Louis
Posts: 6436
Joined: Jan. 2006
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All,
I am going for a first, I've never done anything like this before so bear with me if I am getting it wrong.
I am significantly pissed off. I consider the posting behaviour of Ghost of Paley to be intolerably abhorrent, and I have no wish to tolerate it further or be part of a selective forum that tolerates it. So I am totally unfairly forcing the issue. This probably comes across as an ultimatum, and it probably is. So what? I'm annoyed! I can only apologise if this annoys or offends anyone in turn. I also apologise that this, at least potentially, creates work for Wes and Steve. An unfortunate side effect, I hope it creates little to none. I will make it clear again that what I am doing I consider to be unfair to all of you, and for that I apologise. I'm a touchy fucker when riled.
Ghost of Paley has continually lied and twisted his way through every topic he has touched. He is calling my personal integrity into question in precisely the manner I call his into question. I am unfit to judge the evidence, obviously I consider myself to have been scrupulously honest, and him to be the polar opposite. I would like to know, and I would like Ghost of Paley to know, the opinion on both matters of all members and management.
I ask the members and management of this board to vote on the following questions:
a) Have I in anyway dishonestly misrepresented the public views of the poster known as Ghost of Paley? (I absolutely concede that I have been in no way charitable or granted him the benefit of the doubt. I explicitly am not charitable nor do I grant him the benefit of the doubt regarding any of his claims)
b) The current situation cannot continue, I request that either Ghost of Paley or myself or both be banned from comment at this forum.
I have no great desire either way. I cannot and will not tolerate dishonesty, even if it is my own (obviously I don't think I have been dishonest). If the members and management of this forum consider my conduct to have been dishonest, then I will happily so concede, and cease to post here. Should the members and management decide against me, I will of course apologise unreservedly to all concerned. Needless to say I expect the self same courtesy.
c) With recent removals/restrictions of AFDave, Thordaddy and members of this forum who have demonstrated conclusively that they cannot and will not debate or discuss any issue with any degree of intellectual rigour or honesty I suggest that the poster Ghost of Paley to have more than earned his placed amongst them. Regardless of the result of the vote on b) I would like the members and management to vote on whether or not Ghost of Paley's conduct has been materially different to that of AFDave or Thordaddy, and as such, on whether it has made him deserving of being banned.
Louis
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Bye.
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