Dear Moderator NGC2736,
How true what you said. If I may, I just want to share my experience as a newbie. I have taken extra care not to mention any names or attack any one.
If this post is considered unfair, do feel free to delete it.
I want to admit I am no angel too, I was guilty of being a wee bit emotional and uncivilized, I went ape for a minute. In fact, this is the first
time one of my post was deleted by a Moderator around 10 hours ago. I am feeling a bit sheepish and embarassed right now.
I am man enough to admit that I was a little naughty in my response to a season ATS poster. I am an agnostic, but this season poster accused me to be
an atheist in disguised. So I told him that on my Judgment Day, I Gigantopithecus will ask God for permission to sit on his face. I thought there was
a pretty good shot to prove I am agnostic. This response was made in defiance, part spike and part humour, but I guess Moderator FredT wasn't
laughing and he deleted my post.
My strategy was to take the debate to whom I perceived "rude posters who got away", bearing in mind to be a notch less obnoxious myself. If they
can get away with things, I didn't see why Moderators would be on my case. I guess I was wrong after one of my post was deleted.
Lucky thing I am
so new I haven't accumulated a record of personal attacks on ATS members.
But I need to say FredT is a fair Moderator. At one point our debate went down the toilet and into the sewage. I am still smarting from being
"advised" that my comments were irrelevant because I was a newbie with 15 ATS points. One thing is for sure, my adversary and I are ROFL right now,
because my ATS points just went into the negative 965!!
Anyway, Moderator FredT removed both our posts because we were acting like children. He did leave my main post and one reply from the season poster
intact. Very fair.
In other threads this season poster frequented, there seems to be a little double standard going on. I see this season
poster getting away with a lot. His personal attacks on many ATS members were overlooked. And it’s hard not to spot them, they are there for
everyone to see.
I do understand it's hard to "police" everyone and I am also not trying to get this season poster banned or change the status quo. And if I may
humbly say, I love debating too much to lose an opponent and I'm not a baby, I don't need help from a moderator to do my "battle"!
Before I go, I want to give a special shout out to ATS member Riley who so kindly reminded me to mind my postings. Really appreciate your advise. You
are a good person. Oops, I mentioned a name, sorry Riley.
Well, everyone have a nice day, and I hereby pledge that I will also be mindful of my posting in the future.
