Ironically Named Mormon Dialogue Board Declares War on MDB

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MrStakhanovite wrote:
just me wrote:What is meant by "5 years I've got...?" Thanks.


I think it means that Nemesis has got 5 years of records of this board's misdeeds.


Thanks.
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MsJack wrote:I did a search of MDB for "meme". Here's what I found:


That is it. There were no other mentions of the meme thing on this forum until Scratch started the current thread.

A total of seven MDB members commented on the "meme" instances. The majority of the comments came from TrashcanMan79, and even he indicated that the crude memes were unwelcome. There were only three threads where their existence was mentioned at all, and anyone who hadn't clicked on one of those three threads probably would not know that they existed.

So I'm not sure where anyone at MDDB gets off thinking that the entire forum agrees with everything posted at MemeGenerator.net. We don't.


Just copying this in the hopes that it transfers over to the next page and thanks, Jack for putting this together.

I did look at all of the "memes" going back to the beginning. In the beginning, there were perhaps 5 that I found humorous and essentially all in good fun.

The remainder, I almost don't have words to express my reaction. They are dehumanizing and the product of a sick juvenile mind. The sexual, domestic violence and family references go far beyond the pale and it personally sickens me to think that I share board space with the individual(s) who created those disgusting "expressions".

Make no mistake about it, I am almost never offended by profanity, however, I consider what I just viewed to be material that is obscene.

If links to these were posted on this board, I would like to see them removed and further, I would like to see the creators of these "memes" come forward and ultimately take them down if that is at all possible. I don't know how these things work.

I do know how cowards function and this is the work of base cowards.
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In response to my first post Nemesis says:

Kevin this has scored you a lot of points in my book. However Shades is responsible for the culture he creates and participates in on that board. He has created a board that is irresponsible and if Shades doesn't think he doesn't have some part in that, he is taking a mighty big risk. You cannot yell fire in a crowd and not expect someone to get hurt. If we did the same thing people would hold me responsible. That is the reality.


Dr. Shades rarely ever participates on this forum, and he is not responsible for the actions of anyone here, especially the actions that take place off the forum. And we're still only assuming it was a non-LDS poster on this forum who is responsible. There have been LDS posing as antis and antis posing as LDS on these forums for years. If I had to guess, I would say it is probably Polygamy Porter, Eric or maybe Dr Cam, but I'm not ruling out the possibility that it is SGW. Shades has not yelled "fire" but if anyone could be described as such, it would be the LDS apologist SeattleGhostWriter, who just a few days ago threatened legal action and had the forum shut down for 48 hours when a simple email to the mods could have resolved his concern. Even when he got what he wanted, he continued to hang around and taunt us with more threats, and even ran over to MAD to gloat about his victory over the apostates. We dismissed him as irrelevant and it seemed to piss him off. This cat is freaking WEIRD, and I can't help but see an amazing coincidence here, between his creepy emergence on the scene and his persistent need to start a board war. It just seems like something he would do, since it is consistent with that same goal and it also helps him get more attention and support from his peers at MAD/FAIR.
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Jersey Girl wrote:If links to these were posted on this board, I would like to see them removed and further, I would like to see the creators of these "memes" come forward and ultimately take them down if that is at all possible. I don't know how these things work.

Yes, it is possible for the creators of these images to take them down, so long as they do it from the same IP address where they uploaded them.
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Reality check, Kevin. SGW probably knows nothing about the resentment of Juliann that exists among the posters here. Nor does he have any particularly plausible reason to do this. Weird he may well be, but I'm confident that he is not to blame here.
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Why is Dr. Shades responsible for what posters do off board? I don't understand that line of thinking. If he is to blame for the ill posters do while away from his board, then is the credit his for the good we do?


Good point Kim.

Nemesis, I guess you're Ok with us blaming you and MAD for William Schryver's public declaration to the world that we apostates are all here engaged in group anal sex and orgiastic circle jerks?

You see, we had a long discussion about this, covering probably a dozen threads and more than a hundred pages. And yet, I don't recall a single person blaming MAD for Will's behavior, although William Schryver is most definitely a product of MAD and FAIR has given him his first stepping stone to becoming a public figure.
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CaliforniaKid wrote:Reality check, Kevin. SGW probably knows nothing about the resentment of Juliann that exists among the posters here. Nor does he have any particularly plausible reason to do this. Weird he may well be, but I'm confident that he is not to blame here.



Just throwing it out there as a possibility; I already said he is not the first on my list. He is around fourth or fifth if I had to guess.
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Kevin this has scored you a lot of points in my book. However Shades is responsible for the culture he creates and participates in on that board. He has created a board that is irresponsible and if Shades doesn't think he doesn't have some part in that, he is taking a mighty big risk. You cannot yell fire in a crowd and not expect someone to get hurt. If we did the same thing people would hold me responsible. That is the reality.


This is remarkable. It's like saying that DCP and/or Juliann "is responsible for the culture" of Mopologetics on that board, in spite of the fact that this board is host to Pahoran, Jeff K., Scott Lloyd, Mola Ram Suda Ram, and all kinds of greasy characters. But this is no big surprise. The apologists have gone after Shades in the past. Trying to single out an individual for what has become a larger movement is problematic.
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OK, everyone in chat. Shades and MsJack and Mak are in here.
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MrStakhanovite wrote:BTW- you got mentioned too!

This is disgusting from a professor none the less. These people expect us to shut up and take it. It's been 5 years and now it has gone over the top.


Yes! A professor, who knows how to read, knows that the person who wrote this took upon himself or herself THE NAME OF Christ.

You know, the Christ who said, "Turn the other cheek."

So, yeah, sorry, I do expect people who have devoted their lives to Jesus to reflect that in their behavior. Still, I forgive you for not living up to your commitments.

Nevertheless, I think it lamentable that you consider it "disgusting" that I would expect you to live in accordance with your covenants and be disappointed when you fail to.

Wow. Scorching. Disappointed.
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