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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 03/22/2005 : 13:58:52 [Permalink]
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I too, have gotten weary of all this crap, and I have a couple of projects that are past due for attention. So, fuck it, I'm taking a hiatus.
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 14:43:37 [Permalink]
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Well, I think lat is a deluded maniac without any grip on reality or in possession of a sense of reason. I don't think he should be banned for his irrational beliefs, but I do think he should be banned for the sheer volume of his disruptive posts, insults of SFN moderators, and most importantly his refusal to engage in any sort of constructive dialogue.
I don't think the forums are a soap box. Either you defend your statements and answer questions or go write your manifesto on your own dime. I've personally washed my hands of him. I will no longer post in response to anything he says. Banning him will only save me the trouble of having to navigate around his cowpies.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 14:52:57 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
I too, have gotten weary of all this crap, and I have a couple of projects that are past due for attention. So, fuck it, I'm taking a hiatus.
I'm sorry to hear this. I do hope that you will return. Good luck on your projects. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:39:00 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
I too, have gotten weary of all this crap, and I have a couple of projects that are past due for attention. So, fuck it, I'm taking a hiatus.
May your hiatus be no longer than the last one. We will miss you in the meantime. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13477 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:11:58 [Permalink]
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Okay people. It comes down to this. Either our TOS agreement is a joke or it's not. Yes, we are lax most of the time. But a flagrant and repeat violator of the agreement must be dealt with in some way. Dave and I have issued official and unofficial warnings to latinijral. My warning to him last night was official. That makes three official warnings. Both Val and Mab have been warning him repeatedly. We have, at times, warned other people in an unofficial way, and they have responded to those warnings. (You know who you are.) It just happens that nothing we do seems to work on latinijral. This is not about playing into latinijral's hands. He can scream from the rooftops about how unfair we are and I won't care. What this is about is maintaining some sort of order on our site. That is, after all, what the TOS agreement is for.
We do very much care about what all of our members think. We are here to serve you by providing the best environment possible on our forums. We have never been hasty about censuring, deleting or even issuing warnings, because the free flow of ideas cannot happen in an oppressive environment. I have been extremely proud of the level of discussion on our forums and I have all of you to thank for that. It is because of the behavior of our members that drastic action by the administrators and moderators has never really been an issue at SFN.
Ultimately, someone has to make a call. And either way the decision goes, it will be with an eye on preserving the integrity of our boards. Latinijral has not been banned yet. The ball is, and really, has always been in his court.
Thank you for your input. You can be sure that there is a lot of soul searching and discussion going on about this matter at the administration level.
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moakley
SFN Regular
USA
1888 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:36:27 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Kil
... Thank you for your impute. You can be sure that there is a lot of soul searching and discussion going on about this matter at the administration level.
impute ... Now that's an interesting typo/kilbonics. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:46:39 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by moakley
quote:
Originally posted by Kil
... Thank you for your impute. You can be sure that there is a lot of soul searching and discussion going on about this matter at the administration level.
impute ... Now that's an interesting typo/kilbonics.
Yes, almost a Freudian touch to it...  |
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Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2005 : 19:25:54 [Permalink]
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| First, I would like to offer my apologies to SFN for a post I made in another (since locked) thread. My remarks were inappropriate, and to the extent that they reflect badly on the members here, I apologize. My only excuse is that I let my frustration and disgust get the better of me. Frustration that the forums here were becoming mostly the schoolyard of one unbalanced individual, whose posts have become completely pointless and increasingly unpleasant. And disgust at the depths to which this individual has sunk in his quest to defame a man who he doesn't even know, and who has, at best, a very tangential relationship to SFN. While I may not have expressed myself properly, my sentiments remain. I find this individual to be loathsome and dishonorable, and his leaving SFN, either of his own volition or by action of the staff, cannot come too soon. I trust the staff to do the right thing. Again, please accept my apologies. |
The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
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