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are the moderators fair here?

oh yes, always they are fantastic!	16%	[ 5 ]
no, they are far from impartial.	16%	[ 5 ]
they are ok, probably could be less overly authoritarian shrugs	9%	[ 3 ]
I could do better to be honest, they're just people like everyone else	9%	[ 3 ]
some are ok, others are really not	13%	[ 4 ]
I'm don't want to vote, one of them targets me unfairly!	3%	[ 1 ]
ah well, it's an imperfect world - if they try to do it well then it's a step in the right direction	13%	[ 4 ]
who cares, it's just an imaginary power anyhow lol	3%	[ 1 ]
none of the above	19%	[ 6 ]

Total votes : 32

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30 Mar 2009, 2:15 pm

anna-banana wrote:

^^I think Fnord should moderate the PPR forum :twisted:

That would be horrible. Do you have any idea how many people he'd ban? (Not that I'd do much better)

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30 Mar 2009, 2:44 pm

anna-banana wrote:

^^I think Fnord should moderate the PPR forum :twisted:

Why, thank you! That would be an honor! It truly would.

TallyMan wrote:

(Hmmmm. Throwing Christians to the lion eh? :wink:

)

I think of myself as more as a Designated Driver of a bus packed with believers.

Orwell wrote:

That would be horrible. Do you have any idea how many people he'd ban? (Not that I'd do much better)

I promise that I would ban only people that break the rules in a blatantly abusive, arrogant, and ignorant manner, regardless of their religious beliefs.

Can WP survive with less than a dozen or so members? Just curious ...

:wink:

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30 Mar 2009, 4:03 pm

sinsboldly wrote:

Thank you, Concenik, we wanted you as a member, too. That is why we only edited the posts that violated the forums' rules of badmouthing another site and put them back when they were stripped of those posts so the conversation could continue. It is a time consuming process and with Spring Break and all, we are functioning near capacity. Had it been a bit faster you would have seen our original intentions and it wouldn't have been such an issue.

So. . .welcome to WP, make yourself comfortable and enjoy our unique take on life.

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Thanks for the warm welcome and wanting to have me around, Merle - apologies for being a bit too bolshy :oops:

And apols to moshi' too for for the same

I did the wired AQ test last night and again just now and the results were 33 and 34 respectively - which was a bit of a surprise - I'm not quite sure what that means but I guess it might have turn out to have been quite providential being directed here

I'm glad to be here anyhow

nik

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30 Mar 2009, 4:18 pm

It's called Peer review for those who have a problem with having their ideas considered by others. It is a very healthy thing in general and helps one develop a thicker skin and ground down teeth.

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30 Mar 2009, 5:43 pm

garyww wrote:

It's called Peer review for those who have a problem with having their ideas considered by others. It is a very healthy thing in general and helps one develop a thicker skin and ground down teeth.

I consider that definition of 'peer-review' lopsided

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30 Mar 2009, 6:02 pm

There is also the old saying that everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
You will see a lot of this stuff being exercised here so have fun as I always say.

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30 Mar 2009, 8:05 pm

Concenik wrote:

sinsboldly wrote:

Thanks for the warm welcome and wanting to have me around, Merle - apologies for being a bit too bolshy :oops:

And apols to moshi' too for for the same

I'm glad to be here anyhow

nik

I'm glad you found us, and that we were able to work through everything - welcome to Wrong Planet, and I look forward to us being able to comfortably talk more here in the future.

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30 Mar 2009, 11:43 pm

anna-banana wrote:

^^I think Fnord should moderate the PPR forum :twisted:

No way!
I wouldn't like the site turning into Fnord's Planet.

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31 Mar 2009, 12:46 am

garyww wrote:

There is also the old saying that everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
You will see a lot of this stuff being exercised here so have fun as I always say.

Thanks garyww

nice site you have too btw

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01 Apr 2009, 1:57 am

I think Fnord deserves a chance.

We could start up a forum on "Paranormal Phenomena and the Supernatural" and let him moderate that for a while. See how things go.

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01 Apr 2009, 2:07 am

*looks at all the kindling, kerosene and matches and wonders where the BBQ is* I think that might compete for the most contentious locale on the entire site, to be honest. Could be interesting, could also be rather intense.

...whenever I enter PPR, I'm reminded of a quote from Lewis Black - "And the left hand side of the brain looks at the right hand side and goes, 'It's dark in here, and we may die.'"

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01 Apr 2009, 2:36 am

makuranososhi wrote:

...whenever I enter PPR, I'm reminded of a quote from Lewis Black - "And the left hand side of the brain looks at the right hand side and goes, 'It's dark in here, and we may die.'"

We really need some type of stickied disclaimer about the intense atmosphere in PPR so people know what they're getting into. Or maybe a change in the forum description to include something along the lines of "There be dragons here, beware of flames."

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01 Apr 2009, 6:19 am

Orwell wrote:

"There be dragons here, beware of flames."

And not just metaphorical ones either... some posters have claimed that others are going to spend an eternity in flames unless they start praying to Jesus! It does get hot in there. :ncool:

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03 Apr 2009, 7:00 am

Fnord wrote:

Orwell wrote:

That would be horrible. Do you have any idea how many people he'd ban? (Not that I'd do much better)

I promise that I would ban only people that break the rules in a blatantly abusive, arrogant, and ignorant manner, regardless of their religious beliefs.

Can WP survive with less than a dozen or so members? Just curious ...

:wink:

Interesting, ignorant is an adjective used mainly for Creationists and other Christians,
heard mostly from the mouths of militant atheists. I suppose I'll be one of the first banned.

Hum, you'll probably be promoted just for this negative nomination.

j/k sorta.

Oh my... as long as moderators are made from ordinary people...

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03 Apr 2009, 10:25 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Orwell wrote:

That would be horrible. Do you have any idea how many people he'd ban? (Not that I'd do much better)

j/k sorta.

Oh my... as long as moderators are made from ordinary people...

sorry, this moderator is not 'ordinary' people, this moderator is an Aspie. Perhaps you have heard that Aspies are not usually considered 'ordinary?'

that said, I don't know any militant atheists (they have an Army, now?) and I don't know any Creationists and don't hang with any Christians that I know of, but yet, I hear the term 'ignorant'. Do you think it is just a fluke I hear 'ignorant' used for people other than you do?

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03 Apr 2009, 11:27 am

Orwell wrote:

makuranososhi wrote:

...whenever I enter PPR, I'm reminded of a quote from Lewis Black - "And the left hand side of the brain looks at the right hand side and goes, 'It's dark in here, and we may die.'"

I cannot argue with the benefit of a disclaimer.

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