08-25-2025, 04:00 AM
"Julie, I will let you have the last word . . . mainly because you don't need any help making yourself look belligerent or ridiculous. Buh-bye!"
It’s not really a matter of having the last word, and quite frankly, with the over 60 plus sexually degrading posts that I’ve endured being made directly at and about me by one specific poster in the 2 plus years of my PunaWeb presence far outweigh anything one could claim was ridiculous or belligerent that I’ve ever said.
As for Harry Kim’s opinion piece, well regardless of your beliefs of Harry Kim, Harry Kim is 100% Hawaiian and Hawaii related. Harry was, is and remains a 100% Hawaii "Public Figure." Harry Kim would at all times formal, be afforded and referred to with the title of "The Honorable Harry Kim." When he opens his mouth, or types a Letter to the Editor, he is 100% Hawaii related. He is speaking on behalf of Hawaii. One COULD say Harry Kim was speaking for all of us. Or a majority of us. To the logical mind, that SHOULD be automatically implied. The discussion that could have been had was shut down by the closed minded who then took the discussion over, blamed me, the thread locked and here we are relegated to the “Bicker Board.”
As for the National Politics argument, and in as much as I agree with that rule, in principle, today’s world renders that almost impossible.
I suppose I could have added a preceding paragraph to my Harry Kim post filling it with a few “fluff” references of Hawaii this, Hawaii that, Puna this or Puna that, but I just went with his opinion piece. When you look at a majority of posts made of late here on PunaWeb, especially on the ICE thread, the pretzel twisting of adding this Hawaii “fluff” reference is the real thing one could call ridiculous. For example, posting links to the State Department reviewing 55 million green card holders on the presumption that it will affect a few University of Hawaii students, Ag workers and others – is a pretty far stretch in a quest to keep a post “Hawaii related” over the fact that it's pure National Politics.
At any event, my sincerest apologies at trying to engage discussion, but honestly, PunaWeb is just like being the 7th grade transfer student who pissed off the most “popular” girl because her “boyfriend” smiled at me.
Rob is right when he says moderating PunaWeb is like middle school.
It’s not really a matter of having the last word, and quite frankly, with the over 60 plus sexually degrading posts that I’ve endured being made directly at and about me by one specific poster in the 2 plus years of my PunaWeb presence far outweigh anything one could claim was ridiculous or belligerent that I’ve ever said.
As for Harry Kim’s opinion piece, well regardless of your beliefs of Harry Kim, Harry Kim is 100% Hawaiian and Hawaii related. Harry was, is and remains a 100% Hawaii "Public Figure." Harry Kim would at all times formal, be afforded and referred to with the title of "The Honorable Harry Kim." When he opens his mouth, or types a Letter to the Editor, he is 100% Hawaii related. He is speaking on behalf of Hawaii. One COULD say Harry Kim was speaking for all of us. Or a majority of us. To the logical mind, that SHOULD be automatically implied. The discussion that could have been had was shut down by the closed minded who then took the discussion over, blamed me, the thread locked and here we are relegated to the “Bicker Board.”
As for the National Politics argument, and in as much as I agree with that rule, in principle, today’s world renders that almost impossible.
I suppose I could have added a preceding paragraph to my Harry Kim post filling it with a few “fluff” references of Hawaii this, Hawaii that, Puna this or Puna that, but I just went with his opinion piece. When you look at a majority of posts made of late here on PunaWeb, especially on the ICE thread, the pretzel twisting of adding this Hawaii “fluff” reference is the real thing one could call ridiculous. For example, posting links to the State Department reviewing 55 million green card holders on the presumption that it will affect a few University of Hawaii students, Ag workers and others – is a pretty far stretch in a quest to keep a post “Hawaii related” over the fact that it's pure National Politics.
At any event, my sincerest apologies at trying to engage discussion, but honestly, PunaWeb is just like being the 7th grade transfer student who pissed off the most “popular” girl because her “boyfriend” smiled at me.
Rob is right when he says moderating PunaWeb is like middle school.