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.
Anyone who says we are created equal has never been in a men's locker room.
When you guys post to each other isn't there suppose to be a clap of thunder or something?
;o>
LOL!
Nice!
Ann is signed up under her own name and has been since March 2000 so she would not be a newbie.
I agree :D
It's a little creepy if you ask me :o)
what ever happened to that donkeykong guy?
I dunno but I liked the scourge of yazid ;-)
yeah, old Scourgey was a real trooper.
Aw heck honey....
I would have baked a cake had I known!
But part of your problem is that you always pick names that are hard for the rest of us to spell and remember!
We get a ring?
I haven't gotten a ring...
Is it magic?
Does it glitter?
Does it glitter?
It is kind of glittery but the only magic powers it has is that it makes our opinions WAY more relevant than newbies' opinions. Yours might have gotten lost in the mail.
I hear that happens a lot.
;-)
Good answer!
LOL!
(I'll be out checking the mail-box)
Apology accepted, thank you
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