Is "Scratch" a fitting name?

[_grayskull]

Is it common for mental health professionals to mimick the pathological behavior of their patients for demonstrational purposes? If Mister Scratch buries money in his back yard and smears feces, are you going to do the same in order to teach him a lesson? Or are you willing to admit that your interlocutors are perfectly sane and that your interest from the beginning has been to launch personal attacks on people who in your mind are morally culpable and deserve retribution for bad internet behavior?

One of the participants here, who cowardly and lyingly operates under the guise of "Mr. Scratch", if fond of using the phrase "fittingly named" in relation to the MAD board, and "not-so-fittingly named" in relation to the FAIR board.

What are your thoughts? Is the screen name "Mr. Scratch" fitting or not?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

My first thought is that you're not being particularly charitable.

That is intentional. My more charitable and diplomatic approach, which appears, after considerable time and effort, to have failed miserably in affecting a more charitable and fair approach in others towards my faith and fellow members, I thought I would return the disfavor for a time, and see how they like it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_truth dancer]

I think scrathing an itch feels great! So maybe Scratch can help us when we get itchy?

But if we scratch ourselves it may hurt a little. So Scratch, for some, may be hurtful?

If we scratch our beautiful antique table we may feel upset, OTOH, a nice back scratch can be a wonderful thing... just ask Baloo!

:-)

~dancer~

[_rcrocket]

I think that Scratch's claimed affinity to Satan is more real than apparent.

P

[_wenglund]

One of the participants here, who cowardly and lyingly operates under the guise of "Mr. Scratch", if fond of using the phrase "fittingly named" in relation to the MAD board, and "not-so-fittingly named" in relation to the FAIR board.

What are your thoughts? Is the screen name "Mr. Scratch" fitting or not?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

My first thought is that you're not being particularly charitable.

That is intentional. My more charitable and diplomatic approach, which appears, after considerable time and effort, to have failed miserably in affecting a more charitable and fair approach in others towards my faith and fellow members, I thought I would return the disfavor for a time, and see how they like it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

What, in all honesty, have I done that was "uncharitable" and "unfair" about my approach to the Church, Wade? And which "fellow members" are we talking about here? I don't recall ever being harsh towards Rollo or Harmony, for example.

You can't reasonably view as anything close to charitable your perception of the Church as a fraud and lying about what it claims to be, or your paranoid perception of the SMC, and your perception of MAD/FAIR and DCP and Juliann and other members of my faith posting there.

Stop trying to lie to yourself and others about this and defraud people about yourself. You are one of the least charitable people I have met on the internet when it comes to matters involving the Church or those defending it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_beastie]

Wade's most predictable personality trait is to blame the other person for his bad behavior. (that is, when his bad behavior is so bad that even he can't pretend otherwise)

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

One of the participants here, who cowardly and lyingly operates under the guise of "Mr. Scratch", is fond of using the phrase "fittingly named" in relation to the MAD board, and "not-so-fittingly named" in relation to the FAIR board.

That got me to thinking whether his/her screen name is "fitting" or not?

Here is my take. When I think of the word "scratch", there are several images that come to mind:

First, I see a slight gouge on a vinyl record album that causes the record to repeat things over and over again. Given "Scratch's" incessant refrane (i.e. "MAD/FAIR this...MAD/FAIR that...DCP this...MAD/FAIR that...MAD/FAIR this...Juliann that...DCP this...MAD/FAIR this and that..."), I think the name fits very well in that regard.

Second, I invision a pair of fingernails drug the length of a chalk board. Given "Scratch's" invariably shrill whines and complaints, I think his/her screen name is very "fitting" as well.

Third, I see dirty finger nails clawing at a mild skin irritation, dysfunctionally causing it to bleed and festor and become infected. Yep, "Mr. Scratch's" approach to discussing issue involving the MAD/FAIR and its moderators and members (and perhaps even the Church and its members), is quite fitting in that way as well.

Fourth, I imagine the kind and extent of "scratches" on a pair of glasses such that they significantly limit one's sight and may even distort one's visions. Given how frequently or invariably "Mr. Scratch" has failed to correctly see or understand what I or others have said (often in mind-boggling ways), not to mention how he, in Mr. Magoo-like fashion ends up verbally boxing with his own projected shadow on the wall (falsely assuming it is one of many LDS apologist), then the screen name "fits" in that sense too.

What are your thoughts? Is the screen name "Mr. Scratch" fitting or not?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

You've been thinking too hard. If you'd ever finished your reading list in high school, you might have come up with this simple answer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_ ... el_Webster

[_Mister Scratch]

One of the participants here, who cowardly and lyingly operates under the guise of "Mr. Scratch", if fond of using the phrase "fittingly named" in relation to the MAD board, and "not-so-fittingly named" in relation to the FAIR board.

What are your thoughts? Is the screen name "Mr. Scratch" fitting or not?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

My first thought is that you're not being particularly charitable.

That is intentional. My more charitable and diplomatic approach, which appears, after considerable time and effort, to have failed miserably in affecting a more charitable and fair approach in others towards my faith and fellow members, I thought I would return the disfavor for a time, and see how they like it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

What, in all honesty, have I done that was "uncharitable" and "unfair" about my approach to the Church, Wade? And which "fellow members" are we talking about here? I don't recall ever being harsh towards Rollo or Harmony, for example.

You can't reasonably view as anything close to charitable your perception of the Church as a fraud and lying about what it claims to be,

Fair enough, but I don't view it as "uncharitable" either. I view it as accurate. Moreover, I never said that the Church was "a fraud." I said that the Church has been dishonest.

or your paranoid perception of the SMC, and your perception of MAD/FAIR and DCP and Juliann and other members of my faith posting there.

A silly example, since I have nothing but praise for the vast majority of TBM posters on FAIR.

Stop trying to lie to yourself and others about this and defraud people about yourself. You are one of the least charitable people I have met on the internet when it comes to matters involving the Church or those defending it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

Wow! So why don't you tell me how you really feel, Wade? It really sounds like your heart is full of hate... I thought that was an affliction that was only specific to apostates.

In all honesty, I don't feel that I am doing anything fraudulent. Nor do I feel that my criticism of the Church is fundamentally "uncharitable." To my mind, such criticism is clear indication that I do indeed care a great deal about what goes on vis-a-vis the Church. As for people who, in my view, only retard the progress of the Church in fulfilling its mission, and those who seek to sweep genuine problems under the rug, well, I really see no reason to be any more "charitable" towards them then they are to me.

[_wenglund]

That is intentional. My more charitable and diplomatic approach, which appears, after considerable time and effort, to have failed miserably in affecting a more charitable and fair approach in others towards my faith and fellow members, I thought I would return the disfavor for a time, and see how they like it.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

I'm sorry to hear that, Wade. No matter. I'm determined to turn the other cheek.

By "turning the other cheek" do you mean like all the times you have spoken disparagingly about me with others on multiple threads in the not-to-distant past? Do you mean like how you uncharitably and unreasonably proclaim the Church to be a fraud and lying about what it claims to be--a position you seem reluctant still to compromise on even today, and even given the benefit it may have on you and your family and former members? You mean like when you claim to want to help eliminate hurt and anger and grief, yet seemingly have dug your heels in very deep on each and every little point where YOU were suggested as contribiting to the problem?

I don't know, John. I innitially viewed you as the most reasonable and loving and intelligent person on the board, and the one I thought would be most open to finding mutually beneficial solutions to the issues you had with the Church and in your life. But, after being subjected to your passive-aggressingness, and having you fight me both tooth and nail on some of the most seemingly benign and uncontroversial points-afer-points, and discovering your remarkable resistence to personal evaluation with me, I have really been given pause to wonder.

I haven't lost all hope. But, I am somewhat exhauted for the moment.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_christopher]

What are your thoughts?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

The more you post, the more I understand why you are single.


Chris <><

[_asbestosman]

OTOH, a nice back scratch can be a wonderful thing... just ask Baloo!

You don't think Scratch would marry a Panther (or a Cougar), do you?

I wonder if scratch has anything to do with scratch 'n sniff stickers. Perhaps one could enjoy making a meal from Scratch! On the other hand, perhaps we should scratch that idea. Then there's always the problem of playing pool and scratching by putting the cue ball in the pocket. I hate it when I do that, especially if I scratch on 8 ball. Scratching is such an easy way to lose there. At times like that I wish pool would be like playing those games at McDonalds where you scratch to win.