Posts by Dennis Carter9

Hey, how's it going?

Michael Lee4 said:Nobody else is needed... it's just me and this Brazilian man. I haven't found anyone else who thinks like I do, so I guess it'll just stay my own little circle of fear...

I'm getting some software soon that'll let me track down everyone's home addresses so I can start dropping by for unannounced visits (Luck will be driving me around)... then we'll see who's actually tough and who's just talking.

Anyway... see how one tiny misunderstanding about you not reading my messages turns us into whatever this is. 😉

Here’s what I managed to pull from the Google cache..

http://forum.issland.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1646

post number 12

Not much, but it's something. If you want to meet up... well, you know where to find me.

Hope it's not an issue that I'm using words from outside this forum...
I'm just annoyed at myself for not copying everything or saving it offline while I still had the chance.

As for the stuff that got deleted, my bad. I wasn't really paying attention to specific post numbers, and I don't have the tools or the know-how to dig it up. If anyone here actually cares to find it, they probably can—I definitely can't.

Michael Lee4 said:Spin is honorary, and Setra is active, so just clean up after us when we're gone...

I don't always catch all my PMs right away either. Sometimes the forum just glitches out, the notification pop-up doesn't show up, and I don't notice for ages...

Gonna go watch the game.👋

As far as I'm concerned, just ignore her forever and don't bother showing up again.🙂

You know what, you’re totally right. Nobody actually cares, even if it wasn't officially taken down. And honestly, nobody got banned from accessing the PDF files because of it—maybe because they aren't under anyone's thumb, or maybe you just actually believe in freedom of speech.

Arguing about "what if" scenarios is just a waste of breath since nothing actually happened, at least not publicly.

Bottom line: Michael Lee4 is pretty chill and lets a lot slide, which is fine by me.😁

Maybe you’ve got a point. Or maybe people are just burnt out. Honestly, I can't tell if everyone's exhausted or if it's just me. There’s plenty to read in the thread I linked, and I didn't even realize you had jumped into that conversation yet.

At the end of the day, anyone should be able to ask questions or say what's on their mind. One Reddit user actually went out of their way to explain why they stopped visiting the site in the first place, based on the title alone...

We'll see how it plays out.

Here’s the topic Michael Lee4 started, which eventually got shut down and banned from ever being mentioned again. Honestly, looking back, even my own comments in there weren't exactly top-tier... But the facts haven't changed. (Not that most of the guys over at the muscle car forums were actually brave enough to speak their minds here either)

Maybe this part will actually impress hollowtrucker77 if he’s interested and decides to use it as leverage.

It’s wild how much this guy—who, in my opinion, isn't even an expert and barely knows anything about cars—can just walk in and start shaking up the well-meaning regulars on this board with fear tactics...

William Green4 said:The issue is there's this clique on this forum that just mocks people under Michael Lee4's protection. It's mostly Laki and Samuel Palmer10. Laki goes even further by using it to plug his driving school. Personally, I’m done visiting this forum if I have to deal with a bunch of insecure losers. Just scroll through the threads for a second and you'll see what I mean.

I don't know your handle; you aren't one of the two guys I mentioned. Thanks for chiming in, though. I guess I was born naive, so I don't notice everything immediately. It's a struggle. If you say a Ford Polo is ugly, Michael Lee4 will lose it. Other cars can be ugly or weak too, whatever. You can't count on one hand how many posts he's deleted under the Polo thread that only I seemed to notice...

I get that those are the arguments, but I just didn't realize there were more people involved in the chain. Honestly, I don't care who else is in it. It's obvious this forum is toxic, and if you make fun of Mr. Stinger, it all depends on his mood.
Hopefully, there will be some public call-outs soon, so I don't have to be the one dumping arguments here—though that's fine too. I've personally seen so many messages from Mr. Stinger where he straight-up insults people, but unfortunately, they aren't saved offline. I don't know if the admin can see them if they actually bother to look...

I suspect a lot of compromising comments and messages might vanish over the next day or two if he thinks it's necessary, though I think that part is highly questionable, at least for now.

Thanks... the core, base, and heart of the issue is laid out above. I've got plenty of arguments ready; I'll just pull from the fresh PDF and counter everything. Most of the older stuff probably got wiped, but nothing's ever truly gone. It’s impossible.

If it helps, I'd be happy to lay it all out again. But honestly, there needs to be some mutual interest for that to work.

Personally, I'm not really about the Democratic Party; I'm just here for the public discourse—which is what Reddit is for. But this feels more like something for the Democratic Party. I wasn't sure who to reach out to. I guess I had outdated info regarding the admins, which is why I ended up over here after two months of total silence.

To be honest, you can just read through the car PDF and the comments in those specific threads. Just look at which topics vanished right after people started demanding they be reinstated, and you'll see. There's no point in me repeating myself.

I can send a direct message to the Democratic Party if that makes sense. If not... why waste both our time and energy?

PS.

Sorry for all the typos in my first post. Hope it was still readable. I didn't catch them in time to fix them.

Anyway, thanks for the heads-up.

Edit: if a link to this post ends up appearing in the car PDF, I bet at least one or two Redditors will have the guts to DM you. I can't post it over there myself.

It’s been over two months now, and I feel like I need to speak up about how Michael Lee4 is running the car subforum.

The guy basically acts like his own judge and jury. I know at least two other users who feel like he’s grabbing way too much power—acting like a dictator without any consistent rules for everyone else. Honestly, I can't even log into that subforum anymore. One of those two guys actually reached out to the Democratic Party admins personally, but according to him, there was NEVER any response...

You don't need to be a mechanic to see the bias. In some threads, certain comments are totally fine, but in others, the exact same thing gets flagged, moved, or just nuked. Sometimes they move old threads for no reason, and other times they just ban someone for having an opinion in a specific discussion...

From what I've heard from those two users I mentioned, sending private messages to the admins doesn't seem to do anything at all...

If you look at how this guy moderates, it's obvious he's just going by his own gut feeling instead of any actual universal rules. I don't care what his username is, but for the sake of everyone on Reddit, I think he shouldn't have this much authority. It's hurting the reputation of this site and goes against everything we're supposed to be doing here...

I'll try reaching out to the Democratic Party admins again once I get their handles... (Desiree is dodging me)

Unless, of course, this gentleman hasn't denied them the same opportunities...

If I had to list the users (just two so far) who feel like he's making life difficult and stifling free speech...

Michael Lee4 actually asked for a thread to be started about removing him from his position, but they blocked it. Moderator Grace Turner said the thread would be deleted, and sure enough, it was...

I’m looking for help here. That subforum probably has at least four moderators if my memory serves, yet whenever there's a complaint, they just point to one guy: Michael Lee4. People are actually afraid to speak up publicly because they'll just get blocked, have their posts deleted, or get banned immediately...

Just doing this for the good of the community...

Here was the original question from two months ago, the last topic... http://reddit.com/showthread.php?t=251470

Thanks,

Best regards...

EDIT: Unfortunately, the Democratic Party contact Desiree keeps getting an error saying her inbox is full. Is there anyone else who might see this and check it out? Or maybe someone I can DM? Thanks... This public thread has been sitting here for two months...

PS.
This is a major site with ads and a significant influence on the American online public. I'd like to think someone cares about what happens in the subforums, or at least should...
The gentleman in question actually said that if his way of thinking isn't wanted, he'd be happy to step down so he stops "terrorizing" people. It's baffling to me that NO ONE among the people in charge of this subforum (and others) has ever voiced an opinion or even shown interest in fixing this... No offense intended, because this isn't the only site in the world, but it seems to be the only one where you can't even message the admins to report irregularities. But hey, if this is it, this is our home, this is www.reddit.com

This is the only way I can present my views, and the views of other users, to the public without being silenced by this guy... (
I hope something gets done for the common good. To quote Michael Lee4 himself, he has no problem giving up his authority if it means solving the issue...

No hard feelings to anyone. And thanks again...

VTi
Look, try to wrap your head around this: HOW ON EARTH CAN SOMEONE WITH ONLY 2 POSTS EVEN GET TRIGGERED BY A TOPIC THEY WERE ALREADY INVOLVED IN WITH THEIR OWN [B says:
2 [/B]POSTS??? UNLESS IT'S A PERSONAL INSULT???

It’s possible, bro, if the person is actually a real user and not just some duplicate or triplicate account, which seems pretty likely here...

Michael Lee4 said:You said the exact same thing 3.5 hours ago... maybe once you chill out tomorrow, read back through everything you've posted here and actually ask yourself something. 😉

Don't worry, just look at what's actually being said here rationally. Aside from the noise from User and Casey Hernandez63... there's nothing else. People always log on just to panic. And hey, sorry about the CAPS LOCK, and hope you and Grace Turner aren't holding a grudge...

Maybe it’s finally time for me to say goodbye to all of you. While you guys are busy obsessing over a VW Polo, a bunch of idiots are out here deleting things that have nothing to do with the topic at hand... You never know what's coming...

No matter how I try to pull up the poll, it's just gone. Does anyone know who deleted it?🙂>

Anthony Lopez5 said:Come on, man, just let Grace Turner be at peace for now—mmmkay?

Can't do it, bro. It would be totally unfair to Michael Lee4...

Anthony Lopez5 said:The only thing dominating the chat on this PF is Stinger's massive ego—it's been proven countless times. When he’s out there flexing his power, I bet there's some militia music playing in the background to keep him disciplined...

Add Grace Turner to that list. Stinger is a tough guy with plenty of CM, but that doesn't mean he's the strongest one out there..

When would the US national soccer team ever beat BRAZIL?... Maybe once in a blue moon, but definitely not like that.. 🙂

Nicholas Nguyen2 said:A virtual coup, haha 😂🤣😂

Alright, here's a serious question... why won't you give Michael Lee4 his own chat topic, especially since everyone's already crying about him? Is it against the Reddit rules or something?

Because besides the parrot (not me saying that, ask Malnar), you've only got User, and he barely has any posts... let alone smart ones..😉 That's why he has so many..🙂))
And that nickname isn't doing you any favors either.. It sounds like... I don't know, some random thing from India...🙂

placidcanyon2 said:On this PDF, you’ve got certain people who constantly derail serious discussions with their sheer stupidity—it’s either some misplaced loyalty to a model designed 25 years ago or just a total lack of basic physics knowledge. Not to mention, there are clones floating around who haven't even been banned yet, even though there's plenty of reason to do it. Honestly, I think we should be dealing with them first, and maybe without sending a ton of private messages as warnings? (I don't really know how the moderator handles things, so I guess that's one way he does it). Dealing with them would actually improve the quality and seriousness of this PDF way more than just deleting every single chat or nitpicking ten off-topic posts during an automobile guessing game.

Exactly... that's why you end up with guys like Mr. Brazil... lurking in the shadows...😁

Who's The Boss?

Mr. Stinger or maybe, just MAYBE Mr. Brazil?

Michael Lee4 said:Buddy, you don't even have a vote 😁

😁Look, I'm telling you, it's all about the emphasis on COLLEAGUE.

Michael Lee4 said:Just being honest, as always... respect... take it how you want...

hehe.. poor guy.. lucky there isn't any more voting, since that whole thing probably lasted maybe three hours total...