Posts by Raymond Wright

We drifted a bit too far off course here... lost sight of what you were actually saying. But honestly, as far as I'm concerned, we don't even need to keep this debate going. Maybe we shouldn't have let things get this heated in the first place. It was all just unnecessary noise.

You've got a point there, hollowtrucker77... you really have to keep an eye on everything.

Jacob Foster11 said:Seriously, you think your cell provider isn't listening in on your calls?

Well, damn then.

Jacob Foster11 said:You really think Facebook employees can't peek at your private messages?
You honestly believe nobody at AOL Instant Messenger, AIM, or Zoom can read your chats?

There is always at least one person who could theoretically pull that off. It’s the same deal on Facebook or AIM as it is here on this forum.

Fair enough... though I guess there are cell phones you can use to coordinate a meetup location, haha.

Here’s my take too. Good morning, everyone. I’ve been reading through the posts here and, honestly, I’m not even sure what to say. We haven't really broken any new ground. As for the whole private messaging thing, it’s not even a big deal. Almost everyone on this forum uses Facebook, Twitter, AOL Instant Messenger, Zoom, or whatever else is out there to swap important info. Besides, there are so many people here. What are the odds anyone is actually checking your inbox unless you’re part of some tight-knit group? You aren't constantly picking fights either. You're just one person among a massive crowd, mostly keeping to yourself. It’s a pretty clear picture of someone who’s just more reserved, haha.

Look, it’s simple. You’ve got a hundred different people here, a hundred different personalities. No one is going to know every single individual personally. As for checking the inbox, all the details are listed right here. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I finally finished reading that post by Delvecchio that Lunatt shared. To be honest, I agree with some of what Delvecchio said, and I find myself siding with most of the other users on the thread too. We end up splitting into three completely different viewpoints by the end, but that isn't really the point. The real issue is that Delvecchio reacted a bit too heatedly. He used certain words he probably should have avoided. He could have expressed his thoughts differently, but what's done is done. deedy, I wasn't actually angry at you, if I'm being honest. It doesn't really bother me much. I have a few ways of handling people who try to act malicious toward me, and none of it ever ends up being useful anyway. So, that's all for now. I'm heading to bed. Catch you guys later when you're around.

Look, I’m just going to say what’s on my mind, regardless of the fallout. Some moderators here are perfectly fine. But then there are others who have absolutely no idea how to behave and clearly abuse their positions. Moderators hold a massive amount of power. Honestly, I don't see why we even bother with passwords on these forums when a moderator can just hop into our profiles and read our private Gmail messages or whatever else they want to snoop on (and I could go on forever about that). On the other hand, I get it. They’re just people. If I didn't have anything better to do than hang out on a forum all day or act as a moderator, I’d probably succumb to the temptation too. If I decided to "tune out" from the real world, I might misuse that authority. Of course, anything I found would stay strictly between us (but hey, I'm not a moderator, so...)
And if I actually did something like that, someone like me would probably just shrug and say, "Oh well." Maybe some moderators won't like what I've written here. They might try to take action against me or my opinions, but frankly, I don't care. I have my own stance and my own identity, and no one is taking that away from me, no matter how big their ego is. Everything you moderators think is being kept under wraps is actually known. People just keep quiet, though I'm not sure why they bother. I’m going to speak my truth and hide nothing. I don't lie to people. I tell it exactly like it is. If I mess up, I just say I screwed up, apologize, and move on. There’s no shady business, no deception, and no hiding things with me. It's rare to find people who sit there silently while others act foolishly. I'm not that type of person. I point them out. I say it loud and clear while there's still time to fix things. I'll say it once, twice, three times, and I'll keep saying it. Go ahead and try to shut me down.