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Offline Omni

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Re: Find New Membership
« Reply #105 on: November 18, 2017, 06:42:32 pm »
Sorry.  I'm just not big on going back to MLW.

A quick scan of their "leader board" might suggest who anyone wouldn't be.

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« Reply #106 on: November 18, 2017, 06:51:14 pm »
A quick scan of their "leader board" might suggest who anyone wouldn't be.

I'm only beating you by a squeak, and you have far fewer posts...

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« Reply #107 on: November 19, 2017, 10:39:08 am »
What is this talk about moving?  I think the new homestead is really rounding into form!

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Offline Michael Hardner

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« Reply #108 on: November 19, 2017, 10:59:54 am »
Moving?

I never left.  Anybody who joins my club from here gets to be a mod, but we follow JMT rules.

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« Reply #109 on: November 19, 2017, 04:37:40 pm »
Greg has asked me to pass on the following statement, and im doing this as a one time favor to him, this does not mean i am working for greg or MLF.

Ok, I absolutely do not want to lose more people, and I'd like a few of those posters to return.

I'm not talking about anything formal I just need a few level headed members  who can provide feedback to me on things that are particularly troublesome in the forums.

How about this... I'll start a private club and then we can invite some of these disgruntled members (the one's that have left) to come into the club and share their thoughts with me privately.

Some folks, particularly those that have left, think I don't care what they think... they're wrong.  I want to make this forum a welcoming place for everyone, it's just that whenever there was a particular thread that was started by someone who was pissed off about something (another poster, moderation action, etc) it almost always devolved into a negative **** show - with little valuable that I can actually act on.

If you could relay  that message back to those you've been in contact with, I'd really appreciate it.
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« Reply #110 on: November 19, 2017, 05:11:57 pm »
Greg has asked me to pass on the following statement, and im doing this as a one time favor to him, this does not mean i am working for greg or MLF.

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Ok, I absolutely do not want to lose more people, and I'd like a few of those posters to return.

I'm not talking about anything formal I just need a few level headed members  who can provide feedback to me on things that are particularly troublesome in the forums.

How about this... I'll start a private club and then we can invite some of these disgruntled members (the one's that have left) to come into the club and share their thoughts with me privately.

Some folks, particularly those that have left, think I don't care what they think... they're wrong.  I want to make this forum a welcoming place for everyone, it's just that whenever there was a particular thread that was started by someone who was pissed off about something (another poster, moderation action, etc) it almost always devolved into a negative **** show - with little valuable that I can actually act on.

If you could relay  that message back to those you've been in contact with, I'd really appreciate it.


bullshyte! Thread after thread included hundreds of posts from dozens of MLW members raising concerns - absentee landlord "Greg" chose to ignore those threads; chose to rely on the continuing failed moderation that was at the heart of why many, many posters left MLW... some now present here. All the feedback he presumes to ask for now is present in those threads. Comments from some of the current members here who still, on occasion check in at MLW, suggest nothing has changed in terms of the failed ChasMan moderation. Get stuffed Greg.
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« Reply #111 on: November 19, 2017, 07:12:49 pm »
Yeah I think it’s too little too late considering he shut down the thread where we voiced our concerns about the moderation and told us all to go find another forum if we’re not happy.  That was such a telling moment about what we can expect in terms of improvement for the board.

And why send ‘Robert’ to relay this message?  Why not come here personally?

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« Reply #112 on: November 19, 2017, 09:16:23 pm »
I suspect the moderation is what led a lot of people to leave. Totally unbalanced.

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« Reply #113 on: November 19, 2017, 09:39:06 pm »
The Mod is a conspiracy nut with like-minded fellows and right wing whackos running the place.  No thanks.
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Offline Michael Hardner

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« Reply #114 on: November 20, 2017, 06:18:39 am »
There's no reason to punish people.  Really, all of these things are entertainment provided by each of us, and services provided by the moderators.  I was positive about MLW, as I was about my issues with it.  Eventually, it was time to leave and so I felt that I was free to follow good conversations here.

But I post in both places.  If clubs make for good conversations at MLW also, I see no reason to not use them.  The functionality is still nascent though.

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« Reply #115 on: November 20, 2017, 09:15:39 am »
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Dear Gentle Sirs,

 It is not my Desire to lose more Colonies. In fact I do wish for some Colonies to return! I propose a Dialogue be established, where by we might discuss the Grievances of the Colonies, with hope of reuniting our great Empire.

Sincerely,
Your Pal George.

 -ps, totally not mad

Letter from King George III to the Thirteen Colonies, circa 1779.

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« Reply #116 on: November 20, 2017, 09:47:02 am »
If he did something about the conspiracy theorist who takes every **** topic and makes it into a 9/11 thread or how evil the West is, and if he did something about the rabid Muslim who thinks Erdogan is the world's saviour and women should be totally covered up (not herself, though, obviously....just other women) continually posts "top secret" insider info with absolutely no sources or cites....maybe.  A quick look over there a few times - it looks like a jihadi recruitment board with a few real topics thrown in to make it look legit.  I don't know, that's my take on it.
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« Reply #117 on: November 20, 2017, 10:21:10 am »
If he did something about the conspiracy theorist who takes every **** topic and makes it into a 9/11 thread or how evil the West is, and if he did something about the rabid Muslim who thinks Erdogan is the world's saviour and women should be totally covered up (not herself, though, obviously....just other women) continually posts "top secret" insider info with absolutely no sources or cites....maybe.  A quick look over there a few times - it looks like a jihadi recruitment board with a few real topics thrown in to make it look legit.  I don't know, that's my take on it.

He's gotten rid of the 9/11 guy.  Some people like the Turkish girl and her topics, even though she's pretty hard to actually 'debate' with, being prone to ignore those who disagree with her.    She's prolific for sure and pretty single-minded, but no more so than other posters.

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« Reply #118 on: November 20, 2017, 10:25:38 am »
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He's gotten rid of the 9/11 guy.

Or just put him on sabbatical?  I would be very surprised if he got rid of him.  He seemed very well protected.

 
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Some people like the Turkish girl and her topics

I have serious doubts it is a "Turkish girl".  She's put almost everyone  on ignore, and has said a few times that she's not there to discuss anything - she's there to teach us.
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« Reply #119 on: November 20, 2017, 11:26:05 am »
Or just put him on sabbatical?  I would be very surprised if he got rid of him.  He seemed very well protected.
You might be right.  Robert's message said Greg had got rid of him, but I just did a search and he still shows up as member although he hasn't posted since November 10.  Cybercoma, on the other hand, shows up as 'suspended'.   

 
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I have serious doubts it is a "Turkish girl".  She's put almost everyone  on ignore, and has said a few times that she's not there to discuss anything - she's there to teach us.
To me, she seems just like an immature, entitled 16-year-old girl.  But she's smart, and a thinker so maybe she'll outgrow that and realize ignoring people isn't productive and that she doesn't actually know everything or have all the answers.  Or maybe she'll grow up to be a female leader in the 'oppressive' style so common in that part of the world.   I don't see her commitment to sticking to her own facts despite alternate evidence as any different than many other posters, really.  We're all guilty of that to some degree.