Did I miss something?

[niss]

It seems that the contraversial thread I started has been locked again... please enlighten me.

[lilfssister]

Seems to be a good subject to avoid?

[mellow_pilot]

niss, it's over man...

The phrase 'get while the gettin's good' comes to mind. I say follow the last instruction of every check in the Zlin manual and bail out!

[Hand Jockey]

It looks like IABD is going to lock every thread that I reply on Wonder why

[Walker]

It looks like IABD is going to lock every thread that I reply on Wonder why

Because you are rude and derogatory; this is a forum for intellectual debate not telling someone that you want to cut them… I was rather enjoying the last few threads but it always seems that someone is incapable of being civil hence the mods shut it down before someone says something REALLY stupid…

If you want a debate have a debate, If you want to beat your chest and growl then do it somewhere else, I have neither the patients or the desire to waste my time with such trivial unconstructive garbage…

A suggestion: In future type your posts in word; Spell check and re read it before posting, if it is a constructive point you are making then click post… if it is something along the lines of: “You must not be white, AND your a Fag, so Im going to shoot you because deep inside im scared of things I don’t understand” Then maybe rethink things a tad and instead construct an argument such as:



“Racism is inherently ingrained in the species. It is an instinctual reaction that has evolved over many generations in an attempt to protect societies from one another. Generally in the past when another race traveled to your lands they came for a reason; gold, land, food, etc… all of which they would be willing to take with force. So as a reaction people became untrustworthy of foreign faces and beliefs. Because this is so ingrained in ALL societies, multiculturalism is doomed to fail. The only logical choices then are
a) Become more state centric and eliminate the world economy, close borders to goods and people. Become a protectionist and only breed inside your own culture lines.
b) OR kill off all but one race, Yes this would be VERY unpleasant and many people would suffer greatly, BUT we must look at the big picture before deciding if this would be acceptable or not…
Lets assume global fatalities of……. 6 billion. Several thousand Trillions in damaged infrastructure and environment etc….. BUT look at the benefits the surviving culture would be complete there would be no racism and one could infer no more war. We have 6 billion people who died. BUT we have the rest of the species (arguably many many trillions of people over the next few thousand years) who are far better off. The needs of the few and the needs of the many right!



There….. I just made an argument for you; yes it has some holes, it has some radical ideas, but at the same time it is (IMHO) far more intelligent that some of your other responses. Think, Plan, Type, Review, Review, Review, Post… Im sure you can do better, I made that up on the fly and I certainly don’t believe in it so thus have no passion for the topic If you have passion for a topic of that nature then please by all means give us something to stimulate our full brains with. You have more than just a brain stem I suggest you learn to use it…


Extract:
Brain stem AKA Reptilian Brain
It's similar to the brain possessed by the hardy reptiles that preceded mammals, roughly 200 million years ago. It's 'preverbal', but controls life functions such as autonomic brain, breathing, heart rate and the fight or flight mechanism. Lacking language, its impulses are instinctual and ritualistic. It's concerned with fundamental needs such as survival, physical maintenance, hoarding, dominance, preening and mating. It is also found in lower life forms such as lizards, crocodiles and birds. It is at the base of your skull emerging from your spinal column.
The basic ruling emotions of love, hate, fear, lust, and contentment emanate from this first stage of the brain. Over millions of years of evolution, layers of more sophisticated reasoning have been added upon this foundation.

[gr8gazu]

It looks like IABD is going to lock every thread that I reply on Wonder why

Because you are rude and derogatory; this is a forum for intellectual debate....

Sorry Walker, but while it would be nice, there is some, but not much in the way of intellectual debate on this site. That isn't to say I have not learned anything here. Prior to Avcanada, I had never heard the terms "f_ck stain" or "cock breath". I am not jumping to anyones defence here, but Hand Jockey is not alone in his style of comments on these forums....

If you want a debate have a debate, If you want to beat your chest and growl then do it somewhere else, I have neither the patients or the desire to waste my time with such trivial unconstructive garbage…

I think we could agree that you visit and post willingly and that nobody forces you to "waste your time" reading such "trivial, unconstuctive garbage".

A suggestion: In future type your posts in word; Spell check and re read it before posting,

Even "Spellcheck" has its limitations. I am sure you meant "patience" as opposed to "patients"...

Good quotes BTW, Let me guess the source..."The Moral Animal" by Robert Wright..??

The "Reptilian Brain" is one mans (although becoming widely accepted) theory. It is not as black and white as you would indicate.

It is good to see you are well read and have excellent comprehension of the material. That is becoming rare these days.

[FOX-UNIFORM]

HOLY @#$! PEOPLE!!!! HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO????

CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG??? LETS ALL HAVE A GROUP HUG NOW!!

BACK IN THE GAME DAMMIT!!

[Springbok 2]

It seems that the contraversial thread I started has been locked again... please enlighten me.

You missed I am Bird Dog calling me a queer and saying that I was coming out of the closet. You also missed some of the lads rallying to my defense. People like Narc and Gr8gazu and Hand Jockey who defended me against a tainted Mod. Hand Jockey has been banned for his efforts. He sends his regards to all and sundry by the way.

Thanks IABD. You are not a Moderators ringpiece and somone should reign you in. I think that you are getting a little too big for your boots sonny boy.

My sincere apologies to the other Mods for my recent radical postings on the taboo "Gay" issues. I accept the fact I need to be reigned in once in a while....all is fair in love and war and thank God that we have a differnce of opinions. Life would be too boring otherwise.

[JakeYYZ]

Its your board and therefore your prerogative to remove flame war type threads and I don't have a problem with the decision, especially since you have not abused this power of removal by over reacting and removing the many other threads in which vigorous debate occasionally degenerated into over the top ad homonyms. If you had a hair trigger in these matters, I for one would be inclined to leave because censorship (of which this is the ultimate form) should be used only rarely and only as a last resort.
I, too, much prefer a board like this one, on which knowledgeable, witty and wise folks from all points and no points on the political compass can congregate to discuss and debate the issues of the day, in ways both serious and satirical. Banning posters and excessive censorship is the surest way to kill any potential for having such a great, diverse, synergistic board, IMO. Indeed, as you have undoubtedly noticed, I have never called for ANYONE to be banned or for any post or thread to be removed. Only the paranoid and the second rate who can't handle alternative visions and views and who require the reinforcement of like minded clones and lemmings around them are quick to trot out the B word
Your action is to be ever so commended O great leader!
Your halo will grow and be even more shiny if you have the cohones to delete individual posts and not entire threads, if they are clearly going to incite flame wars!

[Springbok 2]

Spoken like a true scholar and a gentleman

[Bee Bee Jay]

Its your board and therefore your prerogative to remove flame war type threads and I don't have a problem with the decision, especially since you have not abused this power of removal by over reacting and removing the many other threads in which vigorous debate occasionally degenerated into over the top ad homonyms. If you had a hair trigger in these matters, I for one would be inclined to leave because censorship (of which this is the ultimate form) should be used only rarely and only as a last resort.
I, too, much prefer a board like this one, on which knowledgeable, witty and wise folks from all points and no points on the political compass can congregate to discuss and debate the issues of the day, in ways both serious and satirical. Banning posters and excessive censorship is the surest way to kill any potential for having such a great, diverse, synergistic board, IMO. Indeed, as you have undoubtedly noticed, I have never called for ANYONE to be banned or for any post or thread to be removed. Only the paranoid and the second rate who can't handle alternative visions and views and who require the reinforcement of like minded clones and lemmings around them are quick to trot out the B word
Your action is to be ever so commended O great leader!
Your halo will grow and be even more shiny if you have the cohones to delete individual posts and not entire threads, if they are clearly going to incite flame wars!

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I like your brain.

[Bee Bee Jay]

It looks like IABD is going to lock every thread that I reply on Wonder why

Because you are rude and derogatory; this is a forum for intellectual debate not telling someone that you want to cut them… I was rather enjoying the last few threads but it always seems that someone is incapable of being civil hence the mods shut it down before someone says something REALLY stupid…

If you want a debate have a debate, If you want to beat your chest and growl then do it somewhere else, I have neither the patients or the desire to waste my time with such trivial unconstructive garbage…

A suggestion: In future type your posts in word; Spell check and re read it before posting, if it is a constructive point you are making then click post… if it is something along the lines of: “You must not be white, AND your a Fag, so Im going to shoot you because deep inside im scared of things I don’t understand” Then maybe rethink things a tad and instead construct an argument such as:



“Racism is inherently ingrained in the species. It is an instinctual reaction that has evolved over many generations in an attempt to protect societies from one another. Generally in the past when another race traveled to your lands they came for a reason; gold, land, food, etc… all of which they would be willing to take with force. So as a reaction people became untrustworthy of foreign faces and beliefs. Because this is so ingrained in ALL societies, multiculturalism is doomed to fail. The only logical choices then are
a) Become more state centric and eliminate the world economy, close borders to goods and people. Become a protectionist and only breed inside your own culture lines.
b) OR kill off all but one race, Yes this would be VERY unpleasant and many people would suffer greatly, BUT we must look at the big picture before deciding if this would be acceptable or not…
Lets assume global fatalities of……. 6 billion. Several thousand Trillions in damaged infrastructure and environment etc….. BUT look at the benefits the surviving culture would be complete there would be no racism and one could infer no more war. We have 6 billion people who died. BUT we have the rest of the species (arguably many many trillions of people over the next few thousand years) who are far better off. The needs of the few and the needs of the many right!



There….. I just made an argument for you; yes it has some holes, it has some radical ideas, but at the same time it is (IMHO) far more intelligent that some of your other responses. Think, Plan, Type, Review, Review, Review, Post… Im sure you can do better, I made that up on the fly and I certainly don’t believe in it so thus have no passion for the topic If you have passion for a topic of that nature then please by all means give us something to stimulate our full brains with. You have more than just a brain stem I suggest you learn to use it…


Extract:
Brain stem AKA Reptilian Brain
It's similar to the brain possessed by the hardy reptiles that preceded mammals, roughly 200 million years ago. It's 'preverbal', but controls life functions such as autonomic brain, breathing, heart rate and the fight or flight mechanism. Lacking language, its impulses are instinctual and ritualistic. It's concerned with fundamental needs such as survival, physical maintenance, hoarding, dominance, preening and mating. It is also found in lower life forms such as lizards, crocodiles and birds. It is at the base of your skull emerging from your spinal column.
The basic ruling emotions of love, hate, fear, lust, and contentment emanate from this first stage of the brain. Over millions of years of evolution, layers of more sophisticated reasoning have been added upon this foundation.


Yeah and maybe you should extract something original from your own brain

[desksgo]

I dunno Niss, you guys weren't capable of having a debate without name calling, vulgarity and then someone called in the special forces and the freakin' silk jumpers invaded...I think the moderator did the right thing.

[bob sacamano]

Of course the moderators did a right thing.

I would like to debate it, but some people here just came in with their uneducated and ignorant statements, and ruined it for all of us.

springbok, I bet you weren't very popular. Dude, you don't seem good at making friends.

Maybe it's because you're a coward, a panzi, and talk alot? I bet you;ve been punched in the mouth so many times, that this is why your brain is so slow.

It's alright, go get shitfaced and remember the islands where you lived, and how nice it was. Before your exodus of course.

Ciao speedy gonzales.

[Bundu Basher]

dunno Niss, you guys weren't capable of having a debate without name calling, vulgarity and then someone called in the special forces and the freakin' silk jumpers invaded...I think the moderator did the right thing.

Then

OfI would like to debate it, but some people here just came in with their uneducated and ignorant statements, and ruined it for all of us.
springbok, I bet you weren't very popular. Dude, you don't seem good at making friends.
Maybe it's because you're a coward, a panzi, and talk alot? I bet you;ve been punched in the mouth so many times, that this is why your brain is so slow.
It's alright, go get shitfaced and remember the islands where you lived, and how nice it was. Before your exodus of course.
Ciao speedy gonzales.

Some people just never learn...

bob s:

Reading your elequent version of a debate, a line used by Samuel Butler (an English novelist, essayist and critic of the late 1800's) springs to mind:
“He was born stupid and greatly improved his birthright”

Regrettably though, I feel that calling you stupid would rather be an be an insult to really stupid people...

A wise man writes down what he thinks, a stupid man forgets what he thinks, a complete idiot punishes himself for what he thinks.

Stop punishing yourself, bob s.

[desksgo]

I think this looks like a good movie:

[JakeYYZ]

I dunno Niss, you guys weren't capable of having a debate without name calling, vulgarity and then someone called in the special forces and the freakin' silk jumpers invaded...I think the moderator did the right thing.

The moderator should take a page out of the IDF playbook and show
a little restraint; Don’t NUKE the thread, censor the ‘offending’ post(s).

[bartbandy]

The moderator should take a page out of the IDF playbook and show
a little restraint