Dr. Peterson Offers Up His Diagnosis of MDB

[_Jason Bourne]

I have said it before and will say it again.

I find the preoccupation that some of you have with Daniel Peterson a bit odd.

I can understand that you may want to discuss threads from the FAIR/New MAD board because you are not allowed to do it there.

But really, this even obsession over one person is just damn strange.

[_Runtu]

I have said it before and will say it again.

I find the preoccupation that some of you have with Daniel Peterson a bit odd.

I can understand that you may want to discuss threads from the FAIR/New MAD board because you are not allowed to do it there.

But really, this even obsession over one person is just damn strange.

I certainly don't care much about what Dan Peterson does or says, but I'm not sure I'd call the interest of others an "obsession." The OP was about how Dr. Peterson opined on this board and its members. And one would think that people here are interested in what others are saying about them.

[_Jason Bourne]

I have said it before and will say it again.

I find the preoccupation that some of you have with Daniel Peterson a bit odd.

I can understand that you may want to discuss threads from the FAIR/New MAD board because you are not allowed to do it there.

But really, this even obsession over one person is just damn strange.

I certainly don't care much about what Dan Peterson does or says, but I'm not sure I'd call the interest of others an "obsession." The OP was about how Dr. Peterson opined on this board and its members. And one would think that people here are interested in what others are saying about them.

This is not the one an only thread devoted to Daniel Peterson. It is one recent one of many. I find it odd.

[_Runtu]

This is not the one an only thread devoted to Daniel Peterson. It is one recent one of many. I find it odd.

I guess I understand it. DCP seems to have a larger-than-life presence over there on the MAD boards, plus he recently repeated his charge that Scratch is a liar. I guess I'm with you. I don't think about him enough to post anything about him beyond what I've just said.

[_Who Knows]

I have said it before and will say it again.

I find the preoccupation that some of you have with Daniel Peterson a bit odd.

I can understand that you may want to discuss threads from the FAIR/New MAD board because you are not allowed to do it there.

But really, this even obsession over one person is just damn strange.

It's pretty much in line with DP's obsession with other boards (RfM and MD), and with his obsession with Tal.

It all evens out...

[_Sam Harris]

GIMR is on Dr. Peterson's list? Wow, is he in for some schrapnel or what?

LOL! Where's this site? Coming from a person who apparently thinks Jews have few friends, and cannot face his church's racism, does he really want to go toe to toe with me?

[_guy sajer]

This is not the one an only thread devoted to Daniel Peterson. It is one recent one of many. I find it odd.

I'll admit, I find it a bit odd too. I've weighed in here and there on DCP (as someone who's actually published in peer-reviewed journals, I find his scholarly posturing as pure pretentiousness—I take issue of a failed scholar taking unwarranted potshots at the scholarly/scientific process), but the volume of posts regarding him does get a bit wearisome.

In some kind of perverse way, I’ll bet he somehow interprets all of this (and yes, I’d bet my bottom dollar he lurks here frequently) as some kind of reaffirmation for his cause, indicating, moreover, that he does actually posses the kind of unique, highly specialized insight lacking in just about everyone else.

Whoops, now I’ve gone and done it myself. You all are such a bad influence.

[_Rollo Tomasi]

Daniel Peterson wrote:

I'm not a particularly "big" reader of Dr. Shades's Obsession Board. I look in on two or three threads from time to time.

This is a load of bunk, in my opinion. Given the speed in which posts/topics here show up on FAIR/MAD, I think it's safe to say that DCP (as well as Juliann and her FAIR/MAD minions) peruses this site fairly frequently.

[_Mister Scratch]

It is Amazing how Daniel C. Peterson been complaining quite a bit and almost a lot about the censorship that has been going on the Recovery from Mormonism Board, yet he has never complained about the censorship that has been going on the “FAIR”/MA&D Board. Here are a list of some of the People who have gotten banned from Posting on the “FAIR”/MA&D Board:

Rollo Tomasi
Mister Scratch
John Corrill
Southern Redneck
Who Knows
Moksha
Brackite
Pokatator
Dr. Shades
Liz3564
Lady Sundancer
Sleeping Willow

That is a lot of People who got banned from DCP’s favorite Message Board to Post Messages on. Yet DCP does Not seem to mind about all of those People who have gotten banned from his favorite Message Board, the “FAIR”/MA&D Message Board.

Missed a few...Polygamy Porter...I don't see Harmony...probably quite a few more.

Actually the weirdest thing ever on MAD that might be of interest to MOKSHA (thought I'd make it stick out). I was checking the list of most posts (after seeing Zukuska's thread about 10,000) and I noticed moksha's name as no longer being banned. He may be active again. Just checked. Also saw truth dancer as active.

I also checked to see if other (in)famous posters were allowed (Mister Scratch, Rollo Tomasi) and those guys are definitely banned.

You had better believe we are banned. If you score enough points over there, they never, ever let you back. Also, I don't know if you noticed, but I have been given my own, very special category: "Purgatory." For some reason, they see me as being so devilish that they created this label just for me.

[_Mister Scratch]

I have said it before and will say it again.

I find the preoccupation that some of you have with Daniel Peterson a bit odd.

I can understand that you may want to discuss threads from the FAIR/New MAD board because you are not allowed to do it there.

But really, this even obsession over one person is just damn strange.

There is a good deal of history behind Prof. P. and many of the people on this board. In fact, some of us were banned from FAIR/MAD precisely due to things he did or said (or was caught saying). Also, he is apologist numero uno. To discuss the world of Mormon apologetics means inescapably that one will wind up talking about DCP. (Not talking about him would be akin to discussing American politics and somehow leaving Pres. Bush out of the discussion.) Finally, DCP cherrypicks quote from this board, and then discusses them while hiding over at MAD. I'm sure there would be far less motivation to discuss him if he was actually willing to participate on the boards he so frequently maligns.