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2010-09-30 --Tech & Moderator Notes

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Posted by 2010-09-30 12:08|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Appears the borders of discourse have been reached. My apologies.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-30 12:17|| 2010-09-30 12:17|| Front Page Top

#2 We'd prefer not to have overtly religious tracts posted. Could create problems knowing where the borders are down the road. Thanks.

AoS

Posted by Steve White 2010-09-30 12:22|| 2010-09-30 12:22|| Front Page Top

#3 I fully understand the concern. However, it is unfortunate that we entertain literally tomes of data here in the Burg with regard to Islam, moderate Islam, 5 pillars, radical Islam, Islamic clothing, heritage, customes, sex, pattern of life, education, etc, but the mention of an, albiet fringe Christian theory is deleted less than an hour following it's post.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-30 13:47|| 2010-09-30 13:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't see the post before it went, so can't say how or if it fits, but, as a Chisitian, I'm used to our views being toxic from the get go. That's how The Man said it would be. Mark of pride...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-09-30 15:57|| 2010-09-30 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Besoeker, we don't entertain the topics re: Islam here so much as we note them because of their relevance to the GWOT.

Posted by lotp 2010-09-30 16:14|| 2010-09-30 16:14|| Front Page Top

#6 You have my full and unconditional support Besoeker. As well as the generations of Americans who uniquely saw fit that freedom of speech included theory. It is this generation that has lost it all together and that is why His "light upon the hill" that has shown through this once great nation is being taken away once and for all.

Posted by Zebulon Unaish5931 2010-09-30 16:23|| 2010-09-30 16:23|| Front Page Top

#7 I saw it and to label it "War On Terror - Operations" was a stretch to say the least.

The piece attempts to fit current geopolitical developments and NEUTRON BOMBS into a framework of Biblical prophesy. I have a broad tolerance for dissenting or non-mainstream views; I will consider biased analysis, as well as inductive analysis. "If everyone is thinking alike then someone isn't thinking." - G.S.Patton However, (the infamous however) this wasn't so much an analysis as a heap paragraphs.

It is wrong on the geopolitics, wrong on the theology, and a complete waste of my time. It has zero utility as an explainer or predictor of world events. It's a recruitment tract for Christianity -- the End is Nigh, so join up before it's too late. That is the only thread that unifies that jumbled mess.

Posted by Pstanley 2010-09-30 16:46|| 2010-09-30 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Sure thang Pstanley. Scortched earth certainly wouldn't apply here! It did at Hiroshima - Berlin and recently the World Trade Center and sections of the Pentagon reduced to burning rubble. Oh my, that was us! Therefore, I am left to conclufe that "it" has only just begun.

Posted by wr 2010-09-30 17:17|| 2010-09-30 17:17|| Front Page Top

#9 I have a broad tolerance for dissenting or non-mainstream views..... I will consider biased analysisIt is wrong on the geopolitics, wrong on the theology, and a complete waste of my time. It has zero utility as an explainer or predictor of world events. It's a recruitment tract for Christianity -- Pstanley

Someone! Anyone! Please Help me to my feet!!!!!
Whahahahahaa

Posted by Besoeker 2010-09-30 17:17|| 2010-09-30 17:17|| Front Page Top

#10 As well as the generations of Americans who uniquely saw fit that freedom of speech included theory.

That's all very noble, Zebulon Unaish5931/wr, but you wrote without thinking it through. Freedom of speech refers to public government spaces only, not private spaces. Rantburg is a private space, more specifically Fred Pruitt's private space, into which he has put a great deal of his own money and even more of his time. It's as private as the living room of his home; we are his guests here only so long as he chooses to play host to us. Anyone who finds this objectionable should find a more congenial spot.

Please note, Besoeker gracefully accepted the ruling that the article he posted is not suitable for this site. If you or anyone else chooses to fuss inappropriately about rights, I will personally ban his IP address until such time as he persuades Mr. Pruitt that he's learnt to mind his manners.

My clue bat is decorated with lovely periwinkle ribbons. It is nonetheless useful when needed.

Sincerely yours,
trailing wife

Posted by trailing wife 2010-09-30 17:52|| 2010-09-30 17:52|| Front Page Top

#11 If it's not War on Terrorism, then it DOESN'T BELONG ON RANTBURG. Far too many of you treat Rantburg as the "silly link of the day" type of website. Look, it's a video of a monkey feeding a cat bananas! Har har har! Or here, a tour of St. Peter's Basilica filmed by a wall-climbing robot! Amazing!

It's nice to have a vaguely related link once in a while, but a steady diet of WoT is absolutely required. Go elsewhere to post your junk links, God knows the internet has enough places.

Posted by gromky 2010-09-30 18:04|| 2010-09-30 18:04|| Front Page Top

#12 So? Won't do you any good? This non-public, very publicly exposed ip address is here when the same blog would get you and any other AoS 19 years in prison in many other places. It is ironic and etraordfinarily short sighted as to how such common threats are considered even realavent. The approach has NOT led to the capture of Bin Laden, has not stopped the ever increasing influ of Islam in the US, did not prevent the massacre of over a dozen unarmed troops at a military base only a few miles from my home, but one thing you sure can do is BAN the ip address of your fellow Patriots. Go for it!

Posted by wr 2010-09-30 18:15|| 2010-09-30 18:15|| Front Page Top

#13 So? Won't do you any good? This non-public, very publicly exposed ip address is here when the same blog would get you and any other AoS 19 years in prison in many other places.

So you use NAT. BFD

Many, many other Rantburgers disagree with me:

The expensive toys and troops are nice, but the most cost effective means of stopping Islam is conversion to Christianity.

Posted by badanov 2010-09-30 18:56|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-09-30 18:56|| Front Page Top

#14 So you use NAT. BFD

I'm very confused, wr/etc. Is it your position that you can say whatever the fuck you want because of freedom of speech and, because you choose to use an IP masking thingy, you are willing to get many other Rantburgers inadvertently banned to maintain that right?

Or are you saying something else in a way that I am completely unable to parse from the your statement #12? If so, what? Please state in succinct and blunt sentences.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-09-30 19:15|| 2010-09-30 19:15|| Front Page Top

#15 It was not appropriate for the Burg.

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, etc. apparently are, though. LOL.

Posted by Infidel 2010-09-30 19:27|| 2010-09-30 19:27|| Front Page Top

#16 My clue bat is decorated with lovely periwinkle ribbons. It is nonetheless useful when needed.

HAHAHA! Now that is the snark of the day! I did not read the article, so I don't get a vote here. But I do believe that other than war related issues, Religion needs to be kept off the burg. Last thing we need is all the crazies talking god and abortion, going to hell, and on and on. Its bad enough with the uber libs and their name calling.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-09-30 20:02|| 2010-09-30 20:02|| Front Page Top

#17 Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, etc. apparently are, though. LOL.

Because it's commentary on the fascination by the media with cultural vapidness and stupidity, to the (deliberate, IMNSHO) exclusion of serious journalism?

Posted by Pappy 2010-09-30 22:08|| 2010-09-30 22:08|| Front Page Top

#18 got to the party late tonight guys, but I just want to say I find you guys quite intelligent and witty, compared to other sites.
gracious even in defeat. or even in de' feet
Some actual adult discourse (well, mostly)
carry on.

periwinkle ribbon decorated clue bat indeed

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-09-30 23:03|| 2010-09-30 23:03|| Front Page Top

#19 I've never been to any blog that didn't basically have a "management reserves the right to deny service (throw you out, have your post or comment scrubbed, etc.) for any reason or no reason at all" policy. Most all bars and many other public accommodations operate this way. As long as it isn't racial / gender discrimination, there's no law against operating that way. I really hate the faulty thinking that equates religious discrimination with racism, because you can, nominally (in theory) choose your religion. You cannot choose your race (though that doesn't stop some from trying). That some "races" (I'm of the opinion there's only ONE human race) seem ineluctably wedded to certain religions doesn't make religious discrimination the same as racism. It just doesn't...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-09-30 23:21|| 2010-09-30 23:21|| Front Page Top

#20 Shows you how dumb I am - I thought the teaser line meant Hal Lindsey the actor.

Clicked through, saw a bunch of loony ravings, thought WTH?, and went on about my ~~monkey~~ business.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-09-30 23:29|| 2010-09-30 23:29|| Front Page Top

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