he can delete my account. Until then, people like Mini and myself will continue to help those with cogent and articulate queries and dishing out well-deserved sarcasm to the stupid questions. I don't care if people think I'm a troll…I don't consider myself one as my responses aren't crafted with the goal of eliciting emotional reactions from the receivers; rather, I think that's a function of over-sensitivity.

[See Pee A]

I think some people want a polite answer when there isn't one. To many postings that shall remain nameless to the tune of “is this enough studying…”, “my review course sucks…”, etc., if you post something silly expect equally silly responses. If anyone tries to imply that the CPA exam is just up to luck, I personally am offended by that. I worked good and hard to get my passes and anyone who belittles that can take whatever sarcasm comes their way.

For real, this is an internet blog. I am all for people not bickering since I would like to believe everyone is an adult, but don't go crying when someone calls you out. Respond in the same way, but don't get into a screaming match or a ‘he said she said' battle. It's annoying.

In my experience, dumb questions warrant dumb answers. To all people out there, when in doubt whether ( ) is enough studying, don't ask. It probably is not enough otherwise you wouldn't be asking. Don't be offended when someone calls bs since you basically asked for it.

This is an adult forum for adults. This is the CPA exam. No room for whining. If you don't like it, find another one (site or exam) that suits you better. My opinion anyway, take it or leave it. Freedom at its best.

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[Anonymous]

@James — you sound adorable. Happy trails, pumpkin.

[yankeeaccountant]

@Baseball

Never said you were a troll.

I like a sarcastic wit, however, sarcasm meant to demean someone is not up my alley. I will work on the compelling aspect of my future posts.

[jeff]

Anyone get anything fun for Christmas? 🙂

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I'm with you Yankee. I mean, I guess I view “trolling” as going into a forum and saying, “I hate ____ people” just to piss people off. And I know you didn't say I was a troll…but to echo SeePeeA's post, some questions get under my skin and I respond with cutting sarcasm. With that said, if people are really upset by that, then I will personally try to be more “sensitive” to the bleeding hearts out there. But I don't have any problems with you, Yankee, I've always been a fan of yours.

[Anonymous]

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