Regarding Atlanticmike . . .

[canpakes]

Think of them as the canary in the coal mine.

I don't get it. If Binger and Atlanticmike are the canaries, what is the poisonous gas they are saving us from?

Have you seen their diets?

ETA: I apologize for my juvenile remark. Maybe. I am only 6 years old. : D

[Chap]

Yeah, this is what I'm most disheartened by: Shades is favoring the trolls over the people who have been contributing to this board for years now.

Think of them as the canary in the coal mine.

I'm sorry? You mean the trolls are "the canary in the coal mine"?

What are the said canaries warning us about? The growth of a group of US citizens who have given up any interest in rational dialogue, and are out to use trolling as a means to make it impossible for any forum to exist that is not an echo chamber for their views?

If not that, what DO you mean?

[Jersey Girl]

So you came in during the day and this is what you did with your time? Another cryptic message? Let me show you why it's cryptic.

Yeah, this is what I'm most disheartened by: Shades is favoring the trolls over the people who have been contributing to this board for years now.

Think of them as the canary in the coal mine.

Schmo named two groups of people here. You tell us to think of 'them' as the canary in the coal mine. Think of WHO as the canary in the coal mine?

The trolls or the people who have been contributing to this board for years?

Why are we in a coal mine with canaries now? What's at stake? Whose future is at stake? The trolls? The people? You? The Board itself? You know at least tell me so I can clear out my locker before the place caves in entirely, k?

You can't post a cryptic message like this and expect people to understand what you are saying. Well, maybe YOU can expect it, but the rest of us don't know what is going on and are no closer to knowing what's going on by this message of yours.

[Chap]

You can't post a cryptic message like this and expect people to understand what you are saying. Well, maybe YOU can expect it, but the rest of us don't know what is going on and are no closer to knowing what's going on by this message of yours.

Yup. Why play games with us, Shades? Please just say what you mean, and say it plainly and openly.

[Jersey Girl]

You can't post a cryptic message like this and expect people to understand what you are saying. Well, maybe YOU can expect it, but the rest of us don't know what is going on and are no closer to knowing what's going on by this message of yours.

Yup. Why play games with us, Shades? Please just say what you mean, and say it plainly and openly.

Speaking only for myself, it makes me feel jerked around. Speaking of jerks, this person he speaks of, well both of them actually, are each a one man circle jerk. Yes, I know what that means. And for some odd reason unbeknownst to humankind, he wants us to give this one guy 10 days when we've already given him and the other one several months only to suffer their constant clowning around and destruction of this board.

Who is AM anyway? His special friend? Lemme tell you something, Cam is my friend. At least that his how I view him and everyone else on this board. Doesn't mean we don't take a punch at each other now and then. You take the punch, roll with it, and get up again. That's how it goes. People make amends, tolerate each other, give each other space, someone cracks a joke and we're good. But where is he? Is he getting 10 days? Did he get suspended for cussing out the mod team and Shades? Maybe he's just on vacation, I dunno, but he's not here. I know that.

The very real fact that I even suspect he is gone on account of the condition of this board is telling. He's a good military analyst. Where is he?

I'm supposed to give a 10 day pass to a guy who said he was going to “F” us all up the ass at the same time because he claimed he was asshole enough to do it? I can provide a direct quote/link if need be.

Yeah, no. I don't have 10 days. Who needs to say things like that anyway? For what purpose? No, his sole purpose here has been to destroy the functioning of this board and drive people away. It has nothing to do with topics, political positions or anything else. He had one purpose the whole entire time. He proved it several times over. And now what? He's wanting 10 days to show us what exactly?

Does anyone else forgive this? I don't forgive this. Are they so full of themselves that they think any of us care to interact or communicate with them? Two people who came here to mess up this board (and did) are now wanting another chance?

A chance for what? A chance to stay in a community that they tried to destroy?

[drumdude]

Have I missed any of the new and improved Atlantic Mike's posts or has he simply not posted since Shades' thread went up?

[Chap]

I'm supposed to give a 10 day pass to a guy who said he was going to “F” us all up the ass at the same time because he claimed he was asshole enough to do it? I can provide a direct quote/link if need be.

Yeah, no. I don't have 10 days. Who needs to say things like that anyway? For what purpose? No, his sole purpose here has been to destroy the functioning of this board and drive people away. It has nothing to do with topics, political positions or anything else. He had one purpose the whole entire time. He proved it several times over. And now what? He's wanting 10 days to show us what exactly?

Does anyone else forgive this? I don't forgive this. Are they so full of themselves that they think any of us care to interact or communicate with them? Two people who came here to mess up this board (and did) are now wanting another chance?

A chance for what? A chance to stay in a community that they tried to destroy?

I really can't disagree with any of that.

Shades attitude is ... interesting. Could there be some kind of inversion of Mormon moral culture going on here? Different prohibitions have replaced those inculcated during his upbringing, but the same horror remains of doing anything that might even 'have the appearance of' transgression?

And in this case it is the trolls who get the benefit, while the loyal board members have to suck it up.

[Some Schmo]

Yeah, this is what I'm most disheartened by: Shades is favoring the trolls over the people who have been contributing to this board for years now.

Think of them as the canary in the coal mine.

I don't think that means what you think it means.

[Moksha]

I don't think that means what you think it means.

I think I got it right, with AM and Bingy representing the understudies in Catz, the rest of us being birds, and perhaps Lem and Doc Cam as a cobra and mongoose. Shades can be the Mad Hatter. There is no Alice.

[dantana]

Maybe what Shades means is, Mike showed where the problems are in the rules of the board that allowed a person to very easily wreak havoc. Similar to how Trump showed that a no good, rotten, son-of-a-bitch was able to almost destroy our republic. That how a person who actually had some intelligence might just not fail next time.