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Thread #65255 Message #1083167
Posted By: GUEST
31-Dec-03 - 10:40 AM
Thread Name: BS: Guest Postings
Subject: RE: BS: Guest Postings
And then the Dark Prince of the Witch hunt weighs in too.
Proving certain power mongers have plenty to keep secret and feel ashamed of--anytime the conversations reverts to "this isn't a democracy" you know the power mongering authoritarians are flexing their muscles to show us WHO IS BOSS AROUND HERE, BUSTER.
Shambles isn't coming off the least bit like a disgruntled former employee. Shambles is coming off quite admirably, as a knowledgeable former insider, turned whistleblower on management. Which is why the current crop of bureauclones are so defensive about Shambles.
The forum bureaucratic hierarchy has been set up to keep the peasants away from King Max, pure and simple. Power was handed to people who think and behave like Max does. Secretively, manipulatively, and dishonestly. There is no transparency or accountability here, either for the money sent in as donations, or on the rules of engagement for forum users. The clones, just like Max, rule by fear and intimidation.
They keep telling us they are nice, decent people who wouldn't hurt a fly. The record shows the exact opposite. When this amount of secrecy is combined with the lack of transparency and accountability to users, you have the perfect storm scenario for abuse of power and corruption.
And that is what you get when you sign on as a member in this place. Secret rules that only the priesthood of clones know and are allowed to enforce. Such rules are obviously arbitrary and often malicious, and reflect Max's contempt for the users of the forum. Because this IS what it all boils down to--Max and his Royal's contempt for many of the people who contribute here.
No legitimate web forums operate like this. By originally claiming he was going to keep the forum unmoderated, Max has created a paradise for his "forum security" clones with egomaniacal power complexes.