This should be fun.

[argentus]

Deny ignorance, indeed.

Talking with me might be your only chance, son.   

What have you got to lose?

[Keymaster]

Who are "the gatekeepers"?  
Every forum has them...the three in particular I brought up are in archeology threads.
Don't pretend you dont know who they are...it's disingenuous.

What makes you think you will be banned from anyplace when any collection of members don't agree with you? 
Because it happend on ATS...Multiple times.
To me and others...again, don't pretend it never happened.
You mods think you are saving us from ourselves.
What you're really doing is tone policing and protecting high volume "expert" posters who are anything but.

You might notice that staff doesn't have much in the way of "wings". Not "left-wing", not "right-wing". No, sadly we are mostly flightless. Staff looks at posts and measures them against the posted T&Cs.   

That's probably the biggest steaming pile I've ever seen posted on here.
If that were true, people would be able to respond to mod warnings.
A site that "questions everything" EXCEPT mod decisions isn't denying ignorance, it enforces it.

I think you have something to say, but I wonder if you can do so without accusations. You seem to think there is a forum gang that controls things. Please correct me if I'm wrong. There is no collection of members that influences the actions of staff. In fact, there is no collection of staffmembers that unduly influences the actions.   

The 2nd biggest steamer on here...good job.

I think you would do well to take a step back and tell us all what is bothering you. That is not a challenge. That is a true request from a guy who senses pain and welcomes true discourse. Just talk. It's your thread.

I don't need to do any of that.
I am well aware of what kind of environment I'm in, it's illuminated very well by the giant gaslight.

And so is everyone else.

Toe the line, don't disagree with the experts, don't question the mods, blah, blah, blah.

Want me to take your stand seriously?
Get rid of the "and as always, don't reply to this post" garbage.
If the moderation is legit, it should be able to stand scrutiny.

[Keymaster]

100%
I'm already at strike 2 myself, but it's technically their site they make the rules and speak however they feel to the people they disagree with and if you do the same the AI bot flags your account but I guess I could admin my own site and do whatever I pleased as well so there is always that 

That's just it.
"Deny Ignorance"
Unless you own the place, then do whatever you feel like.

[Keymaster]

And yet you still joined.

Obvious why.

Do you need a hug before you go?

I remember you from the old site.
Still got your lips perched on the nearest mods ass, i see.

[argentus]

Who are "the gatekeepers"?  
Every forum has them...the three in particular I brought up are in archeology threads.
Don't pretend you dont know who they are...it's disingenuous.

What makes you think you will be banned from anyplace when any collection of members don't agree with you? 
Because it happend on ATS...Multiple times.
To me and others...again, don't pretend it never happened.
You mods think you are saving us from ourselves.
What you're really doing is tone policing and protecting high volume "expert" posters who are anything but.

You might notice that staff doesn't have much in the way of "wings". Not "left-wing", not "right-wing". No, sadly we are mostly flightless. Staff looks at posts and measures them against the posted T&Cs.   

That's probably the biggest steaming pile I've ever seen posted on here.
If that were true, people would be able to respond to mod warnings.
A site that "questions everything" EXCEPT mod decisions isn't denying ignorance, it enforces it.

I think you have something to say, but I wonder if you can do so without accusations. You seem to think there is a forum gang that controls things. Please correct me if I'm wrong. There is no collection of members that influences the actions of staff. In fact, there is no collection of staffmembers that unduly influences the actions.   

The 2nd biggest steamer on here...good job.

I think you would do well to take a step back and tell us all what is bothering you. That is not a challenge. That is a true request from a guy who senses pain and welcomes true discourse. Just talk. It's your thread.

I don't need to do any of that.
I am well aware of what kind of environment I'm in, it's illuminated very well by the giant gaslight.

And so is everyone else.

Toe the line, don't disagree with the experts, don't question the mods, blah, blah, blah.

Want me to take your stand seriously?
Get rid of the "and as always, don't reply to this post" garbage.
If the moderation is legit, it should be able to stand scrutiny.

I don't know who the gatekeepers are.   What I do know is that your shitty attitude is probably going to get you ejected from this website, probably just as much as it did from ATS.   I have been a moderator on ATS since 2008.   I don't recognize your words, but I recognize your style -- that of a disgruntled person who never, ever, once took responsibility for their own actions.    

I will tell you this tale, in hope that it might help you.   About 45 years ago, I was low, real low.   I was homeless and jobless and living in a big city, I realized that if I were to collapse on the sidewalk, that everybody would just step over me and not help a Goddamn bit.    

That moment was a catharsis.   I realized, at that particular time, that regardless of who might be to blame for my plight of the moment, that I was completely responsible for where I was.   The skies opened for me at that moment.   I realize now, that things happen to us that we can't control, but we are always responsible for what we did to get there, and in particular our response to the situation.  

The same is true for you right now.   You can continue to be a whiner.   You can make enough difficulty that you are banned.   OR........... you can grow the fuck up and take responsibility for yourself and your actions.   You can say to yourself, "I'd like to be a part of this place."

Or not.  Up to you.   I guess you know I didn't have to take the time, but that's one of my foibles:   I try to bump people from the end zone into the playing field if I can.   Maybe it won't work with you.   I won't lose any sleep over it.   Still, it might be a fine thing if you decided to step up and stick around.

[Keymaster]

You seem to be implying that moderators ganged up on you. I am not aware of this, either here or at ATS. It is entirely possible that if you got "banned through multiple moniker(s) and accounts", that you created several entities to go around the T&Cs which you agreed to honor upon registration. Am I misunderstanding?     I can't recall a single instance where a repeat offender didn't have it coming. I'm not jobbing you here. I am seriously wanting to know.

One in particular.
You are misunderstanding.
They weren't in conjunction...disparate time intervals over several years.
My great offense was returning the insults that were handed down by the 3 golden children that authored those threads.
And I wasn't the only one.

[argentus]

Measure your words well, lad.   I hope you do the right thing.

[argentus]

You are the eternal victim, right?   Grow up.

[Keymaster]

It won't happen from me, because we're talking. You don't seem like you registered here with a heart full of joy and wonder. Nope. You read as though you have an axe to grind and you brought it here to sharpen on the stone of a previous website that dulled your blade.*  *Wow!

Right now, maybe.
For what it's worth, I don't recall you acting egregiously towards anyone, me in particular.
But there are at least 3 of your number, 1 in particular, that makes it their business to fill threads with "post removed" notices to the point its unreadable.
My heart holds no joy or wonder for anything that uses slogans that are completely adverse to the reality of its existence.
My "blade" is still quite sharp, thanks.
Contrary to popular belief, ATS and this site arent the be all end all of this kind of content.

[Keymaster]

Measure your words well, lad. I hope you do the right thing.

And there it is.
Are hurt fee-fee's against the T 'n C's here too?