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Don of the Dial · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:03 pm Post subject: Vote NO on Affirmitive Action

Hey Terminator~

As a former honorary, temporary moderator here, I can tell you that one of the requirements of being a moderator is that you are supposed to have an active participation in the forum. I think you have 12 posts.

Someone once said, "I think that board moderators should be actively involved with the board and be interested in participating in the discussion flow."

How'd you squeeze in?

Don of the Dial · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:08 pm Post subject:

A short term Terminator, but another in a series of abuses of power on the forum.

MagiCat

Crimson · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:24 pm Post subject:

Temporary Moderator?

Now What?

You know...this game playing has gone on far too long, and frankly..it's distracting.

Why is Don's name gone again?

Not talking

You know Magicat, this testing that you do...putting OTHER names on as moderators and removing people....What's with that? The least you could do is let them know ahead of time.

How would YOU like to log on to your Board...trolls or w/e the F*ck it is and find yourself removed?

You tested before with your wife's name, and it caused hard feelings.

Can't you test on some dummy template board...and not mess with people on here?

Crimson · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:33 pm Post subject:

And NO, maybe I'm naive...but I didn't know that Terminator was YOUR troll.

Interesting..a feud going on? Do you think we need any more trouble going on here at this board?

MagiCat · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:42 pm Post subject:

Crimson · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:45 pm Post subject:

And while I'm here...

Affirmative Action is a piece of crap too. It's more than served it's purpose over the years. I'll agree it was necessary years ago, when there was not an even ground for employment, and college admissions.

But as usual, it became abused like many social programs initiated to assist those who needed help and now has become yet another handout for what used to be the minority populations.

And I've seen it firsthand, right here in the Valley. It's now a situation blatantly displaying Reverse Discrimination.

Ask the Asian and African-American population Honor Students.

So, my vote goes to NO.

I'm very weary of so much over-compensation to the latino population.

Why do we even need to categorize applications for anything....according to race or ethnicity?

Just leave that off and keep it fair for everyone.

MagiCat · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject:

MagiCat · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:53 pm Post subject:

Crimson · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:54 pm Post subject:

Well, w/e....that's between you and Art.

But I don't think removing a Moderator, no matter who it is, TWICE without asking them or at least notifying them first is very cool.

And last time I checked...a few minutes ago..I only see Cheryl's name.

I'm staying out of the feud going on in here, but in turn, I don't think we need to be involved in another's board's problems, either. But ok, it's not my board, it's Arts.

MagiCat · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:04 am Post subject:

Crimson · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:16 am Post subject:

If it was Art who removed Don as Moderator and Cheryl knew about it, then that's different.

Perhaps it was my mis-conception, but it looked to me that it was you who removed Don.

dvScotty · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:07 am Post subject:

Hope you're feeling better Mr K, and I hope you get back to 790 real soon.

MagiCat · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:58 am Post subject:

Cheryl · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:14 am Post subject:

MagiCat,

Enough with the moderator game, if it is that meaningless, then I ask that you remove my name as well, and leave it off. You know exactly what the moderator has power to do, so cut the crap.

Anne,

Art removed Don's name as moderator, he explained this to Don. Art is always agreeable and accomidating, there are options, it's between Don and Art. I think the following statement is true, it's probably Art that Don is quoting:

"I think that board moderators should be actively involved with the board and be interested in participating in the discussion flow"

Don,

Maybe we should get back to discussing issues, I don't know if you're interested in discussing them with me, but there's always Anne, and Art, DV and others that drop in from time to time.

For the record: I am opposed to affirmative action, it's not about equality, it's about giving special treatment. I don't think women are a suppressed group. I don't like the idea of being given *special status* based on race, gender or national origin. It's no longer a problem, nobody is being held back.

Cheryl · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:18 am Post subject:

dvScotty · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:22 am Post subject:

He was out last night, and his fill-in (Brian I think?????) said he was out sick.

Crimson · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:50 am Post subject:

Ahhh...I think that must have been Brian Whitman. I do know that Joe Crummey covered for Doug McIntyre who's covering for the morning drive guys while they're on vacation.

Don of the Dial · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:21 am Post subject:

Just a 'shor't note for now to set the name removing chronology straight-

Mark removed my name w/o Art's permission.
Mark installed his wife's name w/o Art's permission.

Art : "I have spoken with Mark and have informed him that his behavior, up to and including trolling your posts, pulling your
moderator status without my approval, and personal insults WILL cease immediately."

Art replaced (or instructed Mark to) my name as moderator.
Art then removed my name when I told him that I would not be participating in the forum.

Mark installed the Terminator aka himself as moderator on both parts of the forum. Then, someone removed the Terminator as moderator.

All the other tricks, glitches and switches regarding powers of editing, deleting, moderating, etc. have all seemed to originate with Mark. You can believe his 'explanations' or not.

However, I suggest you read his posts on these issues very, very carefully. They are full of innuendo, mis-truths and major spin.

BEWARE his selective use of the personal pronoun, "I". In one post in this thread, his lack of the word, "I" makes it unclear if he is refering to Cheryl or himself.

It's unfortunate that Mark has so little respect for this forum and the people on it that he that he cavaleirly uses it for his 'experiments' which keep screwing up the board and disturbing the people on it. This shoudn't be his Mengele/Aberdeen testing area with victims ready to order.

His attitude, as stated above is, 'I don't get paid to do this, so I am likely to do the easiest thing for me'.

His constant use of the board to syphon away posters using constant links to his own forum is very questionable.

His use of this forum as a tool to defeat some other small forum in a "war" with his own, personal forum is absurd and distracting and just drags us into something no one cares anything about.

His wide-eyed 'who me?' and 'Don is this or that' posts are beyond the realm of even being marginally realistic.

And all this from a guy who doesn't even listen to the John and Ken Show on a regular basis!

Ask yourself, is this forum better or worse since Mark began his constant posting? Was the forum happier and more entertaining before Mark turned it into a jousting field?

And there ya go.....

MagiCat · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:19 pm Post subject:

Don of the Dial · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:51 pm Post subject:

Your posts are too long.

You evaded my questions.

BTW - if your wife hadn'td her pie hole yesterday, the posts would have stopped after your single emoticon post.

Keep your nose clean, pally. We're watching.

MagiCat · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:07 pm Post subject:

Cheryl · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

I don't get the password thing, you mean for every forum, because this is pretty much it, I dabble here and there, but don't have time or the enthusiasm for other forums.....

You don't mean like my accounts, Amazon, or LATimes(incredibly, yes! I joined the on-line Calender site, only because it was free, with my 7 day home subscription service) hmmmm, you don't know my password do you?????

Cheryl · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 7:49 pm Post subject:

Crimson · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:50 pm Post subject:

Hi Cheryl,

Stick with me, girlfriend...I have friends in high places

They've taught me plenty.