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Message 492 of 860 (784938)
05-26-2016 9:25 AM
Reply to: Message 491 by Faith
05-26-2016 6:52 AM


Re: Great Debate possibility?
I can get a Great Debate going if someone creates a thread proposal for the topic over in Proposed New Topics. I have a lot going on right now, but when it appears I should be able to review it within a day.

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Message 497 of 860 (786012)
06-14-2016 5:20 PM
Reply to: Message 496 by Faith
06-14-2016 4:28 PM


Re: another one
You've caught me a minute before dinner and I always review thread context before taking action. Perhaps another moderator can handle this. Dr A knows better, I guess he wants a vacation. If he wants to mitigate the action perhaps if he notices this he can edit his replies so that they instead read like explanations of why he found your quoted comments problematic.

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Message 502 of 860 (788648)
08-03-2016 8:31 AM
Reply to: Message 501 by Faith
08-01-2016 10:04 AM


Re: PaulK
Message 252, Message 254 and Message 255 do not rise to the level of requiring moderator attention.

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Message 509 of 860 (791300)
09-14-2016 8:08 AM


Concerning Problems Reported at the Glenn Morton's Evidence Examined Thread
There have been a couple recent reports concerning problems at the Glenn Morton's Evidence Examined thread. Before examining the problem messages (Message 126 and Message 148) I began reading the thread from the beginning. The problems seem to begin much earlier. This is from Faith's Message 55:
Faith in Message 55 writes:
Since there is no way anyone will ever agree with me here I am reduced to simply asserting that my interpretation is the correct one and yours are all ridiculously inadequate.
...Take it or leave it.
I'm done with this.
This is from Faith's Message 56:
Faith in Message 56 writes:
One last OBVIOUS point and then you can all go back to your silly meaningless gibbering.
...
NOW I'm done.
It is requested that all participants make a good faith effort to concentrate discussion on the evidence and arguments and not introduce inflammatory comments that invariably distract from the topic.
I haven't posted to the thread because I may want to participate, but I haven't yet read to the end.
Edited by Admin, : Fix title.

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Message 511 of 860 (791610)
09-18-2016 11:16 AM
Reply to: Message 510 by Coyote
09-18-2016 10:59 AM


Moving the thread to the Spam folder (it's hidden). Thanks for noticing.

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Message 515 of 860 (802792)
03-20-2017 8:58 AM
Reply to: Message 513 by PaulK
03-19-2017 10:21 AM


Re: Getting sick of Rrhains lies
The active moderators seem to be participating in this thread. If the problem continues I'll recuse myself for a couple days and then resume as moderator.

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Message 518 of 860 (803277)
03-28-2017 8:01 AM
Reply to: Message 517 by Rrhain
03-27-2017 7:30 PM


Re: Getting sick of PaulK's lies
I don't have a horse in this race, so even though I've been participating in the thread it won't be a conflict of interest if I begin moderating now.

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Message 539 of 860 (805079)
04-15-2017 11:51 AM
Reply to: Message 538 by Dr Adequate
04-15-2017 10:47 AM


Re: Dr. A's endless meaningless insults
You do have to stop. This is a debate site, not an insult site. People aren't liars here. They may be wrong or mistaken, but they're not liars. Calling someone a name is not rebuttal.

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Message 548 of 860 (805134)
04-16-2017 8:00 AM
Reply to: Message 546 by Dr Adequate
04-15-2017 2:11 PM


Re: Dr. A's endless meaningless insults
Before accusing someone of lying you have show that they're lying, in other words, that they're reciting untruths that they know are untrue. This is your burden for each new lie.
You provide a good example of Davidjay lying in your post, and that's all you need do, make clear the lie. Without that it's just name-calling and insults, and readers have no way of knowing what you think he's lying about. That someone is a liar must be established with evidence and argument just like any other claim at this website.
Still, Tangle makes a good point. For all we know Davidjay is damaged goods and we're just unwittingly engaged in a cruel exercise of torturing the fool.
And Minnemooseus made another good point when he mentioned Brad McFall, whom we tolerated good-naturedly for many years. Doing the same for Davidjay will be a bit tougher given his more obnoxious style, but it *is* an option.

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Message 557 of 860 (806037)
04-22-2017 11:40 AM
Reply to: Message 555 by Faith
04-21-2017 8:51 AM


Re: Pressie
Faith writes:
Pressie also has a bad habit of making personal comments. To a post of mine on a book about the Grand Canyon he replied with a personal comment. He very rarely ever comments on the content of anything.
This one is funny and also tragic. A person who thinks that the Cambrian is a layer claims that she could debunk a book written on those rocks by actual geologists who studied those rocks...
You have posted in the same manner innumerable times, e.g. from your Message 421:
...there's just something about the grip the ToE/OE fantasy has on people's minds in these untestable unprovable historical sciences,...
I encourage participants in the The TRVE history of the Flood... thread to engage in evidence-based discussion supporting their view of what flood events occurred and when.

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Message 572 of 860 (807160)
05-01-2017 8:35 AM
Reply to: Message 570 by Davidjay
04-30-2017 8:44 PM


Re: Davidjay answers all questions, evolutionists answer none.
Hi Davidjay,
The goal here at EvC is discussion that makes rational progress. Your misinterpretations about Chiroptera's bat information (beginning at Message 210 of the Evolution is a racist doctrine thread) is an example of one aspect of your approach to discussion that has me very concerned. I like to see you begin making sure you understand an argument before attempting to rebut it. In this case Chiroptera was definitely not arguing that we descended from bats, and yet you say:
Davidjay in Message 210 writes:
OK Chir says that his authority or quesser, says that we came from bats.
Unless you remedy this and other undesirable qualities of your debating style, you'll find your opportunities for discussion diminishing over time.

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Message 578 of 860 (807746)
05-05-2017 8:52 AM
Reply to: Message 575 by CRR
05-04-2017 9:53 PM


Dredge writes:
Waste of space by 1.61803 who posted an irrelevant cartoon with no meaningful comment.
Your Message 66 from the Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. thread:
Dredge writes:
Chicko agrees with me. Are you going to call him "ignorant" as well?
Moderation keeps its limited resources focused on more serious or persistent violations of the Forum Guidelines. I'm not even sure these are violations, taken by themselves. There's no rule against a little kidding around.

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Message 584 of 860 (808503)
05-11-2017 9:20 AM
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05-10-2017 3:13 PM


Re: Davidjay answers all questions, evolutionists answer none.
Davidjay writes:
Percy, three evolutionists all said us, primates came from bats, even another evolutionists stated it again today.... stating clearly that the evolutionary theory believes we humans came from bats...bats are our ancesters, even though he said they weren;t our relatives. Yes, its confusing, but four evolutionists have now stated that bats are our ancestors.
No one said that humans evolved from bats, and people have been correcting your original misinterpretation of a comment about classification ever since. No one feels there's anything wrong with humans evolving from bats, it's just that it's not true according to the evidence.
I don't know why you're doing this. Maybe you have trouble understanding simple English, maybe you're a troll, but whichever it is it is becoming a significant problem. Please make a better effort to understand what people are saying, then respond to what they actually said.

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Message 587 of 860 (808561)
05-11-2017 1:10 PM
Reply to: Message 585 by Faith
05-11-2017 12:54 PM


Re: There is no need to call people liars
Taq uses the word "lie" in only Message 62, and it seems to be because you said that "mutations are the source of variation" is not a statement of the ToE. While I disapprove of Taq's vocabulary, you do appear to be making a misstatement of fact. Maybe you meant something else?

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Message 597 of 860 (809154)
05-16-2017 12:54 PM
Reply to: Message 596 by Davidjay
05-16-2017 12:33 PM


Hi Davidjay,
There's nothing in the Forum Guidelines about language, but here are some guidelines that you're violating:
  1. Follow all moderator requests.
  2. Please stay on topic for a thread. Open a new thread for new topics.
  3. Points should be supported with evidence and/or reasoned argumentation. Address rebuttals through the introduction of additional evidence or by enlarging upon the argument. Do not repeat previous points without further elaboration. Avoid bare assertions.
  4. Bare links with no supporting discussion should be avoided. Make the argument in your own words and use links as supporting references.
  5. Avoid any form of misrepresentation.
  6. Always treat other members with respect. Argue the position, not the person. Avoid abusive, harassing and invasive behavior. Avoid needling, hectoring and goading tactics.
Follow these guidelines and it will make moderation of threads easier.

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