Another candidate for the "Banned from MAD" club...

[_bcspace]

Ironically, my TBM wife thought the offending posts were hilarious. For those who don't want to make the trip, here is what did it:

Though I disagreed with it, I thought it was hilarious. Certainly not a banable offense in my book.

[_Runtu]

Well, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Life goes on without the MAD board.

[_Ray A]

Here's a question: if they banned cinepro, how can they possibly justify not banning MC? To my mind, MC is a far more provocative and aggressive poster. IMHO.

My opinion: MC is an "external critic" in the Dawkins mould. He lost his faith in Mormonism in his early teens (I'm actually a fan of MC's posts, and always have been), but cinepro is an "internal critic", still active, and even TR worthy. That is why he poses a greater threat, because members will take him more seriously. MC will get away with comments others don't stand a chance of getting away with, because he's viewed very differently, and often not taken seriously.

[_Bond James Bond]

Rofl, check this out:

from Bond...James Bond:
And yet another little spot is smoothed out of the echo chamber wall...

It's surprising he didn't banned himself for that comment in the fairwell thread.

That already found its way into The Dude's sig. Let them ban me. I'm happy in life and don't give a crap.

[_Scottie]

Yeah, I'm not shocked that you got some kind of reprimand for that. That was pretty offensive!

Oh, and I didn't start that thread, Mighty Curelom did.

Here's a question: if they banned cinepro, how can they possibly justify not banning MC? To my mind, MC is a far more provocative and aggressive poster. IMHO.

I don't think what Cinepro wrote was ban-worthy, but it was certainly going to get a reaction of some kind.

[_John Larsen]

It's getting lonely over there. Sometimes I wish I could be banned like all of the cool kids.

[_Sethbag]

It's getting lonely over there. Sometimes I wish I could be banned like all of the cool kids.

You need any help thinking of something? ;-)

[_Mike Reed]

Sometimes I wish I could be banned like all of the cool kids.

You could always start complaining about the forum turning into a back-patting session, and then criticize the moderators for banning cinepro. That will probably get ya the boot.

[_collegeterrace]

Hey, I am partially banned on this board. I can't use a signature line. I can't post comments in red.

Shut up you crybaby.

Cinepro, does your wife know you post on this board?

Does she read your posts?

Just curious...

[_cinepro]

Yes, my wife knows about this board. She usually isn't interested in my online goings on.

As for the comment that got me banned, I didn't mean it to be offensive in any way. It was based on a simple observation that President Hinckley's tenure as Prophet was really a "golden age" for the Church's public image, with the Olympics and several Larry King interviews giving the Church unprecedented exposure. Even the Church's support of Prop 22 in California went largely unnoticed.

Then, within months of his death, we have the negative exposure brought on by Romney's run, followed in short order by the bungling raids on the FLDS (and the attendant public confusion and PR mess for the LDS), and then the riots of Prop 8 outside our Temples. And any hope of getting President Monson on Larry King to discuss these issues is dashed by Shawn King's untimely dalliance and sabatoge of the marriage.

Obviously, I don't really think President Hinckley saw the way 2008 would play out for the Church and speeded up his demise. (But even in that case, the recent bio of President Kimball mentioned President Kimball's expressed desire to slip to the next life as his body succumbed to advanced illness, so having a Prophet desire release from this earthly existence wouldn't be without precedent). Heck, President Hinckley was even talking about how anxious he was to be with his wife again, and he had such a prominent sense of humor I would bet a month's tithing that the spirit of President Hinckley laughed when he saw my post.

But ultimately, the idea was just a funny way to book-end the observation. And like I said, it was worth it to see my wife smile :). In the end, she's my harshest critic, not Juliann.