Rules of Patheos: Midgley appears to violate TOS 10x

[_Lemmie]

Someone informed him last week that gemli, according to the article on top NYT commentary, lives in Boston. Midgley's comment about flooding was stupid. Just another vehicle to insult.

[_Physics Guy]

The New York Times reader comments are a famous phenomenon. They're usually as worth reading as the articles. Any other public forum on the Internet is a painful comedown; the Times comments are like some 18th century fantasy of educated civil discourse except with diversity. I presume it's because the Times has paid moderators. In comparison Sic et Non is not so much bush league as sandlot.

If it's the same Gemli at Sic et Non as the respected NYT commenter, then Sic et Non has a distinguished visitor. Midgely complains about internet anonymity but he doesn't seem to have thought through its implications. If you don't know who that anonymous poster is in real life, then you don't know whether insulting them would be stupid.

And yes, the NYT Gemli appears to live in Boston, not New Orleans. Boston may be just a little bean and cod town but it would be mean to look down on Boston just because it isn't Provo. Boston tries to be as sophisticated as it can. I think it has a few colleges.

[_Lemmie]

The New York Times reader comments are a famous phenomenon. They're usually as worth reading as the articles. Any other public forum on the Internet is a painful comedown; the Times comments are like some 18th century fantasy of educated civil discourse except with diversity. I presume it's because the Times has paid moderators. In comparison Sic et Non is not so much bush league as sandlot.

If it's the same Gemli at Sic et Non as the respected NYT commenter, then Sic et Non has a distinguished visitor. Midgely complains about internet anonymity but he doesn't seem to have thought through its implications. If you don't know who that anonymous poster is in real life, then you don't know whether insulting them would be stupid.

And yes, the NYT Gemli appears to live in Boston, not New Orleans. Boston may be just a little bean and cod town but it would be mean to look down on Boston just because it isn't Provo. Boston tries to be as sophisticated as it can. I think it has a few colleges.

[_Gadianton]

https://disqus.com/home/discussion/danp ... 4539879599

Gemli is taking a big beating from junior apologist FourFingerjake. "you are a dishonest bigot" and on and on. In fact, he's even bringing in Jesus to justify his outrage, claiming Jesus was famous for calling people names and putting them down.

"Fred Kratz," Jesus was not always meek and mild. He frequently called people names"

Why, are you in bed? Do you imagine that I'm standing by your bed? Have you stopped your medications? You should see a psychiatrist, one who is really there, but not me.

Now this is interesting, because it turns out that 'ole jake is in real life, a board certified practicing psychiatrist with a long career behind him. Wow. I'll be checking these comments tomorrow, as I expect some heavy up-voting from LM and K57.

If there were ever a testament to the wicked clutches of Mopologetics: where else would an established mental health professional go on political rants and tell people he doesn't like they need medication and to go to a shrink, aside from Sic et Non?

Fred Kratz is rightfully requesting FourFinger to post under his in real life, and even noted that when Jesus "went off" on the Pharisees, he did so under his real name. (lol)

Yes, He did, and unlike you, did so without hiding his identity.

Well, seems a little unhinged to say the least for a board certified psychiatrist to get online and start calling people names and tell them they need medication. The sad part is, he's found the wrong group of friends -- these guys will pat him on the back and up-vote him, and push him over the edge rather then show concern for this kind of unprofessional behavior and put an arm around their brother and suggest cooling it. That's what they did to Schryver and any and all others, they cheer their teammates on for the bad a personally risky behavior.

[_moksha]

Is FourfingerJake for real or is he Pahoran doing a dress rehearsal for the role of New Zealand TV psychiatrist, Dr. Kemara?

[_Lemmie]

Logophile > Fred Kratz

....As for hiding one's identity, I would remind you that Dr. Peterson sets the rules here. If he does not mind that we post using screen names, who are you to complain?

O the irony. Why does Logophile (or Peterson, for that matter, or ANYONE) never say that to Midgley????

So gemli gets abused constantly by Midgley for anonymity, even though Peterson, whosets the rules, "does not mind" that people post anonymously. Gemli's followers from the NYT are certainly getting an education about how mopologist Mormons interact with the rest of the world. At least they are no longer associated with the Maxwell Institute, but the reputation of BYU faculty is certainly taking a hit.

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Fourfingeredjake > Fred Kratz • 8 hours ago

...And why are you so obsessed with my identity,"Fred Kratz"? You seem like a creepy, frustrated stalker, which is reason enough to not reveal my name.

O the irony. Again. Someone needs to use this exact phrase next time Midgley stalks gemli.

Ffjake has stated exactly the reason no one should post any information about themselves when Midgley is reading and DP is moderating.

[_Lemmie]

Dan
Peterson mod > gemli

....[Note to the Gemli Fan Club: This is plainly another of gemli's spectacular victories, one of his inevitable triumphs. Celebrate it!]

Wow. DP must be here reading constantly. He canNOT leave it alone.

[_Lemmie]

danpeterson mod

Nobody here has endorsed demeaning others

What a workaround. Note DP argues he doesn't 'endorse' comments demeaning others, because obviously 'allowing' comments demeaning others is different.

The comments on this Mormon blog are sickening. BYU professors and Mormon, board-certified psychiatrists behaving badly. I predict ffjake will eventually come to his senses and have Dan delete a couple of the comments of others proudly stating his in real life details.

[_Gadianton]

O the irony. Again. Someone needs to use this exact phrase next time Midgley stalks gemli.

obviously Fred Kratz is baiting them expertly into defending their sock puppets, and as apologists do, they take the bait and never learn. Apologists literally cannot be consistent, whatever seems like they should say today has nothing to do with what they said yesterday or might have to say tomorrow.

Fred Kratz is making fools of all of them right now.