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.
Ping what is this Thank you
The problem would be you creating a thread advocating violence where as the examples you gave of others where reply posts in threads.
See, she answered the post for you. She's obviously better than the rest of us.
(meow)
That's understandable although I believed it was evident in my syntax that it was meant to be funny. perhaps I misjudged. That doesn't answer the question about the nuke advocates.
You're the only one I see taking yourself far too seriously.
I just checked that out, curiously enough! Too funny!
It's not??? I suppose you're also gonna tell me there ain't no Santa Claus, either.
"It's a forum, folks, it's for fun, and perhaps those of you here who believe the world exists to see your words ought to look into yourselves to try and discover what shortcomings and personal deficiencies exist within your lives that bring you to this conclusion."
Projection.
Mode = Mods....
Once more failure to proofread claims another brilliant post.
Sigh
In before the zot?
we need government intervention to insure fairness
Y'know, many of us have served our own turn in the "time-out chair" but we don't run back in and post a vanity to whine about it. I think you need some Moose cheese to go with your DU-esque whine.....
I'll second that, as I've had a few of my comments pulled when I became a bit overzealous.
But it's fun to test the perimeter from time to time.
: )
I'm not going there! I'm still waiting for my pony.
And I've been a very good little boy, for the LAST 34 YEARS!
Blast you Kringle!
Get a new plan, Stan.
"See, she answered the post for you. She's obviously better than the rest of us. "
;-)
Nope....just having some fun...had a GREAT GREAT GREAT day yesterday...so I thought I would be up to getting a "bit of the flame" this morning as well...:-)
(BTW that link I posted to you is FUNNY if you haven't seen it)
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