Originally posted by Little One
...The 'losers' I am speaking of....
At ATS you can be You - no matter how abrasive You may be. Simply be nice and abrasive at the same time. Its a fine art in which I have learned well.
If you cant find it in you to do the above things then I suggest you shut up and simply use the site as a seach/learning tool. I could sure stand to
see a few of us go and have a feeling I soon will after reading this! 
Losers in your opinion.
I see your system may have failed as some your previous posts have been removed.
It is difficult, if at all possible, to created a couple of little boxes to sort all the members into. I suppose some members can't easily be placed
in one of these boxes. They won't go into without a squawk.
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reply to post by SkepticOverlord lately i've been seeing alot of
bashing other members threads. maybe you should point out that idea you have in your rule book of signing off and taking a few deep breaths
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Reading this thread is just like sitting in Church.
Every sermon is planned around me and is directed right at me, and yes, my ears burn red, my face flushes, and the guilt thing pops me right between
the eyes.
So all you guys, I know who you're talking to. The chief sinner among sinners.
I confess.
But I swear, I'm trying!
Let me pose something to consider, as chief of sinners:
There are two topics that really get nasty fast. The first is anything to do with Israel, and the second being anything to do with Islam.
Folks can call you names, attribute to you complete fabrications, and when you respond, especially since you're invariably outnumbered, these guys
seem to know exactly which Mods or Supermods to go to for the purpose of having you scorched.
So a thread will go on, you respond to the personal attacks just so everyone else doesn't think you really believe what you're accused of, and the
next thing you know, you're in deep dookey.
Is it possible that there are specific groups who know exactly which mods or supermods to appeal to?
And there is no recourse!
Especially for the chief sinner.
Just something I'd like for you guys to think about. Who's doing the complaining, what is their position, and why is this so very bad?
I've even had these clowns mistakenly U2U me and mention that they should collude to shut me up!
Sorry for being so long.
And you guys do show a lot of tolerance.
And patience.
And forgiveness.
Thanks.
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Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
1) False Information and/or Hoaxes
Purposely posting false information as an effort to promote a specific agenda or fool our members is the #1 way in which a member can be banned for
what they post.
While I am aware of some members being banned for such activity, many are not. I've sent alerts to many posts that are obvious hoaxes and to this
day, many of those threads and members remain.
Is there any interpretation as to what does or doesn't constitute a hoax? Is it standard procedure to implement a 'wait and see' policy first?
In a similar vein, how about the people who claim to be vampires? When I say vampire, I mean in the classic tradition. I feel there is something
fundamentally wrong on many levels with this type of activity on the forum.
Why? Well.. vampires kill people! It's tantamount to saying "I'm a pathological murderer". While I don't believe a thing these people say and
perceive it as a form of hoax, there is inherently something wrong with wanting/claiming to be a supernatural being that kills innocent victims. In
this sense, the practice of vampirism is sick and IMHO should be banned from the ATS forums. It's nothing but an ignorant glorification of murder.
Phew... glad that one's off my chest!
IRM
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reply to post by Lysergic
ever read the comments on youtube? man it's like ppl just make accounts to bag on others.
So true 
YouTube is just absolutely the worst of the worst when it comes forum rules & regulations (or lack thereof).
What's also disconcerting about YouTube is the number of passionately racist, nationalistic, homophobic, politically partisan people just banding
together to flag people's videos and get them taken down and leave nasty comments all over videos they don't particularly like.
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"No one is ever banned from ATS for their opinions, ideas, connections, or theories. Everyone is always banned for simply not being able to politely
function in the environment we've created. "
What about John Lear?
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Originally posted by petethepole
"No one is ever banned from ATS for their opinions, ideas, connections, or theories. Everyone is always banned for simply not being able to politely
function in the environment we've created. "
What about John Lear?
That's covered here:
Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
More often than not, in situations where that appears to be the case on the surface, much more has gone on behind the scenes to cause the banning.
Since we very-rarely discuss individual bannings with members, the entire story behind our action is not always apparent.
Bold mine.
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Originally posted by petethepole
What about John Lear?
Previously explained here,
here, and possibility of return mentioned
here. With more background on the fallout
here.
In short, John took advantage of his handler's absence (Springer  ) to make exceptionally exaggerated accusations of another ATS member (JRitzman)
that included a few fabricated statements attributed to the member. Both members were temporarily post-banned while we worked things out... JRitzman
apologized, John Lear did not, and still has not... then expressed his desire never to post on ATS again, so his account remains "post banned" and
his Conspiracy Master status was removed.
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i've been a member of ats for a while now and am addicted.
sometimes i get breaking news way before it comes out in the media.
i've gotten hollered at for being mean- which is rare- but have gotten a few applauses also.
this is the only conversation site i am a member of and i love it!
most people are very civil (and i agree with that rule) but it is great to hear other peoples opinions from around the world. remember opinions are
like aholes- everyone has one!
just because you don't agree with someone is no reason to demean them and be uncivil. and that is how you should also be with people in public. if
people were more civil to each other the world would be a better place but alas i am in fantasyland.
it is easy to be tough behind a puter but at least the ats mods are trying to teach people how to be civil. if you don't like an opinion POLITELY
state your case for debate and put the gloves on!
BUT BE POLITE!!! belittling someone only gets you enemies
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