beastie wrote: by the way, is moksha posting again on MAD?? They let him back in???? Oh, the humanity.
I haven't seen him posting, but he's back to being a member so he has the option I believe.
Do you suppose if I posted there again, it would put me at the head of this poll?
You would certainly be in the top 5 ;)
What did you get banned for in the first place anyway? Has there ever been a decent theory for Nov 5?
The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
Mister Scratch wrote:The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
Then why do you suppose that they haven't banned me?
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
How do you think the list of posters was compiled and by whom? I'm asking because when I first came on Shades previous board using guest status, someone registered with my Z and FAIR screen name(s). Why would someone do that? Then I was part of the Nov 5th purge a month after I stopped posting there. Kinda creepy if you ask me. I barely participated on FAIR...don't get any of it...it's just plain weird.
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Mister Scratch wrote:The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
Then why do you suppose that they haven't banned me?
Mister Scratch wrote:The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
Then why do you suppose that they haven't banned me?
I am inclined to agree with Moksha, ABman. To a certain degree, the bannings were arbitrary. I think that it all comes down to how Dan_G & juliann read people's loyalties, and how threatened those two feel about certain posters. It also has to do with things such as whether or not any of us embarrassed DCP in debate, for example.
Mister Scratch wrote:The Nov. 5th Purge was no doubt a reaction against people's participation on other messageboards, such as this and Kevin Graham's MB. The FAIR/MADmods have long wanted to control and moderate other parts of the online LDS community (evidenced, for example, by FAIR webmaster Allen Wyatt's purchasing of "anti"-named or -themed web domains.) This is merely yet another instance of this fascist impulse.
Then why do you suppose that they haven't banned me?
your either under the radar or your too much of a shill.
And crawling on the planet's face Some insects called the human race Lost in time And lost in space...and meaning
Mister Scratch wrote:I am inclined to agree with Moksha, ABman. To a certain degree, the bannings were arbitrary. I think that it all comes down to how Dan_G & juliann read people's loyalties, and how threatened those two feel about certain posters. It also has to do with things such as whether or not any of us embarrassed DCP in debate, for example.
And yet they haven't banned bcspace either. Last I checked, bcspace held opinions on Islam which Dr. Peterson would strongly disagree with.
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
May I join in? You see I started the thread by posting a talk given by GBH in 1982 which can be found in the may Ensign of the same year. It was a talk given at general conference entitled: Five Million Members---A Milestone and Not a Summit.
In this talk Hinckley declared that the church does have blemishes and aberrations in its history. He also mention that GA's both past and present have blemishes. But we need to see the bigger picture and dwell on it. You will need to read my original post on MAD to get a clearer picture.
Now my point was to show the MADites and the critics there that the church has acknowledged that leaders have blemishes and LDS history does have aberrations. And this addresses the critics who at times unwisely claim, that the church has never acknowledged such things.
Now what those blemishes and aberrations are is an open question since GBH did not name specifics for a good reason. No one would be satisfied with the list. Hence we have the battle royal of what would be an aberration and what is not.
However, the point is: the church addressed this issue and the issue of criticism among other things in that talk. And it was a good talk.
Mister Scratch wrote:I am inclined to agree with Moksha, ABman. To a certain degree, the bannings were arbitrary. I think that it all comes down to how Dan_G & juliann read people's loyalties, and how threatened those two feel about certain posters. It also has to do with things such as whether or not any of us embarrassed DCP in debate, for example.
And yet they haven't banned bcspace either. Last I checked, bcspace held opinions on Islam which Dr. Peterson would strongly disagree with.
I think BC may be on their "watch list", though. He dared to defend me. ;)
why me wrote:May I join in? You see I started the thread by posting a talk given by GBH in 1982 which can be found in the may Ensign of the same year. It was a talk given at general conference entitled: Five Million Members---A Milestone and Not a Summit.
In this talk Hinckley declared that the church does have blemishes and aberrations in its history. He also mention that GA's both past and present have blemishes. But we need to see the bigger picture and dwell on it. You will need to read my original post on MAD to get a clearer picture.
Now my point was to show the MADites and the critics there that the church has acknowledged that leaders have blemishes and LDS history does have aberrations. And this addresses the critics who at times unwisely claim, that the church has never acknowledged such things.
Now what those blemishes and aberrations are is an open question since GBH did not name specifics for a good reason. No one would be satisfied with the list. Hence we have the battle royal of what would be an aberration and what is not.
However, the point is: the church addressed this issue and the issue of criticism among other things in that talk. And it was a good talk.
Well, you see the KKK has had a pretty rough history. Why, as little as 50 years ago they were preaching that racial mixing was an abomination...hey, wait a minute!
Get over the whole "its in the past" bit. Its like a little kid screaming "Its not fair...its not fair!!!.
And crawling on the planet's face Some insects called the human race Lost in time And lost in space...and meaning