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Pope Opens Mouth; Inserts Foot
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H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe (January 18, 2015 at 4:35 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I'd really, truly, love to have seen his reaction to the old EvilBible forum. The owner, Chris, ran it like a dictatorship and regularly banned people without warning, regulars or not, mostly for disagreeing with his opinions. In fact, that's what caused its final meltdown in the end. I've seem those forums. There are plenty of them about. Nothing to be proud of IMO. 
I agree. Now compare them to this place and tell us how censorious we are again.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
 (January 18, 2015 at 4:35 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I'd really, truly, love to have seen his reaction to the old EvilBible forum. The owner, Chris, ran it like a dictatorship and regularly banned people without warning, regulars or not, mostly for disagreeing with his opinions. In fact, that's what caused its final meltdown in the end. It really is the same reaction Froodo is having that the Pope and some Imams are having. "It's wrong when people pick on me". Man, if my mom and I got to kill each other every time we pissed each other off, one of us would have been dead back when I was a kid. I love my mom and she is my biggest supporter, but we do still even with that bug each other depending on the moment. Froodo, seriously no one is mad at you. No one is telling you to go. Let it go maybe, but no one is singling you out. Just move on, the world will not end if you let this go.  (January 18, 2015 at 4:33 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(January 18, 2015 at 4:06 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Not that it's any of your damn business Surely, it has nothing to do with being slandered by someone whose behavior has repeatedly demonstrated that he holds little regard for the rules of this forum. I guess we're just pissed off because we have to pay for our jackboots out of our own pockets.
H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe RE: Pope Opens Mouth; Inserts Foot
January 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm by fr0d0.)
(January 18, 2015 at 4:39 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Then why bring up the quorum system as though it has any relevance? Esq brought that up. It just occurred to me that it was an illogical number to make any decision. When I see things like this that don't make sense, my spider sense tingles and I act on it. Seriously staff, what the fuck are you all whining about in this thread? I've tried to sustain calm and reasonable discussion on the topic and you're wading in with the drama. Split the thread already.  (January 18, 2015 at 4:37 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(January 18, 2015 at 4:32 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Please, wake me up when you've got something of substance. Then it really shouldn't be any concern of yours, either. (January 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: It just occurred to me that it was an illogical number to make any decision. It isn't. It's a majority of the moderators (admins don't frequently participate in voting, with the exception of myself), and it's a supermajority of active moderators. (January 18, 2015 at 4:46 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Seriously staff, what the fuck are you all whining about in this thread? I've tried to sustain calm and reasonable discussion on the topic and you're wading in with the drama. Split the thread already. So says the guy who threw out unsupported accusations of staff bias and censorship (that now apparently are so ancient don't even apply to the current staff).  ![[Image: jon-stewart-popcorn11.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=persephonemagazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F01%2Fjon-stewart-popcorn11.gif)
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H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe RE: Pope Opens Mouth; Inserts Foot
January 18, 2015 at 4:57 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2015 at 5:00 pm by fr0d0.)
If you read through the thread cthul, you'll see how my words were misrepresented. Ryan, I believe, is deliberately trolling me. What is banning of it isn't censorship? What are the (valid) reasons for banning? You say them. Perhaps the staff will accept it if it comes from you.
Everyone has bias. Even God like staff. No biggie. If anyone thinks that they don't then they have a problem. Fact remains, we're all biased. Quote: Froodo, seriously no one is mad at you. No one is telling you to go. Let it go maybe, but no one is singling you out. Just move on, the world will not end if you let this go. Good advice. Let me elaborate with an hypothetical. Let's say there is a Mod named, for the sake of example, Henry Kane. He takes a dislike to a particular member - call him b1lb0. Reports come in with b1lb0's name attached. Henry Kane sees his chance to be rid of the hobbit-themed irritant. What happens next? In a forum with less integrity, maybe Henry Kane would push for the hammer at every turn, whether or not his colleagues agree. Here? Well, Henry Kane would actually abstain from discussion and voting, precisely because of his personal bias. Even if he didn't, his colleagues would advise that he did so for the same reason.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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