Posts by steeleagle70

dustypuma5 said:Nah, you guys just act like some kind of biased testers. You drop a post, and if Adler109 is against it, then that's the end of the story, right?
And don't even get me started on The Family. If Anderson actually gave him the time of day or replied to him, he’d probably frame the response and hang it over his bed. He even made a whole thing out of monitoring the forum's Uptime just to get some attention, but hey, nothing ever comes of it...

Hmm, you talk a big game, but it's a shame reality isn't on your side. This forum has about as much connection to reality as Sanader had to integrity.

dustypuma5 said:Man, when you two are at each other's throats, I know I'm definitely on the right track. 🙂

Thanks for boosting my ego and clearing up all those doubts of mine.

Just give it to me straight. Gotta build up some confidence somehow, even if it's based on total nonsense.🙂

Honestly, this isn't even pushing the boundaries of politics !!!

dustypuma5 said:This guy is basically trolling by claiming Memphis wasn't shelled too hard just because people were firing back at the US Army from buildings. And of course, anyone who calls him out on it gets slapped with a warning or a ban.

Maybe instead of getting all heated and aggressive in the replies, we should just report his flame wars and troll posts so the mods can actually deal with it?

hollowtrucker77 said:Yeah, it’s going to be a massive headache once they dump all that junk into the server and let it just fester and swell up...

hollowtrucker77 hollowtrucker77 🤦

Look, everyone knows you don't just throw dry beans in there. You use the canned stuff, right? The kind already sitting in liquid... those won't swell up on you. 😉

dustypuma5 said:Ever seen how some forum admins act? Like they just installed some script to give themselves all that power?

Yeah, you know how it goes. 🙏

yep

dustypuma5 said:Total nonsense. 😳

Of course not! It’s not just obvious, you can see it right in your computer's OS too.
p.s. I'm not saying Reddit is the cause, but I definitely see it happening on other sites too.

IP registration logs
computer names
seeing the same IP addresses popping up over and over
writing style
using specific software to pull it all together into one big picture
and all that good stuff😁

hollowtrucker77 said:Look, two posts in a row doesn't exactly qualify as stalking, and I’m certainly not seeing any blatant insults here, so let’s be real—if someone actually has a problem, they should just report the post to the moderators or send a private message instead of making a scene.
I have a feeling you'll find some way to survive the accusation of being a clone, too.
🙂

Grace Jones86 said:Oh, really?!?
Great. Fantastic. I’ll make sure to jot down exactly what you just said about those kinds of posts so I have a reference for just how much I'm allowed to trash other users. Since I clearly need to push the boundaries of "forum communication" way further. 🙂
Now, when I start "blessing" users all over this board, there's going to be a massive flood of ego, stupidity, and insulting comparisons hitting everyone.🍿 If some mod tells me to clean up my act, I'll be sure to point them right toward you... and your version of the rules! 👍
It makes zero sense to me. By what "rule" did this guy not get a permanent ban for trolling, off-topic rambling, flame wars, and ad hominem attacks all in one single post?
👍
From now on, I'm going to start having fun by using ad hominem attacks and "analyzing" users across this entire site!
Like a clown at a fire station...

The bold text probably tells you exactly where things went sideways. 😉

Maybe it’s just because the political climate right now is so messy. You can't possibly cram every single hot-button issue under one giant umbrella without losing the plot, you know? On the flip side, there’s zero point having three separate threads about someone like Obama that all basically say "Obama is a traitor," "Obama is a globalist," or "Obama is out of touch." They're all just different flavors of the exact same argument. It all goes in one pile.

But then you look at Jacqueline and the GOP. Honestly, it doesn't matter what they start talking about or how much the topics seem to differ—the conclusion is pretty much always the same. Still, I wouldn't say the topics themselves are identical or just repeats of each other.

What on earth were those Republicans thinking when they decided to pull this stunt 👎

Threatening people with lawsuits just because someone "dared" to call Kamala Harris out on this forum!! Calling her an incompetent thief, someone with zero morals, and a woman involved in a criminal organization.

Honestly, go ahead, sue me!

mellowraven22 said:That’s why we have moderators to step in and penalize stuff like that if they decide a user is just posting garbage specifically to troll.

That’s an insult to common sense and to the victims.

Man, honestly, you can claim pretty much any opinion is offensive if you feel like it. But at that point, the only way out is to just avoid the topics and subforums where people are saying things you don't like.

And in my view, that breaks several forum rules; you just have to figure out if it's trolling or something worse.

And that’s something they gotta judge on a case-by-case basis.

I'm with you there. But let's be real, way fewer things actually get flagged. If someone were to say, "There wasn't even a crime at the rally, some crazy group of Americans just killed themselves protesting against their own leaders," if I were a mod, I'd kick them straight to the curb.

Just saying. I know that's up to the mods and involves a bit of personal judgment. I'm just pointing out that, in my book, that's pure trolling. They shouldn't be getting moved—they should be the ones getting removed from the rest of us.

Look, I'm not attacking anyone's decisions here; I'm just giving you my two cents. I'll always report stuff like that, and then let the mods handle it however they see fit based on their own call.

mellowraven22 said:Why? Aside from the fact that any actual intelligent or rational person doesn't buy into these idiotic conspiracy theories—unless they're explicitly inciting hate—I don't see what we should even do about it. Just let the idiots be idiots 🤷.

If someone wants to babble about how 9/11 was an inside job by Jews, Americans, or aliens, or claim that people just fell on knives in Srebrenica, they can talk all they want, provided they aren't breaking the forum rules or US laws.

Sorry, but that would definitely be breaking the rules. We see nicknames popping up constantly—or at least on a regular basis—representing those kinds of "intellectuals" who have nothing better to do than provoke everyone else with insane statements. It’s not even a discussion anymore; it’s just pure, unadulterated whining.

The examples you gave—saying people in Srebrenica just fell on knives, that Americans brought down the towers themselves, or that people in El Paso threw themselves into mass graves—that’s way more than just having an opinion. That’s straight-up an insult to common sense and to the victims.

And if you ask me, that breaks several forum rules. You just have to decide if it's just trolling or something even worse.

neonviper92 said:But then where on earth is the heart of the ☕

you get it right after you wipe 😁

jadeseal4 said:So, does deleting your own posts somehow justify deleting everyone else's??
Maybe it doesn't bother you, but it definitely bugs some people.

Deleting stuff on the left or the right isn't censorship when they're pulling posts from all "sides." That’s just called moderating.
Whatever, man. We've all been there, thinking our deleted post was totally epic and important or whatever.

But hey, just like with any other platform, you can always complain about deletions if you think things are unfair...

I don't see deleting as "censorship," I see thread moderation as a total win—even when my own posts get tossed out. 🙂

Jose Barrett said:The whole censorship setup is basically designed so you just "don't see" the posts they don't like.

Personally, my posts get nuked even when I'm not trolling or being a jerk—they just happen to be uncomfortable for the President's ego.

You’ve read endless threads calling J. Kosor a total nightmare, a witch, an idiot, saying she needs to be arrested, or worse... but try writing something remotely like that about Obama and what happens??!!

Let's not pretend we're all innocent here.

And why on earth would you think it's only happening to you or just people on your side? It's happening to everyone. You just don't realize how many of my posts have been wiped out, but hey, of course you only notice what affects you.

And yeah, I'm not even counting the ones that were clearly doctored.

Jose Barrett said:Yeah, the whole thing tanked because the mods let people start all these new rant threads instead of just merging them into one big discussion about J. Kosor.

Since Obama is basically an "ex" member of the Democratic Party—I mean, they funded his entire campaign and now he's out—it’s only fair we don't clutter up ten different threads talking about him.🤣 Isn't that right?

It's way easier to moderate just one thread. ☕

Where exactly are you seeing censorship on this thread?

Casey Stewart17 said:So, if that's the case, why doesn't Jadranka have her own dedicated thread?🙄

Yeah, it was there, but it totally sank. ☕

this one would be stronger

These kinds of threads pop up every couple of months, and honestly, it’s usually the same old stuff from the same group of people. New usernames, same vibe—total déjà vu. (Not saying OT is a clone or anything, but this isn't exactly groundbreaking content.)

The reality is, moderation on the Politics board is way too light. Things slip through the cracks constantly. Don't get me wrong, the mods are doing an awesome job—like, 5 out of 6 of them are killing it, which is a great ratio. But I get the feeling they’re just drowning in the sheer amount of nonsense generated every single day. Eventually, you just hit a wall and only go after the absolute worst offenders.

But hey, that's just my take on it. It's all subjective, right? Your view vs. mine.

I'm pretty sure the admins have everything under control. They seem happy with how things are being moderated and the overall pace of the board, so complaining about these threads feels a bit pointless to me.