>> ^NetRunner:
>> ^MarineGunrock:
If it's such a "lawful" refusal, then why the hell would you be fearing charges?
Because he will almost certainly be embroiled in a legal battle.
Based on the summary saying he's been honorably discharged, my guess is that he got hit with a "stop loss" letter, telling him that even though he's fulfilled his commitment to the Army, they're extending his contract because they need him.
Technically, refusal to serve would make you AWOL, and I don't know if there's still an opportunity for him to get some sort of conscientious objector status. The Wikipedia article on the topic suggests he won't qualify since he's already served at least 1 tour, therefore he's not opposed to war in general.
I hope he gets and holds the press's attention with this, since it's his only shot of winning this dispute.


No. He has NOT filled his commitment. I guess most civillians don't understand that. When you enlist in the military - any branch - you owe then 8 years. Whether you spend those all active or 4 active/4 inactive doesn't matter.

The only thing he's fulfilled is the four year part of his contract. He's still got 4 to go, which yes, is a stop loss, but he's not yet completed his end of the contract, which is why the entire movie "Stop Loss" is an utter crock of shit.

>> ^MarineGunrock:
If it's such a "lawful" refusal, then why the hell would you be fearing charges?

Because he will almost certainly be embroiled in a legal battle.

Based on the summary saying he's been honorably discharged, my guess is that he got hit with a "stop loss" letter, telling him that even though he's fulfilled his commitment to the Army, they're extending his contract because they need him.

Technically, refusal to serve would make you AWOL, and I don't know if there's still an opportunity for him to get some sort of conscientious objector status. The Wikipedia article on the topic suggests he won't qualify since he's already served at least 1 tour, therefore he's not opposed to war in general.

I hope he gets and holds the press's attention with this, since it's his only shot of winning this dispute.

Asia - AWOL.

Yes, must've been tough to give the go-ahead to your barber's scissors, arvana. You now look like a cross between Kurt Russell and Matt Damon.

@dotdude:
Great idea. Those will be added to the FAQ.

>> ^joedirt:
Again, I will say this, do we need "meme" and "viral" why not expand the definition a little, or make a playlist. Same for "happy" and "cute". Also, some don't really fit and/or aren't that useful like obscure (which is essentially a playlist, since I wouldn't know what to put into that channel ever).

Meme and viral: Viral is strictly for viral advertisements.

Happy and cute: There are many situations where they are exclusive of one another. Cute stuff might make you happy, but there's a ton of vids that make you feel happy but cannot be called cute.

>> ^firefly:
Ladybug is active? are you sure?

Oops, my bad. Meant to mark her as "AWOL". Fixed.

Here, let me help you with this. Some of these channels are managed, but for whatever reason their overlords are too busy to respond*. The ones I've marked "active": I've seen them around here recently, either posting videos, or commenting, or voting, or all of the above. The ones I marked "AWOL": I've seen neither hide nor hair of them in ages. The ones I marked "?": Unsure.

If I marked any of you "AWOL" and I'm wrong, now is the time to open your piehole. Same goes for those I marked "?"

*They probably also don't like you. Around the water cooler I hear some of them call you "gorgoncreep". Better you hear this from me than through the grapevine.

-1sttube: Grimm, active
-cooking: djsunkid, active
*happy: Issykitty, active
-music: doesn't have an overlord
-sports: michie, AWOL
-80s: dag, active
-cult: therealblankman, active
-hiphop: benjee, AWOL
-mystery: grspec, AWOL
-standup: winkler1, ?
-actionpack: wildmanBill, AWOL
-cute: doesn't have an overlord
-history: rickegee, ?
*nature: Arvana, active
-terrible: sometimes, active
-animation: thesnipe, ?
-dark: dystopianfuturetoday, active
-horror show: pyrex, AWOL
-obscure: Farhad2000, active
-travel: silvercord, ?
-art: plastiquemonkey, AWOL
-documentaries: Fedquip, active
-howto: maudlin, AWOL
*parody: dotdude, active
-videogames: Oatmeal, active
-asia: lucky760, active
-downunder: maatc, active
-humanitarian: bl968, AWOL
-philosophy: bluecliff, AWOL
*vintage: swampgirl, active
*books: kronosposeidon, active
-eia: karaidl, AWOL
-islam: gwaan, AWOL
-politics: doesn't have an overlord
-viral: doesn't have an overlord
-bravo: Deano, AWOL
-election08; joedirt, active
-jazz: choggie, active
-religion: LadyBug, AWOL
-waronterror: raven, AWOL
-british: Zifnab, active
-engineering: oxdottir, active
-kids: James Roe, active
-rocknroll: mlx, ?
-wildwestshow: doesn't have an overlord
-canada: calvados, active
-fear: blankfist, active
-latenight: eric3579, active
-science: rembar, active
-woohoo: Krupo, active
-catsanddogs: youdiejoe, active
-femme: intangiblemeg, ?
*lies: Fjnbk, active
*scifi: Firefly, active
-worldaffairs: histnerd, ?
-cinema: pigeon, ?
-gay: doesn't have an overlord
-livemusic: deathcow, active
-sexuality: persephone, ?
-wtf: Spiff, active
-comedy: doesn't have an overlord
*geek: gorgonheap, active
-meme: MarineGunrock, active
-shortfilms: Sarzy, active
-commercial: looris, ?
-grindhouse: dw1117, active
-military: darksun, AWOL
-spacy: lunkwill, active

I like skills, for some reason-folks that exhibit amazing feats (which usually come with hard-miles of practice), always illicit delight from those less endowed-

Must agree with dag, go with your first inclination. That's what I did with EIA.....where is our karaidl, anyhoo, ...(hope he's not fucking up and going to college)

The wildwestshow was another spur (hehhehe) of the moment creation, between myself and another AWOL user....("oh raven, speak thee, where hast thou flown, is that the tapping, that rapping, that flapping round my chamber bone???"

-She'd fuckin' rip me a new one if she read that!!!! HHAHHAHHHAHA!
or have WMB kick my ass......

welcome back! I have been AWOL myself for weeks. Selling houses and moving...fun stuff.

I go awol for a few days and the link dies on me. cruel internet

In reply to this comment by my15minutes:
whaddya' think, thylan?

re: Yeah, WB are a semi * banned YT submission source as they only allow US views.

I did, and have been awol so might otherwise have missed it.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Check it out. I think you'll like...

http://www.videosift.com/video/Lullaby-Beautiful-tune-played-on-a-gusli-A-Slavic-harp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGEdDd5zsHo
better embed...fireflys awol...

*quality, since JAPR went AWOL.

The top 10 users have published, respectively..
612-zifnab
482-eric3579
654-mlx-(rock n roll groupie points)
766-(farhad was a frikkin' machine back in the day)
lowly fedquip, professional muckracker's friend, 476
419-deputydog
plastiquemonkey-485
worker ant-487
firefly-(AWOL)-514
and of course dd....in the 10 spot, with the big 6 oh

these are ACTUAL viddies published, not dime-a-dozen poser points, otherwise known as star points, which are little carrots of joy for all you folks down on the pole.....which, incidentally, I hand out like candy whenever I get the chance, in order to subvert that little perk (hehehehee) and to brown-up the nose from time to time....

and yeah, I am sick of requeueing, and I'm gonna boycott it, for the sake of the kuntess I'm having with somebody.....

farhad2000 is the closet to a major milestone,(800) but alas, he's preoccupied with the real world, and hasn't been sifting, which should be a lesson to all you folks in how to scare away people with heads what have filling, passion, and a lust for anarchy.....

The next icon for published vids past 500, should be a bouncing hemorrhoid donut...

Woah, way to go AWOL Swede, 71'Challenger, Ship's Mast ride for you and all yer sisters......

"I think you ought to listen to what the general said, who was in charge of my unit, and he said there was no preferential treatment."

George W. Bush, answering questions about his alleged AWOL status from the Texas ANG.

Apparently, he learned a long time ago how to hide behind accommodating generals.

What a fucking moron.

For the past four years he's been telling us that Iraq was nothing like Vietnam (a war that his rich daddy helped him dodge and go AWOL from just the same).

Suddenly, Iraq is like Vietnam.

Ergo, Bush got America into another Vietnam.

Q ...Mr. President...some people are comparing Iraq to Vietnam and talking about a quagmire. Polls show that support for your policy is declining and that fewer than half Americans now support it. What does that say to you and how do you answer the Vietnam comparison?

THE PRESIDENT: I think the analogy is false. I also happen to think that analogy sends the wrong message to our troops, and sends the wrong message to the enemy. Look, this is hard work. It's hard to advance freedom in a country that has been strangled by tyranny. And, yet, we must stay the course, because the end result is in our nation's interest.

Source

Arrest that fool.