Questions for Simon Gray here please

If you have a question you would like me to put forward to Simon Gray on tonight's show - please post them here, and I will do my very best to get as many questions in as I can

[edit on 10-3-2006 by nomadrush]

Can you ask Simon what key point he thinks has made ATS into the successful forum it is today, setting it apart from the rest?

Cheers!

Does he ever have days where he just wants to quit ATS? I mean, pass it over to someone else? ATS has grown exponentionally, and I would assume that it takes up quite a lot of time, and intrudes upon his personal life. Does he ever want to pack it all in and live a "normal" life without the responsibilities?



[edit on 10-3-2006 by curme]

In looking over the member list, there is a significant number of "banned" members. How difficult is the process by which a member gets banned and how has that helped ATS grow?

Ask Simon if the recent disinformation campaigns such as the Serpo and the recent AboveTopSecret.com is a Government COINTELPRO Disinformation Operation are actual coordinated attempts at dicrediting ATS. There seems to have been a rise in various caustic remarks aimed at belittling the ATS community.

Here is another one, Does Simon believe in some of the more popular conspiracy theories himself? Theories such as 9/11 was a US goverment operation, or the world goverments are in cahoots with ET's, or the issue of Peak Oil.
I will definately be listening to today's episode! Good Luck!

Why have no public events been organised?

I'm sure publishers and broadcasters would sponsor such an event..

Although so many conspiracists all in one place could cause a diplomatic incident.

ps, might even get to meet David Icke

All the best SG, .. iamian

What was Simon's main motivation for creating ATS? Was there a single event or occurance in his life that made him decide to start up the site?

I'd love to hear Simon's philosopy of critical thinking and how it is applied to conspiracy theory in general, and maybe some advice for dealing with the various forms of disinformation, on ATS and elsewhere.

[edited to remove punctuation that might be misinterpreted as sarcasm]

[edit on 10/3/2006 by Saltman]

What was the original motivation for creating the site ?
Is that motivation still being catered for or has it turned into something completely different ?
Did you intendor expect the site to get as big as it has ?
What's happening with the t.v show ?
Do you like monkeys ?

Jolly good show, old bean. . .

how much black budget dollars does the site receive to keep things running?

Some questions...

Are you the original (and one and only) Simon Gray?
and if so, what was your original avatar and self apointed title that you used in your first abovetopsecret.com website?

also: what color is your hair, and do you have facial hair? (describe yourself a little)

Do you/have you ever post by other userrnames? (ones that we wouldn't recognize as you?)

And finally... So just what country do you/have you lived in?
and if it is the UK, how did you get hooked up with the other two amigos?

enquiring minds want to know.
thanks and double thanks for all your work.

But i would love you to answer these questions, some quite similar to whats already been asked:
I am very much looking forward to hearing you speak Simon! I am interested to know how you feel about the development of the site...
Did you expect it when you began the site?
Did you hope this would happen?
Some times do you feel you have created a monster! lol!
How much control do you have over decisions for the site?

Tell us about the early days when men, where men etc!

What is your level of involvment these days?

Cheers!
Dan

My questions for SIMON:

1. How much is ATS worth? How much money do you make off such a site ?
2. What do YOU like on ATS and what do YOU not like on ATS? ( I am talking about the various sections on ATS like 'War on terror' etc )
3. Are you really a conspiracy buff or did you create ATS on a lark ?
4. How come you dont participate on ATS as frequently as the other two ?
5. Do you think that being a conspiracy site, ATS should get mixed up in commercial activity such as sponsored events etc ? Dont you think this harms the "Deny Bias" quotient of this site ?
6. How and why did you originally come up with the "Deny Ignorance" slogan for ATS ?
7. Are you a 'GREY'- as in advanced humanoid back from the future or is that just your name ?
8. ATS today has diversified and grown so much from what you initially created it about, do you think this growth has drawn ATS away from its core purpose of conspiracy debate and instead focussed it on more sundry topics of discussion? Are you against such diversification ?

Well, I can go on and on but I'll leave it here.

IAF

Good Luck Simon

nomadrush,

ask Simon if there are any other famous people, other than David Icke on ATS,(or you nomadrush!) posting that he knows of? ( Not necessarily naming names, but he could pm me with the details........ )

Also, has he ever had a visit from the men in black regarding material posted on the site.

Simon, thanks for a great site - keep up the good work



[edit on 10-3-2006 by maldives01]

hmmm my question would be.......

Simon, would you like to come to Salt Lake City and have some tea with me?

Then I would say:

Simon if your ever in Utah let me know and I will put a pot on to boil!


That would be MY question. Other than that its all kudoes to Simon for his kewl site that RAWKS!! Good job!!!

*applause* to nomad for opening up questions from the membership!!!

[edit on 10-3-2006 by theRiverGoddess]

I would be very interested in asking Simon Gray about his wonderful site, Above Top Secret. Like others, I would like to hear about the evolution of ATS. How and why did he start ATS and how did it grow from a simple board to the massive site that it is now?

Furthermore, I would be interested in learning, from Simon, about the directions that he would like to see ATS go. It's obvious that Above Top Secret is presently making "a big push" to grow from a typical forum site into a something completely different. What are some of the things that Simon is especially interested in doing in this regard?

Additionally, I am curious -- very curious -- about the announced Above Top Secret Television show. Mostly, I'm wondering about the proposed format of the show.

And, finally, I would like to ask Simon about "Tin Wiki" -- the ultimate conspiracists resource --- what sort of hopes does Simon have for this interesting new addition to the ATS site?

Oh, and be sure to thank Simon for coming on to talk on your radio show. Frankly, it's about time we heard from Simon. Does this mean that he will be become a "regular" on your show? Or, does Simon have some sort of aspirations of developing an internationally syndicated conspiracy show in the vein of Art Bells' Coast to Coast am?

Ask him to explain what a naughty minx is and why he seems not to get along with Paula and Randy. Oops! wrong Simon but if time permits ask anyhow and see if it throws him for a loop.

We all listening online now, and want to give Simon a standing ovation!

Thanks for ATS, and we all hope it lasts a long long time!

Nice work SImon! Going good! I'll have to listen agin to the podcast *hic*

Someone please post a link to the podcast for all of us that have a day job

Thank you Nomadrush for all your work to get this done, and thanks to Simon, for stepping out of the cave for awhile.