Are there any mods left here?
There have been quite a few political discussions under General Discussion that have been popping up lately and are still there.
shareThere have been quite a few political discussions under General Discussion that have been popping up lately and are still there.
shareWe probably don’t have too many ‘reporters’ here. If There’s no report I doubt the Mods are inclined to act, it’s not a paid gig and they probably have bigger stuff to do everyday.
shareWe get about 20-30 reports per day. Every report is reviewed, usually within 30 minutes of it being sent. Rarely are more than one or two posts removed as a result, and it has nothing to do with our level of interest. Quite the opposite, in fact -- we are very interested in maintaining an open discussion forum. That doesn't involve deleting every post that might be marginal.
share-- we are very interested in maintaining an open discussion forum. That doesn't involve deleting every post that might be marginal.
Thanks for the info.
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People have the ignore/block function, which is the best way to deal with "new" trolls. Or just people who annoy the hell out of you.
I think this site is fine. Especially the layout.
Excellent answer mod5 :)
share"Quite the opposite, in fact..."
Hah! Even the Mods see that the opposite of what you claim is what's true, accurate.
He said "probably". That's not a claim.
shareAnother failed attempt on your part at trying to appear cerebral and a very obvious one. When someone says "probably", it's definitely a "claim" pertaining to something, just not one of being 100% convinced.
shareprobably adverb
prob·a·bly | \ ˈprä-bə-blē , ˈprä(b)-blē \
Definition of probably
: insofar as seems reasonably true, factual, or to be expected : without much doubt
If I say "db20db is probably a pedo", then I will be able to walk out of court a free man.
Oooh, I must have really hit a nerve in order to get such a quick, desperate, absolutely vicious, below-the-belt response, lifted directly from the playbook of your evil puppet master, you #1 ass kisser. Did I bother you with my spot on observation? And you punks want to whine when I refer to you as a "sickening clique." (eye-roll)
shareI didn't say you were a pedo, I gave an example of where I said you could possibly be a pedo.
Did I bother you with my spot on observation?
Like hell you didn't! You suggested it big time, just like others in your sickening clique desperately have when boxed in during an argument with me. It's not only slander, but vicious slander, and could also be construed as libel since you're posting it on the internet. You wouldn't stand a chance against me in a court, you malicious lowlife!
shareSlander
A false statement, usually made orally, which defames another person. Unlike libel, damages from slander are not presumed and must be proven by the party suing.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/slander
To reiterate: I never said you were a pedo, I don't know you. I used you being a pedo as an example.
Also, I don't know your real name. How can I have ruined your character under a fake username?
To further prove how wrong you are, this is exactly what I wrote:
If I say "db20db is probably a pedo", then I will be able to walk out of court a free man.
Nice to see you've remained silent about this. It's good to see you now understand what an example is.
shareEveryone of note has this guy’s number, this one is embarrassing itself at this point.
Just avoid this one if you can.
Now he's having trouble understanding what an example is just so he can come off like a victim.
shareFor a ‘big tough athletic guy’ in it’s youth it sure turned out to be a cranky old wimp.
shareAt least for the majority of my life, I've been a tough, athletic guy, a claim you could never make, slug. And I remember how incensed and bitter you were when some early defectors to filmboards suggested you were a pedo. I guess that's what inspired you to use that allegation against me.
shareNo one called you a pedo.
shareKeep crying like a baby ‘tough guy’😭
shareWhaaa, the terrible commute, the rat race, the mortgage, retirement in Florida seems so far away...etc. etc.
shareRetirement isn’t too far away, I planned well in advance for an early one, but nice try😎
shareI unexpectedly got an early one and you're a jealous pos because of it.
share‘Unexpectedly?’
So you stumbled into it while most of us are working, saving and planning for it…good for you!
Did you drop a heavy box on your foot and sue your employer you klutz?
No, "somebody up there likes me" and wanted me to be free. And you're the longtime, admitted "klutz" here, projecting once again.
shareEveryone of note you fake, pretentious prick? I have a good rapport with everyone of note, wannabe Big Man on Campus.
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shareWhere can I purchase tickets to see your comedy show? I feel guilty getting all this comedy for free.
shareNaw, your style has always been to try to absolve yourself of guilt, responsibility, to save face.
I remember when you had a pattern of whining that others were constantly and falsely accusing you of being racist. After awhile, I began to wonder...if you experience that so often, maybe there's something to those allegations. After all, it's not much of a stretch to surmise that a misanthrope would also be a racist.
I also said that everyone has been accused of being racist at some point that the word has lost its meaning. And again, I never said you were a pedo.
share"Once again, it can't be a lie if I'm giving an example."
Here, in your usual snake-in-the-grass style, you're indirectly saying it's true, while simultaneously trying to sugarcoat it as an "example", hence my accurate observation that you try to absolve yourself of responsibility.
It's a malicious allegation, borne of desperation, and I wouldn't expect anything less from an admitted hater of people like you.
I had to come up with something that would be plausible in a courtroom to show you the difference between fact and probability. It's not my fault you don't understand that.
share" I had to come up with something..."
That comment proves the desperation I've been pointing out.
Desperation or accusation? Pick one.
shareBoth and fuck you, lowlife.
shareOh, you're so sweet.
shareGentlemen! You can’t behave like that in here. This is the movie room! 😀
shareTHE DOUCHEBAG HAS INFORMED ME OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN HIS SICK CRIMES...YOU GUYS ARE GOING DOWN FOR THIS SHIT!🚓👮🏾
shareThere is no crime. I never called him a pedo, I only used that as an example.
shareLike hell you didn't! You desperately followed suit with your puppet master 'cause you "had to come up with something."
shareRead it again. There is nothing you have said that would make me say that you're a pedo. It was clearly an example to show you how "probability" would work in court.
shareThat vicious allegation IS based on something I said, something very innocuous years ago. I posted that I was enjoying a tranquil spring evening, the happy sounds of my neighbor's children playing being a part of that. Your evil puppet master, out of hateful desperation, put a despicable slant to that.
shareAT LEAST YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I AM samoanjoke's PUPPET MASTER AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND...BRAVO.👏🏾
shareI don't know about that conversation. That's between you and him.
shareI THINK HE IS.🙂
shareSO?....I HEARD YOUR'E A PEDOPHILE...THAT'S NOT COOL,BRO.
shareYou know, I could stoop to your level and make insinuations about you and your "close" relationship with your teenage daughter, lowlife.
shareYOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DICK ABOUT IT...YOU DID A BAD THING AND YOU GOT CAUGHT...TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.🙂
shareI think you're projecting. No wonder you want to stay stoned-out, avoiding reality.
shareACTUALLY I STAY STONED OUT TO KEEP ME FROM AVOIDING REALITY...MY DOCTOR AGREES.IT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY...BUT DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT...ARE YOU GONNA GET ARRESTED?...I THINK YOU SHOULD TURN YOURSELF IN...IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO...I WON'T LIKE YOU BUT I WILL RESPECT YOU FOR IT...IT'S THE INTEGRITY MOVE.
shareOne of the "punks" from the "sickening clique" has revealed himself. I hope this makes punk-ass, name dropping joes somewhat happy.
sharesamoanjoke IS THE WORST...I HATE THAT GUY...WAS HE INVOLVED IN YOUR CRIMES?...IF SO I SAY YOU RAT HIM OUT...TAKE THAT NEXT LEVEL SCUMBAG DOWN WITH YOU...IT COULD BE LIKE A SMALL PIECE OF REDEMPTION FOR YOU.
shareYou experience arguments with posters all week long. What do YOU surmise from THIS?
shareYadda, yadda, yadda. You can do nothing but constantly put a distorted slant to my comments, 'cause you never have anything substantive to counter me with. You have to desperately resort to wild, hyperbolic, bald-faced lies and slander out of desperation. And you've now completely contradicted your "claim" that the word "probably" is not a "claim". You're definitely a sickening snake-in-the grass.
shareOnce again, it can't be a lie if I'm giving an example.
shareThere you go again, with that "everyone" allegation, you completely deceitful prick. A clique is a small segment of "everyone." You haven't learned that yet, wanabe brainiac?
shareYou said "you punks" without specifying who these "punks" were.
shareYes I have, punk! Again you're sidestepping, trying to distract from the real issue. I'm into truth and facts, not name dropping like you. And it's weird how that juxtaposes to your being a misanthrope, just like being an attention whore.
shareThat post elicited good info from a Mod and they affirm what I guessed, there aren’t that many reporters on a site of this size and they are not inclined to interrupt conversation when unnecessary.
shareIt's plainly obvious that some posters are taking this lax enforcement as a go-ahead to take swipes at marginalized groups under the guise of "just asking questions". It's a pitiful method of seeking attention.
Here's a question, if one were to make a list of established trolls, how would that be received?
The thing is that they don't take it to the politics board. I've seen posts on General Discussion get nuked for things that have nothing to do with politics. There are blatant political discussions on GD, and they've been staying there. I question that other than Moderator5, if there are any mods left.
shareOf course they don't take it to the politics board because it's more "fun" for them to annoy users who wish for nothing to do with that drivel.
shareUnfortunately ^this^
shareYes but there are several long time posters who take that as an invitation for a little "fun time". Which is why I think the mods don't delete the racist/homophobic posts . I prefer the silly replies to the people who genuinely respond to these racist/homophobic post.
shareIt can’t be much fun for those that are constantly being attacked in these racist/sexist/homophobic posts though.
shareI've seen posts on General Discussion get nuked for things that have nothing to do with politics.
well theres are probably several other ways to produce an unacceptable post aside from being about politics
I think it would be a great idea to have a list of established trolls and an agreement with all the regulars to not reply to their postings.
Thank you for the salient response.
I was thinking that such a list might also include a section for users who normally do not post discussion topics but readily respond to blatant troll posts in order to air their own prejudices. I've noticed far too many cases of the same names bumping contentious topics that have been dead for days (or even weeks) to contribute little more than another dose of venom.
Not long ago I saw a low profile film I'm fond of that was Trending.
I start reading all these in depth discussions about the film that are all six years old.
Finally I wondered how it came to be trending, and found the most recent comment.
Turns out essentially no one had commented on this film in years, but some nitwit had to make some dumb and shallow take on the situation on the Southern US border -- just out of nowhere, for no reason.
These people are like measles, an infection we should have been over a long time ago.
I think it would be a great idea to have a list of established trolls and an agreement with all the regulars to not reply to their postings.
One man's troll is another man's freedom fighter. There could be no consensus on such a list.
shareIf you want censorship and persecution of people who have the temerity to disagree with you then head over to Reddit.
Not censorship, just take it to the politics board. It's against the rules of the site.
shareSure.
shareGeneral Discussion
Talk about anything here...except politics.
It's pretty clear.
Politics means politics. Parties, elected officials, candidates, etc. If someone posts a "Biden Sucks" thread or a "Trump Sucks" thread, it will be removed.
It does not mean anything that might have a political dimension, like current news topics or contentious social issues. We are not going to police language to that extent. Moreover, topics like that are typically easy to identify by their subject lines, so they are easily avoided by those who do not wish to read them.
I'm not saying that political posts shouldn't exist - just not here in GD. There's a whole board dedicated to Politics, that's why it's there, right?
sharePolitics means politics
Yeah, I mean the first one is blatantly political, the second one blames the government in the post, the third one might be okay but could easily end up a political discussion.
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/62ae1b17314eca082a78fa5d/Do-you-support-abortion-if-the-woman-was-raped
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/62b123fdc5ba9354f3b176f9/Covid-airportairline-layoffs-now-haunting-travel-industry
https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/629f8f5393b3763a397b47e0/The-police-were-cowards-in-that-Uvalde-shooting
Yeah. There are obviously massive grey areas to what constitutes political discussion. So, in one sense, I can understand wanting to strictly limit the definition of 'politics'. But the definition is far too narrow, so narrow as to basically be useless.
shareAgreed!
shareI believe the rule was put in place before you joined the site. It definitely had a significant positive impact on the character of the General Discussion board.
The ideal solution for dealing with marginal cases would be to move them into the Politics board, and so I will again remind Jim that giving mods the ability to do this would make for a happier camp.
I guess the only ones I question not being deleted are Connie93. In the end it doesn't matter because it made for some fun satire/pun threads.
shareMany of them were borderline. Others were way over the line and were removed. He was warned several times, suspended and then banned for attempting to evade the suspension.
shareYou're right. The rule was indeed in place before I joined. And it has therefore always been surprising to see what is allowed to stand on this board rather than being moved over to Politics. (I'm not advocating for censorship here. Just everything in its right place.)
I don't agree with the narrow definition of what constitutes 'politics' you've proffered here.
However, I do understand that there isn't a right or wrong answer. There isn't a definition that would satisfy all users. And I do accept what others have said here that most topics will or can have a political dimension to them.
And you have, at least, provided some clarity -- so thanks for that.
I'm not trying to slam you guys in this post, it's just that you're the only one I've seen recently and realized that there were a lot of political discussions being left up. I honestly don't recall seeing any other mod in a very long time.
shareBREAKING NEWS!
Mod5 is probably Mod4.
No worries. I jumped in to address some of the specific points that were raised. It's inevitable that people are going to have different views on these things. Even if we don't agree, the feedback is appreciated.
shareThat's a great point. There is a political dimension to almost any social issue, but taking the 'no politics' to the nth level would tend to quash discussing issues that are primarily cultural - which should be fair game, as long as posters are not -using- the discussion primarily as a vehicle for political axe-grinding.
shareI agree with both you and M5. There's gotta be some latitude, flexibility here.
shareThe problem is that for Leftists ‘the personal is political’ - they try to politicise everything because they don't want you to ever live without the spectre of their control over you.
It used to be that you could go about your life and scarcely be aware of politics, now everyone has been dragged into the mud-fight, even kids.
100% agree.
Mod3 retired
Mod4 active
Mod5 active
I’m unaware of any others.
Are the rats upset?
shareYou people are a bunch of whiners.
Simply read what you like, and ignore what displeases you.
It's really very simple.
I'm saying that it goes against the rules of the board. Just take the discussion to politics.
shareI'm saying that it goes against the rules of the board.
A lot of posters on GD are not looking for the useless arguing and nonsense that comes with politics, there’s a place for that, they should keep it there.
We already have a lot of bickering over general topics here and it can get nasty, NO need to douse the embers with gasoline.
I mostly agree, but what's most obvious around here are the trolls with sock accounts, who regularly shitpost stupid topics only to stir the pot. You can spot these people from a mile away.
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