So many good points have already been made regarding gingerbug's "lesson", but I really must add a couple things.
How many millions of people sit and watch Survivor on television every single week, then kick back on their sofa and trash the contestants? How many people watch the show for the specific reason that they like to talk crap about all the idiots and their stupid strategies and behaviors?
Can anyone honestly say they are above making negative statements about participants in the show this game is based on?
The "board" in constant question is NOT a part of Diary Survivor. It is an independent entity, and operates for the sole purpose of letting people talk senseless garbage about other people who make their lives public on the internet. It is no different from countless magazines, talk shows, radio programs, and tell-all books that exist for the sole purpose of talking senseless garbage about people who participate in "reality-based" television shows.
Trust me, people: if you were on the REAL Survivor, you would be forced to endure negative and hurtful comments far beyond anything jokingly said on this insignificant little bulletin board.
These are the things people need to consider when signing up for Survivor. They need to sit back and think about all the criticism they will have heaped upon them. And they need to familiarize themselves with the rules because Jeff isn't there in their camp 24-hours a day to remind them of those rules! The idea that we need to post the rules on every single page is ludicrous.
If you don't like what people are saying about you, don't go to those sites. And if you don't like the fact that people are saying bad things about you "out there somewhere" that you aren't aware of, THAT'S HOW THE GAME WORKS. It's a competition! The whole IDEA is for people to NOT LIKE YOU and try to VOTE YOU OUT.
One final thing (for the hundredth time): The judges play such an insignificant part in this game! We vote on one diary entry per week to give one person a 1:13 chance of not being voted off. That's it. If there was a way to make the judges obsolete, trust me, we would have done it already. But I guess everyone needs a scapegoat, and it's easier to blame the judges for your misfortunes than to blame the other contestants who have actually voted you off, or even blame yourself for not playing the game better. Fortunately, the judges are well aware of the fact that they are scapegoats. And that's why they like blowing off steam by talking senseless garbage. If and when you become a judge, you'll know what it's like. Remember, all the judges know what it's like on both sides of the game -- the contestants only know one half of the experience.
How many millions of people sit and watch Survivor on television every single week, then kick back on their sofa and trash the contestants? How many people watch the show for the specific reason that they like to talk crap about all the idiots and their stupid strategies and behaviors?
Can anyone honestly say they are above making negative statements about participants in the show this game is based on?
The "board" in constant question is NOT a part of Diary Survivor. It is an independent entity, and operates for the sole purpose of letting people talk senseless garbage about other people who make their lives public on the internet. It is no different from countless magazines, talk shows, radio programs, and tell-all books that exist for the sole purpose of talking senseless garbage about people who participate in "reality-based" television shows.
Trust me, people: if you were on the REAL Survivor, you would be forced to endure negative and hurtful comments far beyond anything jokingly said on this insignificant little bulletin board.
These are the things people need to consider when signing up for Survivor. They need to sit back and think about all the criticism they will have heaped upon them. And they need to familiarize themselves with the rules because Jeff isn't there in their camp 24-hours a day to remind them of those rules! The idea that we need to post the rules on every single page is ludicrous.
If you don't like what people are saying about you, don't go to those sites. And if you don't like the fact that people are saying bad things about you "out there somewhere" that you aren't aware of, THAT'S HOW THE GAME WORKS. It's a competition! The whole IDEA is for people to NOT LIKE YOU and try to VOTE YOU OUT.
One final thing (for the hundredth time): The judges play such an insignificant part in this game! We vote on one diary entry per week to give one person a 1:13 chance of not being voted off. That's it. If there was a way to make the judges obsolete, trust me, we would have done it already. But I guess everyone needs a scapegoat, and it's easier to blame the judges for your misfortunes than to blame the other contestants who have actually voted you off, or even blame yourself for not playing the game better. Fortunately, the judges are well aware of the fact that they are scapegoats. And that's why they like blowing off steam by talking senseless garbage. If and when you become a judge, you'll know what it's like. Remember, all the judges know what it's like on both sides of the game -- the contestants only know one half of the experience.
posted by Anonymous at
1:11 PM
