Documented examples of CougarGuard censorship.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

No matter how many times I say it, you still refuse to believe that I really don't care what you think.

And yet, you are still here?

What is the motivation for somebody to speak to an audience whose opinion does not matter to him? Is he practicing for the opportunity to someday converse with someone whose opinion DOES matter to him? Is he merely enamoured with the sound of his own voice? Or does he gain as much pleasure from seing one embrace his own ideology as he does from watching others wallow below him in a state of inferiority, such that he is indifferent to their state?

As much as Robin has antagonized board members here, he at least attempts to represent views he holds to be important. I may rarely agree with what he says, but I can at least respect his attempts to discuss them with civility. You, on the other hand, have no interest in participation, but seem rather to be aroused by your own presence.

[Robin]

Originally Posted by All-American

And yet, you are still here?

What is the motivation for somebody to speak to an audience whose opinion does not matter to him? Is he practicing for the opportunity to someday converse with someone whose opinion DOES matter to him? Is he merely enamoured with the sound of his own voice? Or does he gain as much pleasure from seing one embrace his own ideology as he does from watching others wallow below him in a state of inferiority, such that he is indifferent to their state?

As much as Robin has antagonized board members here, he at least attempts to represent views he holds to be important. I may rarely agree with what he says, but I can at least respect his attempts to discuss them with civility. You, on the other hand, have no interest in participation, but seem rather to be aroused by your own presence.

Why the interest in other people's motivation? Everyone is here for a slightly different nuanced version of the same reason -- we like to read and blather about the kinds of subjects that get posted here, and we enjoy the quirky collection of personalities that the site has drawn (like moths to a zapper-light?).

Lingo is one of the quirky personalities that, for whatever reason, has decided to pitch a tent in this campground. I doubt I am alone when I say that I am glad that he is here, even though we agree on next to nothing. I like Lingo like I like mustard on my turkey sandwich. I might not ever pull a jar of Dijon out of the fridge and plow through it like it was yoplait, but on a SANDWICH it is perfect.

We should spend more time making people feel like they are at home. Too many good people have already felt like they needed to pack up camp and pitch their tent elsewhere. There have been some unfortunate losses.

[All-American]

Originally Posted by Robin

Why the interest in other people's motivation? Everyone is here for a slightly different nuanced version of the same reason -- we like to read and blather about the kinds of subjects that get posted here, and we enjoy the quirky collection of personalities that the site has drawn (like moths to a zapper-light?).

Lingo is one of the quirky personalities that, for whatever reason, has decided to pitch a tent in this campground. I doubt I am alone when I say that I am glad that he is here, even though we agree on next to nothing. I like Lingo like I like mustard on my turkey sandwich. I might not ever pull a jar of Dijon out of the fridge and plow through it like it was yoplait, but on a SANDWICH it is perfect.

We should spend more time making people feel like they are at home. Too many good people have already felt like they needed to pack up camp and pitch their tent elsewhere. There have been some unfortunate losses.

You're probably right. Sorry, Lingo; I was out of line.

[fuegote]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

That's fine. You can read whatever you want into my posts. I'm not going to stop you.

All I can do is post what I think in as clear a way as I can.

so why do you think mike's post was whiney? You're reading whatever you want into his posts as well.

[JohnnyLingo]

You're probably right. Sorry, Lingo; I was out of line.

It's okay, AA. No worries.

so why do you think mike's post was whiney? You're reading whatever you want into his posts as well.

It's just the ol' "I hate how a private individual runs their own website and I bitch about it as much as I can" routine.

And you're right. I do read what I want into those posts, though you must agree that my take is most likely right on.

Mike is free to refute that as he wishes.

[fuegote]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

It's just the ol' "I hate how a private individual runs their own website and I bitch about it as much as I can" routine.

and yet, here you are bitching about how mike runs his site occasionally. I'm just saying you're the kettle calling the pot black.

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

And you're right. I do read what I want into those posts, though you must agree that my take is most likely right on.

but really....it isn't likely spot on. In fact it's far off. I'm not judging one point of view over the other, I've learned with message boards not to read into anything more than the words on the computer screen. Any "reading" into posts and your going to be wrong 99% of the time

[Robin]

Originally Posted by fuegote

so why do you think mike's post was whiney? You're reading whatever you want into his posts as well.

If we take Lingo's word, his post was deleted because it said that Mike is too whiney? I don't think that would be a very good reason to delete a post here. Was there anything more to it than that?

[MikeWaters]

I added a note when the post was deleted explaining why it was deleted. I can see it when I look at it.

You all can't?

[ute4ever]

Lingo is an act. He pretends to not care what anyone thinks about him. However if that were true, he wouldn't put nearly as much time and effort into it.

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

My rant here about how a CB post of mine was deleted was in turn deleted. I fail to see how this was in any way against the CG rules, as doing so is a common past time among y'all.

Yet another instance of dicator-like behavior by the CG mods. Or maybe just one. Whoever it was.

You are more like CB than you care to admit.

This has all been very diverting. Thanks for the laughs, and pass the popcorn.