Has The Tao Bums become (B)anal?

[Encephalon]

Psychic powers, pregnant men, masturbation and cranio-rectal fusion, distant orgasms at 11:11pm, instant power, and what's wrong with women...

Edited January 29, 2010 by Blasto

[voidisyinyang]

There's pervs and mutants and masters and married types and hopefully retards. (shaktimama's p.c. joke of instantaneous classic fame). It's a dangerous place and the mods will show David Bowie how best to astral travel.

 

Psychic powers, pregnant men, masturbation and cranio-rectal fusion, distant orgasms at 11:11pm, instant power, and what's wrong with women...

[DalTheJigsaw123]

Maybe!

[Aetherous]

It has now.

[voidisyinyang]

The medium is the message. New format = new content.

 

It has now.

[Taomeow]

Psychic powers, pregnant men, masturbation and cranio-rectal fusion, distant orgasms at 11:11pm, instant power, and what's wrong with women...

yeah, all that, and karaoke too!.. total degradation.

[voidisyinyang]

Well if it's a fat white lady singing in Vietnamese then karaoke is way cool.

 

yeah, all that, and karaoke too!.. total degradation.

[Biff]

 

We are the sum of society. Everyone has there own ideas of what is right, wrong, acceptable, spiritual etc. I love pushing peoples buttons. Especially those that claim to be spiritual just to watch their spiritual reactions. This place is funny.

 

[voidisyinyang]

That's your wife's sister on the right?

 

 

We are the sum of society. Everyone has there own ideas of what is right, wrong, acceptable, spiritual etc. I love pushing peoples buttons. Especially those that claim to be spiritual just to watch their spiritual reactions. This place is funny.

 

[Biff]

That's your wife's sister on the right?

 

Could well be... she been around a bit. Whoever it is, she seems to have some kind of stain on her left boobicle.

[Encephalon]

yeah, all that, and karaoke too!.. total degradation.

What, does my Karaoke make me look fat?

[3bob]

The beat goes on even though we didn't start the fire, so bye bye Miss American pie while Nietzsche waits to reincarnate because God did make little green apples... so even if there is a bad moon on the rise blackbird sings in the dead of night that Eli is coming heart to heart in a burning ring of fire for Suzanne who takes his hand and is as sweet as tupelo honey and unchained melody running free as wildfire -

[altiora]

Psychic powers, pregnant men, masturbation and cranio-rectal fusion, distant orgasms at 11:11pm, instant power, and what's wrong with women...

 

 

At the risk of being controversial, I suggest it may reflect the changes in membership demographics.

 

When I first joined it was almost entirely respectful discussion on qigong, meditation, Taoism and buddhism by people who actually practice and study those topics.

 

Then the Kunlun craze came along, and the converted and heathen went at one another hammer and tongs, and from then on the tone of this place has been lowered.

 

Now there are too many people posting for its own sake; too many alpha male type qigong/martial artist "sifu" and "masters" defending their turf and peddling their dubious DVDs and "learning"; and too many new agers and their kindred Da Vinci Code reading conspiracy buffs for whom logical thinking is not a strong point.

 

Maybe I'm a bit cranky. But the internet seems to be dragged down by people who think "participation" is the most important thing.

 

Perhaps it would be good if people were to consider what the purpose of this site is, and to ask whether their postings advance those purposes.

[voidisyinyang]

You have to admit this website is a fascinating expose on the vulnerability of mainstream america to cult behavior.

 

At the risk of being controversial, I suggest it may reflect the changes in membership demographics.

 

When I first joined it was almost entirely respectful discussion on qigong, meditation, Taoism and buddhism by people who actually practice and study those topics.

 

Then the Kunlun craze came along, and the converted and heathen went at one another hammer and tongs, and from then on the tone of this place has been lowered.

 

Now there are too many people posting for its own sake; too many alpha male type qigong/martial artist "sifu" and "masters" defending their turf and peddling their dubious DVDs and "learning"; and too many new agers and their kindred Da Vinci Code reading conspiracy buffs for whom logical thinking is not a strong point.

 

Maybe I'm a bit cranky. But the internet seems to be dragged down by people who think "participation" is the most important thing.

 

Perhaps it would be good if people were to consider what the purpose of this site is, and to ask whether their postings advance those purposes.

[Biff]

At the risk of being controversial, I suggest it may reflect the changes in membership demographics.

 

When I first joined it was almost entirely respectful discussion on qigong, meditation, Taoism and buddhism by people who actually practice and study those topics.

 

Then the Kunlun craze came along, and the converted and heathen went at one another hammer and tongs, and from then on the tone of this place has been lowered.

 

Now there are too many people posting for its own sake; too many alpha male type qigong/martial artist "sifu" and "masters" defending their turf and peddling their dubious DVDs and "learning"; and too many new agers and their kindred Da Vinci Code reading conspiracy buffs for whom logical thinking is not a strong point.

 

Maybe I'm a bit cranky. But the internet seems to be dragged down by people who think "participation" is the most important thing.

 

Perhaps it would be good if people were to consider what the purpose of this site is, and to ask whether their postings advance those purposes.

 

[Encephalon]

del. mistake

Edited January 29, 2010 by Blasto

[Stigweard]

At the risk of being controversial, I suggest it may reflect the changes in membership demographics.

 

When I first joined it was almost entirely respectful discussion on qigong, meditation, Taoism and buddhism by people who actually practice and study those topics.

 

Then the Kunlun craze came along, and the converted and heathen went at one another hammer and tongs, and from then on the tone of this place has been lowered.

 

Now there are too many people posting for its own sake; too many alpha male type qigong/martial artist "sifu" and "masters" defending their turf and peddling their dubious DVDs and "learning"; and too many new agers and their kindred Da Vinci Code reading conspiracy buffs for whom logical thinking is not a strong point.

 

Maybe I'm a bit cranky. But the internet seems to be dragged down by people who think "participation" is the most important thing.

 

Perhaps it would be good if people were to consider what the purpose of this site is, and to ask whether their postings advance those purposes.

 

Just thought I would add to the mix here that, now that our moderating team have fine-tuned our Moderation Guidelines, we have been instructed by Sean to "turn up the volume" in our efforts to keep the quality of TaoBums at a higher standard.

 

If you care about TaoBums and would like to help with our efforts please make full use of the "Report" button at the bottom left of every post.

 

Cheers

[Encephalon]

At the risk of being controversial, I suggest it may reflect the changes in membership demographics.

 

When I first joined it was almost entirely respectful discussion on qigong, meditation, Taoism and buddhism by people who actually practice and study those topics.

 

Then the Kunlun craze came along, and the converted and heathen went at one another hammer and tongs, and from then on the tone of this place has been lowered.

 

Now there are too many people posting for its own sake; too many alpha male type qigong/martial artist "sifu" and "masters" defending their turf and peddling their dubious DVDs and "learning"; and too many new agers and their kindred Da Vinci Code reading conspiracy buffs for whom logical thinking is not a strong point.

 

Maybe I'm a bit cranky. But the internet seems to be dragged down by people who think "participation" is the most important thing.

 

Perhaps it would be good if people were to consider what the purpose of this site is, and to ask whether their postings advance those purposes.

 

I would have to agree, alhtough I should preface my agreement by conceding that I've used this forum for irrelevent chuckles and lightheartedness, and I've also been a real prick on occasion. The place has definitely given me an opportunity to see my ego in action.

 

But aside from being an egotistical jerk at times, I do enjoy the life of the mind, the beauty of an original thought, the joy of shared experience, and the ecstacy of having my fledgling chi flow experiences corroborated by those much farther along than me. Taoism is so extraordinarily comprehensive - it connects and subsumes so many disciplines - that it seems destined to be trivialized by its connectivity.

[altiora]

 

Case in point of what I was criticising. Threads are littered with your pictures. A picture is worth a thousands words, but it's a poor substitute for a cogent argument.

[Bum Grasshopper]

The beat goes on even though we didn't start the fire, so bye bye Miss American pie while Nietzsche waits to reincarnate because God did make little green apples... so even if there is a bad moon on the rise blackbird sings in the dead of night that Eli is coming heart to heart in a burning ring of fire for Suzanne who takes his hand and is as sweet as tupelo honey and unchained melody running free as wildfire -

 

Your post show your age!

[3bob]

Your post show your age!

 

U2 since you know the songs?

[Trogdorf]

Just like everthing else in life, changing, swaying, evolving etc etc..

 

Nothing lasts.. It will become something else soon enough.

[soaring crane]

The place has definitely given me an opportunity to see my ego in action.

 

Well then, with all due respect, what are you bitching about? Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater and all that

 

Taoism is so extraordinarily comprehensive - it connects and subsumes so many disciplines - that it seems destined to be trivialized by its connectivity.

 

That's interesting. I wonder how many people were saying the same thing in China ca. 200-300 BC...

 

 

 

[Apech]

Every now and then we have 'has taobums gone down the tubes?' kind of thread. Answer - its always been a bit like this - and I like it for that - a mixture of serious stuff, laughs and anarchy - why not - don't mod too much will you.

[Mal]

Every now and then we have 'has taobums gone down the tubes?' kind of thread.

 

Very true

 

don't mod too much will you.

 

And that's the tricky problem, we have been asked to step up a bit more. But it's also pretty simple

 

Make sure nothing violates this.

 

No personal insults. It is totally fine to vocally disagree with a person's opinion, technique, politics, approach, lifestyle choice, etc. But no insulting (or links to attacks) of individuals, nationalities, genders, political preferences, lifestyle choices, etc.

 

Basically

 

Contribute real value to the discussion here. Be respectful (no insults, no porn). Keep it safe and legal

 

We can not do this without EVERYONES help. So yes, do report posts, don't be reluctant to report a post. It's how you communicate your opinions to the moderators.

 

Give a go. In fact I encourage EVERYONE to have a go and reporting THIS post, just as a practice run so you see what happens, we don't bite but Taomeow might scratch )

 

YOU, the community, are what makes The Tao Bums what it is.