modcat5

Inviting teachmevp to post his blog excerpts here.

Previous posts will be merged into this thread as time permits.

The purpose of this board is to explore doctrinal issues in the context of discussions, not monologues.

Trolling will be dealt with as it happens.

Posting blocks of texts originally posted on other websites without attribution is against the rules of this site.

The remaining moderators will review a host of threads that appear to have violated this policy and we will decide whether to restore them or archive them.

The bottom line is that this is a discussion board. If you're not interested in participating in discussions, including the ones you start, this is not the venue to be posting.

This thread will be updated when a policy is solidified.

Thank you.

Done

Post is on topic and relevant to a point being made now. Repetition aside, no need to delete it.

Correct

Yes sir!

No this is a much more well known movie.

The title track has literally one line that doesn't give it away.

Oops. Still in mod mode. Oh well.

You know you're allowed to just look it up after a while. :)

Let's see:

"Noodles? You were dreaming about noodles?"

Going by memory there. Might not be exact.

This morning I deleted two more posts.

Johniam, you MIGHT be surprised if you checked your private messages (and the timestamps).

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Now, again, if you feel you are being harassed, report it. If you feel the GS Moderators are treating you as a second class citizen, you have three choices: a. complain to the moderators, b. put up with it, or c. sayonara.

There is no option D. All option D's are requests to make option C involuntary.

Clear?

I just cleaned up this thread using my best judgment. If you enjoy seeing my fingrprints all over your posts, or seeing your work suddenly vanish, keep up the good work! I'd just as soon you knock it off. ;)

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I just deleted a flagrantly inappropriate post and two others that responded to it.

Anyone got a problem with it, let me know and I'll get back to it next time I log in as a mod, which should be in January or so.

I reported this three days ago...my post did not get posted...

That's my fault. Sorry about that. I know approving the post is very little, very late. My apologies.

You are correct (too lazy to switch screen names).

Good Times was a spin-off of Maude. Esther Rolle played the same character, Florida Evans, and her husband was played by the same actor, but the husband's name changed between Maude and Good Times. Also, the Evans family inexplicably moved to Chicago and apparently had always lived there, which makes one wonder how Florida could have been Maude's maid/housekeeper in new York State.

Sorry for the delay. Been a long week.

But hey, good news: I'm a granddad. Well, a step-granddad, but still.

10 Things I Hate About You Only Live Twice

Oops. Still logged in as my mod ID.

Moved. I hope everyone agrees that this is not an example of me moderating myself, but if anyone has a problem with it, please let me/us know.

Signed, Raf

I signed in under the moderator ID to change the poll responses without affecting the results. I did not add any new poll categories, which would skew the responses, but I removed references to "lying" and removed the accusation that "only liars won't admit it," which was the cause of considerable grief. The substance of each poll response, I think, remains unchanged.

Please do not make me report this post!!!!

Raf is hereby suspended for 72 seconds for namecalling.

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This post was trimmed to conform with our fair use policy. Please do not post entire articles from other sources. Thank you for providing the link.

Despite the fact that this thread is pinned to the top of open, fair use appears to have been violated more than once. We'll be paying a bit closer attention from this day forward. Appreciate it if you give us nothing to do...

First off. about the so called threat. Of course i am only kidding about actually showing up at someones door. But it does kinda portray my feelings on the subject.

Well, it was rude and we didn't know you well enough to treat it the way you meant it. If you want to verbally spar, respectfully, have at it. Should be fun.

I am not a violent person, however, if you want to make any personal attacks against him, you had best not let me know your true identity. I am willing to fight over comments made about him.Trust me, you really dont want a ....ed off redneck knockin' at your door. Somje people in the sowers program will claim they have seen me me angry. Well, they havent. My intentions here are not to fight though, so lets keep everything respectful and decent.

Your opening post contains an explicit threat. If you were to show up at my door or at the door of anyone on Greasespot Cafe because of comments made on this board, I assure you, you will be identified, found, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. How dare you threaten violence on posters here and then have the audacity to demand a respectful discussion?