Psience Quest

Sorry. Here.

(2022-01-23, 05:15 PM)David001 Wrote: [ -> ] I have no wish to be an actual moderator here - believe me or not!

Not.

(2022-01-23, 09:05 PM)Kamarling Wrote: [ -> ]Not.

I am not the sort of person who gets a kick out of moderating - I offered to help - many years ago - when I could see Skeptiko struggling. With Tracestate/Doug's help we extracted hundreds of sleeper spammers, that had been popping up continuously.

Subsequently we seemed to get a large number of what I can only call jokers, for example, "Rotting corpse". They joined to cause trouble - possibly from the militant materialist crowd - I don't know.

As I have explained already, I do realise that Skeptiko covered too wide a range of subjects - particular politics. For what it is worth, I had no say in that whatsoever. A lot of my suggestions to Alex - for example, to keep the other sub-forums open were ignored.

Peace Kamarling!

(2022-01-24, 11:16 AM)David001 Wrote: [ -> ]Peace Kamarling!

Good luck with that. 

(2022-01-24, 11:16 AM)David001 Wrote: [ -> ]I am not the sort of person who gets a kick out of moderating - I offered to help - many years ago - when I could see Skeptiko struggling. With Tracestate/Doug's help we extracted hundreds of sleeper spammers, that had been popping up continuously.

Subsequently we seemed to get a large number of what I can only call jokers, for example, "Rotting corpse". They joined to cause trouble - possibly from the militant materialist crowd - I don't know.

As I have explained already, I do realise that Skeptiko covered too wide a range of subjects - particular politics. For what it is worth, I had no say in that whatsoever. A lot of my suggestions to Alex - for example, to keep the other sub-forums open were ignored.

Peace Kamarling!

I've got something to say about this, broadly in agreement with Dave. Your installation as a moderator on Skeptiko was nothing short of disastrous. You ran the board like it was your private dinner table, inviting those you thought were interesting to chat with, and uninviting those that didn't appeal to you. 

IMO, you were arrogant and sneering and as you seem to have a skin as thick as a rhino, you didn't seem to give a damn, either. You certainly belittled me, but you only did it once because I left forever. I hope you thought it was worth it putting me down in favour of a fake poster claiming to be an anaesthetist. 

Your motives were so obvious; a real life medical professional sitting at your dinner table (huge hard on for you) who you could suck up to, kissing his eminent arse, no doubt when or if it suited you.  The place is now verging on a mad house and I don't say that with any satisfaction, but that's another story and you've moved here, fair enough.

As far as I'm concerned, you are welcome and I don't hold a grudge against you (despite what the above might seem to indicate) because I know why you behaved as you did, it's part of your personality and we all have our failings, including me (not an anaesthetist) 

But when I see you mentioning moderation on here or questioning the decisions of the mods, I start to get queasy.  I can almost hear the faint tones of John Williams famous soundtrack to Jaws. Der dup, der dup.. do you get the 'picture' David...?    

(2022-01-24, 01:41 PM)Stan Woolley Wrote: [ -> ]Good luck with that. 

Hello, Stan. How are we btw ?

(2022-01-24, 01:43 PM)tim Wrote: [ -> ]I've got something to say about this, broadly in agreement with Dave. Your installation as a moderator on Skeptiko was nothing short of disastrous. You ran the board like it was your private dinner table, inviting those you thought were interesting to chat with, and uninviting those that didn't appeal to you. 

IMO, you were arrogant and sneering and as you seem to have a skin as thick as a rhino, you didn't seem to give a damn, either. You certainly belittled me, but you only did it once because I left forever. I hope you thought it was worth it putting me down in favour of a fake poster claiming to be an anaesthetist. 

Your motives were so obvious; a real life medical professional sitting at your dinner table (huge hard on for you) who you could suck up to, kissing his eminent arse, no doubt when or if it suited you.  The place is now verging on a mad house and I don't say that with any satisfaction, but that's another story and you've moved here, fair enough.

As far as I'm concerned, you are welcome and I don't hold a grudge against you (despite what the above might seem to indicate) because I know why you behaved as you did, it's part of your personality and we all have our failings, including me (not an anaesthetist) 

But when I see you mentioning moderation on here or questioning the decisions of the mods, I start to get queasy.  I can almost hear the faint tones of John Williams famous soundtrack to Jaws. Der dup, der dup.. do you get the 'picture' David...?    

I think I'd get the picture more clearly if you gave a few examples.

(2022-01-24, 04:14 PM)David001 Wrote: [ -> ]I think I'd get the picture more clearly if you gave a few examples.

I'm not concerned now whether you get the picture or not, David. This forum isn't about you and what you think is good for it necessarily, although you are entitled to your opinion, of course. I like you as a poster, I just don't like you as an administrator.

(2022-01-24, 04:14 PM)David001 Wrote: [ -> ]I think I'd get the picture more clearly if you gave a few examples.

I sent you several  notes that the forum was being destroyed by your and jim's proselytizing the trump fox news train. Subsequently the form has become a nasty bitter right wing rag - too bad! So here you are again. I can understand peoples trepidation although I generally value your input regarding science and parapsychology.

(2022-01-24, 04:57 PM)tim Wrote: [ -> ]I'm not concerned now whether you get the picture or not, David. This forum isn't about you and what you think is good for it necessarily, although you are entitled to your opinion, of course. I like you as a poster, I just don't like you as an administrator.

Good, because I am not going to be an administrator, even if someone begs me to do the job!

David