How to Prove Your Own Position without Trying Very Hard

[Randy Carson]

And, let me guess, the more respected members are the ones who post praise at your walls of copypasta, and the less respected ones are the ones that show dissent. Amirite?

No, Mike. The more respected members of the forum are the ones who know the correct CATHOLIC ANSWERS to the many questions that are posed by Catholics and non-Catholics alike DAILY. It may surprise you, but my rather substantial library of copypasta has a purpose...to enable me to provide solid, orthodox Catholic Answers to real questions - in 6,000 characters or less - in only a few SECONDS. For example, just this week, I got a PM from someone active on an Orthodox board who wanted quotes from the ECF...um, Early Church Fathers regarding the keys given to Peter by Jesus. I had a few dozen that I sent over to him. Because I could.

Now, I don't copypasta as much here because there aren't as many questions being asked here, and because I've chosen to manage my time differently here. There, I can post one thing in a thread and move on, because there are so many other Catholics who are involved in the discussions. It's the Protestants and non-believers who are swarmed. Here I post one thing, and suddenly, I AM the the thread. I'm swarmed, and I have no backup. But it's cool. I'm learning how to manage the load. And I'm quote mining Ehrman, O'Neill, and others so I don't have to re-invent the wheel every time an atheist says, "Show me the evidence." I will. click. click.

You know what the irony is? For all your sniping at the staff and your salvos at our integrity, let me tell you that the only reason that you are still a poster here is because of the staff's integrity. You have had, let's say, a nonzero number of reports against you, Randy. Any of them could have resulted in a temp or perma ban because we don't like you and take issue with your continued calling out of the staff in the public forum, but yet you're still here. You have been given more chances than any other user since I've been on staff. That's regular for invested theists here, by the way.

It's funny that you reported Kaninchen for (looking at her recent posts on CAF) what looks to me like nothing, but I know such an offense as calling your ridiculous copypasta "smoke and mirrors" can get a person in trouble for ruffling feathers over at CAF.

I never said I reported Kaninchen. I said she got suspended. Are you privy to some information about what motivated the mods at CAF? Are YOU Kaninchen?     jk

But yes, as you can see the mods at CAF do run their ship VERY differently. If you think that Kaninchen was suspended for a trifling, then ask yourself how is it that I've managed to NOT get banned or suspended in ten years there? Catholics get banned there, too, ya know...just look through the old threads for ample evidence of that. I've just taken on a different personna here...an edgier style that seems to match the carpet and the drapes. But I always try to mirror the tone of the person I'm talking to. Jenny, Jorm, Nemo...they're nice to me, so I'm nice to them. Others....not so much. And rather than getting into big pissing contests with some, I just ignore them. There are too many other people I'd rather talk to.

I have NO ONE on ignore at CAF. Let that sink in.

But, yes, it took me awhile to get used to the way things are done here, and I was not very happy about some things. But it's all good now. And I have not caused you any headaches recently, have I? (other than all the posts which are undoubtedly reported daily) So, I publicly thank you and all the staff for your forbearance. Hopefully, it was worth it, because I am now providing regular entertainment for all the troops. I mean, if it wasn't for me, you'd be stuck beating up on huggy and how long can you do that without getting bored? (No offense, huggy!)  

You're making me hate Georgia Tech. My college football coach, Paul Johnson, is the HC there now, and I used to have a soft spot for the Yeller Jackets.

Well, that places you at Hawaii, Georgia Southern, or Navy. I have to say, I was not sure CPJ would survive this past year given the season they had two years ago, but they shocked a lot of folks. I absolutely love that offense.