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There, Energy, if you had sustained that mode of friendliness from the very beginning there would never have been an issue.

Do you understand the reasons why some are irritated by some of your posts? For instance, I did not like how your lengthy critique of my article focused solely on the superficial elements instead of the content and meaning. It was like flippantly dissing the packaging without evaluating what's inside.

Others may have been annoyed at your arguments delving onto convoluted tangents that did more to confuse than make the point you set out to respond to. It's how you win your debates, not always through reason but through whatever overwhelms the opponent. Your posts are long enough that giving a rebuttal to every single irrelevent or fallacious argument of yours takes ten times more energy than you yourself put into them. That's what has bothered people the most, the profuse use of illogic. But that's the skill you need to be a champ at debate and poker, and yeah you've got talent in that area. Just don't throw a fit when others occasionally get motivated enough speak their minds with a critique of their own.

I resume with moderating this Friday.

Acquiring fringe knowledge is like digging for diamonds in a mine field.

77 (edited by montalk 2005-10-11 19:59:58)

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Lyra wrote:

After posting that I sat here going over it in my mind, trying to think about who's been banned, and how it all went down, but off the top of my head, I don't recall things transpiring at all the way Haven portrays them.

Let's see... Brad got banned because he emailed me off list and threatened to come and kill me. Jazzpen left of his own will after getting upset over some people questioning his doomsday philosophy. Racsouran was literally begging and taunting me to ban him for several days before I finally did. Dr Hiram was banned because he lost his cool over a fight with Aaronfirebrand, who himself left after later popping his top and giving a "f*ck you" farewell to NR. Moralman was an ambiguous case where member reactions were too much to have him stay on, and if you like debating whether Jesus has more superpowers than Mike Tyson then I apologize for that moderating decision. Gerard came on solely to pick a fight about orgonite. Yes-Existence was just too incoherent to do anyone any good. And Blackbox...well, things come full circle sometimes. I guess Marduk could have stayed on despite claiming to have blown up the earth...next time I'll let the strange ones stay as long as others can comfortably tolerate, then maybe members like Monica would not be so quick to leave.

The above span a year and a half of forum activity. Considering the fringe nature of this forum, and that registration is available to anyone, the number of bans is miniscule.

There are many more who have made hostile posts but were not banned or deleted because I could see they were simply good people having a rough day. I don't enjoy making moderating decisions because often someone gets emotionally hurt. But the factors of freewill, personality incompatibilities, hyperdimensional tinkering, and hot-button issues gives it the complexity of a fractal, and cutting along a fractal line is never a clean cut.

Acquiring fringe knowledge is like digging for diamonds in a mine field.

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hey guys, whats going on?

just wanted to peek my head in, make sure nobody was getting hurt

tongue

"...i was taken by the hand, from the ocean to the sand..."
nitin sawhney - 'eastern eyes'

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Don't mind that loud crash...that was uh, that was just the refrigerator falling down the stairs. Yeah. smile

Acquiring fringe knowledge is like digging for diamonds in a mine field.

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Damn Montalk,

Jesus versus Mike Tyson? Damn, some people have all the fun. wink

Sweet dreams everyone,

81 (edited by Sowelu 2005-10-11 22:47:14)

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When I come down to the last in this thread, I feel a certain joy at how much has been expressed here. Excellent insights, some raw emotional expression without the need for bombs exploding and people dying, educational information for those interested in how to mediate large groups, humor, efforts at clarity where perhaps there never was any before, plenty to ponder on and feel one's way around... just a whole bunch of good stuff for the growth-oriented.

But then... that's how I tend to look at things. *insert peace sign and daisies* smile

"The most important decision you have to make is whether you live in a hostile or friendly universe."
~ Albert Einstein

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ~Marcel Proust

The evolution of humanity is an evolution of the heart. The path is through the heart.

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http://www.abcme.com/imagesredone/001peacetwist.gif


http://www.fotosearch.com/thumb/corbis/DGT289/HBU0096.jpg


big_smile

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

lol

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Groovy... lol

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

lol

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wink  wink  wink

Cool pic's Auendove, tunes of Bob Marley went through my head...

If there is no time
      Then you have time for everything.
   You're never in a hurry.
That's true freedom.

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... my radiohead played Lennon's "Imagine"... smile

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

lol

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"Let's see... Brad got banned because he emailed me off list and threatened to come and kill me. "

Not true that happened after I was banned 

This is what i got banned for
http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=1917

I guess i lashed out at andy(and the forum) for what he said to me on another topic
http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=1857

87 (edited by lyra 2005-10-12 09:47:19)

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Piece_ofnothing wrote:

"Let's see... Brad got banned because he emailed me off list and threatened to come and kill me. "

Not true that happened after I was banned 

This is what i got banned for
http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=1917

I guess i lashed out at andy(and the forum) for what he said to me on another topic
http://forum.noblerealms.org/viewtopic.php?id=1857

But you did threaten to kill montalk.  Cuz you're just so gosh dern crazy like that!!!

And, that was the point.

"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride!"  - Anonymous
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88 (edited by Piece_ofnothing 2005-10-12 09:56:50)

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Yes of course i did,
"Cuz you're just so gosh dern crazy like that!!!"
Yeah i am crazy like that im not as noble i guess as you and the others on here

You so noble and mature that you resorted to name calling "Troll" "Beavis and butthead" "Immature little kid"

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Oh that's right, my bad.

First you said, "Well Andy? Why dont you go f*ck yourself. Put a bullet in you f*cking head please go do it." and then I banned you...

...then after I wouldn't unban you, you wrote in an email, "f*ck YOU !!!! f*ck YOU!!!! f*ck YOU!!!! f*ck YOU f*ck YOU f*ck YOU f*ck YOU f*ck YO f*ck YOU f*ck YOU f*ck YOU DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE IM GOING TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND KILL YOU IN YOUR SLEEP !!!!! f*ck YOU AND f*ck LYRA AND f*ck NOBLEREALMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE YOU LIVE IN VIRGINIA I WILL FIND OUT WHERE YOU LIVE AND KILL YOU!!! OFF WITH YOUR f*cking HEAD ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yeah...I just didn't resonate with the idea of you coming to kill me or having Andy put a bullet in his head...guess banning you for that lack of resonation might have been clannish of me tongue

Acquiring fringe knowledge is like digging for diamonds in a mine field.

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Yeah well i was insulted numerous times before i was banned so yeah of course im gonna get a little angry.