This makes the most sense, to me. Nobody needs to see / downvote the "promo" posts any more, and people who want this info don't need to leave the site or even this sub to get it

Not really a directly helpful suggestion, but r/hydrohomies might be able to offer ideas for purifying / testing city water as efficiently as possible

I recommend joining some rec sports, if that sort of thing is even remotely of interest to you. I've lived here since ~2016, and never really had more than a small handful of local friends (who I had met at Uni). In the ~year and a half since I started playing rec sports, I have made many new friendships with some awesome people!

I guess parallels matching your listed hobbies might be local hiking / running / biking groups, or maybe a local tabletop game night? Unfortunately, I have no recommendations to make for these things lol

> Zesty

That's a very polite way to describe someone lmao

The only one pushing anything here is you, my friend, pushing your assumptions and prejudices onto my comments! I'm sorry if you've had your feelings hurt, or had bad experiences in the past, but try to step outside of your evident distaste for ENM folks for just a moment and actually view my comments objectively.

> ...you asked to be included on the email list, "what about ENM?"

I explained that this was intended as a jest, not a serious call to action. Neglecting that clarification is classic bad-faith discourse. In any case, you'd still be off base, even if we were to take that comment literally and disregard my clarification: "what about ENM?" and "ENM should be on this list" are very much not the same.

> I don't need an "offline" conversation as I previously stated I'm quite familiar with what you term the "nuances" of polyamory

Read that request again and you'll see the reason I asked was to spare this comments section the pains of any further dialogue on our part. You also assume too much about my intent in extending a dialogue - I never gave any indication that I was going to proselytize. For the record, I would have opened with questions about your definitions, and wanted to work towards a mutual understanding wherein you would know I wasn't pushing anything. It's clear now that you have little interest in hearing that, though.

> Just because someone won't agree with you that those folks are single doesn't mean there needs to be a further conversation just more evidence of the pushiness of the community.

In any case, you also obviously would have gone into any such dialogue with your own preconceived notions, since I never made any indication that this is how I feel. When did I ever assert that these folks are single? (Hint: it's never) When did I ever insist that there needed to be a further conversation? (Hint: it's never. I extended an offer to continue, I never insisted that we must) When did I ever push anything onto anyone? (Hint: it's never)

> as I previously stated this conversation is over

If you really feel that's the case, then by all means, let the thread die.

You're still missing the part where I never insisted, nor even insinuated, that poly people need be included on this "list for single people." You also missed my call to action urging you to take this particular conversation offline.

If I do say so myself: it seems that, perhaps most importantly, you also need to relax lmao

Check the other replies - my OC was intended as a lighthearted joke. If you read it again, perhaps more carefully this time, you'll notice that there's absolutely no semblance of being "pushy about [anyone's] need to be on a email list for single people." Reading comprehension is important, folks!

> Prejudice is such a great vibe, isn't it lmao

Aside, if you want to have a more nuanced discussion about what "being single" might entail, by all means feel free to drop me a line. For the sake of the other visitors, though, let's not do that here.

Prejudice is such a great vibe, isn't it lmao

I do assume as much lol I was just making a light jab

> Single (duh)

Slanderous! What about PVD's ENM population??

ETA: since it seems to be going over some people's head here, this comment's intention is just to be a little lighthearted joke!

lol fair enough

Thanks - I didn't initially follow the link, and only read the blurb you quoted in the comment. I think I now understand a little better the history of the practice, at least!

I commend the quality of your sleuthing here, but like... damn. Dude just needs a bball court recommendation lmao I feel like a credibility assassination on this level is only really called for if the OP were trying to make some claims that had actual, significant implications

Really cool story!!

That said, I'm not sure what it has to do with my and the other user's earnestly wondering about whether the menorah is either an ethnic or religious Jewish symbol (or both)

In any case, don't take it personally. It definitely wasn't because of anything you yourself have done or said.

I was wondering right there with you, in what I was able to identify as a clearly honest interest in learning.

I guess I know that being consistently targeted will jade a person, so I understand why they might not have seen the same good-faith interest in your comment that I did, at least not right away... but their quick and confident condemnation of your participation, even after you expressed that you weren't being combative, still left a nasty taste in my mouth.

> Fuck those Nazi POS and their pamphlets too, bunch of hateful cowards.

You know, you could just comment only this part, or at the very least, lead with it.

Whether you're right or not about that other stuff doesn't change the fact that you're proselytizing in the wrong forum. Showing support for the OP or not is your choice, of course, but if you want to talk about all the other content you're talking about here, there are other places where it would be much more appropriate less inappropriate to do so.

> Tough being human most days.

Indeed it is. In any case, I'm glad we were able to enjoy a bit of humor despite. I hope you experience a lovely, unbothered rest of the day, my friend!

Lmao no shade at all, and I agree re: the frustration with the situation. I practice stoicism, as well, but would say I feel similarly as you.

I just made myself chuckle with the remark, and so figured you might appreciate as well lol

Being put out by this situation isn't very stoic of you, dad man. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself)