Mister Scratch wrote:It has been less than a year, and already the stability of the aptly named MADboard is beginning to fritter away. With the recent announcement issued by the MADmoderating team that a certain contingent of that board would be, essentially, "migrating" away to ldsforums.com, I think it is worthwhile to once more take up the question of who the actual "owner" of MAD really is. Certainly, many have speculated that it is Dan_G. He played a crucial role in doing the cyber-bidding of Scott Gordon, Allen Wyatt, and John Lynch. But is he going solo nowadays? Or is juliann a major player as well? Who, at base, is calling the shots?
Another reason I ask is this: the announcement regarding ldsforums.com seems epochal. It is yet another retreat on the part of the online Mopologetic community. It also signifies, perhaps, a shift in power and control. I have to wonder: is this all happening in an effort to "get rid" of juliann? It seems that so much of the online Mopologetic drama was the direct result of trying to cater to her rather neurotic needs.... Is this yet another symptom of this ongoing disease?
The "certain contingent" was not very frequented.
Do you not know what "contingent" means, LoaP?
LDSForums.com would be a better place for other mods to take care of, in my opinion. Your thread here is a bit drama-laced, especially for one accusing others of drama.
And to label a rarely-frequented board being turned over to another site as a "retreat" is lame. Do you think the internet has so many secrets that we can't all do a simple google search and yield results? Gimme a break, fellas.
What are you talking about? Did you actually even read the post, because it seems like you didn't understand it at all.... The Mopologetic online community has, quite literally, been in "retreat" ever since the demise of ZLMB. You *do* know that, don't you?
I went over to FAIR/MAD, I went to the main discussion board, I closed my eyes and spun my mouse wheel. I then clicked on the center-most thread. This is what I opened:
I have always understood Gods Grace to be All things that excist for the benefit of man,
are manifestations of Gods Grace.
Gods Grace provides a plan for us to be able to work for our salvation. It is not simply
given to us free of charge.
Any comments?
Can this poster be more than 16 years old? I can somewhat understand the pressure FAIR/MAD might feel.
Lou Midgley 08/20/2020: "...meat wad," and "cockroach" are pithy descriptions of human beings used by gemli? They were not fashioned by Professor Peterson.
LM 11/23/2018: one can explain away the soul of human beings...as...a Meat Unit, to use Professor Peterson's clever derogatory description of gemli's ideology.
I think that this thread is engaged in too much thinking. My take on it is quite simple: people felt the need to start ldsforums and that is it. I don't believe that it has anything to do with board wars or Juliann. It is just a forum for people to go to let loose some feelings in a congenial sort of way. We also need to remember that on MAD, there is also the social forum now for such purposes.
The internet serves all types of people and the people at MAD are now engaged in accomodating the more congenial LDS. Nothing more, I believe.
I also participated on the favorite anti thread and received no warning that I am aware of. I posted a couple of favorable responses about this board and declared Scratch my favorite anti. Let us try not to read something into something where nothing is present.
LifeOnaPlate wrote: Do you not know what "contingent" means, LoaP?
Of course not, I'm an idiot!
What are you talking about? Did you actually even read the post, because it seems like you didn't understand it at all.... The Mopologetic online community has, quite literally, been in "retreat" ever since the demise of ZLMB. You *do* know that, don't you?
You can cut the condescension around here with a knife!
Maybe Signature can put out an extensive History of Mopologetics in the Online Community book.
LifeOnaPlate wrote:You can cut the condescension around here with a knife!
Boy, you sure can! My favorite was this:
LifeOnaPlate wrote:And to label a rarely-frequented board being turned over to another site as a "retreat" is lame. Do you think the internet has so many secrets that we can't all do a simple google search and yield results? Gimme a break, fellas.
And this:
LifeOnaPlate wrote:The mods want to avoid board wars. Kinda like the fact that you're over here talking about it.
If they don't want to be discussed, then they can privatize their board. It is as simple as that.
Okay Scratch, I admit it. I secretly run the MAD Boards.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo