Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:30:
It was a reply to another commenter. The comment software here allows for replying to others.

Thank you, Captain Obvious. However, that changed once Blue stated:

Blue wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:09:
This is a story about cyber security. You can find plenty of other websites that welcome discussion of your opinions on reproductive rights. But here it's just hijacking a thread.

Once that was said, the context, subject, and structure of the conversation changed.

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:30:
In fact, point ONE of the FAQ's "ground rules for forum posts" says: "Disagree all you want but refrain from attacks of a personal nature. Criticize the post, not the poster."

That is LITERALLY, EXACTLY what I did. And yet my post was removed for being a "shitpost".

And Blue agreed with you that RedEye's post was also a shitpost and was similarly removed.

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:30:
My "sense" continues to look more and more true. I didn't say "be better" to troll. I said it because it needed said.

It did not. You said it out of ignorance and a sense of smug superiority.

Let me give you some advice, free of charge.

Blue, and whomever he chooses to also moderate this rowdy bunch of barely literate, feral gang of hooligans (myself included!) that visits his website every day, have always tended to keep an open and light hand on the rudder. He's a pretty chill guy and, speaking from personal experience, a solid gent. Coming in here on your first day and trying to take on the El Presidente of this domain was probably one of the least intelligent things I have seen in a long while. He lets a lot of things slide that would get posters insta-banned elsewhere (like derailing a thread about a game to talk about cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers and getting another poster to model them).

If you choose to stay here, get a lay of the land first. Get to know the people and the vibe of the place. Are we a fractious group? At times. Do we disagree with some of the moderating? Some times. But, ultimately, this is Blue's house. We have a place to congregate because of his goodwill. There's a saying that I grew up with "Never insult a host when you're a guest at their table."