I feel so bad that you guys are essentially being persecuted by the Mods. The only way to get it to change is to get an outside entity to do a story on what’s transpiring here. If you contact OutsideOnline or Vice they may be open to do a story on the crazy posters and crazier Mods at LR. Those publications have done articles on LR before. Let Wejo/Rojo know your going public with this if they don’t change what’s going on here.
Since it became obvious the new modding system was targeting me personally, I started doing the vast majority of my posting anonymously. And guess what, rarely deleted anymore.
I'm staying on registered-name strike until it's fixed. Join the picket line, in numbers we will prevail. They want registered users posting, it improves their reputation.
Same here. I received a bogus permanent ban due to racist posts, which I have never done in the 15 years I have been on LRC. Using a VPN my posts are rarely removed unless a thread is entirely deleted, or when I comment about the bogus reason I was banned.
The most likely reason the ban is permanent is that I was first banned for defending myself from a stream of attacks by a well-known mod who nicknamed himself for a city he won a race in in Scan-din-av-ia. . . .
A thread was well past page one when that clown entered and started attacking everyone who would not agree with his opinion. Posts were being deleted as fast as they could be posted. . . . I finally challenged the fool, after he posted, "See, most of the comments support my opinion." I replied, that was because he had deleted every comment that did not support his opinion, and that he was losing some 3:1 when including the posts he deleted. That post was deleted and I found that I received a permanent ban for "racist posts." . . . The bro--jos refused to do anything about the ban. Evidently defending yourself against a nasty troll wearing a moderator hat is unacceptable on LRC, because they like that mod who has done so much for them, ... like moderating for free because he gets off on deleting posts, and attacking people.
In an opposite example: It took the bro--jos over 15 years to finally ban a troll who was a puppy dog to them. The height challenged troll referred to by longtimers here as "Chicken Little." He posted under a huge number of names using loads of IPs (VPNs), and finally goofed enough times that he was caught making a so many of abusive posts that they could no longer justify looking the other way for that fool.
The two ban examples above are so different from each that the moderating and ban bias LRC is obvious. ... I one case, instant ban without appeal for a made-up charge. In the other an extreme level of bending over and protecting a troll that opened the door for that person to become more and more abusive over the years.
I expect that the IP used for this post will receive a permanent ban. The VPN I used has 1000s of rolling IPs.
Your post is depressing, but I have no doubt is truthful. Accusing someone of racism capriciously is about the worst thing ever. I don’t understand why the brothers refused to examine the case more closely.
Ha! See!?! That was funny, and you expressed a different viewpoint very well. When that gets taken away, everyone loses. You should post more often (seriously)!
very funny, yes obviously the site owners already know. But they won't do anything until they see enough discontent about it.
If anyone should be told, it's celebrities and notables who like to gossip about these boards. Get them talking about how things are worse than ever! They would have fun saying that. Worse than ever!
Celebrities like to gossip about letsrun message boards? Really?
The site will not allow me to post the following response due to “inappropriate language.” Why not?
“We will struggle to build a society in which no one anywhere has access to any firearms whatsoever. Chicago has extremely strict gun laws already. They constantly fail to keep guns out of the hands of the criminal elements.
Or we can conclude, correctly, that some people are the problem. We can make an effort to identify the criminal element in any given locale, isolate it, and incarcerate it as long as possible. Accept that the criminal element will seek to dominate those around them, with or without firearms.”
You say my post contains “inappropriate language.” Where? Someone from LRC, please explain to me what I need to change to be able to post.
Ironically, I am able to post it here. I am not able to post it on the other thread concerning the recent Chicago shooting. LRC, please explain what is going on here.
Ironically, I am able to post it here. I am not able to post it on the other thread concerning the recent Chicago shooting. LRC, please explain what is going on here.
They wouldn't know. My guess is that somewhere in your text is a censored word. That could be a Japanese runner name who starts with S h i t ....for example
Ironically, I am able to post it here. I am not able to post it on the other thread concerning the recent Chicago shooting. LRC, please explain what is going on here.
They wouldn't know. My guess is that somewhere in your text is a censored word. That could be a Japanese runner name who starts with S h i t ....for example
It’s weird though…a censored word? Which one? Guns, violence, criminal? I mean, it’s a thread about a shooting. And why can I post it here but not there?
It’s because a moderator, maybe John Wesley Harding (or whatever), doesn’t like you and deletes your comments from time to time as a way to needle you. Yes, it’s petty as all get out, but so is a lot of trolling. I’m not saying it’s good, it just is what it is. When a moderator doesn’t like you, you should just expect that a number of your posts will get deleted regardless if they deserve it or not. It’s well established that the forum policies are not followed, and I think it’s clear that the brojos aren’t able or willing to do much about it.
It’s because a moderator, maybe John Wesley Harding (or whatever), doesn’t like you and deletes your comments from time to time as a way to needle you. Yes, it’s petty as all get out, but so is a lot of trolling. I’m not saying it’s good, it just is what it is. When a moderator doesn’t like you, you should just expect that a number of your posts will get deleted regardless if they deserve it or not. It’s well established that the forum policies are not followed, and I think it’s clear that the brojos aren’t able or willing to do much about it.
I think overall you’re correct - the moderators absolutely target certain posters. As I mentioned several months ago on this thread, I once had a moderator sit on this thread and delete about half a dozen of my posts, one after the other as I wrote them. I know others have had similar experiences. Of course, this bears, no resemblance to the rules. And you’re right, the brothers are unable or unwilling to stop it. The reasons are unknown to me.
I’m not sure that is what is happening in this specific case though. I don’t know how a moderator could arrange a specific thread to stop me from commenting on it, while giving me an error message suggesting I used forbidden words. I think it must be a mistake. I don’t know maybe I’m naive.
It’s because a moderator, maybe John Wesley Harding (or whatever), doesn’t like you and deletes your comments from time to time as a way to needle you. Yes, it’s petty as all get out, but so is a lot of trolling. I’m not saying it’s good, it just is what it is. When a moderator doesn’t like you, you should just expect that a number of your posts will get deleted regardless if they deserve it or not. It’s well established that the forum policies are not followed, and I think it’s clear that the brojos aren’t able or willing to do much about it.
I think overall you’re correct - the moderators absolutely target certain posters. As I mentioned several months ago on this thread, I once had a moderator sit on this thread and delete about half a dozen of my posts, one after the other as I wrote them. I know others have had similar experiences. Of course, this bears, no resemblance to the rules. And you’re right, the brothers are unable or unwilling to stop it. The reasons are unknown to me.
I’m not sure that is what is happening in this specific case though. I don’t know how a moderator could arrange a specific thread to stop me from commenting on it, while giving me an error message suggesting I used forbidden words. I think it must be a mistake. I don’t know maybe I’m naive.
You should stop being such a pathetic, whiny crybaby.
I think overall you’re correct - the moderators absolutely target certain posters. As I mentioned several months ago on this thread, I once had a moderator sit on this thread and delete about half a dozen of my posts, one after the other as I wrote them. I know others have had similar experiences. Of course, this bears, no resemblance to the rules. And you’re right, the brothers are unable or unwilling to stop it. The reasons are unknown to me.
I’m not sure that is what is happening in this specific case though. I don’t know how a moderator could arrange a specific thread to stop me from commenting on it, while giving me an error message suggesting I used forbidden words. I think it must be a mistake. I don’t know maybe I’m naive.
You should stop being such a pathetic, whiny crybaby.
You must be a moderator. Welcome to the Abode of the Damned!
Some of the mods, or at least one, will ban people based on their politics or his personal grudges he holds. This is so unprofessional, but then one shouldn’t be surprised that the place is dying.
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