New LRC Not So Much Fun - Is The Site Moderated Too Much Now?

The latest thread to be deleted was someone asking if we really enjoy arguing with anonymous strangers here. Five minutes after I posted a thoughtful response on the merits of such discussions, the thread was gone. So deflating!

Bro Jos: there is a serious problem here. I know there are people who just like to troll, but there are a lot of us who put a lot of time into reading threads and coming up with sincere and thoughtful posts, only to see those threads are gone moments later. I have visited this site several times per day for over 15 years, but I’m getting close to a point where I’m feeling it’s no longer worth my time and energy. Please do something.

Thank you for this sincere and insightful post. I think you’re right on, and your experience is very similar to mine. Sadly, for me, I’ve got past the point of wanting to spend a lot of time with serious posting here. As you alluded, it just isn’t worth the effort. Too many fun threads, interesting threads, or controversial threads simply disappear without a trace.

I once had a moderator sit on this thread, waiting for me to post, and deleted about 6 of my posts in a row, one after the other as I wrote them. That was so incredibly brazen and rude that I decided, pretty much then and there, but I was done with serious posting on this forum. The moderators wanted to drive me away, they succeeded.

BROJOS, get rid of the mods, or give them some standards for deleting threads, let alone single posts.

there is no depth here, and no reasoning with the moderation.

or show their usernames. That's how it is with most forums. Their handle is still anonymous if they choose

To correct many errors in your misjudgments of my posts I offer the following truths:

Did not hug my sister today as I left foreign shores today on an airplane.

Lately, I have attempted to encourage our friend from the North more than disparage him.

I’m a strong supporter of Valbymania, which I regard as encouraging excellence in athletic pursuits.

I’m not a school teacher, but have been imbedded in the fabric of academia for sometime doing clandestine research on this destructive and morally damaging institution.

I support Neo-Luddite principles to slow the dehumanizing march of technology. I’m against all forms of violence in pursuit of ideological aims.

No personal animosity against Alexi Pappas, however she represents all the worst tendencies of narcissistic behavior running through online culture these days.

I’m just a lowly sinner in need of the Saving Grace, Hope, and the Kingdom of God that can only be found in the Living Christ Jesus.

I’m not the poster who went by the moniker of Pure Hate Pupil and his animated gif.

I continue to expound on the idea of running on “Pure Hate” because it is misunderstood as a negative method not a positive approach to running.

My screen name is partially juvenile and partly brilliant.

I will continue to reveal and correct any and all falsehoods of thought where subtle humor is often lost among the hard-hearted and dull-thinkers.

Why was the thread on the Baltimore mass shooting deleted? 30 shot is a very newsworthy story.

Was the shooter Amish? Or Norwegians?

You may be right. I once witnessed a moderator start a thread, decide he didn’t like the responses, delete it, and start the thread again. The moderator shall remain nameless. It’s definitely abuse of the moderator privilege. It happens because the brothers don’t care to keep them in line. Or aren’t able to for whatever reason.

Well done mods.

Look at the registered posters in this thread, it's like a who's who of people you wish would be banned for life.

Keep up the good work Mods and Hojos

1) Pet issues for the mods get multiple spam threads per day:

Hunter Biden, gun violence in specific cities, trans athletes doing something

2) Threads started with very benign topics are issued bans for no reason:

US presidential candidates

This site is just a platform for whatever the mods want it to be, I doubt the BroJos care, but its gotten so boring to use.

I agree.

There’s a 64 page thread discussing Uvalde and a 8 page one discussing Buffalo. Yet both threads regarding Baltimore were deleted.

obviously the motive was different but it shouldn’t be censored

"both?"
There are dozens, if not hundreds.

It's obviously referring to the 30+ shot incident, not normal crime

Why was a joke about Daniel Simmons (class of '24) being a great BYU freshman in 2027 removed?