Disagreeing With Moderators, Pffffft to AARP

fureverywhere

fureverywhere

beloved friend who will always be with us in spiri
Location
Northern NJ, USA
It's too bad actually. The AARP site can have lively discussions sometimes but it's poorly moderated to the point where people just drop off as I just did. There was one clown who kept going on every weekend and bombing the site with obscene threads. Everyone knew who he was but somehow he got on there anyways.

So apparently they got a new moderator who is going to extremes to wipe out course dialogue. Mild vulgarity can be funny...George Carlin was a genius. I made a mildly off color joke that a bunch of people enjoyed. The next day I got a message it was removed as inappropriate for the AARP community. Today another message.

I think I was writing about Glenn Frey and basically mourning the icons of our generation, we weren't ever going to grow old. Somewhere in there I put a word written with ******. Another message from the moderator. Message removed as inappropriate for the AARP community. Really? ***** is inappropriate?

But there's no need to waste your time on dumb sites ya know?
 

I’m not sure what the purpose of this thread is, fureverywhere. (To say the site sucks because you got reprimands and try to deter other people from being members there?) Since you’re ticked off about being reprimanded on another site you should take it up with the moderators at that site. It may or may not do any good, but obviously you still have posting and message privileges there.

I’ve occasionally made reference to other sites, but I’ve never specifically named another site that I didn’t care for OR where I had a problem with their moderator. (If so, I don't emember.) That’s a whole different thing, imo.

Do we really want SF to become a place where people start complaining about other specific sites and calling out their moderators? If you don't like the site or the way you're treated, then stop going there. :shrug: Simple.

There have been SF members who are no longer around (willingly or banned). Hopefully they moved on and don’t feel the need to bash SF and its administrators.
 
applecruncher said:
... Hopefully they moved on and don’t feel the need to bash SF and its administrators.
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You'd be surprised at how many former members of forums go off and start a holy war against their old "home".

I have been the target of some vitriol from people that were banned from City-Data.com (yes, I'm naming them), long after they left the site. They merely flocked to a message board and continued their ravings and defamations against me. They're probably still at it, years after I left that site.

We have people that left this site that have returned under new user names. Sometimes it works out ... sometimes it doesn't.

Perhaps Fur is just acting as a watchdog, warning us not to waste our time on a such a sub-par site. For that, I thank her.
 
SifuPhil said:
You'd be surprised at how many former members of forums go off and start a holy war against their old "home".

I have been the target of some vitriol from people that were banned from City-Data.com (yes, I'm naming them), long after they left the site. They merely flocked to a message board and continued their ravings and defamations against me. They're probably still at it, years after I left that site.

We have people that left this site that have returned under new user names. Sometimes it works out ... sometimes it doesn't.

Perhaps Fur is just acting as a watchdog, warning us not to waste our time on a such a sub-par site. For that, I thank her.
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:rolleyes:

You're kidding, right?

I don't need Fur acting as my watchdog or telling me how to spend/waste my time based on her opinion and experience. There is only one person who decides how I spend MY time - and that's me.
 
applecruncher said:
:rolleyes:

You're kidding, right?

I don't need Fur acting as my watchdog or telling me how to spend/waste my time based on her opinion and experience. There is only one person who decides how I spend MY time - and that's me.
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Wow - much anger lately?

I appreciate someone offering their opinion or experience on this forum - isn't that what it's all about? Yes, I can make my own decisions as well - but sometimes it's nice to be guided by other's wisdom.
 
SifuPhil said:
You'd be surprised at how many former members of forums go off and start a holy war against their old "home".

I have been the target of some vitriol from people that were banned from City-Data.com (yes, I'm naming them), long after they left the site. They merely flocked to a message board and continued their ravings and defamations against me. They're probably still at it, years after I left that site.

We have people that left this site that have returned under new user names. Sometimes it works out ... sometimes it doesn't.

Perhaps Fur is just acting as a watchdog, warning us not to waste our time on a such a sub-par site. For that, I thank her.
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Wow, Phil..you inspired years of vitriol...I should think you'd be proud. :). It speaks to the group mindset of needing a common enemy to hate and look who stepped up to the plate...unwittingly of course..of course..isn't that right Phil?
:darth::alien::bananalama:
 
Karen99 said:
Wow, Phil..you inspired years of vitriol...I should think you'd be proud. :). It speaks to the group mindset of needing a common enemy to hate and look who stepped up to the plate...unwittingly of course..of course..isn't that right Phil?
:darth::alien::bananalama:
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I do take a certain pride in having enemies - it means I'm doing something right. Unfortunately that specific group is below me, so I take no pride in them. It's never a point of pride to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

I have no more enemies worthy of the name. I have conquered them all. Now, all that is left to me is to walk around the house in my loincloth and greased chest and yell "THIS...IS...SPARTA!" at the cat.
 
SifuPhil said:
I do take a certain pride in having enemies - it means I'm doing something right. Unfortunately that specific group is below me, so I take no pride in them. It's never a point of pride to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.

I have no more enemies worthy of the name. I have conquered them all. Now, all that is left to me is to walk around the house in my loincloth and greased chest and yell "THIS...IS...SPARTA!" at the cat.
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My favorite scene in "300" :DI was going to post the video, but, I'm sure people are sick of me doing that. LOL!


PS ^ never let it stop me before

 
RadishRose said:
I don't see a problem either. Fur is merely expressing an opinion, talking to us about an experience. I think she has the right to opine on this forum.
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Where did I say Fur or anyone doesn’t have the right to express an opinion? I asked what her purpose was. She, as yet, hasn’t answered (which is fine).

Also, am I not included in that “right to have an opinion” theory? Hmmm. Interesting.
 
Thanks fur the support Philly. I suppose the topic is almost censorship. I mean using off color dialogue in a joking manner can be a lot of fun. Now of course attacking someone with foul words is wrong. But in humorous context it's quite another thing. Same thing for racial slurs...I can call some of my relations white trash baboons...you can't...simple as that. I'm not really dissing AARP, there are some members who are online friends. Maybe some people would be happy there.

But the political forums are allowed to get out of hand. One fellow from Texas gets threads addressed to him. That basically every shooting or political buffoon is because of Texas. That's just nasty. Instead of being a watch dog for course humor they should be watching the political mud slinging instead.
 
applecruncher said:
Where did I say Fur or anyone doesn’t have the right to express an opinion? I asked what her purpose was. She, as yet, hasn’t answered (which is fine).

Also, am I not included in that “right to have an opinion” theory? Hmmm. Interesting.
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You can express any opinion you like but you can't expect everyone to agree with you. Don't sweat the small things, choose your battles.
 
applecruncher said:
Where did I say Fur or anyone doesn’t have the right to express an opinion? I asked what her purpose was. She, as yet, hasn’t answered (which is fine).

Also, am I not included in that “right to have an opinion” theory? Hmmm. Interesting.
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Of course you do! And, I thought the purpose was so obvious; a complaint...merely that.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Phil's kitty must spend a lot of time cowering under a bed, poor thing.
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Actually he comes out fighting - thousands of pieces of dry cat food rain down on me, and I have to form a shield barrier using my Frisbees.

Karen99 said:
I bet the cat has Phil under it's paw. :)
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So far it's been an equal fight, but he has youth and the ability to clean himself with his tongue on his side.

I have only the latter. :(
 
SifuPhil said:
Actually he comes out fighting - thousands of pieces of dry cat food rain down on me, and I have to form a shield barrier using my Frisbees.



So far it's been an equal fight, but he has youth and the ability to clean himself with his tongue on his side.

I have only the latter. :(
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yeah well, he has 9 lives to fritter away as well...and you only have one :waiting::yoda:
 
Karen99 said:
yeah well, he has 9 lives to fritter away as well...and you only have one :waiting::yoda:
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Ah, but I am immortal
I have inside me blood of kings
(Yeah, yeah!)

I have no rival
No man (or cat) can be my equal ...



Now where have I heard that before?
 

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