One more thing. Here’s the deal: I’ve asked McAuliffe multiple times to actually pull up those posts if they even exist, and he just... hasn't. He won't. That’s just the reality of it. To me, that's all the proof I need that those posts aren't there. It's pretty simple. But since McAuliffe keeps breathing down my neck, demanding that I somehow "prove" his claims are fake, I’m stuck here wondering how is anyone even supposed to prove a negative on a forum? How do you demonstrate that something *doesn't* exist, other than pointing out that the guy claiming it exists refuses to show it—even after being asked repeatedly? Is there some other way to handle this? If there is, I'd love to hear it. Thanks.
Given how things are going, I’d really appreciate an answer from the admins or the mods here. Look, if I ask someone on this board a few times to point me toward their previous posts—if they even exist—and they just dodge the question every single time without showing me anything, am I the one lying when I conclude those posts don't exist? Or is that user, who keeps dodging while calling my conclusion a "lie," actually just a typical troll? I'm just looking for some clarity. Am I the liar and the troll causing drama for no reason, or is the other guy just playing games? You tell me which one it is. If I'm the problem, if I'm just some troll spreading lies, then fine, I'll pack up and leave this forum right now. But if mcaucliffe is the one trolling, then it's probably time for the moderators to step in and deal with it.
It’s high time the admins stepped up and dealt with the relentless, sneaky trolling that’s gutting every single political thread here. For some reason, the mods just let it slide, which honestly just helps kill off any chance of a decent conversation. I’ll give you a perfect example of what I mean: that whole mess regarding the local school board policies. Take this user mcaucliffe, for instance. He spends his days calling out people—like certain senators or even folks from the local veterans' council—labeling them as untrustworthy because they stayed quiet back in 2009 when that new municipal charter was passed, which he calls nothing short of treasonous. He basically attacks these people daily because they didn't speak up against that charter. But since he’s been a member since 2006, it makes you wonder about his own credibility. Like, did he actually use his platform here to protest that charter? I’ve personally asked him a few times, requesting that he pull up his old posts from 2009 to show he actually stood up against it. mcaucliffe just completely ignored those requests. Not a single post surfaced to prove he ever raised his voice. After being stonewalled repeatedly, I finally figured it out: those posts don't exist. It’s pretty logical to assume that back in 2009, when he was an active user, he wasn't actually protesting that charter, which says a lot about his integrity considering he spends every day discrediting others—even local war heroes—for their silence back then. But mcaucliffe is so thick-skinned and persistent with his trolling—and nobody ever disciplines him for it—that he tries to flip the script. He claims I have no proof he *didn't* write those posts. How am I supposed to prove a negative? If someone can't produce something that's supposedly there after being asked multiple times, it's not there. So now, he just calls me a liar in almost every reply, turning the entire discussion into a petty shouting match. And the mods? They just swoop in at the end and mass-delete everything, which solves nothing.