[DittoJed2]

Jim, I wasn't even a part of that other group when I joined a creation thread. Had never heard of any of them except for Alamo Girl, and I was attacked on the very first page that I posted on by being compared to a banned poster (PatrickHenry said Medved Lives). It was a few hundred posts of being "ganged up on" before I realized that there was another world out there and I wasn't just this lone soul in the midst of wolves. Ironically, it was when Alamo Girl tried to "out" goodseedhomeschool as coming back under another name - and pointed to the website "designeduniverse.com" that I first got introduced to the other crowd at all. None of them wrote me in any detail before that. Nobody pre-formed my opinions of the personalities involved. Some evolutionists were very willing to discuss things and agreeably disagree. They didn't demean me, my intelligence, or my religious beliefs. Others were quite ridiculing and rude. I composed a list of violations of the "agreement" that they all signed where many times there were fundamentalist bashing, or belittling, etc., etc., Unfortunately, I used links on that list and most of those threads have now been pulled.

In short, though, Jim, I formed opinions of what I was up against just by being subjected to their treatment. I've named all but one of them, and you know her name as well but she's in a rather different league than the disruptors. I'm talking with these folks- people who deliberately jump on a thread with the intent to belittle other posters. I've never seen our side do that.

This forum has changed, Jim, since I first signed on 5 years ago. Fair may not be in your vocabulary, but to truly have freedom you also need fundamental fairness. That doesn't mean (no pun intended here) "anarchy", but it means justice should be done. Please consider what I'm saying here. I've been a good poster. I have defended you strongly (even on the other website at times where folks were rightly upset about what was going on over here). I've always known you to be fair. If you choose to run this ship in a haphazzard way, and "fairness" as you say isn't in your vocabulary- you have that right. I won't begrudge you. But I will be disappointed, and so will others who have looked up to you. Just consider it- and moderators, please consider it too.

[Jim Robinson]

Ok, I'm too tired to try to solve all these problems tonight. I promise you I will work on fairness, level playing fields and such tomorrow. And I'll work on recruiting super-moderators that can each read and decipher 20,000 or more posts each and every day while reading the minds of the posters and who can judge at a glance who's at fault when two or more groups of people are at each others throats and then devise the perfect call that will satisfy the blood lust in all of the combatant's hearts without ticking off anyone. And, of course, to do it all fairly and consistantly.

[Jim Robinson]

Then I'll break for lunch and solve the rest of the world's problems in the afternoon.

[Ichneumon]

I'm talking with these folks- people who deliberately jump on a thread with the intent to belittle other posters. I've never seen our side do that.

*boggle*

I'd be glad to refresh your memory if you plan on sticking with that amazing claim.