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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

I've gotten in many a bitchfest with a mod that I saw doing something which I felt was inappropriate.The only result from doing so was my repeatedly being told that "It's the internet, get over it."

I have no fear of retaliation, Mike. If I get on a mod's case and the consequence of doing so is that I get temporarily or permanently banned then obviously my input on CA.com isn't viewed as that important anyway. I'll go elsewhere or just find a different manner in which to spend my time online.

The bottom line remains that even when called out on power abuse by a 'regular' member the bahavior doesn't change and the member calling the mod in question out is pretty much universally viewed as a whiney-***. So I stand by my statement that those of us (the overwhelming majority of the forum members) who aren't mods have absolutely ZERO recourse against power abuse by those that are.

It's apparently an inescapable fact of life and we have no choice other than to **** it up and deal with it. It's unfair, it's BS, and it sets an incredibly bad precedent but again, those that actually care about it are decidedly in the minority.

Regarding the question on how to prepare the chicken you're planning on putting in your alfredo I'm a big fan of marinating the meat overnight in a mixture of Italian dressing and a pinch (or two depending on taste) of Tony Chachere's seasoning.

there is something you can do. if i ever get banned again for BS like i have before. i'll go straight to ssa and spam the piss out of that forum with **** and whatnot, instead of here. that'll really piss off the mods

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Now that I've apparently been a complete buzzkill and ran everyone out of THE Thread let's have a change of subject! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I HATE my cellphone. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif It's old, it's beat up, and it just generally sucks.

Why does pretty much every mobile phone provider offer much better deals to those that are just signing up as opposed to people who have been loyal customers for years?!?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

well i found a good premade mix of seasonings im gonna use, im making chicken breast's and then im also making some chicken to go in the alfedo

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

Now that I've apparently been a complete buzzkill and ran everyone out of THE Thread let's have a change of subject! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I HATE my cellphone. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif It's old, it's beat up, and it just generally sucks.

Why does pretty much every mobile phone provider offer much better deals to those that are just signing up as opposed to people who have been loyal customers for years?!?

i don't even have a cellphone //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

if frasier is the episode i saw this morning im going to bed in a min

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

there is something you can do. if i ever get banned again for BS like i have before. i'll go straight to ssa and spam the piss out of that forum with **** and whatnot, instead of here. that'll really piss off the mods

That's a (very!) temporary solution to a seemingly permanent problem, TeeBone. (banning a member and deleting all posts made by that member is all too easy)

Additionally resorting to childish behavior that's very much akin to that which I am taking issue with here makes me (or whoever chooses to travel that path) no better than those who I feel are acting inappropriately, no?

Kind of a neverending circle, that...

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

That's a (very!) temporary solution to a seemingly permanent problem, TeeBone. (banning a member and deleting all posts made by that member is all too easy) Additionally resorting to childish behavior that's very much akin to that which I am taking issue with here makes me (or whoever chooses to travel that path) no better than those who I feel are acting inappropriately, no?

Kind of a neverending circle, that...

setup 75-100 hotmail accounts and have some proxies setup and let her rip on ssa and they will be willing to negotiate

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I'm not willing to go through all that trouble just to be assinine, though.

And at the end of the day I still don't see it being any sort of solution to the problem. It's going to have to have its genesis in the mod(s) in question being willing to enforce the rules equally upon themselves as they see fit to do so with 'regular' members. As I do not see that happening anytime soon (if ever) there's not going to be a cure, unfortunately.

It's simply a case of my own recognition of a problem that few others take any real issue with.

I live in a very black & white world and allow very little room for gray //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Not everyone has my particular perspective and therein lies the rub...

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

I'm not willing to go through all that trouble just to be assinine, though.
And at the end of the day I still don't see it being any sort of solution to the problem. It's going to have to have its genesis in the mod(s) in question being willing to enforce the rules equally upon themselves as they see fit to do so with 'regular' members. As I do not see that happening anytime soon (if ever) there's not going to be a cure, unfortunately.

It's simply a case of my own recognition of a problem that few others take any real issue with.

I live in a very black & white world and allow very little room for gray //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Not everyone has my particular perspective and therein lies the rub...

nothing else you can do. it's not a democracy.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I want to know what Prowlah recently saw that constituted abuse of power? Everyone that's gotten banned or had stuff deleted were pretty much asking for it from what I've seen......

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

Now that I've apparently been a complete buzzkill and ran everyone out of THE Thread let's have a change of subject! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I HATE my cellphone. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif It's old, it's beat up, and it just generally sucks.

Why does pretty much every mobile phone provider offer much better deals to those that are just signing up as opposed to people who have been loyal customers for years?!?

once a person is with a company for more than a year, odds state they will continue with what they have, so they do it to attract more business and try to keep customers

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Question answered...somewhat...

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

when i worked for directv, it broke down to, it cost directv 600-1000 bux per new install but if a customer stays for more than year, its very likly they will stay for many many years and its a great investment

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

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[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

Ho-hum.

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