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How do I volunteer my time and long experience to get them back on track?

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Edit:

NVM...post got whacked while I was writing my reply.

I would like to know how this was a shitpost.

Was something incorrect about it? I don't believe there was.

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:04:
I would like to know how this was a shitpost.

Was something incorrect about it? I don't believe there was.

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.

Blue wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:09:

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:04:
I would like to know how this was a shitpost.

Was something incorrect about it? I don't believe there was.

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.

So then how is RedEye's post not similarly a shitpost? I'm getting a real sense of "only moderator-approved opinions allowed" here.

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:10:

Blue wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:09:

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:04:
I would like to know how this was a shitpost.

Was something incorrect about it? I don't believe there was.

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.

So then how is RedEye's post not similarly a shitpost?

Fair enough.

I'm getting a real sense of "only moderator-approved opinions allowed" here.

I'm getting a sense that you just walked in here off the street to comment on a non-gaming story and then attack my integrity.

Which of our senses is more spot on?

Blue wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:14:

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:10:

I'm getting a real sense of "only moderator-approved opinions allowed" here.

I'm getting a sense that you just walked in here off the street to comment on a non-gaming story and then attack my integrity.

Which of our senses is more spot on?

An on-topic comment (even if you disagree), on a site which allows (and thus invites) comments? How dare I.

Seems it's mine who is more spot on. Be better, Blue.

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RedEye9 wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:21:
Yes, please be better and hit this obvious trolling asshat w/the ban hammer.

That you disagree with what I say does not make me a troll, nor an asshat.

Plorfy wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:18:
An on-topic comment (even if you disagree), on a site which allows (and thus invites) comments? How dare I.

Having read your post before it got whacked, please enlighten us all on how your comment directly correlated to the cybersecurity issues that Planned Parenthood is currently facing.

Which is what the link was about and nothing else.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:27:
Having read your post before it got whacked, please enlighten us all on how your comment directly correlated to the cybersecurity issues that Planned Parenthood is currently facing.

Which is what the link was about and nothing else.

It was a reply to another commenter. The comment software here allows for replying to others.

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".

I'm looking at you, Blue.

Edit: in fact, I just got called a "troll" and "asshat" by RedEye9, in violation of the ground rules.

My "sense" continues to look more and more true. I didn't say "be better" to troll. I said it because it needed said.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 4, 2024, 22:50:
How do I volunteer my time and long experience to get them back on track?

I don’t have any of your skills so I help by giving a monthly donation. https://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/

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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."

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Already on his third troll account.
I sure nailed that one.

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Plorfy3 wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 12:04:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 5, 2024, 11:55:
And Blue agreed with you that RedEye's post was also a shitpost and was similarly removed.

Yet neither should have been removed in the first place, per the forum's own rules. That is wrong of Blue to have done.

"Be better" DID need said, whether you agree or not.

("Griefing" - v. - speaking hard truths to those who don't agree.)

The first post was not reported. Your post was automatically flagged because you are new, and as hard as it is to believe, some people just register for forums to troll, start fights, and waste everyone's time. Shocking, right?