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True or not this post is a direct reason why he would say it's playing favorites. You simply should not be able to call him a "dick". Even if he is being one.
We can't ask for Sly or any mods to mod fairly and then expect them to look past our shortcomings without the same results.
Seriously I'm not trying to provoke you or him. I'm just pointing out where this could be called discretionary.

I understand this is more of a commentary on Stevenson saying we are fair and then issuing an insult.

I will say if a mod had seen it before Stevenson himself deleted it, it would have been removed because it's an insult and Maris just like any other poster on here is protected against insults. Rules are rules.
 
But, you do hide in ways. I have tried many times to have conversations with you about your positions. I have tried to get you to clarify things. But, again and again you deliver sarcastic deflections.

That is what upsets people. You start threads and drop controversial takes and then seem surprised when people have dissenting responses. You don't often defend or clarify your positions.

I may not be an experienced debater like most of the rest of you guys, but I know what I believe in.

OK, I'll bite. Conversate with me about a position and I'll respond. That said, in many cases, someone will want to conversate about a particular topic/issue, then I'll get a pile-on. Sometimes I'll chosse to ignore the rest of the comments and keep it to one conversation. It's not a perfect science for me.
 
I may not be an experienced debater like most of the rest of you guys, but I know what I believe in.

OK, I'll bite. Conversate with me about a position and I'll respond. That said, in many cases, someone will want to conversate about a particular topic/issue, then I'll get a pile-on. Sometimes I'll chosse to ignore the rest of the comments and keep it to one conversation. It's not a perfect science for me.
If you would make the effort to do that consistently I think you'd run into less hostility.
 
I may not be an experienced debater like most of the rest of you guys, but I know what I believe in.

OK, I'll bite. Conversate with me about a position and I'll respond. That said, in many cases, someone will want to conversate about a particular topic/issue, then I'll get a pile-on. Sometimes I'll chosse to ignore the rest of the comments and keep it to one conversation. It's not a perfect science for me.


Next time I see you post a position I will start a conversation with you about it. I'm very open to conversation. I think more of it should be had here in the forum in place of arguments.

There is a way to address your position or the crux of a question or response regarding it while disregarding snark or sarcasm.
 
Next time I see you post a position I will start a conversation with you about it. I'm very open to conversation. I think more of it should be had here in the forum in place of arguments.

There is a way to address your position or the crux of a question or response regarding it while disregarding snark or sarcasm.

DeSantis 2024. :topicclosed:
 
I blocked you from posting anymore in that thread because not only were you posting some pretty outrageous things, you were insulting anyone who disagreed with you. You weren't there to have a debate or exchange opinions, you were there to insult and belittle anyone who disagreed with you.
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DeSantis 2024. :topicclosed:


You trying to start an argument lol.

It will be interesting to see if he and Trump face each other in the primaries. It seems like one of the two will be the nominee for the Republicans.

Running mates?

What do you see in DeSantis that you think would make him a good candidate for Prez? Does the lefts concerns about him, many that have been raised here give you any pause?
 
You trying to start an argument lol.

It will be interesting to see if he and Trump face each other in the primaries. It seems like one of the two will be the nominee for the Republicans.

Running mates?

What do you see in DeSantis that you think would make him a good candidate for Prez? Does the lefts concerns about him, many that have been raised here give you any pause?

He's stressing freedom to his constituents. It was clear during the COVID crisis that had wasn't going to employ lockdowns, etc. That resonated with me. That, and he's not going to be bullied by left-wing politics. He's for the family and not control by the state. The family act he signed was bold and right on.
 
He's stressing freedom to his constituents. It was clear during the COVID crisis that had wasn't going to employ lockdowns, etc. That resonated with me. That, and he's not going to be bullied by left-wing politics. He's for the family and not control by the state. The family act he signed was bold and right on.

He did lockdown Florida.
 
He's stressing freedom to his constituents. It was clear during the COVID crisis that had wasn't going to employ lockdowns, etc. That resonated with me. That, and he's not going to be bullied by left-wing politics. He's for the family and not control by the state. The family act he signed was bold and right on.

What freedom was being taken away? How is he being bullied? For the family? You mean education wise? I see alot of right wing candidates claiming they are offering family choice in schools, but aren't really offering anything tangible other than removing materials and lessons that have to do with none white straight people. You don't see the issue with that? It doesn't strike you as at all not ok?

What about the parents that want those things in school? Those books and lessons about black people in history, learning about diversity and such? Only some parents get a choice then?
 
I have to say, mostly @MARIS61, I almost always find your posts intentionally provocative, and often insulting. Condescending and rude too. That said, for one of the few times ever, I find your take here reasonable. Nothing wrong with asking what you said that was personally insulting in violation of the rules (that is, of course, unless you have been made aware of it already, which very well could be.)

I will also note that I find Sly, Chris, and all of the mods to be extremely fair, to the point of bending over backwards to accommodate some folks here.

Liked your post for your finding it reasonable.

It's expected and by design that most of the board now supports the mods, since they've banned or driven away all the posters who weren't so thrilled by some of their actions or non-actions.

And for those of you who don't know what Stevenson meant by condescending, it means talking down to people. :cheers:
 
Liked your post for your finding it reasonable.

It's expected and by design that most of the board now supports the mods, since they've banned or driven away all the posters who weren't so thrilled by some of their actions or non-actions.

And for those of you who don't know what Stevenson meant by condescending, it means talking down to people. :cheers:

Ha

If we got rid of all the posters who disagreed at one time or another with the mods, there would be no posters.
 
Agree to disagree

Everyday we (the mods) have someone complaining about something we did or didn't do. Pretty much everyone on here at sometime or the other has had something to say about an action or non action mods have taken. Its the nature of running a forum.
 
Everyday we (the mods) have someone complaining about something we did or didn't do. Pretty much everyone on here at sometime or the other has had to something to say about an action or non action mods have taken. Its the nature of running a forum.
Sorry, was making a crap joke about disagreeing. Appreciate all that you do
 
Everyday we (the mods) have someone complaining about something we did or didn't do. Pretty much everyone on here at sometime or the other has had something to say about an action or non action mods have taken. Its the nature of running a forum.
I honestly don't think I have ever had a complaint about the mods...
 
It was over 6 mos ago. I can't remember what was said and it's our largest thread with over 27,000 posts. I'm not digging through 27,000, 10,000, or even 1,000 posts.

Again, this happened 6 mos ago.

I could see if this were a day or a week but 6 months, in that thread?!?

Nah, I'll pass.

Again, 6 months ago and you never even pm'd me that you blocked me or why you blocked me.

Denny Crane, who considered me too liberal in our debates, is rolling over in his grave.

I could have typed your post for you, because it's the same thing you have said every time I ask you about insults or whatever empty complaints you allege.

I have been absurdly called a racist by so many posters here who faced no consequences that I can't remember all of them, but HCP is a frequent flyer and also crandc just for example. Not that I care as every time they do it they expose themselves for what they are.

Usually the mods don't even bother to delete the word racist from the posts exposing them as incompetent.

As for the validity/credibility of my posts, it's near 100%, while the responses are always insults or ridicule, never a credible, supported counter argument.

Most of my threads a few years ago which were blasted as nonsense, have by now been re-affirmed as fact by none other than the DOJ, the CIA, indictments, prosecutions and convictions.

There's nothing unusual about my posts, which are mostly just news articles, and they were never a problem at all for any mods here before The Great TDS Pandemic arrived here in late 2016.

This forum became the equivalent of The View almost overnight. A gathering of immature, intellectually lazy political pawns with no actual knowledge of politics or US history, spouting MSNBC soundbites in unison and attacking every moderate or slightly conservative poster who attempted to discuss pretty much anything.

All, not just some, of those MSNBC & COMPANY lies have since been proven to be every bit as untrue today as they were the day they were broadcast. But this forum has been now pared down through one-sided banning of posters who spoke/accepted/recognized the truth to mostly just the last dredges of mindless syncophants who refuse to acknowledge that the Russian Hoax has been proven to be indeed a hoax perpetrated by Hillary Clinton, her personal lawyer the DNC,, at least the top dozen FBI officials and countless agents, James Baker, Jake Sullivan, Obama/Biden's State Department, Perkins Cole law firm, several major media outlets, a British Intelligence Officer, an Australian politician, and much more coming from the Durham Investigation as we speak.

Hunter Biden's laptop has been proven to be the real thing and documents numerous instances of the bribery of Joe Biden for world-altering political favors for China, for Russia in greenlighting both their 2014 invasion of Ukraine and their current anhilation, and for numerous corporations both domestic and foreign.

There's still a few bright minds here with very liberal views who see and acknowledge to themselves at least the rampant corruption of most of the Democratic Party, just as I have always acknowledged the rampant corruption of nearly all of the Republican Party.

I have been posting here for 14 years without any problem until you "inherited" it from Denny Crane. 27,000 posts and counting.

Unblock me, and if the unlikely occurs and I accidentally violate a rule, let me know this time.
 
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Maris claimed that emoji was a personal insult so I changed it to :$Sly$: (remove the $ signs.)

To clarify, Denny Crane created it good-naturedly after one my political debates with, as he found me to be too liberal at times. I took it as it was intended and needled him for breaking his own rules.
At some point it was actually JLPRK, by far the most intelligent person to ever post here, who registered a complaint about it. When JLPRK tired of the "New and Improved" manglement of the forum, it became impossible to engage anyone in a two-sided debate about any serious topic at all.
 
This is the problem with your posts imo @MARIS61:

"This forum became ... a gathering of immature, intellectually lazy political pawns with no actual knowledge of politics or US history, spouting MSNBC soundbites in unison and attacking every moderate or slightly conservative poster who attempted to discuss pretty much anything."

WTF dude? If you want to be taken seriously, then that sort of ad hominem, invective should end. Truly, it is difficult to debate with you when that is how you present yourself.

Many folks here on the left are super smart. Some have advanced degrees. Our pal @Chris Craig always backs up his liberal take with facts. I try to as well. Many here do. You can disagree without being so mean/abusive/rude/dismissive. Or maybe you can't. But don't expect to be respected if you talk to people that way.

I just don't get why it is so difficult for some folks here to follow the rules, be civil, respect the hard job that the mods have, and try to have some fun. It's actually quite easy.
 
Of course not. No political southpaw ever had. Not a single one.
I've disageed with them more than most in here have.

I just don't make myself out to be a victim and start whining for attention.

Of course, I'm also not using a sham account that exists for the purpose of trolling for attention.
 
I've been blocked without notice from posting in certain threads, not sure how many, but the COVID one for certain.

It's been for awhile and it's something I've never seen on the board in my long time as a forum member.

I made no delete-worthy posts, broke no rules, and was never notified of the action or the reason for it.

Anyone else (that's still here) ever have such a cowardly and unfair action taken against them by the mods?

Any mod(s) want to weigh in and explain? Preferably the mod who did it.

Special rules to block special views? :dunno:
Hey, have you ever asked yourself why?
 
So, MARIS is gone. Just received an email from him last evening. Apparently, no reason, no fanfare, no nothing. Simply gone. The question is why?
 

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