• Poll: The Reputation System (Likes)
    unless that's just mods and admins. — jamalrob

    Ummm yeah only you can see it!
    @Baden
  • The Last Word
    might take a while to get there, the boss does not want to let me quit yet.
    If I had any money I would quit anyway. :lol:
    14h     — Sir2u

    Did I tell you we are in a teacher drought? :fire:
  • The Last Word
    @Sir2u
    Did you wash away my friend or are you on your way to the ranch? :flower:
  • Poll: The Reputation System (Likes)
    I could go either way. I'm not sure if the member that gets an upvote is told which post and who marked it up. Maybe someone knows?

    I used it in the former forum mostly because I could miss one day of reading the daily Philosophy words and the thread would have such an onslaught of posts before I could respond that it was easier to upvote the member that posted my thoughts already.
    Satire, comedy and absurdity work that way the world over which is why @Banno sounds so witty. Of course he does because he gets a 16 hour jump on the day. :eyes:
  • What does the number under the poster's name mean?
    Did anyone else see the "answer" in gray on the first accurate response?
    Is there a way for that to be moderated or is there some automatic response.... Hmmm.....
    I think it's gotta be manual
    @Test Mod
  • Bannings
    @praxis

    I have thought about how helpful it would be to know "why" a TPF member chooses to deactivate their account or when a member is banned and their "side" of it. I am not suggesting that there has to be total transparency but I think it is helpful to actually understand how a member got banned in addition to reading the rules. — ArguingWAristotleTiff

    First page, three years ago, I stated the above.
    I'm not sure what you are referring to but I would be happy to follow any hyper link you wish to provide and review my positions.

    I'm willing to let the record speak for my contributions over the past as well as current. :flower:
  • Bannings
    It's interesting to see who shows up and contributes to this thread. :eyes:
    I have no vested interest in whether or not a moderator is acting in accordance with the forum rules because through time and circumstance I have witnessed their actions and have rarely disagreed.
    One way I familiarize myself with what is considered "fair play" when I come on board anywhere is to read the exit interviews or in this case the banning thread.

    It usually works out and if it doesn't, I do pay attention to "warnings" issued by whomever is managing the place and if I feel like I am being treated unfairly I speak up. I promise you I do AND have decades of back and forth between management and I BUT I am still here.
    I've spoken up LOUDLY throughout the years and will continue to do so.

    First thing I do is flag a post.
    Second thing I do is fire off a PM to at least one administrator and two moderators. That way I know that they know, that I know, that they should at least take a look at what I submitted because CONTEXT does matter.
    Third thing if necessary is to write a PM directly to @jamalrob especially if it is about Baden or a moderator. :up:

    Anticipated result?
    Meh, much like life it is a 50/50 crap shoot if there is going to be any action taken that I am aware of however I do know that it is addressed in the Moderator forum, which is what I think @Benkei meant about a member having been on the radar for two years. Which is about as fair of an outcome we can reasonably expect.
    Frankly two years on the radar goes a long way in confirming that bannings rarely happen and when they do, they are not decided on a whim.

    The bottom line is: this is not MY forum and I shall try to conduct myself accordingly as a guest. I try to be the kind of guest that you want to come back because of the homemade hot appetizers, two bottles of wine, warm spirits and a sassy attitude that is who I am, wherever I go.
  • The Last Word
    @Sir2u
    You are so right!
    Fireman :heart: :fire: :heart:
  • The Last Word
    :gasp:
    I got it! :cheer:
    I cannot believe that I simply bypassed the Last word!
    It's FIRE FIGHTERS! :heart: :heart: :heart:

    (And I swear the first person that points out it is actually 2 words is going to become acutely aware of another point.)     — ArguingWAristotleTiff
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    I live in the suburbs. We aren't zoned for Jesus. — T Clark

    :rofl:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    .
  • Don't have enough time and money to do philosophy
    Philosophy and philosophical discussion is a wealthy persons hobby.
  • POLL: Short Story Competition Proposal
    Oooooo there are some really good writers in this group! @Tobias @Benkei
    Just don't try to impose rules of the topics that are allowed to be written about because it would be limiting in some topics.
    Sound fair?
    We are all adults here, correct?

    Think Tarantino/Brooks. — praxis
    I read that as Tantric books :razz:
    Buahaha my vote changed the "Yes" ranking in the poll to 69%!
    Omg my mind is digressing :snicker:
  • Changing Sex
    A better question would be why the contents of other people's underpants cause folk such as you so much grief. — Banno
    Excellent question!
  • Get Creative!
    I'm officially freaked out about some of the references here!
    I just can't get the idea of Rudy's bald balls out of my head! :scream:
  • Bannings
    I think this is just one more sign that strong feminists are not welcome here on the forum.
    13h     — T Clark

    Okay, I didn't get the notice and my guess is @hyena in petticoat nor @Ladybug or @Caldwell got it either.
    Hmmm... :chin:
    Becareful whom you paint with the wide bush of assumption, especially when it comes to what does or does not make someone feel welcome.

    I haven't read any of Iris's post but I do have faith in our proven leaders, with whom I don't always agree with but the bottom line is that I have seen the job of administration and I don't want to have that responsibility.
    Until I do?
    My trust is in those who do and I Thank you for giving of your time to us.
    Tiff
  • Cryptocurrency
    Anyone still at the table?
    If so how are you faring?
  • Poll: Is the United States becoming more authoritarian?
    Is the United States becoming more authoritarian? — Shawn

    Becoming? :sad:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    ↪Tiberiusmoon
    Well done
  • Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)
    Trump Jr. — Benkei

    And the political dynasty was born and many in the world took a collective deep breath :sparkle:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    Mind blown :scream:
  • Pleasure: recapturing the experience of yesterday
    ↪skyblack

    What is the joyful experience that comes to your mind first when I asked just now?
    Interestingly when I ask myself that question I am taken back to a time when my family consisted of my brother, my Mom and I. It was really hard on the house emotionally and it began to rain just as I was leaving to go to the next door neighbor which crushed me because I thought for sure Mom would say no.
    When she saw my sadness at the rain she put her shoes on to walk me over and I said but you are going to get wet. She said no I won't, I am going to dance between the raindrops.
    Lovely memory :flower:
    Thank you for joining The Philosophy Forum and enjoy your stay~
  • Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)
    They'd vote for someone less idiotic and criminal. — Benkei
    Jeez that is rich. Show me an elected official who isn't slightly better off than the average American in gains obtained by holding elected office. <Insert eye roll>

    They'd but I think plenty of people voted against the Democrats instead of for Trump, so most won't care. — Benkei
    Many people, of many industries and many border states do oh so care. Trust in me, we care. :100:
  • Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)
    The only two things that will save the USA is if the GOP splits or if Trump ends up in jail before elections. The latter can be frustrated through delaying tactics and the former is looking less likely every day — Benkei

    Why am I not surprised that once again you are doubting the power of the people's voice. You are hearing the anti-Trumpers in control today and if that is what the people see as a positive change from 45? Then they will vote that way but so will millions of other Americans that are living in the same county but not really as a states standing united.

    We are not a perfect nation but it's the best I have seen from here and the greatest my Grandparents saw from over there. You may call me naive in my faith in our ability to rise up better but that is okay. Naysayers can be the energy behind change. :flower:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    Socrates gadflying in public, totally cray cray. — praxis
    The Greek are rolling in their graves! :lol:
  • Feature requests
    I'm really missing the IM function of the old days.
    Cost containment?
    Or not even an option within Plush?
    Just curious :flower:
  • Polosophy
    Hey, whooooooa, watch were you’re squeez’n there lady! I’ll have to conflate Trump and alien bioweapons more often. :razz: — praxis

    I had totally forgotten about my manners and I mean that with jest but a nugget of truth in that the "me too" movement absolutely applies equally to a lady's behavior.
    :blush:
    Such a gentleman :sparkle:
  • Polosophy
    The advertising funded media corporations and freelancers are the one's to give more sophisticated lessons, or the entities of the attention economy who have more insight about who we are then we do and who have a line into our psyches via our electronic pocket parasites. — Nils Loc

    Impressive response :up:
    Allow me to walk quietly in your shadow :eyes:
  • Polosophy
    Like Trumps twitter account or an alien bioweapon. — praxis

    I just want to hug you @praxis
    {{{You}}} < virtual hugg with extra squeezes :flower:
  • Polosophy
    The true way is not to fight at all but to camouflage oneself, infiltrate the corpus, lay eggs and flee. — Nils Loc

    Dang! Do you give lessons?
  • Polosophy
    I'll fight by your side anytime. Show me the enemy Jack! :rofl: — TheMadFool

    Does that go for anyone who might feel like they are going commando behind enemy lines?
  • Polosophy
    Actually, I have more fights inside my own head than with other people — Jack Cummins

    How do you guage if you have more fights than many? Hmm?
    :chin:
  • The Last Word
    Maybe we should start a support group, I don't even remember which ones I miss most. :worry: — Sir2u

    I remember you exactly as you are today Sir :flower:
  • What are you listening to right now?
    https://youtu.be/-RWEseP-ouk
    Have a little faith in me
    John Hiatt
    "When your back's against the wall
    Just turn around and you will see
    I'll be there, I'll be there to catch your fall
    So have a little faith in me.."
  • Coronavirus
    @frank
    Thank you again for your staying present through this pandemic. You and your fellow Super Heroes did a phenomenal job against the worst our world had to throw at us this time.
    Rest dear friend and know that we are working together to make sure we are better prepared for the "NEXT" because we know there will be another.
    Thank you and seeing you make it out the other side is a blessing to me. :flower:
  • The Last Word
    @Sir2u
    Missing the old days.
    Not sure which ones.
  • A metric for ousting members by the moderators
    How about a soft rule of taking out the bottom 10% like the old place?
    Keeps people on their toes when you try to log in and can't.
    :scream:
  • Vaccine acceptence or refusal?
    What are the arguments for and against the responsibility that individuals might be thought to bear to accept a Covid 19 vaccine? What are the arguments for and against the right that individuals might be thought to enjoy to refuse a Covid 19 vaccine?
    14h     — Janus
    My body, my choice. Their body, their choice.
    Much like death, everyone handles it in their own way.
    For me there is no right or wrong: just what people choose to do. Having said that: as long as everyone has had the chance to get the COVID 19 Vaccination and made their choice for themselves, then I will no longer allow my life to be guided by trying to protect the lives of others.
    I have been Vaccinated and those around me who wish to have, the others have actively made the choice to not.
    If someone comes down with COVID 19 now, I will feel empathy for them but I am a long way away from offering sympathy, UNLESS they were Vaccinated.
    My husband was on a ventilator last May for 24 days and refuses to get Vaccinated. He was the one who said if you think masks are a bitch you should try a ventilator.
    I can't believe it but it is his choice and his alone.
  • The Last Word
    @Sir2u truth
  • The Last Word
    Satan
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