The Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

"Inks, go get laid"? Really?

Phil, are you a jock in a 1980s teen movie?

No...he's more like the 20 year old Mexican illegal immigrant dating a 14 year old girl in the 1990 direct to video movie we watched today in Spanish class.

[Keystone Phil]

"Inks, go get laid"? Really?

Phil, are you a jock in a 1980s teen movie?

It's a line I've probably used a total of five times but when it applies...

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Well, at least this conversation is happening in the right place.

[Donerail]

A good argument could be made for banning all libertarians:

One of the top 3 presidents ever, easily. Vietnam is a huge black mark but overshadowed by the 1964 CRA, the 1965 VRA, Medicare, and the Great Society.

Nah. Lincoln is clearly #1 (though I can understand non-Americans liking FDR), while #2 and #3 go to FDR and Washington. Fourth and fifth are tougher, but I'd go with Teddy and Harry.

You never fail to amuse me with your comically backwards presidential rankings.

I stand by that remark and shall continue to stand by it. Your later response also earned a place in my signature. Congratulations.

[Antonio the Sixth]

This is really entertaining.

[patrick1]

"Inks, go get laid"? Really?

Phil, are you a jock in a 1980s teen movie?

Why does he have to be a Billy Zabka type and not Rodney from Caddyshack?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvdvoQgAy8

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Let's move on, shall we?

[Fuzzybigfoot]

[Politico]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

You know, I have a history of disagreeing with you, but when you're right you're absolutely right (And you're not a bad guy when you strip away your failed economic philosophy). Some folks on here take this place way too seriously. This place is for entertainment and education purposes, folks.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

220 days, 2 hours and 38 minutes - not as bad as I'd feared

[Politico]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

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1. Comrade Sibboleth  600days 14hours 20minutes

To be fair, some people leave themselves logged in while doing other stuff online.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

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1. Comrade Sibboleth  600days 14hours 20minutes

To be fair, some people leave themselves logged in while doing other stuff online.

But you time out after 15 minutes.

[Antonio the Sixth]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

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1. Comrade Sibboleth  600days 14hours 20minutes

Al is one of the eldest posters of the forum. Looking at it in percentage of time spent since registration would be fairer.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

If you're referencing locking the Deluge, then read my post in the Goldmine:

I'm doubled over at this idea that Inks was going to bow to the very first hint of public displeasure as if he always does that.

There's no precedent for what I did here.  What I did was not an action out of a Terms of Service moderation, but merely what I understood to be unofficial forum precedent.  Once I would've realized that my understanding of how the goldmine worked wasn't the same as everyone else's, I would've undone what I did, since I wasn't acted under the TOS, but acting under the rules that had previously guided the goldmines.

Whether or not you believe me is irrelevant, because I know I'm right, since you can't know my thought process.

I didn't lock the Institute because I thouht it violated the TOS.  I deleted a page worth of TOS violations and thought that at that point, the thread had run its course and it was time for a new one.

In locking the Deluge, it was my belief at the time that it should be permanently locked.

Why would I think people would flip out over a new comedy goldmine being started?

That's entirely beside the point. What matters is that you seem to think that a longstanding forum institution (the Deluge bzw. the Institute) can be locked on no other grounds than "it was getting annoying to moderate." If you think there is too much material to moderate, step down and let someone else be moderator. It's that simple.

I didn't simply close it because it was getting annoying to moderate.  I closed it because it was getting annoying to moderate AND because when fights like these break out in previous Goldmines, that's the point that a new one starts.

Without that second half of the sentence, I wouldn't have locked the thread, and that's what you're not understanding.

Inks's use of the "Atlas tradition" argument is not only wrong, but also insincere and self-contradictory:

8/6/24.

Is this better, O Great and Powerful Inks?

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Post Deleted for Inappropriate with 10 (out of 10) infraction points

Really?

Post Deleted for Inappropriate with 10 (out of 10) infraction points


Stating what you are infracted for is now worth ten points... If this isn't moderator tyranny, I don't know what is.

Yeah... stating what you're infracted for with a quote defeats the purpose of deleting and infracting the post.  If I let you repost it, it's essentially just letting you post it.  If you truly wanted to appeal the points, you could've PMed me.

Sorry, not buying it.
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=153941.0
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=153010.0
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=150281.0
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=148047.0
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=148745.0

As expected, Inks completely ignores the fact that his argument has been torn to shreds.

It's 4th of July weekend - I'm working double shifts at work with the exception of today.  My apologies that I didn't make responding to your strawman post a priority.
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I thought I had seen you post in between those two times.
[EDIT] That's right, you did.

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Are these better?
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=119319.msg3303637#msg3303637
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=119319.msg3085130#msg3085130

Plus dozens more that don't quote the infracted post but state exactly what it was about.
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And this.
By a moderator, no less.

It is Atlas tradition to post in that thread the post you were infracted for.
Evidently Inks only follows "Atlas tradition" when it suits him.

[Mr. Morden]

I don't think the original goldmines were ever locked when they were exhausted... someone just started a new one. This was in the days before nannymoderators.

That's not correct.  Plenty of the older goldmines are locked.  Anyway, the "Institute" is awful now, and I think it's gone on longer than any previous goldmine.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

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1. Comrade Sibboleth  600days 14hours 20minutes

Obvious, but cheap. I think maybe a little bit too cheap. As cheap as raising an eyebrow at someone with but 67 posts making some in the familiar tone that you do. Hypothetically.

Anyways, I already mentioned that the main purpose of the forum is to facilitate procrastination. The issue is people taking things far too fycking seriously.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Jesus Christ you people are babies

[dead0man]

Jesus Christ you people are babies

shhh man!...they may be babies but they have a sharp wit, be careful or you'll be wounded by a highbrow retort!  RETORT I SAY!

[Keystone Phil]

The issue is people taking things far too fycking seriously.

Hi, Al! Have you met Inks? He's one of your fellow moderators...

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

The issue is people taking things far too fycking seriously.

Hi, Al! Have you met Inks? He's one of your fellow moderators...

Phil, you're accusing Inks of taking this too seriously. Yet, at the same time, you started two threads, sent PMs here and on FB, replied dozens of times and proclaimed a holy crusade.

Isn't that a little schizophrenic?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The issue is people taking things far too fycking seriously.

Hi, Al! Have you met Inks? He's one of your fellow moderators...

I had both of you in mind, actually.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

The issue is people taking things far too fycking seriously.

Hi, Al! Have you met Inks? He's one of your fellow moderators...

Phil, you're accusing Inks of taking this too seriously. Yet, at the same time, you started two threads, sent PMs here and on FB, replied dozens of times and proclaimed a holy crusade.

Isn't that a little schizophrenic?

Kal, if ever I needed an example of the pot calling the kettle black...

Again, if you want to say I care too much about it, do yourself a favor and say it like one time. You're a little too bent on saying how much I supposedly care.

P.S. - Others have messaged and started threads about the recent events so I'm glad I'm just a target of one of your bipolar fits (again). See you in like a week or so when you're foaming at the mouth about someone else.

Fighting each other while we should be fighting the cause of the whole fracas -- namely, Inks -- is the worst possible thing we could be doing right now.

[© tweed]

You all take this sort of thing much too seriously; the forum is a hallowed ground of procrastination, not a matter of life and death. Please consider investing in lives.

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1. Comrade Sibboleth  600days 14hours 20minutes

To be fair, some people leave themselves logged in while doing other stuff online.

But you time out after 15 minutes.

I think we actually figured out that time spent idle doesn't go on the clock.

[Badger]

Kal, if ever I needed an example of the pot calling the kettle black...

Again, if you want to say I care too much about it, do yourself a favor and say it like one time. You're a little too bent on saying how much I supposedly care.

P.S. - Others have messaged and started threads about the recent events so I'm glad I'm just a target of one of your bipolar fits (again). See you in like a week or so when you're foaming at the mouth about someone else.

Stay classy, Phil.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Kal, if ever I needed an example of the pot calling the kettle black...

Again, if you want to say I care too much about it, do yourself a favor and say it like one time. You're a little too bent on saying how much I supposedly care.

P.S. - Others have messaged and started threads about the recent events so I'm glad I'm just a target of one of your bipolar fits (again). See you in like a week or so when you're foaming at the mouth about someone else.

Stay classy, Phil.

Badger, I am positively in awe at this magnificent demonstration of your skill with retorts.