BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:18 PM

“You yourself engaged Iains for quite a while...”

Indeed I did. But, unlike others, I studied his MO, watched the results of others’ interactions with him, and learned from experience. What was it Einstein said about insanity - something about doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?

“There are none so blind as those who will not see.”

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:28 PM

Iains is a horrid, nasty piece of work, probably a right-wing plant. He causes almost all the trouble here. So you should be lobbying to get him out. Instead, you persist in blaming us...

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:33 PM

No Steve, I’m suggesting a way to demonstrate to a group of disbelieving Mods who the true culprit is. I’m on your side, and I’m long enough in the tooth, and sufficiently experienced in managing large groups of adults, to know that there’s more than one way to skin a cat.

Your way has failed.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:37 PM

.....Your way has failed, and you’re demonstrating the truth of Einstein’s Theory of Insanity.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Iains
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:47 PM

Well best I do not give a description of you shaw, it might incinerate the ether. Butyou know what I think of you, so little point in repeating it. Teribus had the measure of you, as did poor Keith. and I recall no compliments heading your way from either. Can all three of us be wrong?
I suspect not. Teribus constantly pointed out the error of your ways and is a damm fine singer to boot. How's the prosecco going down? Have you reached the bottom of the vat yet?

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 05:58 PM

Iains - you once came up with an explanation [which I forget now],
how your mudcat account suddenly sprang back to life
after several years dormant..

..so very shortly after tezza got the boot...???

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Mossback
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:00 PM

the reason for all the trolling in here, and the fact we keep attracting trolls is that You People love them.
No, Jeri, the actual fact is that you & the other mods (not ALL of them) refuse to recognize the troll turds in the bowl for what they are and flush the toilet.

Don't put this on us, thank you very much.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:17 PM

ticketyboo

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:25 PM

Well said, Bill. Poor Iains...

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Barb'ry
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:25 PM


Joe plus other mods tell me it is mudcat policy not to allow arguments against mod actions mainly because we can't defend or explain ourselves - we have to stay as neutral as possible. If you are desperate you can pm me.

I'm going to close this thread once you've had the chance to read this and open another one but posts that are mod bashing or asking for people to be removed will be deleted.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Mossback
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:59 PM

Barb, you were the last person I'd have thought would adopt "I'm taking my ball & going home" approach.

I'm not "bashing" a mod or necessarily "asking for people to be removed"

only hoping for someone to accept the reality of what is going on here.

Of course, in Trump's AmeriKKKa, reality is in short supply.....

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 07:46 PM

Barb'ry - one simple strategy would be for you to politely remind non British mudcatters
how unhelpful it is if they persist in entering our ghetto,
just to have snide digs at us..

[..and other mods might try harder to remember this is now your jurisdiction..]

Your green messages are a very welcome sign that you are still willing
to communicate with us as mature equals..
I genuinely welcome that,
and will co-operate as best I can..

No problem if you ever need to tell me off,
we respect firm but fair modding..

Hopefully you don't end up as jaded as other mods might occasionally appear to be..

Now let's start fresh on the new thread...

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Jeri
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 08:08 PM

Know what, Mossback, you and the other trolls in here need to go find somebody else's forum to fuck up.

(Still not as rude as you guys.)

And PFR, has it ever dawned on you that you're holding your UK-centric brawl in a USA-based forum? Why? What ever made you think that was an acceptable thing for you to do?

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 08:14 PM

Er, what mod-bashing? Either you will allow reasonable and measured comment or you will be seen as acting incredibly defensively. You mods allow an incredible amount of member-bashing from Iains. You don't control this vicious troll who's abusing us daily yet you cut up rough if we so much as question what you're doing (or not doing, more like). Do what you like, Barb'ry. But it's increasingly looking like you've been told to follow the party line. And none of this unpleasantness would be happening had we Brits not been ghettoised, a situation made all the worse by unwelcome negative input from a US mod who has form when it comes to Brit-bashing... You mods are breeding resentment. And it's by far not the only clumsy move you've ever made...


Grrr...

Subject: RE: BS: UK Politics. Moderated thread
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 08:16 PM

And what a bloody stupid post, Jeri. A post that actually makes you a troll.