Creative Speculation

Bolo Boffin

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28. tombstone refers to the old DU policy of using a tombstone graphic on the profile page of banned

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 12:42 AM

Dec 2011

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Yes, Spooked has been banned for his promotion of Ron Paul here at DU. Many of us don't think it was called for. Another longtime poster, defendandprotect, lost his posting privileges over chemtrails.

There are limits to how much you can express yourself here, as there are at virtually any message board, and they are all contained in the Terms of Service and Community Standards. The admins have made it clear that anyone who begins to digress onto clearly forbidden topics need to find another website in order to do so.

For myself, I would like to see one situation here. In old DU, a group status meant a safe haven for a particular viewpoint, and the old September 11 forum was never granted a group status because of that. Now "group" only means safe haven if stated in the group's statement of purpose, which you can find in the About This Group page. Creative Speculation doesn't grant safe haven status to any viewpoint here. However, I would like for any poster personally to be welcome and free from mockery and harrassment - that this is a safe haven for people and not viewpoints. If that means a limit to outright mockery of viewpoints, then fine.

No one here should expect for their viewpoint to be free from constructive criticism. Some people may view any criticism as non-constructive, and others may feel everything they say to be constructive criticism. Neither of these positions are true. Hosts are here to help define that line, and I agree we need both sides in the hosting hierarchy to help that.

xkcd's cartoon about "someone on the Internet is wrong" is relevant here. This forum in the past has been eaten up with that sentiment. Perhaps some posters here find certain viewpoints to be laughable. As far as I'm concerned, if you have to repeatedly and insistently explain the joke to the rest of us, you're past constructive criticism and you're into personal attack by proxy.

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Has anyone seen the list of hosts for this group? Thoughts? [View all] Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 OP

We did have Spooked as a host. He was above me in the hierarchy. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #1

Bolo, I think you will make a good host. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #2

Thank you, and I agree that a lot of others would as well. n/t Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #3

Agreed Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #4

I don't think there is a hierarchy, Bolo. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #5

There is. We're all above or below someone. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #7

Ok. I thought it was only the top host who could do all these things. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #9

But what hierarchy? eomer Dec 2011 #49

Right, that's what I was saying. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #50

Spooked911 is tombstoned. greyl Dec 2011 #6

Ah. That would explain that. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #8

Tombstoned? zappaman Dec 2011 #10

Spooked being tomb stoned is very disappointing LARED Dec 2011 #13

DU will be a worse place without Spooked911 cpwm17 Dec 2011 #14

Spooked was nuts BeFree Dec 2011 #18

What is Bushco? zappaman Dec 2011 #19

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #20

Discuss? Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #21

It's a shame your post below was hidden because of some apparently offensive personal references. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #22

rewinding to December 17th OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #24

"I haven't seen Lithos and undergroundrailroad express many opinions." Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #29

good point OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #31

There is no DU rule against being nuts jberryhill Dec 2011 #34

It would be a lonely place if there were Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #35

for what it's worth... OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #23

Tombstoning seems excessive for one post cpwm17 Dec 2011 #25

yup, it's a minefield OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #32

Please help this ol gal to understand the rules of engagement on this thread AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #26

Well... Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #27

tombstone refers to the old DU policy of using a tombstone graphic on the profile page of banned Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #28

Spooked And DefectandPretend? jberryhill Dec 2011 #30

mmmm OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #33

Maybe I'm in for trouble (wouldn't be the first time) but here goes anyway........... AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #40

a few quick thoughts about that OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #41

Perhaps you can teach me to be more succinct, cuz here I go again.........at length :[ AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #44

oh, yeah, I'm all about succinct :) OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #48

For what it's worth Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #36

And for me personally, that's very mild RP support Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #37

I suspect both bannings were done with some background research. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #43

Bolo Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #47

as long as we're going here... OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #38

Oh, yes, I forgot he had posted that video of Carl Levin. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #39

Thanks for digging up the historical thread. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #42

Hi Grateful AlwaysQuestion Dec 2011 #45

Tombstone does usually mean forever. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #46

Blocking PM's.? Grateful for Hope Jan 2012 #53

What? Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #54

Perhaps, Bolo. Grateful for Hope Jan 2012 #55

You still can't send me PM's? Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #56

Just sent you one. Seems it was a short-lived glitch. Grateful for Hope Jan 2012 #57

Good deal! n/t Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #58

I had added based on when people more or less responded Lithos Dec 2011 #11

Thanks for weighing in, Lithos. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #12

I responded to you Ghost in the Machine Dec 2011 #15

I had also responded. Grateful for Hope Dec 2011 #16

Could be a software glitch, who knows? Ghost in the Machine Dec 2011 #17

The list is in lock step mrarundale Jan 2012 #51

I do think eomer was an excellent addition. Grateful for Hope Jan 2012 #52