Apologists Harassing Critics

[_RockSlider]

I just want to say the ignore feature is actually pretty awesome. I'm literally seeing everyone's post and then a little bar with derptard's name in it, but nothing else.

If I notice someone quoting the person I have on ignore I just scroll past it because after a few days derptard's comments are pretty much out of context for me anyway.

The point I'm trying to make? You literally can just place someone on ignore and after a few days it's fine. The gist of the board remains, and it's not getting crap ted up by the narcissistic derptard's attention whoring.

I'm genuinely confused as to why Grindael didn't take advantage of this awesome moderation feature.

- Doc

Yes, we all have the power to 'suspend' derptard (hehe) for as long was we desire. However it is only truly effective if we all suspend him. And you know what, if he learns and truly has other intents on this board than to disrupt it, well we will see it in any sincere future posting.

[_Res Ipsa]

All of them? (Just don't want to flood you with a bunch of stuff you aren't asking for.)

No just this thread alone.

So, what I think I'm seeing is a brain that is working very hard to construct a narrative that absolves it of any fault or responsibility. What leads me the most to that conclusion is this who narrative it's constructed around the notion of priming. MG's brain has taken a really interesting piece of how the brain works and turned it into an impenetrable shield that insulates him from any possible criticism. What his brain has done with the notion of priming is a complete misapplication of the concept, but it allows him to simply dismiss any criticism as "priming."

Like anyone else, I have a brain that constructs narratives about everything, including other people. Mine is lazy as hell. It wants to create a narrative about MG with a minimum of effort by slapping labels on him as soon as possible and then reacting to the labels as if they were him. I have to get out a whip and a chair to force it to really try to understand what's up with him.

[_Res Ipsa]

Why did Lemmie pick an example of MG's conduct toward Grindael in her question about what kind of stuff to report when she could have easily picked one of dozens of comments by Grindael to MG in the same thread that were similarly egregious? I don't know.

I specifically picked out the in real life attacks because in real life attacks are specifically against the rules.

OK, what do you see as the difference between "you are a loser" and "you are an asshole?"

[_Jesse Pinkman]

Good god Jessie, please have some self control here and don't address/respond

Excuse me? Exactly how am I losing self control?

[_Jersey Girl]

Hello again.

The only way to test MG and possibly enforce Shade's ruling about one more time and it's the queue for MG--is for grindael to return to posting.

Just mentioning.

[_Jesse Pinkman]

I just want to say the ignore feature is actually pretty awesome. I'm literally seeing everyone's post and then a little bar with derptard's name in it, but nothing else.

If I notice someone quoting the person I have on ignore I just scroll past it because after a few days derptard's comments are pretty much out of context for me anyway.

The point I'm trying to make? You literally can just place someone on ignore and after a few days it's fine. The gist of the board remains, and it's not getting ____ ted up by the narcissistic derptard's attention whoring.

I'm genuinely confused as to why Grindael didn't take advantage of this awesome moderation feature.

- Doc

Me, too, Doc. That's why I volunteered to post a tutorial in how to use the Ignore thread if anyone is interested in my doing so.

[_Jesse Pinkman]

I suppose that Rock was telling me to shut the hell up because he doesn't want to see me moderating again. First of all, the only reason I even suggested it is because it sounded like there was a problem with there being enough hands to handle a lot of the technical issues involving the site. That was main function when I moderated before.

No worries, Rock. I have a full-time job. I was trying to be nice. Frankly, I don't need the aggravation.

[_Dr. Shades]

[MODERATOR NOTE:

I haven't been able to read most of the posts made today, but my instincts are telling me that time is of the essence and I need to say something now. So please give me a while to post something more substantive, but for the time being:

Everyone, please remember that mentalgymnast has NOT necessarily been forgiven, nor has he been given a free pass. He's actually walking eggshells atop very thin ice. If he makes ONE more post that suffers from the Tobin Syndrome--i.e., an on-topic post meant only to annoy, harass, or shut down free speech--then he'll be on the moderator queue immediately.

Hopefully that will clear up any confusion, and thanks to all of you for your feedback and your consideration. The fact that you are taking the time to express your opinion proves that you're invested in the success of this message board, and I very much appreciate each of you for that.]

[_RockSlider]

So, what I think I'm seeing is a brain that is working very hard to construct a narrative that absolves it of any fault or responsibility.

What I see, historically based, is pure and simple baiting in a hope of an endless regression of back-n-forth with the intention of destroying the thread which he is successful in getting a bite.

For me to give him any benefit of the doubt that his posts in this thread are of any other intention, I would expect to see him taking some responsibility of his part in this giant pile of poo that has disrupted the board to such an extent. Some remorse, some apologies, some sincerity to change and to resolve the problem.

Other posters that historically brought a lot of issues to the board (there are only two that come to mind) had some serious emotional/mental issues. Is this what MG wants to claim here? Is this what the board wants to enable (think codependency)? Well, the boards experience in this arena seems to show that enabling the behavior is not the way to go. Seems than in any arena co-dependency is not that way to go.

So either way (true spam troller) or some weird emotional issue, this is NOT the place to enable either one.

[_RockSlider]

I suppose that Rock was telling me to shut the hell up because he doesn't want to see me moderating again. First of all, the only reason I even suggested it is because it sounded like there was a problem with there being enough hands to handle a lot of the technical issues involving the site. That was main function when I moderated before.

No worries, Rock. I have a full-time job. I was trying to be nice. Frankly, I don't need the aggravation.

My request was for you to not respond to MG, nothing more.