Thought Police?
04-12-2005, 11:14 PM
#11
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Buffalo, MN
Posts: 54
RE: Thought Police?
Last but not least I want to remind you all that one of the biggest threats facing the sport of hunting in general is the segregation of hunters within ourselves. If we worry too much about fighting against each other instead of uniting our efforts to support hunting as a whole, before you know it there might not be anything left to fight for.
04-13-2005, 12:29 AM
#12
Site Bouncer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 4,099
RE: Thought Police?
I think there is huge difference between arguing/debating your views on a topic and the segregation of hunters. When it comes down to it, I think all hunters will join and fight whoever presents the challenge to the sport, whether they agree on certain topics or not.
I agree the 100 pager needed locked
04-13-2005, 02:45 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location:
Posts: 446
RE: Thought Police?
yeah the thought has crossed my mind,,oh they "taking notes" as to who's who in America,,things like stump likk'r,,high let-offs,,::
h whats another one? ::,,oh lighted sights the possibilies are endless.
h whats another one? ::,,oh lighted sights the possibilies are endless.
04-13-2005, 05:17 AM
#14
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Thought Police?
Hmmmmm.... whatever do you mean. I prefer to think of them as "MY almighty protectors". Heck, if it weren't for them I might hurt myself. Ya see, there's those that use power wisely.... and then there's those that abuse power wisea$$edly. There are leaders and then there are power hungry self absorbed nitwits. Fortunately, we don't have many of them. Get over it and go on. Just make your mental notes and put the big ignore on them. YOu wonder what some of these almighty protectors would do in a real emergency. Their total world is deleting a thread.... such as a friendly discussion on a legal weapon in some states and not so legal in others. While we're at it, I suggest we eliminate all talk of Hearts or Pitch or Go Fish. I mean, these card games will lead us to Vegas and sin. You want your kids to become sinners... you just keep letting them play Go Fish. It'll be the ruin of them I tell ya.
04-13-2005, 12:20 PM
#15
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location:
Posts: 2,540
RE: Thought Police?
Call it or them what you want but this is a private enterprise and you are not entilted to a straight answer. There is a good chance you will not get one either.
This is a private operation and the administration can control what is posted here within the rules or just as they may feel at any given moment.
I was ban for thirty days and so be it. The thing is I never got a notice from the mod that ban me (whomever that is) or had any of my post edited or deleted so as to give me a clue as to why I was ban. Still do not know.
The admin told me personal attacks at a specific member. Go figure, I had not been involved in any such thing at or near that time. I requested a clarification so as not to cross the line agian if indeed I had. Still waiting.
Now I did e-mail the admin like the rule directs. After a couple of weeks I got an answer that basically told me that he trusted his moderators judgement. What judgement?Never found out what "judgement" that was or which post broke the rules.
My point is they are the thought police. If they think what you posted was improper or just not what they want to see, lock it up, delete it, edit it and if they so feel like it ban the person. They are under no obligation to give you an explanation of any type. They can apply the rules to whom they want when they want for whatever reason they want.
Not a good business practice but such is life.
This is a private operation and the administration can control what is posted here within the rules or just as they may feel at any given moment.
I was ban for thirty days and so be it. The thing is I never got a notice from the mod that ban me (whomever that is) or had any of my post edited or deleted so as to give me a clue as to why I was ban. Still do not know.
The admin told me personal attacks at a specific member. Go figure, I had not been involved in any such thing at or near that time. I requested a clarification so as not to cross the line agian if indeed I had. Still waiting.
Now I did e-mail the admin like the rule directs. After a couple of weeks I got an answer that basically told me that he trusted his moderators judgement. What judgement?Never found out what "judgement" that was or which post broke the rules.
My point is they are the thought police. If they think what you posted was improper or just not what they want to see, lock it up, delete it, edit it and if they so feel like it ban the person. They are under no obligation to give you an explanation of any type. They can apply the rules to whom they want when they want for whatever reason they want.
Not a good business practice but such is life.
04-14-2005, 05:08 AM
#18
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Posts: 2,678
RE: Thought Police?
well, my 2 cents is that those 100+ pages were not just arguing and senseless BS. I think when its all said and done, the points that I made, and the points others did too, on the Facts on crossbows will still ring in peoples minds long after the threads die. People DO change their minds on things, they did when they allowed compounds into archery season, and several states are talking about letting crossbows in thie year, like some states did last year. Compound groups will fight it ......... but WHY is the question that remains unanswered.
I actually agreed with locking that thread. Why ? It was seriously glitching and slow becuase of the sheer length of it ! Other than Mod's picking on people for no reason, can't complain too much about Hunting.Net moderating
BTW - did anyone else notice that the guys that didn't miond crossbows, that realized crossbows didn't affect their hunting, and didn't affect their archery seasons negatively ........ those guys lived in crossbow states ? Firsthand knowledge of the impact instead of just unfounded fears -
I actually agreed with locking that thread. Why ? It was seriously glitching and slow becuase of the sheer length of it ! Other than Mod's picking on people for no reason, can't complain too much about Hunting.Net moderating
BTW - did anyone else notice that the guys that didn't miond crossbows, that realized crossbows didn't affect their hunting, and didn't affect their archery seasons negatively ........ those guys lived in crossbow states ? Firsthand knowledge of the impact instead of just unfounded fears -
04-14-2005, 05:23 AM
#19
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Posts: 2,981
RE: Thought Police?
ORIGINAL: datamax
well, my 2 cents is that those 100+ pages were not just arguing and senseless BS. I think when its all said and done, the points that I made, and the points others did too, on the Facts on crossbows will still ring in peoples minds long after the threads die.
well, my 2 cents is that those 100+ pages were not just arguing and senseless BS. I think when its all said and done, the points that I made, and the points others did too, on the Facts on crossbows will still ring in peoples minds long after the threads die.
