Newmods.............

Author	Message
kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940675 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 5:02:03 UTC New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940675 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30661 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 940682 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 5:47:51 UTC - in response to Message 940675. New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? Nary such luck, expect oldmodes are in effectk, perhaps some of the modes are now marked danger Will Robinson however. ID: 940682 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 940692 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 6:30:30 UTC - in response to Message 940682. New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? Nary such luck, expect oldmodes are in effectk, perhaps some of the modes are now marked danger Will Robinson however. You can say what you want as long as you don't quote Admin with something they hope will go away. Then you have to face the wrath of "the one". me@rescam.org ID: 940692 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 940694 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 6:34:32 UTC The mod rotation rule was implemented just long enough to rotate out a few specific mods and then was immediately (unofficially) recanted. I don't think it was ever meant to be a permanent rule. In my opinion it had EVERYTHING to do with a psychopathic handbag loving British woman, campus police and Interpol. ID: 940694 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 940700 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 6:48:09 UTC - in response to Message 940692. New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? Nary such luck, expect oldmodes are in effectk, perhaps some of the modes are now marked danger Will Robinson however. You can say what you want as long as you don't quote Admin with something they hope will go away. Then you have to face the wrath of "the one". Neoamsterdam? You can get his attention by saying his name three times in front of a mirror on Halloween. Just make sure you have a fresh pot of coffee brewing. ID: 940700 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 940721 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 8:45:14 UTC - in response to Message 940694. The mod rotation rule was implemented just long enough to rotate out a few specific mods and then was immediately (unofficially) recanted. I don't think it was ever meant to be a permanent rule. In my opinion it had EVERYTHING to do with a psychopathic handbag loving British woman, campus police and Interpol. Sounds plausible. Besides, I'm still waiting for my lawsuit. Hey, I just came to think of, now I'm flying to Italy and of course the Italian police, or rather Il Carabinieri, will be aware of my status as wanted by Interpol, will that ruin my special trip? The Italian won't be happy if I'm sent to jail before the extradition to Scotland Yard? Geeze, I'm happy I didn't fly to London last year! "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 940721 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 940722 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 8:48:15 UTC - in response to Message 940700. New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? Nary such luck, expect oldmodes are in effectk, perhaps some of the modes are now marked danger Will Robinson however. You can say what you want as long as you don't quote Admin with something they hope will go away. Then you have to face the wrath of "the one". Neoamsterdam? You can get his attention by saying his name three times in front of a mirror on Halloween. Just make sure you have a fresh pot of coffee brewing. Let's try to invoke NA, I actually miss him here. Here's the fresh pot of coffee: "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 940722 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 940752 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 12:27:40 UTC - in response to Message 940721. The mod rotation rule was implemented just long enough to rotate out a few specific mods and then was immediately (unofficially) recanted. I don't think it was ever meant to be a permanent rule. In my opinion it had EVERYTHING to do with a psychopathic handbag loving British woman, campus police and Interpol. Sounds plausible. Besides, I'm still waiting for my lawsuit. Hey, I just came to think of, now I'm flying to Italy and of course the Italian police, or rather Il Carabinieri, will be aware of my status as wanted by Interpol, will that ruin my special trip? The Italian won't be happy if I'm sent to jail before the extradition to Scotland Yard? Geeze, I'm happy I didn't fly to London last year! You don't have anything to worry about Fuzzy. I'm sure it didn't take them long to see who was harassing whom. ID: 940752 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 940753 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 12:30:25 UTC - in response to Message 940722. Let's try to invoke NA, I actually miss him here. Here's the fresh pot of coffee: Yeah, I would like to see him posting here again too. Doubt he ever will though. ID: 940753 ·

CryptokiD Send message Joined: 2 Dec 00 Posts: 150 Credit: 3,216,632 RAC: 0	Message 940754 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 12:32:32 UTC - in response to Message 940752. i like the current mkods. why change what is working good? ID: 940754 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940756 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 12:44:47 UTC - in response to Message 940722. Last modified: 17 Oct 2009, 12:46:02 UTC New admins and new rules II....... So.....I am to expect newmodes are in effectk, eh? Nary such luck, expect oldmodes are in effectk, perhaps some of the modes are now marked danger Will Robinson however. You can say what you want as long as you don't quote Admin with something they hope will go away. Then you have to face the wrath of "the one". Neoamsterdam? You can get his attention by saying his name three times in front of a mirror on Halloween. Just make sure you have a fresh pot of coffee brewing. Let's try to invoke NA, I actually miss him here. Here's the fresh pot of coffee: LOL...they may not even let you get on the plaaaaaaaaaane. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940756 ·

champ Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Mar 03 Posts: 3642 Credit: 1,489,147 RAC: 0	Message 940764 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 13:12:40 UTC - in response to Message 940754. i like the current mkods. why change what is working good? ID: 940764 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940768 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 13:24:48 UTC - in response to Message 940764. i like the current mkods. why change what is working good? LOL......you would. And I have very few complaints lately. Keep up the good work, my friend. Paws up from the kitties.......all I ever asked for was a bit of understanding. And you have given me that. Meow. Funny how that works, eh? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940768 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 940777 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 14:00:58 UTC - in response to Message 940754. i like the current mkods. why change what is working good? After a few months the best of mods can become bitter and resentful towards anyone who has complained about bad decisions. And trust me, no matter how hard you try to be fair and unbiased, people will still complain about your decisions. And mods like everyone else are not infallible..They make mistakes and will almost always get a complaint about it. They even get complaints when they've made good decisions. With all that in mind, the rules can be enforced to the extreme as a way of punishment to certain people they perceive as a persistent problem. Or just someone that has insulted them over what they thought was a bad decision. As I'm writing this I'm looking at the list of rules on the left. I could easily go through the forums right now and delete possibly hundreds of posts if I take an extreme view of the rules and take them literally word for word. Just to take one rule as an example; "No abusive comments involving religion"... Any comment that refutes religion could in and extreme view be taken as an abusive comment and hidden as such. I could easily delete a couple hundred comments from the religious threads based on that extreme interpretation of just ONE rule. "Why not change what is working good." That just like everything I wrote is an opinion. If you've ever been on the sharp end of a mods sword and had seemingly innocent posts hidden, your opinion would change. Like I said in the previews thread about this subject, things seem to be getting better so I'm happy with it at the moment. But I still think mods should be rotated in/out every few months. Six months seems to be a good point where mods stop taking modship as a job and start taking things too personal. ID: 940777 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940788 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 14:32:49 UTC Things are working well........... We might stop complaining if this crap continues.......LOL. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940788 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 940831 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 17:17:44 UTC - in response to Message 940788. Things are working well........... We might stop complaining if this crap continues.......LOL. If I read my email from Admin correctly today I'm not allowed to email the modlist anymore. While I cannot see all the flurry of email that I'm sure was going on I will make an educated guess this stems from the hypersensitivity of "the one". So I conclude that rule of "always email us" no longer applies to me. I am a free man. The rest of you put on your black and white striped uniforms and report for road crew duty. me@rescam.org ID: 940831 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940861 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 19:48:41 UTC - in response to Message 940831. Things are working well........... We might stop complaining if this crap continues.......LOL. If I read my email from Admin correctly today I'm not allowed to email the modlist anymore. While I cannot see all the flurry of email that I'm sure was going on I will make an educated guess this stems from the hypersensitivity of "the one". So I conclude that rule of "always email us" no longer applies to me. I am a free man. The rest of you put on your black and white striped uniforms and report for road crew duty. Reporting as directed.....Meow. Meow....SIR. 'The One' was quite civil to me the one time we had an occasion to have discourse. No problems there. He stated his case, and I stated mine. In the end, we disagreed, but I can handle that, as long as the comms are open and honest. And he gave me that. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940861 ·

Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21804 Credit: 2,815,091 RAC: 0	Message 940874 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 20:28:42 UTC - in response to Message 940861. I tried TAA's advice and privately emailed Admin one last time about the public funding issue. The response I got was that email addr is for forum issues only and I had to email others. Well that's (disappointing) news to me. I've always been able to email that addr about non-forum stuff before. I guess it's a new untold rule. Technically it was a forum issue since I asked twice in the forums, and messaged the modlist, and never got a response. Long live the run around and the status quo. me@rescam.org ID: 940874 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30661 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 940879 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 20:47:09 UTC - in response to Message 940874. I tried TAA's advice and privately emailed Admin one last time about the public funding issue. The response I got was that email addr is for forum issues only and I had to email others. Well that's (disappointing) news to me. I've always been able to email that addr about non-forum stuff before. I guess it's a new untold rule. Technically it was a forum issue since I asked twice in the forums, and messaged the modlist, and never got a response. Long live the run around and the status quo. There are channels for The California Public Records Act and you need to use them. Seti is likely exempted from this act. Seti also does not get US funding so it isn't subject to The Freedom of Information Act. Now BOINC and Seti Beta do get federal funds and therefore would be subject to The Freedom of Information Act, but I don't think they are subject to The California Public Records Act, but that is my reading of it. If you are serious Misfit, file a California Public Records Act request with the Regents of the University of California and a Freedom of Information Act with the National Science Foundation. You can also request copies of any 501(c)3's tax return from the Internal Revenue Service, but some 3rd parties have collected them and have them available online. ID: 940879 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 940884 - Posted: 17 Oct 2009, 20:56:09 UTC - in response to Message 940879. I tried TAA's advice and privately emailed Admin one last time about the public funding issue. The response I got was that email addr is for forum issues only and I had to email others. Well that's (disappointing) news to me. I've always been able to email that addr about non-forum stuff before. I guess it's a new untold rule. Technically it was a forum issue since I asked twice in the forums, and messaged the modlist, and never got a response. Long live the run around and the status quo. There are channels for The California Public Records Act and you need to use them. Seti is likely exempted from this act. Seti also does not get US funding so it isn't subject to The Freedom of Information Act. Now BOINC and Seti Beta do get federal funds and therefore would be subject to The Freedom of Information Act, but I don't think they are subject to The California Public Records Act, but that is my reading of it. If you are serious Misfit, file a California Public Records Act request with the Regents of the University of California and a Freedom of Information Act with the National Science Foundation. You can also request copies of any 501(c)3's tax return from the Internal Revenue Service, but some 3rd parties have collected them and have them available online. Oh, give it a break. Even I know when to stop beating a dead horse. I don't disagree with Misfit entirely, but since he won't accept PMs from me any longer, I can't respond to him directly. Just stop with this all........ The issue will always exist, as long as divergent minds collect in one place. They can't be all things to all people......I am surprised the project handles things as well as they do and tolerate us who try to impose their views on the whole thing. I am not a saint. None of you are either...... Tolerance. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 940884 ·

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