Ron in Drums PA
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"The Case Of The Disappearing Thread"
"The Case Of The Disappearing Thread"
Originally posted by wood-of-1kind
Someone has been "violated". Destroy the evidence and it never "happened". American justice I guess. Freedom of speech, eh? [)] I'll stop before I get gagged.
-Peter-
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
GASP!
Was it the benevolent dictator from another country trying to declare marshal law in this county?
Or was it the rent-a-cop on his first day on the job over stepping his bounds?
Maybe it was the butler trying to conceal his master's paux pas.
Will we ever find out?
Originally posted by Mudder
If you guys are not happy here perhaps you can start your own forum?
Originally posted by Rifleman1776
...I'm on my way to a writer's group meeting where a single word may be cause for an entire manuscript of mine to be banned from an anthology we are publishing. Wanna see fireworks....[:0]
Originally posted by Dario
Originally posted by Mudder
If you guys are not happy here perhaps you can start your own forum?
While this may be the best route for others, it doesn't mean expressing feelings/opinions should be countered with this "in your face" statement.
I do see that Ron's last statement is a bit insinuating though.
Originally posted by Dario
Peter,
Sad but you are correct. Appease one, never mind the thousand others.
Originally posted by Dario
Squeaky wheel gets the grease I guess. [V][V][V]
Originally posted by jeff
Although I take full responsibility for the Eagle topic getting jailed because the mods work for me, I did not move it. As soon as I contact the mod who made the move, I'll come back to this topic and discuss it. Thanks...
Originally posted by Mudder
Perhaps it's time to look in the mirror my friend.
Originally posted by Dario
Originally posted by Mudder
Perhaps it's time to look in the mirror my friend.
Hard as it may be to believe, I try to do this regularly with an OPEN eye and mind. I know even with the effort, I sometimes (still) see only what I want to see...as most people sometimes do. We are all only human.
I think this will never be resolved and before it gets worse, I am bowing down. This is my last post on this.
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
GASP!
Was it the benevolent dictator from another country trying to declare marshal law in this county?
Or was it the rent-a-cop on his first day on the job over stepping his bounds?
Maybe it was the butler trying to conceal his master's paux pas.
Will we ever find out?
Originally posted by MesquiteMan
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
GASP!
Was it the benevolent dictator from another country trying to declare marshal law in this county?
Or was it the rent-a-cop on his first day on the job over stepping his bounds?
Maybe it was the butler trying to conceal his master's paux pas.
Will we ever find out?
I guess I can add rent-a-cop to my resume except it is not my first day on the job!
I take full responsibility for removing the thread in question. It was getting out of hand and was not conducive to a friendly IAP. Now the same stuff is carrying over to this thread. It would be nice if folks would let things go and move on. Some folks send us messages everytime anything bad happens, wanting things removed, then when we do remove things, we get message from the folks that don't ever want us to touch anything. It is damned if we do and damned if we don't so as a moderator, we just try to use our best judgement in the interest of keeping the peace at IAP. That is my job and I will continue to do my job.
I have no agenda and contrary to what some believe, I have nothing against certain active and innactive members. I am only interested in keeping IAP the best forum on the internet. Thank you for reading this and for the love of IAP, please let this thread die!
Originally posted by DocStram
Then, when the eagle topic came up Rooten Tooten suddenly took his potshot at IAP. We, my friends, are IAP. We all should have been offended.
Johnny didn't need to come here to stir things up.
BTW ... I have canceled my membership over there. They won't miss me.
Originally posted by GaryMGg
Originally posted by Rifleman1776
...I'm on my way to a writer's group meeting where a single word may be cause for an entire manuscript of mine to be banned from an anthology we are publishing. Wanna see fireworks....[:0]
You used the E word?!?!? [:0][:0][:0]
Originally posted by wood-of-1kind
I'll abide by this truce but Curtis allow me to ask the question: What is or was so offensive that this posting was deemed best to be removed? Yes, we jabbed and sparred amongst the membership here, but so what? Eagle got the boot, cool, but why can't he come up as a topic of casual conversation? Love him or hate him, but why can't his name be allowed to be discussed in a non-offensive way is all that I ask????
-Peter-
Originally posted by DocStram
I've bowed out of this from the start . . . and then tried to help cool things down.
But now I'm going to step up to the plate. The fact of the matter is that Johnny hardly ever posts here. Oh, pardon me, he did make that one post in the "planning for the future" thread. And, he came peddling pen magazines in our classifieds.
Then, when the eagle topic came up Rooten Tooten suddenly took his potshot at IAP. We, my friends, are IAP. We all should have been offended.
There's no reason to start kicking eagle around. He and I were friends and then we both let our friendship fall apart. We haven't spoken or written in a year. But he's no longer a member of IAP. Johnny didn't need to come here to stir things up.
Nor did we necessarily need to start this thread. It's Jeff's forum. We asked to belong. Get it?
BTW ... I have canceled my membership over there. They won't miss me.
Originally posted by rtjw
Originally posted by DocStram
I've bowed out of this from the start . . . and then tried to help cool things down.
But now I'm going to step up to the plate. The fact of the matter is that Johnny hardly ever posts here. Oh, pardon me, he did make that one post in the "planning for the future" thread. And, he came peddling pen magazines in our classifieds.
Then, when the eagle topic came up Rooten Tooten suddenly took his potshot at IAP. We, my friends, are IAP. We all should have been offended.
There's no reason to start kicking eagle around. He and I were friends and then we both let our friendship fall apart. We haven't spoken or written in a year. But he's no longer a member of IAP. Johnny didn't need to come here to stir things up.
Nor did we necessarily need to start this thread. It's Jeff's forum. We asked to belong. Get it?
BTW ... I have canceled my membership over there. They won't miss me.
You know, sometimes I think members here think that since I own a forum that I should not be a member here. I was a member here long before I started TPS and plan on being a member here for a long time. i learned a valuable lesson almost a year ago about owners of forums and whether they should be members of other forums. I told a great friend (Mudder) that he could not be a member of our private forum at TPS because he owned a forum. I lost a great friend that I spoke to regularly. We dont talk hardly at all now and I regret that very much. If I had to do it again I would change it.
I am a part of IAP also. And I want to always be a part of IAP. I never took a pot shot at the IAP. The IAP was where I learned penturning and it will forever be special to me. I may just have a different view on what I want the future of penturning to be, but I still want the best for penturning.
The reason why I hardly post here is because it got to the point of the fact that I could post anything and I was told be the good members to "Go back to my site" So I dont post anymore unless something attracts my eye.
I hate that Doc and Oklohoman have cancelled their membership at TPS. Will TPS shut down over it? No but I will have to live with it. If I have offended either of you then I apologize.
Originally posted by MesquiteMan
Ron, let it rest man.
Originally posted by MesquiteMan
.....I take full responsibility for removing the thread in question. It was getting out of hand and was not conducive to a friendly IAP.....