Making sense of non-sense.

Hala401 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 10:53 AM

So, my natural inclination is to follow the lead of the man, except when he is being a dork.

Sunday, we are having joint Relief Society/men session and the Missionaries are explaining about Mormon.org and putting up your profile there. One of the men in the audience was being all "secret squirrel" and it aroused my mischievous twin. It just wrankles my fir when some guy tries to put women down.

The Missionaries helped me log onto Mormon.org the first time and since then I put in all the 'stuff'. Mormon.org edited my work to make it more to their liking, and I was OK with that. I mean we both have different ideas about literary license, but I can see their objective.

So, while the missionaries are trying to explain all this, one guy kept trying to say that the proper authorites needed to approve it and all sorts of off putting things. Finally, since he was speaking out of turn, I decided to also, and when I stood up, they handed me the microphone, but they did not give it to MR Control Freak.

So, I told everyone that my profile was already up and it was easy and jolly good fun. Then he said that you have to have a film crew to help you, and I said that you could do it yourself. He usually tries to keep me under his thumb, but this time people were thanking me for standing up to his self importanceness.

You know, I always try to make nice, but sometimes ...

HiJolly · #2 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Hala401

So, my natural inclination is to follow the lead of the man, except when he is being a dork.

Sunday, we are having joint Relief Society/men session and the Missionaries are explaining about Mormon.org and putting up your profile there. One of the men in the audience was being all "secret squirrel" and it aroused my mischievous twin. It just wrankles my fir when some guy tries to put women down.

The Missionaries helped me log onto Mormon.org the first time and since then I put in all the 'stuff'. Mormon.org edited my work to make it more to their liking, and I was OK with that. I mean we both have different ideas about literary license, but I can see their objective.

So, while the missionaries are trying to explain all this, one guy kept trying to say that the proper authorites needed to approve it and all sorts of off putting things. Finally, since he was speaking out of turn, I decided to also, and when I stood up, they handed me the microphone, but they did not give it to MR Control Freak.

So, I told everyone that my profile was already up and it was easy and jolly good fun. Then he said that you have to have a film crew to help you, and I said that you could do it yourself. He usually tries to keep me under his thumb, but this time people were thanking me for standing up to his self importanceness.

You know, I always try to make nice, but sometimes ...

Thanks for sharing, sounds like you did great! Here is my profile:

Hi I'm Cliff B | baptism of fire, zen, truth, love, joy, Mormon.

HiJolly

Dravin · #3 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Hala401

So, while the missionaries are trying to explain all this, one guy kept trying to say that the proper authorites needed to approve it and all sorts of off putting things.

Well, depending on what you mean by a proper authority that is kinda true, that they edited your submission is evidence that people go over these things. If he means something like apostolic approval, and needing a film crew (though he may have been thinking of the profile commercials that aired on TV, which to my knowledge were professionally done) he was hitting the crazy juice.

annewandering · #4 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 11:26 AM

It is our obligation to stand up and correct mistakes that cause harm or confusion. You did good!

Hala401 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 11:48 AM

So, if anyone wants to, I am Hi I'm Gwen Boucher | Mormon | 8DMZ on Mormon.org

HiJolly · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 12:02 PM

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So, if anyone wants to, I am Hi I'm Gwen Boucher | Mormon | 8DMZ on Mormon.org

I used to have my full last name on my profile, but I've since realized how un-safe the internet is, and just left the first letter of my last name. You may want to think about it.

HiJolly

Vort · #7 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 12:10 PM

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I used to have my full last name on my profile, but I've since realized how un-safe the internet is, and just left the first letter of my last name. You may want to think about it.

They actually refused to approve my profile until I edited out personally identifying information, including my last name.

JudoMinja · #8 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 12:19 PM

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They actually refused to approve my profile until I edited out personally identifying information, including my last name.

Does it say Hi I'm Vort?

With the same profile picture?

Vort · #9 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JudoMinja

Does it say Hi I'm Vort?

With the same profile picture?

They deemed the photograph too seductive.

Hala401 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-01-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HiJolly

I used to have my full last name on my profile, but I've since realized how un-safe the internet is, and just left the first letter of my last name. You may want to think about it.

HiJolly

I will attempt to change it.

I um DID change it but must wait for "approval". This causes me to feel like getting um sassy. Still, this sassyness is a newly developing trait that I have not encountered before.