Posts by bluefalcon14

Ryan Vaughn7 said:I'm curious about this too.

I am also curious as to why you continue to persistently delete my posts... From 3:21 PM (Sunday) onwards, you have wiped away every single one of my entries... What exactly is so controversial about my writing?

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"My only intention is to uphold the laws of the Republic of America and our Constitution. For America, the greatest danger would be—if I dare call it that—a sort of Talibanization," Bush warned.

"If these attacks from within the church continue, it would only serve as proof that someone is attempting to Talibanize America," stated George W. Bush. "It would confirm that the clergy seeks to rule the nation. I have nothing against them—but if they want that kind of power, let them run for office and face the voters."

It’s a damn shame that George W. Bush doesn't have the authority to force bishops into retirement... As things stand, we are essentially left vulnerable to a Taliban-style coup d'état.

feraltrucker5 said:Are we actually going to discuss something specific here, or is this just a thread for you people to sit around and mess with Ryan Vaughn7? 🤷 🙂

We are here to criticize his moderation, yet he always manages to do this... He pivots the topic toward whatever suits him best... Now, he’d clearly prefer if we treated this entire thing as nothing more than a joke... 😉

Nicholas Gomez27 said:Honestly, I probably shouldn't have to deal with you lot either 🙂

Look, just handle it via some fast-track procedure so everyone else can actually have a decent conversation. Plus, it’ll probably shut you guys up for a few days. 😁

Bravo, Ryan Vaughn7!! 😁 Man, I really am always on the winning side.

Ryan Vaughn7, tell this guy to stop defending you...😁

I see you've gone full fanatic now... Every single one of my posts from the last two or three hours has been wiped out...

Nicholas Gomez27 said:I just want to point out that if there aren't any crosses on this forum—since "offenses" aren't cured through confession, but rather through bans
—then logically, there shouldn't be any in government agencies either (which, let's face it, will probably become private corporations pretty soon anyway). 😁
In those settings, misconduct is handled with terminations and fines rather than soul-searching. 😁

Thanks again for confirming my points...

Ryan Vaughn7 said:I already explained why those posts were removed. I laid out the reasons and provided plenty of examples. Honestly, I have no intention of dragging this out with you given how subjective you're being.

As for the post you linked, you were banned after what felt like five warnings about discussing moderation on this specific sub-forum. Which, as it turns out, you eventually realized.

Take care.

Well, I had to address you directly... You practically invited this...

You’ve deleted my posts two or three times when I was merely quoting you—only you, and absolutely nothing else. Why is it that you delete a post containing your own quotes, yet leave your original rants untouched?

Looking right now at the thread regarding George W. Bush and the crosses, I see a significant number of posts from just a little while ago have also been wiped out. Go ahead then—explain to me why, for instance, a post where I cited an example of attitudes toward the cross in Canada was removed. We cite examples from all over Europe; why does an example from Canada suddenly become controversial?

If you didn't delete it, then let whoever did step forward... And let them explain themselves.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:And why even bother responding to trolls? Nobody's forcing your hand. Those posts are gone now, along with yours. Honestly, they probably wouldn't have even existed if you had just ignored them.
One last thing: my response simply outlines your options—deletion, a warning, or sticking to the rules. Take it however you want.

You aren't actually following the rules... By deleting reasoned posts simply because they don't suit your narrative, you are practically inviting people to troll...

Remember when you deleted my post where I was merely quoting your own entries? I did that specifically to highlight your inconsistency—it’s a classic forum tactic when a "writer" ends up contradicting himself... Clearly, that didn't sit well with you, so you kept deleting it... Then, when I finally addressed you directly, you slapped me with a warning... Here is the link..

http://forum.com/showthread.php?p=21771466#post21771466

So, let me be clear: pointless deletion—especially of constructive posts—only fuels trolling... When you wipe out a post from someone who actually put in the effort to find an argument, a link, or a source, you are obviously going to provoke anger... And the next entry won't be considered "effort"—it will be labeled a "troll."

There is no malice here... No anger... I am simply issuing a warning... In good faith...

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Oh sure, I was absolutely weeping. Truly. But hey, I can just stop posting altogether if that's what you want; no biggie. Though I suspect you'll just end up whining from the banned corner anyway. Even if this forum is worth next to nothing in points, you're so good at gaming the system that you'll rack them up in no time.
Then again, there is that silly little possibility where you actually stop trolling and just stick to the topic. It's your call. Make your choice.

Ha ha... dosita, once again demonstrating how "hilarious" you are...

The reality is that not a single quote you provided above is off-topic regarding "George W. Bush: Remove all crosses from the military and police"... especially when you consider the sheer amount of trolling I had to respond to... And since, as I mentioned, you failed to quote the actual posts I was replying to, others might not even see the full picture...

The issue here is that "the topic" only exists when it aligns with your preferences... Anything that contradicts your personal views is immediately labeled as trolling, spamming, or off-topic nonsense...

Furthermore, you're conveniently ignoring the other constructive posts you didn't mention... Take, for instance, the one about Bush's oath... What exactly is controversial about deleting a post that quotes the American President's oath—specifically his words, "so help me God"...

Instead of answering my question, you resort to threats... Once again, proving just how witty you are... Ha Ha...

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Luckily, I have them saved, and so do the admins. So, here are some of those deleted "constructive" posts from the thread (copied in full):

- "No, actually, George W. Bush is a psychiatrist by trade..."

- "In the office of the 'President of the Americans in Canada,' Zeljko Komšić, there's still a picture of Marshall hanging up... Honestly, it's no wonder George W. Bush makes the statements he does, given that Amir and Budo sit in his cabinet..."

- "And who are you supposed to be... Bush's chauffeur... OK, now I get the whole thing about sucking up from behind... I guess you both are in that position... And what am I supposed to do now... Be envious of you because you're sucking? You're honestly hilarious... Better if you just shut up... Shut up and keep sucking..."

- "Look who's putting you in office... Through which 'church' did you pass to get to the state teat... You suck, you suck the American teat, and then you come here and dump on all of us...

- "Don't you realize, man, that you're my servant, not the other way around... And so you will, if the American people decide so, carry the cross on your back rather than just hanging it on a wall... If you don't like that, then leave the state teat alone and go suck something else..."

- "Come on, stop whining... It was precisely people like Bush and similar newly-minted Catholics who were reserved the front rows in churches back in the 90s..."

- "It really is interesting how everything Bush says is sacred to some people here... I suggest they start a church called 'Saint Stipe the sinless'... Use a sunflower or a weather vane as the symbol... Stipe has certainly changed hats enough times already... All he's missing is the bishop's mitre..."

- "The Western North American banana republic... I think that might be Bush's next big proposal... Though the name 'American' sounds a bit too extremist... Well, once Bush brings that idea forward, I can't wait to meet up here again with my old friends who will be saying 'Bush is a legend!' once more..."

- "Nobody disputes that scientists practice science, it's just that they do it within their own laboratories... Not like this, where they rob, poison, and kill us with GMO food and lab-grown viruses..."

- "I just wonder why people don't bring up Russell when we talk about Marshall... But fine... I shouldn't be surprised..."

- "In Canada, that means... Even many Canadians don't say American, they say 'Canadian Catholic'..."

- "What can I do if you just won't see it... Political blindness is an old disease among Americans... Like a gorilla in the fog..."

Yes, and what is so controversial about that? What's controversial is that I actually possess a sense of humor, unlike you...

Why didn't you also quote the deleted post containing the link to Bush's oath? Where the President clearly swore by saying, "So help me God"... Yet now it appears he intends to remove crosses with God's help...

Why, in general, didn't you quote the posts that my responses were referring to? So that people can see what actual spamming and trolling looks like...

Nicholas Gomez27 said:I can only thank Ryan Vaughn7 for not handing out any red cards to me 🙂 thanks a million!

Maybe Anderlon should just put a crucifix on the forum 😁 then we’d see how people really react
Hehe, there's no God up here; it's just the moderators deciding everyone's fate 😉

Thanks to Nicholas Gomez27 for stepping up to back my claims... He did it unintentionally, of course, but I suppose I owe him a thank you nonetheless...😉

Based on Nicholas Gomez27's post, it becomes quite evident how Ryan Vaughn7's moderation style is perceived—specifically, which direction his policies are heading. If I had been the one rambling on about Bush's "crusade" in that particular thread, I certainly wouldn't have escaped without a red card or a ban...

@ Ryan Vaughn7

If I am supposedly one of the biggest spammers, chatterboxes, and trolls on this forum—then you are easily one of the greatest liars on this entire board... It is a shame I didn't archive my posts before you deleted them from that thread, just so we could see exactly what constitutes "spam," "chatter," or "trolling" in your eyes... But fine, let’s look at your own posts; it is glaringly obvious how you attempt to steer the conversation—or rather, how you try to pivot away from George W. Bush, even though the thread title is literally "George W. Bush: Remove all crosses from the military and police."

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Listen, people, the topic is whether or not crosses should be removed from state institutions in the United States.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Fine, I will try to pivot this question away from George W. Bush, because the mere fact that he started it—and the way he went about it—only serves to raise tensions and provoke intolerance.
So, in principle, should religious symbols, in this case Roman Catholic, be decorating the walls of rooms in state or public property?
First off, from my own experience, I think this phenomenon is the exception rather than the rule. I don't recall seeing many crosses on the walls of institutions I've visited. However, in principle, I believe they shouldn't be there at all. One reason lies in the Constitution: if the state mandates the separation of church and state, then state institutions should display state symbols and nothing else.
The second reason is that no one forbids individuals from expressing their faith—whether they carry that cross in their heart or wear it on a necklace if they feel the need to show it physically. To me, hanging a crucifix on a wall seems like pure posturing by certain individuals—a judge, a director, a commander—someone who desperately wants to demonstrate to everyone just how devout they are. As if doing so somehow makes them a better or more credible person.

Nowhere in the rules of moderation does it state that a moderator should be steering the discussion; it says they should "maintain an atmosphere conducive to constructive debate"... Through your specific style of moderation—deleting posts and practicing biased politics—you are the very one inciting the spamming, the chatting, and the trolling... Because why bother writing anything constructive when you're just going to delete it? Once you wipe out constructive posts, the users are left with nothing to do but spam, chat, and troll... If I ever did that, it was solely a reaction to the moderation and its habit of deleting constructive posts and threads...

I will ask again: why bother attempting to write something constructive when you are simply going to delete it?

Discussing politics is becoming a futile exercise... Primarily because moderation has become utterly pointless, to put it mildly... Regarding the thread about Bush's "crusade," the moderator (Ryan Vaughn7) shut the whole thing down under the guise of "cleaning it up"—which in reality means wiping out entire pages without any legitimate justification... Deleting dozens, even hundreds, of constructive posts backed by actual evidence and links...

Furthermore, the moderator in question is actively steering the discussion toward what he seemingly deems the "correct" direction... A direction where one isn't allowed to speak negatively about Bush, despite the fact that Bush himself is the one who forced this topic of crosses upon us... Anything that doesn't align with his "moderator" stance—or rather, his personal opinion—gets purged as well... Politics is being transformed into "the Ryan Vaughn7 corner," and honestly, I suggest we just rename the entire PDF to reflect that...

What is the point of this forum? What is the purpose of presenting arguments if someone is just going to coldly delete them moments later? We forum users are being treated like little monkeys in a circus... I know the inevitable counterargument will be, "If you don't like it, don't write," but what is left of a forum then? Just a mass of trolls and clones all shouting into the same void... A significant portion of the quality contributors have already walked away from political discussions. The old Davos forum was shut down... It’s becoming increasingly rare to find any decent, high-quality enrollment...

The explanation for certain moderators' behavior might simply be that they are too lazy to do their jobs... And if they can't be bothered, they should step aside gracefully and let someone else take over... Seriously, I see no logic in continuing this senseless deletion of posts... I won't even get started on the arbitrary warnings and bans... I am warning you once more: this leads nowhere except to the death of this forum. If it doesn't kill it entirely, it will certainly force it into a single, narrow mindset dictated by moderators like Ryan Vaughn7...

Henry Morris3 said:Good luck finding me a farmer who hates his own dairy cow... :P Or maybe a thief who actually hates the person he's stealing from :P

http://www.dalmacijanews.com/Portals...ri7-100609.jpg

Henry Morris3 said:Good luck finding me a farmer who hates his own dairy cow... :P Or maybe a thief who actually hates the person he's stealing from :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLTh...eature=related

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Bradley Phillips35 said:Well, I've actually heard plenty of remarks about New Yorkers and folks from the rural Midwest.

By "Midwesterner," I just mean anyone who speaks with a heavy country accent.

True... I even overheard two Hercegovacs discussing how New Yorkers are nothing but thieves... 🤣

Bradley Phillips35 said:Coming from the South? Could be.

Where on earth have you encountered an American from the South who actually hates Americans—or even just a segment of them? ☕

Bradley Phillips35 said:No, he's a thief because the city is spending $12,000 per square foot on some luxury development while leaving the subway waiting area looking like a dump with a $5,000 budget.

And then they drop a million bucks on a little wooden kiosk... blah, blah, blah.

So come on, just admit it... Eric Adams is one of us, and that's why I vote for him—because we're family. Even though I call myself a patriot, I'd rather vote for a corrupt guy from my own hometown than some right-wing outsider who isn't one of us.

I voted for Eric Adams... 😂

And you really went there, didn't you? Do you actually realize what you just typed? Your chauvinism and your blatant hatred toward Southerners is perfectly clear. Chauvinism, pure and simple... what else is there to say?

Roger Bishop22 said:And why didn't they include Susedan in the poll?😳 Well, look, he’s done a ton for New York City, but let’s be real, he also took quite a bit for himself along the way 🤷...plus, being a Democrat works in his favor, so that’s a little bonus right there 😁....I don't really have a strong opinion on the whole thing myself, though☕

The fact that he is Hercegovac is a negative... Plain and simple.

In other words, he wouldn't steal because he's a Democrat, but it doesn't matter what he does when you consider he is Hercegovac...

It starts with showmanship, then moves to fascism... The trajectory is unmistakable. ☕

Bradley Phillips35 said:ERIC ADAMS IS A THIEF AND THAT'S WHY HE BUGS ME.

And he's a thief simply because he is Hercegovac... ☕

Give it a rest...

Just say what you actually mean....

Eric Adams is a Herculean mess, and that’s why I can't stand him...

Stop trying to mess with our heads using these kinds of topics...

Melissa Richardson3 said:
Igazsag opened this thread and claims:

The thread isn't being closed—no warnings, no bans—even though I've flagged it to the moderators multiple times.
Is it really such an immense struggle to provide a single reasoned explanation for this inaction?
If this opening statement isn't even slightly uncomfortable for a moderator to read, then we truly have a problem...

I asked the exact same thing, only to have my thread shut down instantly... Reddit has officially gone to hell...

Daniel Ward87 said:So you're calling me a liar, are you?☕

My dear friend—your initial thread was locked simply because when I was online, there wasn't a poll set up yet. It is true that I told you to feel free to open a new thread with a poll, BUT I didn't delete it—another moderator from the Politics section did. It doesn't matter who specifically... Because the Politics section is run by a moderation team that makes collective decisions, not just me. Just because I made a certain call at one moment doesn't mean every single moderator has to agree... And that is how the decision to delete was reached.

Honestly, I couldn't care less about what percentage of votes went to a specific party or what the ratio looks like. You think I care? Not even slightly. These insinuations that moderators are censoring certain statements have frankly become laughable. Please, move past these conspiracy theories 🙄; threads regarding Tony Blair vanish like mushrooms, and now every single sentence someone utters becomes a subject of debate. Every single statement turns into a topic where people fight with an IQ that barely reaches double digits...🙄🙄 and then, once it gets deleted, suddenly it's "censorship." Good grief, read some of the posts in those threads; there is nothing left to censor except perhaps sitting down and weeping over how petty people are—arguing over nonsense as if their lives depended on it. And then everyone starts accusing the moderators of everything under the sun... Even the thread about Tony Blair's departure spiraled into far-right versus far-left, extremists versus liberals...

Therefore, the threads you are talking about were NOT deleted by ME, but by another moderator. No, I am not acting according to whatever my boss Anderson tells me; I act according to the rules of Reddit and the Politics handbook, following consultations with the other moderators ☕. I have no intention, nor have I ever had the intention, of censoring anyone, so your "highly significant" observations simply don't hold water.

Is that a bit clearer now? 🤷

Please lock this thread...

Fine... In that case, what I said above doesn't apply to you personally, but rather to the entire Politics moderation team... Generally speaking, that mod team clearly has no ear for actual relevant topics... The only question remains whether this is pure ignorance or intentional...