So how many days have you won on AN? Zero? A handful? An embarrassingly high number? Do you even give a toss? Does it really mean anything? Does it change one's life in a meaningful way? Would you notice if the function simply disappeared? Does your rice porridge taste even better the next morning because of it? Do you have an extra Leo and a plate of fried grasshoppers to celebrate when it happens?

P.S. I am posting for a friend who lives and dies by days won even though he's not won a day in a year. Obviously it's not me. I am zero days won for life!

I'm a big winner on AN every day.

Don't give a toss. I do think, however, that for some it's the be all and end all. Sad.

12 minutes ago, Keeps said:

That would be affirmative.

I have very few ppl on block and I'm usually very flexible, as seeing the varied responses of posters different opinions and attitudes is interesting... But for some, there are simply zero redeemable characteristics...

He was blocked quite quickly !.. but unfortunately, I still see the inane posts he makes when others respond and quote his idiocy.

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I have very few ppl on block and I'm usually very flexible, as seeing the varied responses of posters different opinions and attitudes is interesting... But for some, there are simply zero redeemable characteristics...

He was blocked quite quickly !.. but unfortunately, I still see the inane posts he makes when others respond and quote his idiocy.

Exactly the same for myself.

On occasion I will take a peek at one of his posts just to confirm he is still a complete knob. He never disappoints.

1 hour ago, Keeps said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

I have very few ppl on block and I'm usually very flexible, as seeing the varied responses of posters different opinions and attitudes is interesting... But for some, there are simply zero redeemable characteristics...

He was blocked quite quickly !.. but unfortunately, I still see the inane posts he makes when others respond and quote his idiocy.

Exactly the same for myself.

On occasion I will take a peek at one of his posts just to confirm he is still a complete knob. He never disappoints.

555!

I would say you two are battling it out for today's winner!

(And I agree and do the same)

For a certain forum demographic, the following are in order of descending importance.

Days won...

Post counts....

Questioning 'negative' emojis and guessing who their presumed, anonymous 'enemies' are...

Having the last word...

Having a life...

More importantly is having a website where other foreigners in Thailand can relate stories and share trials and tribulations in a funny way. I was wondering what happened to the Christmas party as it's main man has been absent since I returned from Texas.

Posts discussing another member have been removed.

So what does it all mean?

Win the day: Most posts in 24 hours?

The number beside your posts count with the heart emoji? Number of posts with positive (not thumbs down(or broken heart?)) likes?

As with everything, it should be quality, not quantity that is sought.

Some of us have been around long enough to remember what it was like finding your way in Thailand without benefit of internet resources, and have a deep appreciation of the help an expat forum can offer when it seems there's no one else to turn to. I think we need to get back to making this forum a place where people learn from one another.

Many use the forum as a form of social interaction and I understand this is perfectly normal and healthy. But I do not think it is healthy or normal, either for individual forum members or the forum as a whole, when forum members become obsessively focused on posting, or use the forum as a way to kill time or alleviate boredom. While I fully appreciate that in some instances members may have health or mobility issues that limit their recreational activity options and make their forum activity understandable, I also believe there are some forum members who use the forum as a crutch to avoid confronting the social and cultural adjustment challenges they encounter here in Thailand. To some extent, that is probably true of all of us, including me, but I do think that in some cases an introspective examination of one's motives for posting would be beneficial.

10 hours ago, Alpha84 said:

So how many days have you won on AN? Zero? A handful? An embarrassingly high number? Do you even give a toss? Does it really mean anything? Does it change one's life in a meaningful way? Would you notice if the function simply disappeared? Does your rice porridge taste even better the next morning because of it? Do you have an extra Leo and a plate of fried grasshoppers to celebrate when it happens?

P.S. I am posting for a friend who lives and dies by days won even though he's not won a day in a year. Obviously it's not me. I am zero days won for life!

Yeah, it´s sad. Some people just don´t have anything else to aim for and totally lack higher expectations in life. On the other hand, I am usually seen as a guy aiming to lose. I know, I am doing a hell of a good work. 😂

Sadly this site has nasty people on it with no substance.

2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

More importantly is having a website where other foreigners in Thailand can relate stories and share trials and tribulations in a funny way. I was wondering what happened to the Christmas party as it's main man has been absent since I returned from Texas.

You don't want to meet anyone.

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

Some of us have been around long enough to remember what it was like finding your way in Thailand without benefit of internet resources, and have a deep appreciation of the help an expat forum can offer when it seems there's no one else to turn to. I think we need to get back to making this forum a place where people learn from one another.

Many use the forum as a form of social interaction and I understand this is perfectly normal and healthy. But I do not think it is healthy or normal, either for individual forum members or the forum as a whole, when forum members become obsessively focused on posting, or use the forum as a way to kill time or alleviate boredom. While I fully appreciate that in some instances members may have health or mobility issues that limit their recreational activity options and make their forum activity understandable, I also believe there are some forum members who use the forum as a crutch to avoid confronting the social and cultural adjustment challenges they encounter here in Thailand. To some extent, that is probably true of all of us, including me, but I do think that in some cases an introspective examination of one's motives for posting would be beneficial.

I see about 8 or 9 helpful people. Then there is about 30 nasty trolls. Somebody asks about Bangkok and the trolls either attack the OP or other posters without addressing the topic. Two of the people above do it all the time. I bet in real life these people are just bitter. They have to be.

Looking at the leaderboard is a good indication of just how lefty the forum has become. The syndrome usually runs pretty deep each day.

13 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You don't want to meet anyone.

Assuming yet again.

7 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Nearly all of the nasty people are on the left. The forum is supposed to be about Thailand.

What you do not understand is, even you disagree with someone, the other part is not automatically left. And the nastiness is equally spread out even you like it or not.

There is no common ground to agree on when we always have to tell the other side is worse, and creating the gap. Accepting unfair in cruel things thats being done to people around the world physically and mentally, is cruel itself.

Right now there is a shift in what is accepted as tools and methods to fix things, that upset most on the left and also for us who consider us selves in the middle. Both sides have their extremism’s and extremists

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

People lie to protect their ego. Behaviour is all ego both good and bad.

Lies comes in many ways, mostly based on ignorance and believing something that is not true or correct

7 minutes ago, Hummin said:

What you do not understand is, even you disagree with someone, the other part is not automatically left. And the nastiness is equally spread out even you like it or not.

There is no common ground to agree on when we always have to tell the other side is worse, and creating the gap. Accepting unfair in cruel things thats being done to people around the world physically and mentally, is cruel itself.

Right now there is a shift in what is accepted as tools and methods to fix things, that upset most on the left and also for us who consider us selves in the middle. Both sides have their extremism’s and extremists

The internet is like alcohol. It enhances their personality.

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

Some of us have been around long enough

Some of us have also been around long enough on this platform to remember when reactions weren't anonymized. Wish it was still like that so the thumbs down trollers would have that bit of their pitiful lives taken away from them.

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Lies comes in many ways, mostly based on ignorance and believing something that is not true or correct

Somethings are grey but certain aspects are black and white. Anyone who says they never lie is a massive liar as all humans lie.

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Somethings are grey but certain aspects are black and white. Anyone who says they never lie is a massive liar as all humans lie.

True, but some chose where and when to lie. When I say I never lie, were were of course referring to this forum, and here I never lie.

4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

You have that reversed. I again, do not lie here, and your assuming has you thinking that.

This is your issue, and it needs help. Every thing you post is an assumption about others. Are you that dense to not understand what I just said? You do not know anyone well enough here to know their lives. You base your replies on this and continue to bait with one liners, thinking anyone here doesn't already have your number.

Again, change your MO if you want to be taken seriously. Winning days the way you do isn't impressing anyone.

I proved you wrong every time. That you think otherwise is because you lack the education on certain subjects and only come back with opinions by some, trying to somehow beat others here. That never works. It's always best to go by actual accrued knowledge than looking up links to disprove. A fake person is one who does nothing in their life besides abusing and taking advantage of others, with assuming coming in at the top, low self esteem taking the place of common sense and restraint. Thinking they are somehow better than people they have never met is the epitome of ignorance, yet you still go on and on because this passes over your head.

Take a gander how all others reply to you, with the exception of those few who act exactly the same.

You never proved anyone wrong. Once again you prove yourself as a massive liar. A dozen people called you out on this. You are a very sad person.

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I have very few ppl on block and I'm usually very flexible, as seeing the varied responses of posters different opinions and attitudes is interesting...

Mine is empty. By now, after a few months, I can fully anticipate, as I am posting, who will respond with primitive MAGA propaganda, calling everyone else lefties, or just try to trigger a bickering subthread. Every time It is like getting a booster of idiocy to protect me from the fascist disease.

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Lies comes in many ways, mostly based on ignorance and believing something that is not true or correct

And of course, what is a day without AI back up

"Falsehoods come in many ways; some arise from ignorance or mistaken belief, while lies specifically involve knowingly presenting something untrue"

The more philosophical

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In philosophy, a lie is traditionally understood as a moral act, not merely a factual one. What defines it is intentional deception. To lie is to know (or believe) something is false and will it to be accepted as true by another.

By contrast, falsehood is broader and morally neutral. A false statement may arise from:

• ignorance,

• limited perspective,

• flawed reasoning,

• inherited beliefs,

• or sincere but mistaken conviction.

From this view:

Ignorance does not produce lies; it produces errors.

Yet philosophy also recognizes a deeper complication: humans often participate in untruth without clear intent. Self-deception, cultural myths, ideological narratives, and unquestioned assumptions blur the boundary between lying and being mistaken. In such cases, truth is not rejected deliberately, but never genuinely sought.

Thus, one might say:

Untruth enters the world not only through deliberate lies, but through the human tendency to accept what is comfortable, familiar, or authoritative over what is true.

So philosophically:

• A lie is a conscious ethical failure.

• Ignorance is an epistemic limitation.

• Unexamined belief lies in between — morally ambiguous, but deeply influential.

If you’d like, I can also express this in a classical, existential, or Eastern philosophy lens.

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Personality type

Hobbies

Political views

Easy to work a person out

In your mind maybe, but to everyone else, that's only a tiny percentage of what a person is, and how they think.You can only judge them on political views and hobbies, which happens to be none of your business because that's, personal. Their personality type only comes out if you are interacting with them in person. That you believe everything you read shows naivete.

7 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Thinking they are somehow better than people they have never met is the epitome of ignorance, yet you still go on and on because this passes over your head

How ironic cause you think that. You put other posters down a lot. You never met Malc but abused him a lot

7 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

The internet is like alcohol. It enhances their personality.

And where do you find yourself in this description?

Just now, Hummin said:

And where do you find yourself in this description?

You tell me