08-20-2016, 10:00 PM
Quote:No worries, Ben. If people want to take the results of someone who ran a program a total of 6 times or less over 3 versions in 2 months, all while running another 5G program, and get excited about it - that's up to them. Me, I'd put more stock in other opinions. After another of his temper-tantrums, he's on my block/ignore list, so I won't be seeing anything from him anymore anyway.
Yeah I mean from the view of giving feedback on different versions it's hard to differentiate and also with another program. But I still think it shows something in DMSI working whatever it is. I'm not trying to shut down what you're saying that's just how I see it.
Quote:Ben --
I understand that you have to be an objective moderator and can't take sides. But, please consider this: Don't allow classism and elitism -- both forms of intellectual slavery -- to pervade what seems to be IML's noble goal of bringing peace to people's lives. That's how communities die.
This isn't the first time that RTBoss exalted himself to the role of arbiter and used that self-appointed authority to silence another person's voice. He tried to silence Sarge -- who was only inquiring on the nature of relationships -- by virgin-shaming him. There was someone else (can't remember, in the early DMSI threads) he attempted to silence by telling that individual that he had no voice on relationships since he'd never been in one. And that's just off the top of my head. He has a pattern of telling people that doesn't agree with him that they shouldn't have the right to even speak on the topic -- a vast difference from methodically breaking down an argument.
My "temper tantrums," as he refers to them (which, based on the sheer number of likes I get from them insinuates that people largely agree with me) are FAR LESS of an insidious threat than someone attempting to promote a culture where someone else's voice is diminished based on arbitrary reasons. If that's the kind of culture that IML wants to build, the "chaosvrgn problem" will vanish anyway.
I would never presume to know what Shannon thinks, but based on my observations, that's not the culture he wants. I've seen him respond to questions and comments (that would've made me rage) with wisdom and kindness. I've never seen him once take the elitist role (when he's the only person here qualified to do it) and tell a person that they don't have the right to speak.
Hmm ok, can't say I had read that from his posts. I'm mainly trying to prevent all out conflict and things escalating past what they need to. I know a few of us are passionate here. Some of the things i'd probably express more on myself if I wasn't in the admin role.
Anyway.. damn man.. that story. I love it. It really turns me on when a girl is just submissive, feminine energy pouring out of her like that. This girl with her mum today was giving me this look and I raised my eyebrow at her and the smile and look she gave me.. oh my god I love it. If there was no mum I would have talked to her.
Quote:BEN!!! You're the best, man! This is for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g40WCBaUXR4
Hahaha thanks man. I used to love Michael Jackson, as a kid I had this big old radio and would carry it around listening to him on tapes.