Posted on 05/27/2005 8:31:06 AM PDT by JoeV1
I wonder if the rules on this forum are applied equally? Several weeks ago I was denied posting privileges because I jokingly advocated a "plan b" in fighting the so far failed war on illegal immigration. My "plan b" was to have border guards retreat to within 200 yards of the border and while fitted with night vision goggles simply drop any illegals attempting to gain access to America.
Now frankly I am not concerned with the fact I was denied posting privileges for a day(reason given was "advocating violence")but I wonder if the folks who post pictures of exploding nukes over text that calls for turning the middle east, or N Korea into a glowing heap of slag. were also denied the ability to post. I did a cursory check and found the names of the posters associated with the nuke threats posting regularly after the aforementioned posts appeared.
Is it possible that some are more equal then others here? I have been referred to as a "newbie" as if that somehow makes what I say less credible then someone here a longer period of time. I believe opinions are opinions and the length of forum membership does not serve to make ones credibility stronger.
It does seem that there is a "good old boy's" network operating here and the old timers are given more leeway as far as the rules then are the newer arrivals. While I have been a FR member for only 8 months I have been an avid political forum debator for 8 or 9 years on places such as the NYT, WP, LAT and others.
There was another incident in which I was accused of a personal attack although I was merely responding to an attack on myself. I never used profanity and merely responded in kind to another whose main complaint was that I was wrong in criticizing the post of another person because that person was a 5 year member. I was also told I didn't know what I was talking about. This resulted in a few back and forth retorts which I frankly found amusing and in no way took as an insult.
I thoroughly enjoy verbal jousting and never shrink from a confrontation. It appears that others see fit to run to the moderator at the first sign of getting back what it is they dish out. It is at that time that I believe the good old boys network comes into play.
If any of you would like to see the posts that caused this simply ask and I will happily post them.
That's a nice crackpot tagline you got there.
That was not a very smart move.
Why don't you cry about it.
See ya, wouldn't wanta Be ya ... Don't let the screen door hit ya in the a** on the way out ...
Don't bother with LP.
Imagine this place without the really thoughtful occasional post but with all the trolls resurrected at once and there you have LP.
I posted a vanity the other day I intended for amusement. It was pulled for about a half-hour until I think the Admin realized that it simply a time passer, about a well-known fictional character on TV.
After while, he let it pass.
As someone said, his house, his rules.
I have to go, home's a-callin'! Have a good holiday weekend!
Itsamelman, what is wrong with me that I can't stop watching your Virtual Ass Kicking?
Odd you would say that, then post that link.
yeah, but I didn't WRITE the link..... just referring to it.
plus I just dont wanna be booted.....
LOL, NewLand! Have a great weekend. :-)
Heh... I'm only 16... and they don't do urine samples in high school... but you have fun with that moderator.
Nice ZOT, Jim. Some people will never learn.
Oh, geez, not you too!!!
Joe, m'man, I don't think you're quite ready for this board. When you get to a point where you no longer attempt to impress adults with your father's moral guidance, come on back. By the way, he's wrong. The first time you stand tall in front of the Drill Instructor you become a man because that's when you discover that you DO have to take sh*t from people if it's their game and you want to play. You've decided not to play. That's the easy way out. You don't always have that option.
Yes, reality. "Reality" such as there's only one type of opinion welcome here at FR.
Of course it never seems to occur to you university professors that if it were true you wouldn't even be able to post such feces on this site.
The joke was typical PC liberal lefty garbage.
Maybe they should Jr.
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