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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2018 5:14:30 GMT
Starting thread after thread in which no one, not even the author himself ever posts again is not the sign of a good topic. It's the opposite. As I look down the topic list on the first page, the average number of replies to fleet's poem threads is zero. By contrast, there is only one other thread more than an hour old with zero replies. I don't know about you, but to me that says: good or bad, on-topic or off, this isn't the right forum for those poems. Most people just aren't interested. ... and he knows that but he keeps on doing it. Thread after thread after thread after thread. I would call that flooding the board. And you are entitled to your opinion. His poems aren't really meant to start a conversation, I perceive that they are his statements about today's political and religious climate. Sometimes I will 'like' his post, or quote it and answer him or add my thoughts. He does participate in other threads of conversation. So why pick on him and not, say, Erjen, for constantly posting YouTube videos? Why is our freedom of speech being restricted? Who gets to say if this is or is not the proper forum for his posts? Who gets restricted next? Do you see my point? Already the 'president' of this country is bad mouthing the free press. What's next, no negative posts about the 'president'? Where does it end? When the Government only releases what they want us to know? The erosion of rights starts in very small ways. It escalates slowly but surely. Just sayin'... "Freedom of speech" in the context of Constitutional rights does not extend to private entities. For instance, if someone is saying things you don't want said in your house (for whatever reason), then making them stop (after asking them to stop, no less) is no more a suppression of Constitutional rights than revoking Fleet's ability to create threads on RFS. Like your house, this forum is a private entity, and as such, is not protected by "free speech" in the manner you're describing. Personally, I'm not a big fan of censorship. But when you have a turd on the floor in the middle of your party, picking it up is just the right thing to do. Rest assured, Fleet's inability to create threads on this board will not in any way, shape, or form escalate into governmental control of the country. And besides, they already only release what they want us to know. 
-John
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Fleet
Aug 29, 2018 6:12:06 GMT
Post by Aj_June on Aug 29, 2018 6:12:06 GMT
gadreelI will try a bit from my end to have more of on-topic decent discussions. It will help a lot if members such as you return to posting.
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Post by geode on Aug 29, 2018 9:03:00 GMT
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Let him have his own board. Why not as he routinely occupies 75% to 50% of every page.
? What do you think of that idea? I still think this is a good idea. Let him have his own board. If I had his ego and you had offered this to me I would have jumped at the chance. |
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Fleet
Aug 29, 2018 17:02:14 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 29, 2018 17:02:14 GMT
I still think this is a good idea. Let him have his own board. If I had his ego and you had offered this to me I would have jumped at the chance. "Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see..." LOLOLOL my irony meter just catapulted itself onto the surface of jupiter and refuses to come back until the remnants of religiously-tooled thinking have been wiped off the planet. |
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Fleet
Aug 29, 2018 21:45:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 21:45:13 GMT
Oh leave them alone... This board is populated with mental basturts... Why single Fleetsin out?
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 1:14:41 GMT
Post by rachelcarson1953 on Aug 30, 2018 1:14:41 GMT
And you are entitled to your opinion. His poems aren't really meant to start a conversation, I perceive that they are his statements about today's political and religious climate. Sometimes I will 'like' his post, or quote it and answer him or add my thoughts. He does participate in other threads of conversation. So why pick on him and not, say, Erjen, for constantly posting YouTube videos? Why is our freedom of speech being restricted? Who gets to say if this is or is not the proper forum for his posts? Who gets restricted next? Do you see my point? Already the 'president' of this country is bad mouthing the free press. What's next, no negative posts about the 'president'? Where does it end? When the Government only releases what they want us to know? The erosion of rights starts in very small ways. It escalates slowly but surely. Just sayin'... "Freedom of speech" in the context of Constitutional rights does not extend to private entities. For instance, if someone is saying things you don't want said in your house (for whatever reason), then making them stop (after asking them to stop, no less) is no more a suppression of Constitutional rights than revoking Fleet's ability to create threads on RFS. Like your house, this forum is a private entity, and as such, is not protected by "free speech" in the manner you're describing. Personally, I'm not a big fan of censorship. But when you have a turd on the floor in the middle of your party, picking it up is just the right thing to do. Rest assured, Fleet's inability to create threads on this board will not in any way, shape, or form escalate into governmental control of the country. And besides, they already only release what they want us to know.
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 1:34:33 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 30, 2018 1:34:33 GMT
Oh leave them alone... This board is populated with mental basturts... Why single Fleetsin out? yeah. what he said. it's not like i stood in front of the holy roman church proclaiming the earth was not the center of the universe. geeesh. why can't a guy be autistic-ally retarded and be left to his own devices? |
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 14:55:16 GMT
Post by general313 on Aug 30, 2018 14:55:16 GMT
Oh leave them alone... This board is populated with mental basturts... Why single Fleetsin out? yeah. what he said. it's not like i stood in front of the holy roman church proclaiming the earth was not the center of the universe. geeesh. why can't a guy be autistic-ally retarded and be left to his own devices? When you were a kid, did your parents ever tell you to shut your mouth when you started talking too much (perhaps when guests were visiting or some other time)? It didn't have anything to do with what you were talking about, it had to do with how much you were talking. Does that make any sense to you? |
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 15:19:02 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 30, 2018 15:19:02 GMT
yeah. what he said. it's not like i stood in front of the holy roman church proclaiming the earth was not the center of the universe. geeesh. why can't a guy be autistic-ally retarded and be left to his own devices? When you were a kid, did your parents ever tell you to shut your mouth when you started talking too much (perhaps when guests were visiting or some other time)? It didn't have anything to do with what you were talking about, it had to do with how much you were talking. Does that make any sense to you? several teachers and my parents were encouraging and fascinated by the energy i directed towards scribbling. why one english teacher swore up and down that i was secretly re-writing the declaration of independence. of course, she realized that all earnest poets are re-writing the declaration of independence. in reality; your weak attempt to sound cleverly patronizing, is fodder for many a scribbling. why the obsession with control? |
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 16:11:52 GMT
Post by general313 on Aug 30, 2018 16:11:52 GMT
When you were a kid, did your parents ever tell you to shut your mouth when you started talking too much (perhaps when guests were visiting or some other time)? It didn't have anything to do with what you were talking about, it had to do with how much you were talking. Does that make any sense to you? several teachers and my parents were encouraging and fascinated by the energy i directed towards scribbling. why one english teacher swore up and down that i was secretly re-writing the declaration of independence. of course, she realized that all earnest poets are re-writing the declaration of independence. in reality; your weak attempt to sound cleverly patronizing, is fodder for many a scribbling. why the obsession with control? So I guess what I wrote doesn't make any sense to you. In my initial post in this thread I began by mentioning that I often appreciate your words, and that it was the quantity that I (and others) found issue with. If you want to equate attempts to limit spam with "obsession with control", well that's your blind spot. |
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 16:42:50 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 30, 2018 16:42:50 GMT
So I guess what I wrote doesn't make any sense to you. In my initial post in this thread I began by mentioning that I often appreciate your words, and that it was the quantity that I (and others) found issue with. If you want to equate attempts to limit spam with "obsession with control", well that's your blind spot. ah, well, i would extrapolate on the necessity to live within and explore blind spots. but i might get carried away and exceed the restrictions that float about in a universal chasm known only to the truly enlightened among us. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2018 22:32:09 GMT
Pace yourself, man! Holy smokes.  More people write poetry than read it by about a million to one.... |
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Fleet
Aug 30, 2018 22:54:52 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 30, 2018 22:54:52 GMT
Pace yourself, man! Holy smokes. More people write poetry than read it by about a million to one.... which could explain why building a space force, instead of concentrating on a world dictionary, is more popular among those who have a vested interest in wallowing in our current culture of death. |
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Fleet
Aug 31, 2018 12:52:19 GMT
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Post by geode on Aug 31, 2018 12:52:19 GMT
I still think this is a good idea. Let him have his own board. If I had his ego and you had offered this to me I would have jumped at the chance. "Oh Lord, you gave them eyes but they cannot see..." LOLOLOL my irony meter just catapulted itself onto the surface of jupiter and refuses to come back until the remnants of religiously-tooled thinking have been wiped off the planet. And why did this happen? |
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Fleet
Aug 31, 2018 18:05:55 GMT
Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 31, 2018 18:05:55 GMT
More people write poetry than read it by about a million to one.... which could explain why building a space force, instead of concentrating on a world dictionary, is more popular among those who have a vested interest in wallowing in our current culture of death. A Space Force was going to happen, no matter who was elected President. If Hillary had gotten the job, she would have been the one to call for a Space Force, and you would have hailed it as a brilliant idea. You can deny it if you like, but you won't be believed. Every time it was pointed out to you about the innocent bystanders killed in the Middle East by Obama's drones, you ignored it. You are still ignoring it. You will always ignore it. |
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Fleet
Aug 31, 2018 21:44:55 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 31, 2018 21:44:55 GMT
which could explain why building a space force, instead of concentrating on a world dictionary, is more popular among those who have a vested interest in wallowing in our current culture of death. A Space Force was going to happen, no matter who was elected President. If Hillary had gotten the job, she would have been the one to call for a Space Force, and you would have hailed it as a brilliant idea. You can deny it if you like, but you won't be believed. Every time it was pointed out to you about the innocent bystanders killed in the Middle East by Obama's drones, you ignored it. You are still ignoring it. You will always ignore it. nonsense. shouldn't you be working on your wall of enlightened christian love? |
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Fleet
Aug 31, 2018 21:47:02 GMT
Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 31, 2018 21:47:02 GMT
A Space Force was going to happen, no matter who was elected President. If Hillary had gotten the job, she would have been the one to call for a Space Force, and you would have hailed it as a brilliant idea. You can deny it if you like, but you won't be believed. Every time it was pointed out to you about the innocent bystanders killed in the Middle East by Obama's drones, you ignored it. You are still ignoring it. You will always ignore it. nonsense. shouldn't you be working on your wall of enlightened christian love? I told you that you'd ignore it, and you did. No surprise there. |
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Fleet
Aug 31, 2018 22:19:10 GMT
Post by thefleetsin on Aug 31, 2018 22:19:10 GMT
nonsense. shouldn't you be working on your wall of enlightened christian love? I told you that you'd ignore it, and you did. No surprise there. oh i'm not ignoring it. i just know the ridiculous reason behind it:yet another fear tactic used by war profiteers to crank up the dividends in their investment portfolios. it does cost an awful lot of money to maintain our culture of homogenized death, after all. ronnie raygun tried to pull the same stunt in between shuffling arms to latin america. |
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