[theDarkSide]

Wow, I didn't even know you existed and had that power, so you must be someone important. Do you have a boss who can take the whole forum down?

Yes he does.  So don't piss him off otherwise he'll shutdown the forum and bring TechTalk back 

I did read the first post that came through and I think Matt made the right decision.

[toby]

That is some hardcore hostility.

He just didn't like stir plates. 

More likely he worked for a stir plate manufacturer, and the 'shaken not stirred' method was cutting into his revenue, so he launched a vendetta against Mark.

[toby]

A place for discussion of not strictly beer related topics. Please keep it civil and no discussion of race, religion, or politics.

So why the deletion/removal of posts and threads that fall under that category?

Because there are enough emotional (bordering on religious) views in the homebrewing community without bringing even more potential for drama into it?

[wmbolling]

Wow, I didn't even know you existed and had that power, so you must be someone important. Do you have a boss who can take the whole forum down?

Yes he does.  So don't piss him off otherwise he'll shutdown the forum and bring TechTalk back 

I did read the first post that came through and I think Matt made the right decision.

Yes, we do have a boss that can bring the whole forum down.

He is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race; whose ultimate goal is to kidnap and marry Princess Peach, defeat Mario, and conquer the fictional Mushroom Kingdom.

[cascadesrunner]

I didn't catch that one and I'm glad I didn't.  I'm happy to take some ribbing or honest critiques, but what happened to 'S. Cerevisiae' went way to far.  I saw his follow up post and assumed he was outed on another forum.  While I'm disappointed it happened here I am glad it wasn't a regular of our "like minded group."  "Suspended" gives me hope he will be back, but until then who the h*ll is going to be our yeast guy?

[Slowbrew]

I admit I was shocked when I read that thread yesterday and noticed it was gone this morning. 

I'm just happy it wasn't my joke about my secret identity being a certain high ranking government official that sent it over the edge.     I left the house muttering to myself about how "I knew impersonating the POTUS would come back to haunt me".   

Thanks for clearing up why the thread disappeared.  I appreciate the upfront and clear policies of this forum.  Keep up the good work!

Paul

[RPIScotty]

I take it the "To our friend in Europe" post was pulled too?


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[pete b]

Wow, I didn't even know you existed and had that power, so you must be someone important. Do you have a boss who can take the whole forum down?

Yes he does.  So don't piss him off otherwise he'll shutdown the forum and bring TechTalk back 

I did read the first post that came through and I think Matt made the right decision.

Yes, we do have a boss that can bring the whole forum down.

He is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race; whose ultimate goal is to kidnap and marry Princess Peach, defeat Mario, and conquer the fictional Mushroom Kingdom.

Well played. I must say, Matt, if you replace that chalice of beer with a cat your picture does have a certain Dark Overlord quality to it. Actually I don't think you even need to make that change.

[majorvices]

For the record the only person that was ever banned from this forum - besides spammers - was a guy who was a genuine TROLL and that was after repeated requests to stop trolling. None of the mods or admins here enjoy banning people or locking threads or waking up on Sunday morning to spend time deleating the SPAM. It is actually work to moderate a forum. Not that it is back breaking work but it does take time out of ones day. I really appreciate it that 99.9% of this forum is super easy to moderate. But there are times when it becomes a bity of a chore. But I can assure you there is no power tripping or itchy trigger fingers among thde mods and admins here.

[majorvices]

I take it the "To our friend in Europe" post was pulled too?


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I pulled it this morning. I had repeatedly warned people to keep it civil and non political but my warnings were ignored. I didn't make the rules, I just follow them. No politics or religion.

And BTW I had a "reported post" in my inbox this morning from a user about that thread.

[RPIScotty]

I take it the "To our friend in Europe" post was pulled too?


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I pulled it this morning. I had repeatedly warned people to keep it civil and non political but my warnings were ignored. I didn't make the rules, I just follow them. No politics or religion.

And BTW I had a "reported post" in my inbox this morning from a user about that thread.

I was just curious. I was of the opinion that it might become a spillover from the unrelated thread about Mark's departure when I saw it come alive again yesterday. Had the feeling it would be trouble.


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[Joe Sr.]

Yup.  The dude who brought it back alive is the same dude started this thread and has only one post that hasn't wound up on a deleted thread.

Just saying.

I've been trying to avoid posting here, but someone is having us on.  Or is attempting to do so.

[RPIScotty]

Yup.  The dude who brought it back alive is the same dude started this thread and has only one post that hasn't wound up on a deleted thread.

Just saying.

I've been trying to avoid posting here, but someone is having us on.  Or is attempting to do so.

My thoughts exactly Joe.


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[dak0415]

Tom Schmidlin - Yeast Guy!!!!

[majorvices]

Tom Schmidlin - Yeast Guy!!!!

I know I am busier than him. He has time to post here. I'll text him and shame him today.