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  • Anonymous
    Banned
    • May 2004
    • 12749

    #61
    Rikk, my brother... the site misses you, as you have read from the previous posts.

    On the topic: At first I didn't realize what this thread was about. Now I know. A thread was deleted because of some stupid threat *edit - was previously misspelled as thread*. I will give my opinion on the matter, the only post I'll ever make on the subject.

    Mr. Grimsdale once deleted a Katydid thread. Though at the time I was exultant, and actually asked of Mr. Grim to delete more, I now consider my previous position to be utterly wrong. NO deleting should have taken place, and NO deleting should take place in the future. I view such an action as censorship, something I completely abhor and which represents everything I utterly stand against. Should this happen again in the near future - though Mezro has already stated it won't, I can't help but bring it up - this site will most certainly lose its magic, as what makes it so great is its tolerance and free speech policy. And as such, do not be surprised if you see your number of active members lower considerably.

    No, I am not making a threat of leaving as I have already done in an unrelated thread. I am simply exposing the facts I have come to understand ever since I came to this site. But I WILL leave should this continue - again, I'm sure it won't - and am afraid I'm not mistaken that others will too, if acts of censorship start taking place in 'our' beloved site.

    Thank you for your attention and patience on reading a simple fool's opinion.

    Cheers! :bottle:
    Last edited by Anonymous; 04-02-2005, 08:26 PM.

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    • Mezro
      Full Member Status

      • May 2004
      • 4154

      #62
      Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: State of the Army Discussion

      Originally posted by Rikk
      MEZRO was my friend at this site for a while before the Webbies status. Always got along with the dude. Haven't agreed with a lot this week, but that's life.
      And Mezro is still your friend.

      Mezro...shit happens...we grow from it and move on...
      Got me a date with a shaved Asian. I know, I know; I think it's fucked!

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      • Brett
        Full Member Status

        • Jan 2004
        • 3538

        #63
        You want to an idea if you think a thread has to be...*cringe*...deleted. Or even if you want to give it a time-out or something for a bit to get people to cool off. This is what I've done, and while everyone whines that the thread is gone, it really isn't. And it does work, I don't care what kind of board etiquette you adhere to.

        All you do is create a forum only forum admins can see and move some thread you see doing no good into there. It's not deleted, it's just in a forum nobody can see. And if you want to bring it back, just move it back into the regular forum. Plus, you never know when you might need something that was posted in that deleted thread, for whatever reason.

        Rikk, good to see you. I never got see what hell broke loose here, I never looked in that thread.
        Last edited by Brett; 04-02-2005, 08:32 PM.

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        • Seshmeister
          ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

          • Oct 2003
          • 35764

          #64
          Originally posted by Brett

          I bet besides maybe Sarge and myself, there isn't one person here who was around back then who didn't make at least one post on there.
          You just lost that bet.

          Me.

          Cheers!

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          • Va Beach VH Fan
            ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
            • Dec 2003
            • 17913

            #65
            A couple of comments, if I may....

            I've read some people questioning why most of the Mods haven't said anything about this topic...

            I think I can speak for most of the oldtimers here, meaning who've been here since the opening of the OLD Roth Army....

            Basically, it's pretty simple...

            You see, we've debated and seen it all on here, over and over again.... We've seen threads that have been retread 20 times on here....

            Not that it is a bad thing mind you, most of you just hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing the Army for that long....

            So because of that, most of the oldtimers will hang out in the forum that best suits their interests, i.e. me and Pojo in the Locker Room, or FORD in the Front Line...

            Sure, back in the day, we were all over the forums.... But like I said, we've debated all of these topics over and over again...

            But I'll tell you what's different nowadays...

            In the previous version of the Army, the majority of the threads on the boards were DLR/VH related...

            Now, you've got a bunch of immature kids post all kinds of stupid things, things that do nothing but clutter up the boards....
            Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

            "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

            "We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth

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            • Rikk
              DIAMOND STATUS
              • Jan 2004
              • 16518

              #66
              BRETT, PUSSY LICKER, AP, NATRA, BUG, TWONA, and all those that sent me PMs, thanks for the concern.
              Roth Army Militia

              Originally posted by WARF
              Rikk - The new school of the Roth Army... this dude leads the pack... three words... The Sheep Pen... this dude opened alot of doors for people during this new era... he's the best of the new school.

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              • academic punk
                Full Member Status

                • Dec 2004
                • 4437

                #67
                Originally posted by Brett
                All you do is create a forum only forum admins can see and move some thread you see doing no good into there. It's not deleted, it's just in a forum nobody can see. And if you want to bring it back, just move it back into the regular forum.
                Wait...so the thread wouldn't be gone, it would be in what the medical community (and the Schindler family) considers a minimally existant state?

                Cool. That was my one problem with its deletion in the first place: Mezro claims that one night while he and the thread were watching a program about threads on life support, the thread leaned over and told him that the thread would want to be deleted if something like that ever befell it. But the thread NEVER had a legal document stating such. And Mezro only "remembered" the thread made this statement AFTER he won a million dollar lawsuit against RIKK and the unnamed other parties for misconduct in the forum.

                There are others on this site who offered to nurture and take care of the thread, but Mezro claims he did this "for the thread".

                This in and of itself is troubling enough, but the fact that Mezro has moved on with his life, and is now in a polygamous relationship with several Japanese hookers also fuels questions about his decision...

                etc etc

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                • guwapo_rocker

                  #68
                  Originally posted by Brett
                  give it a time-out .
                  So it's fucking daycare now? Fuck off Brett!!!

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                  • Seshmeister
                    ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                    • Oct 2003
                    • 35764

                    #69
                    Personally I would rather threads were deleted than locked.

                    Locking threads is my pet fucking hate.

                    I detest it and it's the the worst thing about Brett's site.

                    If there is a terrible threat or personal information posted delete it or take action or whatever.

                    Locking a thread means that you are happy for people to see the information but you don't let anyone reply to it.

                    I can't think of any circumstances apart from a site announcement where that is appropriate. It's says we don't like the content of this thread but we don't have the wit or balls to win the argument.

                    Locking threads should never be done, ever.

                    Cheers!



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                    • Full Bug
                      Crazy Ass Mofo
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 2921

                      #70
                      Originally posted by Rikk
                      BRETT, PUSSY LICKER, AP, NATRA, BUG, TWONA, and all those that sent me PMs, thanks for the concern.
                      Concern? That wasnt concern, is was because we had nothing better to do.... :D
                      Diamond Mafia Forever - 4. To restore fullbug to the prominent place in this board, after various serious attacks by hitch1969 have now damaged his reputation and now is reguarded as a "Retarded, Stoned, Canadian, Dog finger bangin' fuckup"

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                      • rustoffa
                        ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 8963

                        #71
                        Originally posted by twonabomber
                        that's exactly what she wants to hear.
                        BINGO.

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                        • Seshmeister
                          ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                          • Oct 2003
                          • 35764

                          #72
                          Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
                          A couple of comments, if I may....

                          I've read some people questioning why most of the Mods haven't said anything about this topic...

                          I think I can speak for most of the oldtimers here, meaning who've been here since the opening of the OLD Roth Army....

                          Basically, it's pretty simple...

                          You see, we've debated and seen it all on here, over and over again.... We've seen threads that have been retread 20 times on here....

                          Not that it is a bad thing mind you, most of you just hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing the Army for that long....

                          So because of that, most of the oldtimers will hang out in the forum that best suits their interests, i.e. me and Pojo in the Locker Room, or FORD in the Front Line...

                          Sure, back in the day, we were all over the forums.... But like I said, we've debated all of these topics over and over again...

                          But I'll tell you what's different nowadays...

                          In the previous version of the Army, the majority of the threads on the boards were DLR/VH related...

                          Now, you've got a bunch of immature kids post all kinds of stupid things, things that do nothing but clutter up the boards....
                          Va as a fellow old timer I agree with everything you say up until your last line.

                          Sure there is more shit around now but there are actually a lot more posts here now than a few years ago. As long as the mods move stuff to the appropriate forums then there should be no 'clutter' at all.

                          Cheers!

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                          • Brett
                            Full Member Status

                            • Jan 2004
                            • 3538

                            #73
                            Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
                            So it's fucking daycare now? Fuck off Brett!!!
                            Quiet rodent. When I want your opinion, I'll give you one. Don't you have another alias to register?

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                            • Brett
                              Full Member Status

                              • Jan 2004
                              • 3538

                              #74
                              Originally posted by Seshmeister
                              You just lost that bet.

                              Me.

                              Cheers!

                              I didn't realize you were around then Sesh.

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                              • guwapo_rocker

                                #75
                                Originally posted by Brett
                                I didn't realize you were around then Sesh.
                                Loser!

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