Posts by Paul Green31

Lisa Hernandez3 said:Paul Green31, if I actually told you what I really think about this whole situation—about you starting this entire mess of a thread—you wouldn't believe me. Just random. It’s funny how things work, isn't it? One minute you're diving into some deep, borderline unhinged thread over in the Psychology sub, and the next thing you know, you've spiraled through a dozen rabbit holes. It’s those weird little coincidences that pull you from a topic on the absolute edge of sanity straight down into... well, you know where. Someone decided to go on a late-night spree, opening up this exact same thread across every single subforum in the middle of the night. What's the deal with that? Who even does that?I’d just end up looking rude. I’d be stuck there trying to justify my takes on "coincidences," explaining the actual probability behind them, or diving into those political topics I touched on at the start—you know, the ones that are nothing more than pure spin.

Look, I’d find it a hell of a lot easier to wrap this whole argument up if you could just get to the point. Be direct. Give me something concrete to work with. Honestly, I really don't have the energy to play detective and try to decode what you're actually trying to say every time you post.😕
That bolded text makes me wonder. Are you actually suggesting this whole thread was started because of that one spammer's fault? Like it’s all just some elaborate setup cooked up by some mysterious figure in the middle of the night? Is that really what we're doing here?
Look, I’m sorry, but I have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.😕

It’s pretty symptomatic to me that from the very moment you joined this place, you've been completely ignoring everything that actually addresses the topic at hand. Seriously? Is that your strategy?

Aside from that little update about adding more moderators to the psychology subforum, nothing actually useful was said in this thread. Is anyone actually getting any real answers here?

You totally ignored me when I first pointed out that you were wrong about there being no moderators.

Look, I’m saying if they’re actually lurking here and choosing to stay silent on this thread, then they seriously need to take a long, hard look at their own moderation standards. Seriously.

You’re just straight-up ignoring the forum admin on this thread. Seriously? Should moderators be jumping to answer every single question about this or any other PDF? Is that really how this is supposed to work?

They don't have to, sure. But isn't it just common courtesy? We already have this subforum specifically designed for communication between the admins and the users. So why can't the administration actually step up and respond to an inquiry? A little clarity on the rules we’re all playing by wouldn't hurt. It would go a long way in clearing up exactly how anyone is allowed to create or open new threads. Is that really too much to ask?
Honestly, it would've been the decent thing to do if they had just shown up.

Especially when it’s obvious the problem was already settled?

When this thread first kicked off, things weren't even close to being resolved. It was right at its peak.

Also, should they be overreacting to every single outburst from undisciplined users who make clone accounts just to start provocative threads?

Hell yeah!!! That’s literally their job! Or what else do you expect them to do? They shouldn't overdo it, but they definitely need to react.

, and then they go spreading it all over messages and comments, trying to justify themselves to the users who were supposedly offended by some rule-breaker's thread—users who keep insisting on talking about the topic even after the thread is locked and the poster has been sanctioned?

The solution doesn't come from moderators acting like psychologists; it comes from everyone else. ☕

And finally, you're the one ignoring the actual points made in this thread. You haven't defended your claim that the topic is stupid enough to be deleted with anything other than saying the user has "literary talent." Is that really your only argument?

I'm sorry we don't see eye to eye, but I can't force myself to accept your logic, no matter how hard I try.
ZgSash, let me have my say on this post first, and then you can lock me out if you want. I don't think this conversation is going anywhere constructive anyway, and I don't see any new angles being brought to the table.
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@ Lisa Hernandez3
Of course I started this thread to call them out. If the mods over in Psychology were hanging around while a total troll-fest like that was happening right under their noses, then what's even the point of talking? A call-out is exactly what's needed.
Psychology isn't the place to be dumping the kind of stuff I quoted earlier. There’s a completely different subforum for that.
Look, I actually find people's reasoning and thought processes interesting, which is why I bother reading some of the threads in Psychology—and honestly, across the whole site. But if you're suggesting I should have played detective to figure out why the mods let that thread stay up, forget it. I'm not a mind reader. They had plenty of time over the last few days to explain their logic before it became obvious I was right when I labeled that troll and spammer for exactly what they were. Now, they aren't going to do it.
And I'm done debating this. In my opinion, threads like that shouldn't even exist in the Psychology section. All that "spiritual teaching," "prophetic Milani," horoscope nonsense, the "enlightened" ones, the time travelers, and all the other forum folklore belongs over in Alternative. I'll pop by there myself once in a while when I need a good laugh.
If the mods feel differently, they can step up and say so. But if they do, my next move will be to suggest we rename Psychology to Pseudo-psychology.

Lisa Hernandez3 said:Yeah, but that doesn't actually answer the question you're obsessed with—the one you're trying to prove using this user as an example. All this shows is that he took advantage of the moderators' good intentions by letting him run his thread until his true colors showed. Now that we know exactly what kind of troll he is, he can't pull that stunt anymore. So, if anything, this proves the system works because it catches people when they abuse its goodwill. It’s the exact opposite of your theory.

Look, sorry, but this just proves my point. As soon as that guy stepped outside the jurisdiction of the federal Psychology department, he ran straight into a patrol that put him right back where he belongs.
If they had shut him down from the start, he wouldn't have had the chance to spam the whole site.
Now, here's a question for you. What if he’d been a little smarter? What if he’d played it cool instead of opening the exact same thread in every single sub-forum? He could have kept spamming for years. 😁

Serious users, like the ones you mentioned, can pick their threads based on what they're looking for. They look at titles, sometimes even the author, and they definitely check the opening post. A focused, serious user knows exactly what they want and how to find it.

Usually, you can tell if a thread is worth anything just by reading the first post. Even if it looks borderline, within the first five or six replies, you see if it turns into something useful or if it's just garbage waiting to be closed.
By both my standards, that thread was ready for the trash bin. ☕

But honestly, based on some of your posts, I think I finally get why my complaint rubbed you the wrong way.

So, let me be clear. I don't have a problem with the Psychology mods; I just feel like they aren't actually there. My point is backed up by the fact that not one of them has chimed in here, even though it's standard practice for mods to jump in when they disagree.
If the Psychology mods are MIA, then the administration needs to hear about it.
That's all.

Oh, and by the way, my original question still hasn't been answered. The fact that the user got banned from Psychology doesn't address my actual point at all.
Not that I’m holding my breath for an answer.

Huh, what do I even know? 🤣

Lisa Hernandez3 said:...The topic is great for people who just want casual conversation, you know, just messing around.

So, it's good for chatting? Maybe we should just start a dedicated chat thread over on Psychology Every Moment.

Unlike so many other threads opened in a similar fashion, his topic at least shows some level of gag (check the first post) or some basic literacy and a concept, even if it's purely fictional or literary in nature. If this is just a slap in the face, maybe suggest to the moderators that they move it to the Little Literary Corner. Deleting this thread while leaving all those other threads open—which are opened in a similar, or even more questionable, way—would basically be a restriction on free speech and the whole point of Reddit.

I'm not even going to comment on the gag from the first post. 🙄 Look, this stuff I quoted above about space and nonsense has nothing to do with Psychology. This belongs over here.
If you actually like talking to this guy so much, go ahead and start a chat thread over on Off to swap ideas. This thread stands out from everything else in Psychology because it’s simply impossible to take seriously.

Look, sorry if I and a lot of other users don't take a guy seriously when he's claiming he didn't finish his psychological training because of crimes committed on a silent ocean???😕
Don't give me that crap—this isn't something that should be discussed in Psychology...

In my opinion, most importantly, the moderators can't be held responsible for the potential—or lack thereof—of the users on this sub. You want a better sub?

What some moderators don't get (and you don't either, criticizing my complaint) is that by letting these kinds of threads survive, they are ruining the reputation of their own subforum.
And in the long run, the high-quality, professional, and desirable users leave. Because nobody serious wants to post in a place where people are debating how swallow flight patterns affect rice farming in China... It just makes them look ridiculous.
Then, you're left with an unreliable sub filled with chatters, and it quickly turns into total chaos.
I'm not saying everything needs to be hyper-professional and ultra-serious; there has to be a middle ground. But the problem with this specific thread is that it's way below that middle ground.

Start smart threads and write something meaningful instead of whining about trivial things in the complaints section. The uproar you're making over one single thread, among thousands of others that are trollish in a broader or narrower sense (excessive, argumentative, baseless, or just written out of boredom or immaturity), is ridiculous. You would have been better off starting one quality thread over there instead of coming here to whine.

Look, I’m not really in the mood to write about Psychology, or any of the other sub-forums for that matter. But just because I’m not posting doesn't mean I'm not lurking. I read almost everything. I enjoy quotes, and I write a little bit when the mood strikes.
There was a time when religion was all about quotes, or politics was a place where I'd pop in to see what was happening... even Microsoft opened up enough for me to find something worth looking at. Now? It's just these sub-forums I don't visit for months. And how did we get here? It all started with the innocent lowering of standards and this whole "democracy" thing.
Democracy doesn't mean you have to listen to every single person who opens their mouth; it just means everyone has the right to speak without being punished. The size of the audience depends entirely on how good the speaker is. Honestly, getting rid of someone nobody wants to listen to or read is actually a good thing.

I’m only filing this complaint because I feel like I need to warn the people who actually care about the quality of this site—to let them know that quality is slipping somewhere. It’s my duty to sound the alarm. It’s the responsibility of those running this site to decide if my observations are actually right. I’m done arguing about it. Let the mods weigh in and do whatever they want with this thread.

@ Lisa Hernandez3

Look, this thread is dying because the OP has zero chance of actually developing it. And let’s be real—there's no chance because nobody else here even wants to participate. It’s just turned into a series of manifestos from an author who acts like some time traveler born in 2013. Sure, he was weirdly interesting enough to drag this thing to eighty pages, but it’s mostly just him obsessing over his "cosmic energy" and all these profound insights he thinks he's offering to the rest of us miserable mortals. He thinks he's enlightened while everyone else is just stuck in the mud.
That’s pretty much the gist of it. I won’t even bother mentioning my own role in this, because being "constructive" isn't really happening here. Quite the opposite, actually.
Listen, I’ve been on this site for a long, long time. Way longer than my current username has existed. I follow several sub-forums, including Psychology Every Moment. And believe me, Psychology Every Moment has never allowed this kind of triviality. You don't see people popping up every five days with a "hey, I'm the smartest guy alive" thread. Those usually die by post three or four. They never make it this far. If they did survive that long, or if someone actually had a legitimate issue like this, they wouldn't be framed in such a... shall we say, "colorful" way.
Even if we play along and assume the author has the personality disorder he claims to have, the whole thread would have been handled completely differently. Based on the sheer amount of detail here, it’s obvious the guy is just trolling. This entire thing has no basis in reality. Can a thread grow without being grounded in facts? Sure, but it looks totally different. This one has a fatal flaw: it lacks any semblance of logic.
Look, fairy tales, conspiracy theories, cosmic enlightenment—that stuff is fine for other parts of the forum. But not in Psychology Every Moment.
To prove my point, I’ll just pull a few excerpts from what you call his "literary masterpieces."

KLP said:I am from the cosmic core, sent to Earth to promote boundless perfection, self-love, love for others, the infinity of one's inner self, and an impressive level of intellectual superiority that sweeps away and destroys every earthly imperfection.

The complex thought of my cosmic boundlessness and freedom is finalized. I completed that process around 7:45; I admit the process took a bit longer due to an irregular and uneven predictive image... specifically, in the area of a Pacific archipelago, a passionate human sin occurred, and that act, by interfering with mine, allowed for the delay in completion.

While you all are still dreaming, my unity awakens at 3:40 every single morning, providing new strength for you. For surrender and giving up are not in my nature; they are my enemies, standing aloof and perpetually waiting for my end—but that is an impossible undertaking on their part, for it is merely an impulse, eternally unfulfilled.

There you have it. Looking at these snippets, it's obvious this has nothing to do with psychology. Unless, of course, we view this thread as a transcript of what someone with a mental breakdown says when their medication wears off. By that logic, I could start a thread in Psychology Every Moment where I spend ten pages rambling about how I feel like Napoleon.

By the way, I’m not anyone’s colleague—I’m just a user on Reddit. Calling my request for action "childish" is honestly a huge reach. You’re more than welcome to say, "Why do you even care what the topic is on Psychology Every Moment?"
But look, a community like this is a sensitive thing. When you have a group of people talking, there’s an expectation that the Psychology subforum stays a place for actual discussion (even if it's lighthearted, it should be labeled as such). Why does that matter? Because people come here with real issues looking for answers. It works for some of us—I haven't solved my life's problems here yet, but who knows? I believe it works for others too. When someone shows up with a genuine struggle, wouldn't it be better if the forum actually met them halfway? Instead of having their crisis buried under a mountain of troll threads about space inspiration or random nonsense happening in the Pacific Islands that just messes with everyone's mental balance?

Basically, it all comes down to the quality of the thread. And right now, the quality is bottom-of-the-barrel for this entire site.
Signing off with a drink in hand.

Here’s a snippet from the thread I’m using to back up my appeal.

Amtrak said:Funny thing is, I don't even sport a mustache or beard most of the time—just the occasional stubble. Those whiskers of yours? Totally old school. You should really take a page out of my book... if you can actually pull it off. Just study my charm; I'll give you permission to mimic it, whether you're making an entrance or just talking to your family at dinner. Tell me, what kind of razor and cologne are you using? You strike me as one of those traditional types... straight razors, strop, a broken mirror (reflecting my face, obviously), and some Roland aftershave—which you'll definitely need since you'll probably cut yourself staring at me in the mirror too much. It's unreal...😲 Switch to Gillette Fusion... you have those gorgeous Phillips shavers...

http://www.consumer.philips.com/c/me...095_22/prd/gb/

This is what true gentlemanly style looks like. You could practically call it my signature move. Looking at this shaver, you feel smooth, masculine, and sophisticated... just like me...😁

I use L'Oreal Paris Men Expert balm after I shave... makes me feel as fresh as a drop of dew on a red rose...

Then again, maybe this whole thing belongs in Psychology. 🤣

mistywolf17 said:Can't you see it when you click on the profile?

Paul Green31, did you actually report the thread or just one specific post?
It's pretty obvious there isn't a Fairy around here. :/

Yeah, I did. But nothing's happening. Not for days.

Here’s the screenshot. In a best-case scenario, they might actually notice he's got five lines on a resolution higher than what's allowed in the rules. At that rate, it'll probably end up being eight. 🙂

Topic is honestly laughable. At times, it feels like a total nightmare for the Microsoft moderators. It’s clearly just trolling and has absolutely no business being there.
Not to mention, this guy's signature is eight lines long.
It's pretty obvious there aren't any mods active on Psychology Every Moment, because I have no idea how something like this stays up there for five or six days without anyone lifting a finger.

placidjackal36 said:... which brings me to the Parenting subforum, basically a beehive for those old hens. That whole section is totally overrun by women who probably need to be tied down during their worst moments because they’re constantly riding a hormonal storm and lacking any rational voices in the mix. There are a few decent people there, sure. But mostly? You'd need a searchlight just to find them. If you're looking to feel absolutely miserable, head over there and try disagreeing with them. There is nothing worse than questioning their "precious" little kids. What you'd experience in the wild if you touched a piglet, you'll experience verbally on RiD.

Man, now you've really piqued my interest. I might actually have to test this out. 😬

The whole post 🤣. Great observation, though you might be slightly off on the history side of things.
I actually find that subforum pretty pleasant. I haven't noticed much of that militant attitude, especially since the mods have done a great job cleaning things up. Remember when the admins banned all those threads about historical political factions and civil war eras? 😁

The most famous user around here is Eminem. 😁