| Posted: 18 September 2013 at 4:56am | IP Logged | 3
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One final word on the mods and JB. We have tons of discussions all the time about nearly every aspect of the board. You don't see it because that's the role of a moderator. The recent lock downs of the threads about Syria and Fox News, for example, were the direct result of a collective discussion and not just a single moderator acting of his own accord. In one of the first threads I posted on here, I had several very outspoken members come at me, because I posted, "I would not let a childless man be my kids scout leader" or something to that effect. They came at me with both barrels. My intelligence was questioned in a very harsh way. I did not shrink away and whine to anyone. I stood toe to toe and defended my position. Long story short, my opinion did change. I became great friends with those guys and am glad, no one took a heavy handed approach and shut that thread down. The Fox thread and the final post that got it closed, I was NOT attacking anyone.
I don't follow a religion,this democratic government we live in, is my passion. I hold the principles of this great nation in high regard and I do get passionate. (I have seen the same passion in the movie threads, when differing opinions are expressed, in just as heated manner.) In this country, almost every important issue, have been fought with words, often very harsh words. And it is done so because the issues are important and sometimes change does not come softly. As Craig pointed out, even those that feel the same on most things can disagree. I really like Craig and appreciate what he wrote up thread. Thanks Craig you are a good guy!And I have even changed my opinion on some issues, like drone missiles. After a very heated debate with someone, I changed my mind about them. I was wrong in blindly defending the use of them. But how sad if I had ran to the mods and cried and successfully shut down that thread before some changing of the mind. The gun debate should get heated and the idiots that want to have that Wild West mentality should be verbally smacked down. People are dying, lots of people and those that support the NRA are enabling the carnage to continue. I am an anti gun, atheist liberal who loves comics, coming to the JBF was by accident. I didn’t come here to become JB’s buddy; he is an artist I greatly admire and my son is a huge fan, I was searching out a verification of his autograph on a Christmas gift for Jon and also on buying Jon a commission for Christmas. Getting to know all of you was a by-product of my searching out info about JB. But it was great getting to know there were fellow atheists and people with political leanings like mine out there. Coming from Indiana it is hard to not feel isolated. I feel so very lucky to get to know a lot of you on here and on facebook.
If the mods are going to take a heavy handed approach and censor my posts constantly, I have asked to be removed from the forum. I can still enjoy JB's work without being a member here. I enjoy coming here and anyone on here that knows me well, would agree, even if someone I never agreed with politically, needed something, I would be one of the first people to offer my help. But I do not want to belong to a place that on topics like religion, gun control,gay rights or politics, become a hand holding love in.Disagreeing with a person, sometimes strongly is OK. That was part of the charm with this site, I liked the honesty that was here. I liked that on this site you had to be honest with who you are. We are all adults here and we have free choice on what threads to visit. If you don’t liked heated discussions, stay out of them, it is that simple. I for example, will NEVER go into a thread about circumcision again.
Edited by Jodi Moisan on 18 September 2013 at 5:01am
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