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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
And SOME even go to the extreme of changing their screen name, apparently to escape their past.
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I will begin by asking ADMIN to allow my post to stay here as I am responding to a post aimed at me personally, AND I know that you (ADMIN) are aware or at least at the time discussed with me this particular situation. This is not an airing of any gripes publicly about you, the board or anything, but to straighten this out once and for all. Thanks to ADMIN for allowing me to post this and for your patience and cooperation in the past.
My original screen name was BUCCO. It is still a viable screen name and to dispute the pms, I have never ever been thrown off this board.
I was an original member of TOTV and also the political forum. I was on the political forum when it was populated by folks who, while animated, discussed politics in a reasonable manner and based their posts on facts which were exchanged so as to explain the viewpoint presented.
I had and have strong political views which I try, not always successful, to back up with links and real information as to how I arrived at them.
Back in May there was a thread and it was actually about SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER as I recall that became political. Fact is, I had complained about it becoming political instead of responding. After a bit it was still allowed, and I did respond more than once..twice as I recall. Anyway, it was then taken down by ADMIN as political and rightfully so. A poster, who now is asking about my name change and making it seem as if I am attempting to "escape my past" could not allow the conversation to end and sent me a few PERSONAL pms talking about ME...personally (NOT threatening) I was concerned as NEVER in all the years on the POLITICAL board had anyone done that to me before. In any case I wrote to ADMIN and send him/her copies of those PMs not knowing exactly what I should do. He said he would take care of if for me, but then after thinking I just decided if my political opinions made someone that angry, maybe I might just change my name. NOT in a sneaky way at all, but at that time simply to keep from getting any more of the pms. Thus I took RAGS123 as a screen name.
This same poster called me out a few weeks ago, again in public on here about the name and I responded not hiding to him. He then sent me a pm again and also posted in the public are of my profile. I then deleted them all and thought is was over. UNTIL TODAY.
I am not ashamed of my political views. I did not change my name for any reason except at that time I just wanted no more unwanted PMs.
This kind of posting, what is being posted about me is EXACTLY what caused the demise of the political forum. Some posters would band together BECAUSE THEY DISAGREED WITH YOUR POSITION and simply overwhelm the moderators with complaints, etc. NEVER did they offer a reasonable articulated rebuttal with any credible facts.
In the hopes that the ADMIN is allowing this, I will say they did the right thing in dismantling that forum. What is ironic is those who killed it did it for all the wrong reasons.
In any case, if anyone feels I am being sneaky, I am not. I have admitted this to anyone who has asked.
I hope the poster is happy that he was able to call me out publicly for what he considered to be the reason. I explained this reason to HIM publicly and to the ADMIN, who agreed with me at the time.
I have not mentioned the name of this poster but surely hope all can figure it out.
To disagree is one thing. To actually show such meanness is just scary to me. Without the proper administration ability to allow free discussion without any of this stuff occuring there should NOT be a political forum because there are those who think of this kind of thing as "discussion" when it is clearly not. I certainly hope should a new area ever come to be it has the proper discipline in place to insure that you must adhere to the rules as I boards have.
Thanks to admin again for allowing this post since an "accusation" has been made against me and it not true.