Complaints?

[Scarlett]

I was JUST about to pose that SAME question, bbh!

[Rick]

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That you've been called a "liberal moron," or that I can't multi-task????

You're teachers, not being able to multi-task means you only do 20 things at once. (that's my way of bringing the teacher an apple)

But the way I have seen the, "Rush Limbaugh regurgitating wannabe conservatives" acting here, what with their complete lack of respect for my property, stealing the intellectual property of others, and other things, the "Idon'thavetodecideanythingjustletthegovernmenttell mewhat'sbest" liberal moron label, is almost welcome.

[Night Owl]

I will not vote in this poll because of the way the responses are worded and I don't see a need for it. I don't have a problem with what Rick/Scarlett normally do and they know that. We have our disagreements but that happens in life. I point out what I think is wrong and they either agree or disagree.

I post my thoughts in a public forum and do not expect everyone to agree with what I post. That is life. Do debates get heated, yes. Do I get called names, yes. Have I called names, Yes. Will it happen again? There is about 100% chance that it will happen again.

Have I ever complained to Rick or Scarlett, NO; and I never will. I will never ask someone else to take care of something I am completely able to take care of myself. I guess that is part of posting my beliefs, I know people will not always agree (even Scartlett and I agree on some things).

As for Rick being called a liberal. I when I read that. I would guess he has been called alot (just for Scarlett) worse in his life. I guess he could be one but from his normal posts I would put him right of center on most things, but I don't personally know him.

[Rick]

Thank you, Night Owl. Well said.

[Sunshine]

I would not join this section of the forum. I think you already have a set up that works. It seems that there would be a limited few that would join this and they have the same views. If I can just predict the thread titles, "I hate Obama", "I hate Obama even more than you", "I hate Obama to infinity and beyond". Can't they just PM each other with their views? Spirited debate to me is exchanging of ides in a respectful manner. Calling each other names on an adult online forum is just creepy. I'm not subjecting myself or I think many others to paying for a forum that you have a minority view in and get bashed for it, that seems crazy and a form of self-hatred.

[Rick]

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Can't they just PM each other with their views?

Or set a time to use the chatroom and talk among themselves.

[secretary]

Honestly, this whole thing of censorship and adding a "pay to say" thread is getting out of hand.

RICK OWNS THIS SITE! HE PAYS FOR IT WITH HIS TIME, HIS MONEY, AND HIS EFFORT. THEREFORE, HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS! If we don't like it, we leave or we get banned, that's that.

Here is an excerpt of rules from a (ridiculously successful) forum that I have frequented since 2002. They have a ton of rules that users respectfully follow mostly because they love the forum so much, they don't want to be banned for life!

And before anyone says it's a liberal/conservative forum, it's none of that!! It's a forum for everyone, just like CenTexTalk.

The rules in Red are pretty poignant to the ongoing issues here on CenTexTalk....

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And it continues...there is an enormous page dedicated just to rules pertaining to what can and cannot be done/said on the forum.

In comparison to these rules, I think Rick has let certain CenTex users get away with a LOT!!

[Scarlett]

Thank you, secretary. I agree, we have let a certain person go on for too long.
Rick knows my opinion on what to do about this...we met for lunch.
Then I came home and read the latest rant...to which I received 2 messages about while I was at the mall...I have had enough.

I can easily sleep tonight without allowing this to go on any longer.

[THEMEANOGRE]

I am probably the most even tempered person I know. Even I have grown weary of this. Phantom Warrior, it has been explained in nauseating detail why your question was deleted. The Administrators have explained that your post WAS NOT the problem, rather some of the responses were. If you are looking for more than that, give up your quest. You are not owed even as much as you have received. In continuing to push this, you are wearing on the good graces of OUR host's and the tolerances of your fellow posters.

[Night Owl]