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Title: Attention 4um Members
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Published: May 4, 2008
Author: me
Post Date: 2008-05-04 22:40:24 by christine
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Views: 18162
Comments: 655
I have to be honest, I'm completely distressed at what's happened to this forum. The fighting and the distrust between those for and those against Obama has gotten to the point where, in my opinion, it's destroying the forum. What's the point of having an open free speech venue when everyone is bozo'ing everyone else? When I read my mission statement and what Freedom4um was created to be, I don't even recognize the place anymore. There will be changes made in the near future as I decide what is best for the continued growth of this forum.
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#156. To: Critter (#119)
Maybe when you sign up you should indicate whether you're serious or not, and then the serious members won't see the number!
Again, dotty, the ones that have me on bozo are the same people that should have me on bozo. I won a bunch of you peckerwoods over for Ron Paul's campaign and it was akin to inviting your enemy in for some personal destruction. GO EFF YOURSELF small time !!
Peppa's question NEVER would have arisen if it weren't for your space cadet gun comment. That hurt the forum, and you refuse to acknowledge it.
People who do that ought to be banned. That's the proper solution for those people and I believe is properly exercised here.
Not being a WalMart or Cosco shopper, and always willing to blast the Chinese for Tibet and their overall repressiveness and arrogance of power, I am not someone they would gladly give a token of the 'Great Leap Forward' cultural revolution to. I mean, the Revolutionary Communist Party doesn't even try to give me copies of the Revolutionary Worker paper anymore. So if the home grown Maoists don't like me, I'm sure the Chinese ones don't either. ;-D
My, you can talk like a Republican. Why don't you call me when you grow up and learn how to make a rational argument? Now go play. The adults are talking here - and you sound like a hostile, bitter, freeper moron.
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Not always.
"To destroy a people you must first sever their roots." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A perfect example of this is FOH with his silly name calling (see above). But I disagree that he should be banned. Actually, I think the type of hostile ignorance he bleeds all over the forum is one of the reasons the GOP is now in the toilet. People don't think of Bush when they think of the GOP. That's too abstract for them. They think of moronic, childish bullies like FOH, i.e., their neighbor or co-worker.
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Actually ELF consists of a few pocked marked, suburban yuppies playing weekend radical. Trust me, if a real man had damage done to their property by one of these asshats, the last thing wooden he'd remember is a cocobolo night stick across his ripe melon.
So is it you opinion that if you are just stupid enough, and just hostile enough, and just bitter enough and just insulting enough, then you can intimidate us into silence? I'd be curious for an honest answer. You certainly don't seem capable of making an adult argument to support your view point. So I am wondering what you are doing here?
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If I saw one in action first, you'd have to take a number. My grudge against them is considerably more personal in nature then yours'. ;-)
i've pretty much been a hands off moderator and have had the philosophy of letting members fight it out amongst themselves. i respect the fact that we're all adults here and i am not at all an authoritarian. further, i've never liked other forum's owners and moderators deciding what is civil and what is not and then treating their members like they're naughty children. but, you certainly make a valid point. i am hoping that others will see this and exercise self control and restraint with the personal attacks so that i won't have to change my way of being. i will, however, get tough if i have to. ;) thank you for your comments. i appreciate them and it's very nice to see you again.
ooooh, spank me baby!
Tagline space for rent.
Yep. You weren't in on the last fiasco. Most of the original people here simply don't consider PMs to be secure as a matter of course. A lot of people had got burned by this at an old site. And as was said before, the accusation that someone was peeking at PMs was one of the reasons for the "No Security Promised Here" policy. If you can't defend against the charge that you are peeking, and you can't, then you just don't promise security - and then you don't have to defend against the charge. The original people here did not assume privacy in the PMs, but maybe the new people do. So maybe it would be a good idea to make the policy a little more plain. Maybe something like a check box on the sign up saying "I read the PM policy and I know there is no promise of security" or something like that.
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Does it have to be Christine? I'm sort of into that stuff you know.
It's not terrorism when the Israelis do it.
Ohhhhh..... really. I guess Peppa can't say this herself so she's hired a lawyer. So.... it seems that the perfectly logical basis for my accuser's claim that I read other's Pmail is because we disagree on what the 2nd Amendment means. ... and that it was perfectly reasonable to bring that up on this thread because it delves quite deeply into the 2nd Amendment. Peppa, are you signing your name to that?
How silly of me not to ping you!
You know, we are all gluttons for whips and chains to a degee, or we would not be in these virtual joints. You'd have to lock many of us for a week in a cell with a drag dressed Rudy to really get many of us to squeal like a pig. If anything, being in forums so long is the worst enemy to the endeavour of sustaining participation in a virtual community. Doing real activism in one's community is always much more fun and engaging, and anyone posting online should always strive to never ever forget that.
Their "moderation" is really just an ego trip. The bias and manipulation is palpable. So, agreed, there are no examples I can think of to commend. It may not be as tough as you imagine, and you'll get 80% of the benefit with banning the worst 20%. I believe Pingunite has obscenity filters that could be enabled - that automates a lot of the trivia mommyadmin. Leaving you free to make a judgement call (as you've done in the past) to identify who is here to discuss (or entertain) versus who is looking to start flame wars. Thank you. Condolences on the food fight :)
(Be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves)
That's why I bozo'd him. He does NOT constructively contribute to the forum. In his case I don't think banning is out of order. That's not my call, it's just my opinion. And I'm not even asking he be banned as to merely ask places a burden on the site owner. I'm satisfied banning him from my world via bozo.
Now THAT's funny!
You offered to buy out Goldi-Witch over Ron Paul (before the body snatchers), why don't you tell Christine what it will cost US to buy your sorry ass out -and replace you- there Mr. Unaccountable? Christine, plz copy this to sh#t4brains down in Ecuador...he has me on filter.
He has you on bozo dunce. He can't see you silly shit. Neil, you can't see this, but FOH is wondering where Trace21231 is tonight. Why don't you call him a Marxist? That ought to fix him. (Or at least it will give us something to chortle over.)
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I'm not buying that innocent "you weren't there" stuff for Peppa. Peppa leveled a very serious accusation. If she had an ounce of circumstantial evidence, she could float it and I/we could deal with it. But there's nothing NOTHING she's placed on the table to back up the accusation. Further she claimed lots of people knew: Were are these crowds, Peppa? How come they are not coming to your defense? They don't exist, do they? DO THEY?? This also was a lie, wasn't it? An outright LIE. If they are here they obviously don't love you very much. And, for the fourteenth time, why the accusation on THIS thread? But you ain't talkin.
Neil, you can't see this, but FOH is wondering where Trace21231 is tonight. Why don't you call him a Marxist? That ought to fix him. (Or at least it will give us something to chortle over.) I pinged the 4um webmaster and two grown ups, I did not ping the kiddie table...
It's drivin ya nuts, ain't it Neil ? You should probably ban her, right Neil ??
You're right. I see a serious charge but nothing to back it up. And no real circumstantial evidence for it either. As far as I know, there has never been a security breach here. In fact, there is a long history of taking good care of people's info. And that can't be said of most other places.
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No, I think it's driving you nuts. I mean, you're the one that's ranting at the empty air.
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I've enjoyed seeing JT engaged enough to playing his role advocating against Obama I've actually enjoyed that. I do have a problem with trying to use the bozo as leverage in spin doctoring an issue however. And he blew it ethically on the 2nd Amendment hypothetical in a big way. And as nasty as I can certainly be in my criticism, none of it is personal as on the balance of things I have gotten good stuff over the years by reading Jethro. That is my overall perspective here. As for FOH, I hear and appreciate his enthusiasm for his point of view. He is also a generally nice guy who is entertaining to watch when he goes off the deep end politically. I would never bozo him. The internal judgment of what to read and what to ignore is far more powerful a tool then any software function to kill file something. The brain and will is mightier then the computer or software. There is no good reason in any way to be doing an introspective naval watch session on this way to bookmark another into oblivion. This entire line of discussion is pointless to the extreme. To bozo or not to bozo, to worry about it to this extreme is actually worse then anything involved in doing or not doing it.
And I responded. And I pointed out that you were again acting like a silly child. Here is a suggestion: Turn off the computer. Sit quietly for a while and try to come up with something besides your idiotic name calling. That's how adults behave. And if you acted like an adult, people might then stop taunting you.
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I find him to be pretty much your stock freeper. Read the thread above, he's been at it for hours and hasn't come up with anything that a pouting nine year old couldn't better. He is fun to poke however. I must admit that.
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May I suggest you bozo him and be done with it? I mean, you're treading down the same path I and probably 8 others have already.
It could be worse, we could have byeltsin or TLBSHOW in here doing their particular toxic dog and pony shows. He is a FReeperish kind of guy, but this place has been known to make them start doing the independent thinking routine. Don't give up on him yet, he may surprise you.
I might. I think you made the mistake of taking him seriously. But if you read the thread above you'll see he isn't capable of anything beyond "Fuck you commie!!". I have people over now and they are getting a kick out of him. They're from the University and they're used to people operating on a much more rational level. They're not net people. They're sort of horrified and sort of fascinated watching a hostile idiot like this in action. A friend of mine just got her Phd in Bio Chem. We are having a party.
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How? By saying "Fuck You Marxist" in French? My friend who just got her Phd is a Pagan and she says hi. She operates out of Boulder Colorado.
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Exactly, he's the candidate of the Trilateral Commission. Zbig and Lee Hamilton (and their minions) all endorse him. It's long past time that the American people realized that "they" are not going to allow you to have a candidate that represents you.
I'm happy to hear his opinion, even if it's that he disagrees with me. But if that's all he has to say, which it is, then I don't need to hear it 37 times a day. That's my only problem with him.
Yes, I'd say you're DEFINITELY going down the same path I went down!
Christine: Whichever way you want to change your forum is acceptable to me, as long as it doesn't mean that I'm tomorrow's history. Before making any changes, though, just remember that politics on whatever level is a hotly debated subject. It's normal for fighting and distrust to develop during election years. I don't post here much, but when I do I do my best to remain civil and impersonal. Quite frankly, I believe this is one of the better forums on the web today. RO
I make that mistake with everyone when I first meet them. Yes, I know. Is it kinda like watching a train wreck that never stops wrecking?? Well a hearty congrats to your friend! Have a good time but stay safe.
I wasn't serious when I said that and I'm not really trying to reform the guy. I know he isn't capable of adult behavior. I'm just trying to make him hop around and entertain people.
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#157. To: ... (#154)
Do you know why half the forum has you on bozo?
#158. To: Pinguinite (#153)
The answer is you did it to harm the forum. I cannot think of a more plausible reason. You are here to hurt the forum. You are a fraud.
#159. To: ... (#124)
It's an alternate tactic for those who can't defend their position. They use the personal attacks to punish those who post well thought out opinions that they disagree with - but can't refute. Yukon, ALS and most freeper types resort to this.
#160. To: Jethro Tull (#150)
"Actually with you on the wacky left, when I say red book, it's about Mao, not Cosmo."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#161. To: FOH (#157)
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GO EFF YOURSELF small time !!
#162. To: Pinguinite (#159)
#163. To: Pinguinite (#159)
People who do that ought to be banned. That's the proper solution for those people and I believe is properly exercised here.
#164. To: Ferret Mike (#152)
Actually, they are more a cellular movement that ruins everything they touch.
#165. To: FOH (#157)
#166. To: Jethro Tull (#164)
"Actually ELF consists of a few pocked marked, suburban yuppies playing weekend radical. Trust me, if a real man had damage done to their property by one of these asshats, the last thing wooden he'd remember is a cocobolo night stick across his ripe melon."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#167. To: Starwind, ALL (#109)
b) I'll re-iterate my long held personal belief that the "acid" that eats away at this forum, as it has eaten away at other forums, is the incivility: the personal attacks, the vulgarities, etc. If someone can't make their point without swearing and attacking someone else personally, they really don't have a point worth discussing - they just have a vendetta. But that kind of constant barrage of incivility (from all sides, from any side) eats away at a forum. It drives away lurkers, it spams threads, and it smothers discussion. If you're in a mood to try something new, try banning (even temporarily after a warning or three), whomever in your opinion persists in vulgar personal attacks and who doesn't debate but just rants. Remove the uncivil, let the dust settle, see what that looks like.
#168. To: christine (#167)
i will, however, get tough if i have to. ;)
#169. To: Peppa (#107)
That is why the notice was put on the page. To make people aware of it.
#170. To: Critter (#168)
ooooh, spank me baby!
#171. To: Jethro Tull (#158)
Peppa's question NEVER would have arisen if it weren't for your space cadet gun comment. That hurt the forum, and you refuse to acknowledge it.
#172. To: Peppa (#171)
#173. To: Critter (#168)
"ooooh, spank me baby!"
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#174. To: christine (#167)
further, i've never liked other forum's owners and moderators deciding what is civil and what is not and then treating their members like they're naughty children.
i will, however, get tough if i have to.
i appreciate them and it's very nice to see you again.
#175. To: ... (#163)
A perfect example of this is FOH with his silly name calling (see above).
#176. To: Critter (#168)
ooooh, spank me baby!
#177. To: Pinguinite, christine, Jethro Tull (#175)
That's why I bozo'd him. He does NOT constructively contribute to the forum. In his case I don't think banning is out of order. That's not my call, it's just my opinion. And I'm not even asking he be banned as to merely ask places a burden on the site owner. I'm satisfied banning him from my world via bozo.
#178. To: FOH (#177)
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#179. To: ... (#169)
You weren't in on the last fiasco.
Too many know.
#180. To: ... (#178)
He has you on bozo dunce. He can't see you silly shit.
#181. To: Pinguinite (#179)
Peppa leveled a very serious accusation. If she had an ounce of circumstantial evidence, she could float it and I/we could deal with it. But there's nothing NOTHING she's placed on the table to back up the accusation.
#182. To: Pinguinite (#179)
#183. To: FOH (#181)
It's drivin ya nuts, ain't it Neil ?
#184. To: Pinguinite (#175)
"That's why I bozo'd him. He does NOT constructively contribute to the forum. In his case I don't think banning is out of order. That's not my call, it's just my opinion. And I'm not even asking he be banned as to merely ask places a burden on the site owner. I'm satisfied banning him from my world via bozo."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#185. To: FOH (#180)
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I pinged the 4um webmaster and two grown ups,
#186. To: Ferret Mike (#184)
As for FOH, I hear and appreciate his enthusiasm for his point of view. He is also a generally nice guy who is entertaining to watch when he goes off the deep end politically.
#187. To: ... (#183)
#188. To: ... (#186)
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy
#189. To: Pinguinite (#187)
May I suggest you bozo him and be done with it? I mean, you're treading down the same path I and probably 8 others have already.
#190. To: Ferret Mike (#188)
He is a FReeperish kind of guy, but this place has been known to make them start doing the independent thinking routine. Don't give up on him yet, he may surprise you.
#191. To: Original_Intent (#2)
I've stayed out of the frays because it is a foregone conclusion, to me, that Obummer is just as much under control as Hitlery and McInsane.
#192. To: Ferret Mike (#184)
As for FOH, I hear and appreciate his enthusiasm for his point of view.
#193. To: ... (#185)
Here is a suggestion: Turn off the computer. Sit quietly for a while and try to come up with something besides your idiotic name calling. That's how adults behave.
#194. To: christine (#0)
#195. To: ... (#189)
I might. I think you made the mistake of taking him seriously.
But if you read the thread above you'll see he isn't capable of anything beyond "Fuck you commie!!".
They're sort of horrified and sort of fascinated watching a hostile idiot like this in action.
A friend of mine just got her Phd in Bio Chem. We are having a party.
#196. To: Pinguinite (#193)
Yes, I'd say you're DEFINITELY going down the same path I went down!
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