Moderator harassment on the edga subforum

So, I started this political thread, and here’s how it originally looked;

The Communist Party USA is riding high again—it's a direct assault on our veterans.
Yeah, it’s a crazy headline, but honestly, we're living in crazy times.

It’s been over twenty years since the Communist Party USA supposedly fell apart, yet here we are watching the old guard consolidate once again. They split into two different parties just to run this government, but it was only a matter of time before the masks slipped and the old comrades started lining up in formation again. The cracks started showing about ten days ago when the wave of veteran discontent finally broke. Sure, the arrest of Purda was the spark, but the fuel has been piling up for a long time. This administration has been doing its dirty work by silencing veterans and driving them apart, all while they focus on looting and selling off our homeland. Now that a crisis has hit, all those shady backroom deals are floating to the surface. Their policy of eroding our national identity has reached a breaking point, turning even the most sacred memories of the American War of Independence into a total gutter. Even in places like Stalingrad, you’re seeing spontaneous protests popping up. No matter how small they seem right now, in a situation like this, they have the potential to explode. Every single new protest just adds to the growing number of people who are fed up. Both the ruling party and the opposition know exactly what they’re doing—they’ll try everything in their power to shut this down before it gets out of hand.

It’s been six days since the protests, and now both the opposition and the Government of America have teamed up to launch a coordinated smear campaign against veterans. The media machine is officially in gear, and you can see the rhetoric starting to bleed onto this forum too. They’re throwing everything at us—calling veterans "thugs," "pit bulls," "war criminals," or just labeling us all as "radical right-wing extremists." The attack is full-scale. They’re even trying to manufacture fear by claiming we're a threat because we’re armed, dragging up that bomb incident in Germany as a warning and whispering about potential coups. It's a calculated strike.

These self-proclaimed purveyors of "truth" love to play the hero, acting like martyrs for free speech who are constantly looking over their shoulders. They claim they won't stay silent out of "fear," insisting they have to warn this peaceful nation about where the enemy lies. They paint this picture of us—the defenders, the armed radicals, the right-wing extremists—as nothing more than terrorists waiting to strike. They’ll predict broken windows or some new improvised explosive just to justify their constant demands for protection because, of course, they’re terrified. But they’ll keep preaching their version of the "truth" under the guise of bravery. They’ll demand the police crack down on us, and if that doesn't work, they'll push for tactical raids on our homes in search of weapons. They want the government to seize everything from us, even kitchen knives, and call in federal agents to haul us off to some processing center. There's no doubt about it now: they've completely unified. I could have written this exact same thing six days ago; I dropped hints back then, too, when those FBI types were already out there meticulously scouting the area. Once they realized they were being exposed, they folded immediately, retreated to wait for orders, and that’s when things finally started moving. I called it right then;
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You don't have to support us, but you shouldn't be attacking us either—that much alone says everything about people like you who spend every waking moment criticizing the Republican Party, yet the second there's an actual threat to them, you're suddenly right there ready to cover their backs. It just shows everyone exactly who you really are.

Politicians and supporters of both parties are ruining this country, so why don't you just unite already? It would finally show the people that you’re all one single entity—one single mindset driven by nothing but greed. You might act like you're different, but you're really just one body with two heads, and maybe if people saw that clearly, they'd finally start cutting those heads off. You don't deserve an answer from me, but I need yours; your replies serve as a perfect mirror. It’s becoming painfully obvious how you "opposition" types are blowing the same horn as the Republican Party. Just keep going, honestly. Thank God you've already built such a notorious reputation on this forum. It’s worth reading, I'll give you that, but mostly because our protest has successfully baited people like you into proving exactly how much you actually support the policies pushed by the Republican Party. You’re just one body with two heads fighting over the same loot—the American treasury. We’ve actually accomplished something big here; if we can get even 10,000 people to stop voting for both the current opposition and the ruling party, that’s a massive win.
What is the opposition actually afraid of? The Republican Party losing power?
Of course they are, because it’s obvious to everyone that this is their biggest fear—probably even more so than the Republican Party itself. You're terrified because you have no clue what you're doing, and more importantly, you don't have a single idea how to run a government that isn't just a carbon copy of the current administration. You're scared that once you actually take power, people will realize you aren't any better than the Republicans. All these protests and everything we've seen over the last year clearly show that you're in a symbiotic relationship with them; neither side can survive without the other. Only when one of these two parties finally dies off can America truly prosper.
This thread popped up at 1:00 PM today; based on this;

And then at 3:38 PM, this thread appeared;

Even the day before yesterday, there was this thread; which served as an introduction and worked incredibly well to distract everyone from the Purda situation.

I know some of you are going to think I'm exaggerating or making things up, and my friends love to tell me, "Shut up with that crystal ball you're reading from." There is no crystal ball; it's just about recognizing patterns and connecting the dots, whether people try to hide them or not.

The moderator Ryan Vaughn7 promptly locked this thread, claiming I was writing a blog instead of participating in a forum discussion and telling me to start a new thread with links...

So I did what he said and opened a new thread, which looked like this;

Communist Party USA is riding again—An attack on veterans!
Yeah, it's a crazy title, but times are crazy too.

More than 20 years after the "collapse" of the Communist Party USA, we are witnessing the reunification of the same old cadres who split into two parties to rule this "our" America. It was only a matter of time before the masks came off and the old comrades regrouped. It started about ten days ago; a wave of veteran dissatisfaction began, with the arrest of Purda acting as the catalyst, though the underlying reasons go much deeper. The policy of silencing and dividing our veterans while conducting dirty business—plundering and selling out the homeland—has finally hit a breaking point. As the crisis deepens, shady dealings are surfacing. The attempt to erode our national identity has peaked by turning the last sacred memory of the American War of Independence into a mud pit. Even in places like Stalingrad, spontaneous protests are breaking out; no matter how small they seem now, in this climate, they threaten to become massive. With every new protest, the number of dissatisfied citizens grows, and both the ruling party and the opposition know they have to stop this by any means necessary.

Just six days after the protests, the opposition and the ruling party launched a joint campaign against the veterans. The media has been mobilized, and these topics are starting to circulate here on the forum too. They're labeling veterans as thugs, pit bulls, war criminals, or radical right-wingers. The attack has begun. They're talking about the "danger" posed by veterans being armed, citing examples like bombings in Germany, and even whispering about coups d'état.

Almost every media outlet tried to downplay the protests to the absolute extreme;

Two days ago, the distraction campaign regarding the Purda case really kicked into high gear.

This is the kind of garbage we’re reading today;

These purveyors of "truth" act like they’re some kind of heroes for free speech, claiming they’re practically fighting for their lives. Of course, they won't stay silent because of "fear"—no, they have to keep warning this peaceful nation about where the enemy is. They’ll claim the veterans, the armed-up thugs, and the radical right are coming for them, and eventually, they'll label anyone else a "terrorist" (if they haven't already, maybe I missed that part). Then comes the inevitable script: broken windows, some new Molotov cocktail thrown somewhere—it’s all just an excuse for them to demand protection because they’re supposedly terrified. But they’ll keep preaching their "truth" because they’re so incredibly brave. They’ll demand the police crack down on veterans, and if that fails, they'll want the cops tearing through our homes looking for weapons, seizing our kitchen knives, and calling in SWAT teams to haul us away. It's clear they've all banded together; there's no doubt about that anymore.

I know plenty of people are going to think I'm exaggerating or making things up, and my friends love to tell me, "Screw your crystal ball." I don't have a crystal ball; I just recognize patterns and connect the dots, whether people want to mask them or not.

As soon as I posted this, the thread kept disappearing, only to pop back up a few minutes later, over and over. A debate started on that thread too, but then the whole thing vanished again before reappearing in this format; , everything has been twisted. Now the original poster looks like some random user who just replied to my intro, and somehow, several posts have vanished into thin air.

Should I assume that everything written by the moderator Ryan Vaughn7 here; is actually the truth?

Is the administration ever going to take action regarding Ryan Vaughn7 and what he’s doing in the politics section?

I closed the first thread because, frankly, the way it was set up just didn't make sense. It only had four replies before I shut it down. Once you opened the new one, I went ahead and moved those four posts over myself—which, let's be honest, was purely out of the goodness of my heart and took a bit of extra work.
Unfortunately, the server just sorts everything chronologically based on when it's written. There isn't any other way to get your post back to the top besides what I did, which I explained in the edit on leobenov's post. If that feels like I'm giving you a hard time, then fine. I'll be smarter about it next time.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:The first thread was shut down because, frankly, the way it was set up made zero sense. It only had four replies by the time I closed it. Once you opened the new one, I went ahead and moved those four posts over myself—which, mind you, was purely out of my own good will and took some actual effort.
Unfortunately, the server just lists posts chronologically as they’re written. There isn't any other way to get your post back at the top besides what I did, which I already explained in the edit of leobenov's post. If you want to call that harassment, fine. I'll be smarter next time.

Everything I laid out in the intro of my appeal is the truth; the admin team can clearly see exactly how you obstructed the thread. You kept letting it slip away and then reappearing with it looking messy, which proves you weren't actually fixing anything—you were just trying to kill the discussion. The original thread made perfect sense, but fine, you locked it, I opened another, and then the real obstruction started.

There is no "good will" here, just bad intentions. As a moderator, you could have swapped out my intro texts with two clicks of a mouse; if you actually meant well, you would have just copied and pasted the intro from the new thread into the old one. Your "goodwill" is transparently fake.

hollowwalker142 Asks:
Everything I put in my appeal is the truth. The administration can see exactly how you've been stalling this whole thing. You’d just disappear and then pop back up without having fixed a single thing. It wasn't about making corrections; it was clearly just an attempt to kill the discussion. The original thread actually made sense, but you shut it down anyway. So, I started a new one, and that's when the blatant obstructionism really kicked in.

I don't think your good intentions have anything to do with this. It feels more like bad faith. If you actually meant well, it would have been simple—just two clicks of the mouse to swap my intro texts. You could have just copied and pasted the new thread's opening and moved it over to the old one. Instead, you did this. Your "good intentions" aren't exactly transparent.

Good grief, what an absolute mess. They shut down the first thread, opened a second one, and moved all the posts over in under thirty minutes. And that was all while I was trying to catch the New York City FC game. Pure obstructionism. Honestly, a little less paranoia wouldn't hurt anyone.

Ryan Vaughn7 said:Yeah, it’s a total obstruction. Closing one thread just to open another and shuffle all the posts over happened in under thirty minutes. And that was including watching the New York City FC game. It's pure obstructionism. A little less paranoia wouldn't hurt anyone.

Look, like I already told you, the admins can see everything you've done and exactly how much you've been messing around in my threads.

And what do you have to say about those transparently "well-meaning" copycats?

hollowwalker142 said:Of course, like I mentioned before, the admins can see everything you've done and how much you've been messing around in my threads.

What do you have to say about those transparently "well-meaning" types?

I can. But honestly, I'm just going to leave you alone with your own thoughts. I don't have any interest in getting dragged into these kinds of ego trips anymore.