Posts by rustydrifter10

hollowwalker24 said:The thread is still locked, while meanwhile, the very moderator being called out is over in the Coronavirus subforum, posting stuff like this in the Memes thread—I guess it’s only funny to him:

Oh my gosh, this is absolutely hilarious! Thank you so much for passing this along because if you hadn't, I would have completely missed it. I am definitely sharing this around. 😁

hollowwalker24 said:There's another related topic on this "Feedback & Suggestions" board that was also "triumphantly" shut down after everyone was accused of posting about lizard people and whatnot—which is a blatant lie, even if some folks did drift totally off-topic—and it's all laid out right at the start of the thread under the heading Offensive post deletion:

On top of all that, not a single unbiased or neutral administrator has stepped up. I actually received a few private messages from both a moderator and an admin saying they actually agree with the complaint, but they just don't want to get involved because they want to "keep the peace"...

Alright, stop making things up! I am the only admin on this entire forum (besides Anderson, who I know for a fact didn't send you anything like that since he's gone on record multiple times agreeing with how z_k handles moderation), and I definitely never said anything like that to you. And none of the moderators handling the Corona PDFs sent you those messages either. Honestly, it's just a bunch of nonsense—please, just stop.

Look, just a heads-up for everyone hanging out here: playing dumb isn't allowed on this forum.

Do you happen to have the email address for the CNN moderator who runs the Reddit? If so, awesome! Definitely reach out to them over there.

rustydrifter10, look, everything’s already been laid out for you, and honestly, this is starting to feel less like a discussion and more like straight-up harassment. If you actually want to stick around and be part of this community, you really need to pull it together and start following the moderator guidelines.

I know exactly how things went down because I was right there in the thick of it as everything unfolded, and honestly, I’ve been backing Volver through everything she’s done.

Look, I’m telling you straight—that title was just way too out of line. You were given a fair shot at fixing it; we actually tried to work with you on some minor tweaks so the thread would better match the PDF and help turn this place into a more pleasant space for civilized discussion. But you just dug your heels in and refused to cooperate, so the thread had to go. Next time, try being a little more flexible and actually listen to what the moderators are asking for.

Looks like our friend here finally decided to ditch that controversial avatar after all the fuss.

feralranger said:Over on the Philosophy subforum, there’s this whole clique of people who just constantly back each other up—mostly extreme leftists who refuse to acknowledge the crimes of past totalitarian regimes. They basically spend their time poisoning various threads with these little pamphlet-style posts that are just anti-authoritarian or pro-communist nonsense.

Look, regardless of what anyone thinks about those ideologies, discussions on Philosophy shouldn't just devolve into endless political bickering. We’re going to address that, and I don't mean just the mods are going to handle it—we're all in this together.

Anthony Hernandez19 said:Without getting bogged down in the ideological stuff, I really feel like this thread shouldn't have even been started until we see how the new moderator actually handles things—especially if there's any potential abuse of power. That subforum hasn't had a mod for months, and pushing someone into the role before they've even begun might just leave us without a moderator again in a few weeks.

I second that. She literally just stepped into the role; wait until there's an actual grievance or something concrete to complain about before you start filing formal complaints.

Honestly, this whole thread just doesn't make any sense on several different levels.

Here you go!

hiddenpuma75 said:1) Regarding the thread "Reporting posts by my philosophy colleague Sandra Murphy33 and Melissa Stewart6," they’ve essentially teamed up to stage an intervention against hiddenpuma75 (check out post 33). After twenty years of contributing to this forum, hiddenpuma75 finally gave them their due, and now they're looking to push him out fast. I suspect it's just because he doesn't share their exact views, which clearly gets under their skin.

2) Yesterday, I actually tried to post my defense on that same reporting thread, but the moderator wiped it out, labeling it as Spam. I ended up getting a one-day timeout, even though there wasn't any clear breakdown of the points used against me.🤔

3) All I did was copy over my arguments from post 379 on the Philosophy board within the Critique of Christianity thread. There, I demonstrated that these accusations are wildly exaggerated, factually incorrect in certain parts, and rooted entirely in personal animosity.

4) Since these two furious ladies 🙂 are working overtime to get someone banned, shouldn't the accused at least be allowed to defend themselves, right?

And honestly, that’s just Spam. You aren't actually saying anything new; you're just copy-pasting without contributing anything meaningful to the conversation. Dragging a massive pile of quotes from one thread to another isn't a real discussion—it's just noise.

You’ve been a permanent fixture here for ages, first as Daenerys and even before that as one of our longtime female members, dayria. But with this current profile, you just keep breaking the rules—you're being incredibly unpleasant, constantly picking fights, stirring the pot, and getting personal with insults. Since you're basically nuking every discussion you touch, we've come to the conclusion that we can't just give you a second chance under your old handle, which was also a massive headache for us; we tried giving you multiple opportunities and holding off on the ban, but clearly, that wasn't going to change anything.

Manchild, I honestly think this marks the fourth time you've been given a partial pass on the PDF from the television network. You really can't sit there and claim you haven't been given enough chances at this point. It’s just a massive oversight on your part that you haven't been able to make any of them count.

All fixed! So sorry about the headache there.

Hey, I just went ahead and lifted that ban on you.

Look, these chats aren't some mandatory requirement; they exist solely because we have moderators who are willing to volunteer their time to manage specific threads. I feel like I've said this a hundred times already! Someone mentioned earlier that the chat on the ZOO was only brought back after a multi-year hiatus, and honestly, that's only because we finally have a moderator who actually has the bandwidth and the desire to check in periodically and keep things under control.

It is totally standard practice to temporarily lock a thread if things descend into pure chaos. It makes moderation much more manageable and stops the mess from snowballing. Sometimes it lasts a few hours, sometimes a couple of days—it all just depends on the situation, and frankly, any of those approaches is perfectly reasonable. I get that you might be feeling impatient—trust me, I've been there, done that—but you’re just going to have to wait until the dust settles and things are sorted out.

Honestly, you guys are making a massive mountain out of a molehill here. The chat is temporarily closed, plain and simple. The less nonsense people act out, the faster it’ll reopen, and the lower the chances of it being shut down again, whether that's just for a bit or permanently. And let me just quote one of our wonderful moderators:

Drew Ross2 said:The chat is currently locked—not just because of the constant critiques regarding moderation, but because the endless bickering and provocation have become a pattern lately.
Don't take this personally, but you all know I’ve warned you multiple times about attacking the moderation team. I’ve also mentioned quite often that if someone gets under your skin, your options are simple: either use the ignore function or stick to actual arguments instead of descending into insults and petty provocations.
You can't just blame everything on some external scapegoat whenever things go south in the chat; it would be nice if people took some accountability for their own behavior and considered whether their intolerance is actually worth having the whole channel shut down.

I’ll let you know once the chat is reopened. In the meantime, try to behave—stick to the forum rules and remember the basics of decent, respectful communication.

I've taken a look at some of the deleted posts, and quite frankly, they were removed for good reason. Given how many of them popped up in such a short window, I completely support the decision to temporarily close the chat. I still need to go through everything, and we have to determine if any formal warnings or penalties are necessary. It's ultimately up to Louise to decide if she wants to reopen the chat now or wait until we've cleared everything out. Since I'm swamped today, I doubt I'll have time to deal with this right away, so don't be too surprised if you wake up tomorrow to a notification about points being deducted. In the meantime, while we wait for the chat to open back up: the rest of this forum is huge and wonderful!

Like I said before, there isn't really an option to deactivate your profile. Just log out and you're good to go.

We’ve rolled out a slightly scaled-back version of the search tool just to make sure we aren't redlining the servers. That’s pretty much all there is to it for now.

Hey Wiki and Slave, I went ahead and moved your threads over to the chat room since you two seem to be on a roll talking about tech and people—just please, let's try to keep the political debates out of it!

Nathan White29 said:What even counts as a reasonable deadline? Honestly, what does that even mean?

It’s actually right there in the post you're quoting!

rustydrifter10 said:• If you spot a post or a thread that’s causing trouble, the best first move is to hit that little triangle icon to report it. Since our moderators aren't glued to their screens 24/7, you’ll need to give them some breathing room—please wait at least 24 hours after reporting before you go and start a formal appeal thread. Rather than jumping straight to opening a new topic, if you don't see any movement on your report, feel free to just shoot a private message over to the mod team instead.

Honestly, those posts were just put up moments ago. Just file a report and give it a reasonable amount of time to be handled before you start jumping down people's throats.

Larry Walker24 said:the pussy is overrated

Wait, excuse me? 😳Did I hear that right?