@ rowdyhawk10, your last post really shows how much you're struggling to pull a coherent thought together here.
1) This is totally off-topic. 2) You're just preaching based on your own narrow taste. 3) It's way too long, and honestly, most of it is just nonsense.😁
People usually get trashed for stuff like this, and you might even end up getting banned.🙄
Jeffrey Sanchez7 said:Are we going to get an official poll for voting for or against rowdyhawk10? Or should I just go ahead and start one myself?
Forget it... the board would never even consider a leadership shakeup.🙂
rowdyhawk10 is basically the perfect sheriff. He’s on the site all day, doesn't have much else going on, and he's perfect for keeping the crowd in line. Besides, the owners only care about the traffic numbers anyway.😁
rowdyhawk10 said:Look, we moderators can't monitor every single thread every second of the day; we don't live on this site. Once we saw it, we stepped in. 🙂
That isn't quite right. I hold you in high regard.
Please, try not to be so tense about every individual post. I'd ask for a little understanding regarding our role here—it would be pure anarchy if we didn't occasionally delete or move things around. We aren't looking for trouble, nor are we aggressive, yet you're accusing me of deleting content because it goes against Islam, which simply isn't true; I am not that type of person. If I do make a mistake, please feel free to point it out; I would appreciate that. But in this instance, that isn't what happened. Best regards. 🙂
rowdyhawk10, stop lying. Your fake friendliness is making me sick.🤮
Today, swiftorca57 caught you in a lie and got banned immediately.
Quote: swiftorca57 says: I know you're corrupt and a hypocrite. People hate Muslims and Islam because of people like you. You're a liar, and giving out bans with fake excuses is just pathetic... Did the Quran teach you to be a liar? If it's as "honorable" as you claim, then you must have read it well enough to think it's okay to lie for the sake of faith. What a hypocrite... Where in my previous post did I mention anything about tearing someone apart? And here is the part about the ban..
Tearing apart [CAPS LOCK] Expires 03:50 05.02.2009. Left By rowdyhawk10 03:50 06.01.2009.
It's a sad state of affairs when a religion has hypocrites and liars like you in its ranks, and even sadder when a forum puts crooks in charge of moderating...!!!!
And just so we're clear, I'm not insulting you; I'm just telling the truth...!!!
So there you have it. And please, stay out of my business.
A friend of rowdyhawk10 actually posted this, and for once, the whole thing wasn't off-topic for two days straight! If I had happened to mention that Muhammad was merciful, that answer wouldn't have been considered off-topic in a hundred years.😁
I've always found rowdyhawk10's sweetness a bit suspicious, and I'm done arguing with him over every single post.🙄
velvetranger52 said:@coastalbison6 I didn't even see what rowdyhawk10 deleted; that's his job. If you were actually aiming to be original—which I certainly hope you were—you should have started a new thread regarding the Constitution of Medina, and maybe our esteemed moderator could lend us some guidance. I’m not calling for any of the moderators from the Religion section to be replaced, especially not rowdyhawk10, who honestly shows the most understanding toward everyone across the board. Granted, he did hand me a modest 500 red warning points just to keep things civil between us. It's up to us to speak our minds freely, and it's up to them to keep us in line. 🍿
You asked about the Jews in Medina and the Constitution of Medina, and I gave you a perfectly fair answer. ...that's just sad. What does that even have to do with being "original"? 😕
rowdyhawk10 said:coastalbison6 Look, man, I don't think you even know what you want in your own thread, which you started yourself. Initially, you opened this topic regarding holy scriptures in general (the previous title was something like "Torah-Septuagint-Vulgate-Luther Bible... all the way to the Quran") and the introductory post is here. Then, you expressed in this post a desire to focus strictly on the authenticity of the Quran, just to narrow the scope—since things were getting too broad after Steven Clark jumped in with his analyses of the Bible. I respected your wish and asked you here if you wanted me to change the thread title (I sent you a DM about it, too). You agreed here that I should update the title, so I changed it to "Is the Quran True and Authentic?", which you approved (you confirmed this via private message). So, as it stands, this thread is specifically about the Quran (for instance, how it was recorded and preserved, whether it underwent changes, its level of authenticity, etc.). But then... the discussion drifted off-topic with this post from velvetranger52, which was off-topic because he was asking "what is the Constitution of Medina." In responding to him, you steered the conversation away from the core subject (which was the authenticity of the Quran—your own rule), and began discussing historical events that have nothing to do with the primary topic. I only deleted the off-topic posts because they didn't belong here; I haven't handed out any warnings, even though the conversation veered off course. Velvetranger52 pulled it off-topic with his question, and then you all followed suit by discussing the Constitution of Medina, the persecution of Jews, and other matters outside the scope of how the Quran was written, canonized, and preserved. Should we really let threads just wander aimlessly like that? I ask you. 🙄
So, I would say your protest is entirely groundless and unjustified. ☕
Still, I suppose it’s fine that you started this petition, as it gives the other users a chance to weigh in. If a significant number of them aren't happy with my management, then honestly, it might be better if I stepped down. It's exhausting trying to please everyone. On one hand, some Muslims (plus Enky, who seems just as unsure of what they want as you are) accuse me of being too strict with Muslims—while on the other hand, you and Chris Edwards claim I'm being too lenient and that I am "biased," to quote you.
If I were running the show, some of the Muslims would likely be satisfied enough to end their boycott of this forum. I just hope that whoever takes over doesn't let people start posting nonsense like: "a Muslim woman who marries a Catholic is no longer Muslim" or claiming that in the 21st century, it is somehow religiously justified "to kill gays..." which, frankly, is pure hate speech. This forum really needs to deal with that once and for all to ensure civilized progress and stop such evil. Additionally, those non-Muslims who aren't fans of my style will finally get a break from my supposed "imposition of Islam". 🙄
I won't be commenting further on this thread, though I suppose anyone interested in my replacement should feel free to reach out. 👋
Yeah, and you can really see how many people gave up on this place because of you—including everyone you banned just out of pure spite. You've basically turned the Religion forum into a total mess thanks to your one-track mind.
Take a look in the mirror and admit you're biased, irresponsible, and honestly, just incompetent. If you have any backbone at all, maybe find the courage to step down, since your colleagues clearly don't have the guts to ban you themselves.
As for me, I've decided I'm done showing up to the Religion section while you're playing sheriff.
Look, we aren't brothers, so let's not get insulting here. 😠 Just give me back the posts that actually make sense and stay on topic without being rude. ...And quit trying to get philosophical with me; you won't shut me up that easily.
We need to get rid of rowdyhawk10 immediately. He’s just deleting posts whenever he feels like it, mostly because he can't handle anyone actually providing solid criticism regarding Islam.
The latest situation: velvetranger5 asked where the Jews in Medina were during Muhammad's time, and my answer was:
Back then, three Jewish tribes lived in Yathrib (which was later renamed Medina); the Banu Nadir, the Banu Quariza, and the Banu Qainuga. In 624, the Banu Nadir and Banu Qainuga tribes were forced to relocate to the Khaybar oasis. In 627, when the Meccans (specifically the Quraysh tribe, which included Muhammad) laid siege to Medina, the Banu Quariza refused to help defend the city during the "Battle of the Trench." Following the battle, Muslims massacred all the men, and over 1,000 women and children were sold into slavery.
Then Jeffrey Sanchez7 chimed in with something like... "The Jews stabbed him (Muhammad) in the back, and now I'm being called a liar." $33 within the thread
And that's because the post sat there all day!!! So my response was:
I mean... they stabbed him in the back? How exactly did that "stabbing" look?
The issue was actually quite different. When Muhammad arrived in Medina in 622, he had nothing, so he and his followers survived by raiding caravans. The Banu Quariza clearly wasn't having any part of that, so they didn't feel bound by the Constitution of Medina.
Jeffrey Sanchez7, I’d suggest sticking to actual historical facts. If anyone else had used the word "Jew" in that context, rowdyhawk10 would have banned them for life. Am I really $33 starting a whole new thread just for this little argument? 🤣 😁
Well, rowdyhawk10 went ahead and deleted everything right then! Why? Because once Muslims run out of arguments, rowdyhawk10 steps in to scrub the evidence. It's been happening constantly over the last few weeks. Muslims have already driven all the Jews out of the Religion sub-forum, and honestly, they were some of the best debaters we had.
It’s a tragic story... and honestly, pretty typical for the US. I know the kid well since I grew up in the same area. They kept feeding his parents these empty promises until things finally fell apart. People who act like that deserve to be held accountable. 😈 The real issue is that if you live somewhere like Martha's Vineyard and get sick, you have to drive all the way to Cleveland—unless you're lucky enough to get a medevac. Half of the critical cases don't make it that trip. And this kind of negligence? It feels like the standard across the whole country. Nobody seems to care about anyone else anymore. 🙄 I personally have insurance that ensures I can be flown to Austria if needed (though even there, you run into some rare "gems"). If I ever have to see a doctor in the States, I hope it's the very last one... a pathologist. 😬
Walter Cox5 said:Thanks for checking in, everyone (even the "gems" 😬 ). The reason I made this post is because I used to have a "recipe" (I lost it! 🙄 ) for a natural blend you drink on an empty stomach in the morning before fasting for the day. It works wonders as a detox elixir for your liver and overall metabolism.
Anyway, if you remember it (or find it)... let me know! 🙂
Just saw this. ...that should be dandelion root tea
Jerry Moore2 said:Another thing Mia Zuppa should sell is semi-prepared dinners—for people getting home late from work who are bored with processed frozen meals but can't afford to eat out every night..
They could have a section for fresh sauces and sides, featuring those famous traditional dishes from around the world that people already know and love.
Honestly, that kind of food feels totally foreign to me, and I’d probably never eat it. I was at the Nestlé trade show a few months ago doing some research, and I ended up hanging out more with the British crowd because their diet seemed so strange to me. And don't even get me started on Americans—it was basically all plastic food.🤮
But there is a basic marketing principle here:
If you have a new product $\rightarrow$ define your target customer. If the business is established $\rightarrow$ define your audience. ...which means: gender, age, education, income level, etc.
Don't just sell soup; sell the specific feeling that resonates with your audience, and let the soup come along with it.🙂
That's a pretty broad way of putting it—the actual details go much deeper than that.
That’s an interesting take, though I think your intro is a bit contradictory.
...the strategy is basically set. --> "...it's a quick-service/takeaway chain selling nothing but freshly made soups from around the world. You can eat in or grab it to go, targeting busy people who don't have time to cook at home but want something warm and healthy. The locations would be strictly near major business hubs..." ...and yet you're debating the strategy.😕
As far as I know, you're working in the USA, so we can talk shop, but nobody can really help you much—Everpora and the USA are worlds apart when it comes to "convenience food." Even with a killer marketing plan designed for Austria, you'd fail 100% in the USA—and vice versa. I'm pretty deep into these topics myself; packaging design, marketing, and then convenience food, in that order.😬
With just freshly cooked soup, you'd fail in Austria in no time at all... I might be heading to the IMF in Birmingham this April, so maybe we could catch up there. ...but I'd actually prefer being at Sysco in Los Angeles a week before.😎
👋 Hey, I'm here too I'm also on the hunt for a good (and fast!) dentist in Washington, D.C. or somewhere nearby My guy in Vienna is amazing, but man...😱
Swiss said:Listen, how can you even ask that without feeling embarrassed? How many times have you all gone over there just to steal? You're an embarrassment to the American people, yet here she is, worrying about her outfit...
...and regarding what you said
about her at least earning a decent Mark instead of picking up the cheapest stuff—"Hans & Mizzi"
Why on earth would anyone celebrate the day our beautiful coastal regions were sold out to the Italian fascists? Only a handful of half-witted clerofascists would ever celebrate such a disgrace.