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I think this is the charge Ice.

I'm trying to figure out where Trust read you saying this, but I can't seem to find it.
 
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http://www.christianforums.com/t5841766-seventh-day-adventists-icedragon101-08-04-2007.html

Ice, you sent out a PM asking people to come vote on a poll (and telling them how you'd like them to vote) so people that haven't ever cared about this forum, or haven't cared in years, show up.

Then you basically leave and leave us to deal with the aftermath of that.

That isn't the big issue at hand.

YOU voted for "stricter rules against personal flames" and then you compared OntheDL of being crazy like such and such.

If you feel he flamed you, then it was up to you to handle that accordingly, not fight back with flames.

I don't know how I can endorse someone as a mod that obviously doesn't know how to bridle their own emotions and not resort to flaming.

I watched you totally malign a 15-year-old CHILD about starting a poll, and I have yet to see you apologize to him (if you did, please point me to the post and I will apologize).

I'd like to see people get voted in that face the flames, and respond in a Christlike manner instead of flaming themselves.

I can't trust someone to enforce the no flames rule that resorts to flames themselves. Period.

Therefore, I cannot endorse you as a mod and unless I see you apologize to OntheDL and Mankin, I will not vote for you as a mod either.

My 2 cents.
 
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I think this is the charge Ice.

I'm trying to figure out where Trust read you saying this, but I can't seem to find it.
could some one tell me where I said that in the forum
 
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Trust, I don't see the problem with the post you linked to. The assertion was made that there is neurolinguistic programming and hypnosis being taught at our seminary and schools in order to program the students to manipulate others to think a certain way. Such a preposterous conspiracy theory charge is just begging for the treatment, and Ice gave it just that. I, for one, am tired of having to read such nonsense on this board, and you can lump all the 'Jesuit infiltration in the SDA church' stuff in with that as well. Let's leave that to ridiculous websites such as SDA Defend. If OnTheDL is going to throw out such a statement, he better expect to be called on it, because it is complete hogwash, and I am sure our seminary professors and school teachers would be quite appalled at such a claim.

Also, I only see where Ice called John Osbourne crazy, not OnTheDL. And he is right, Osbourne was a complete, right-wing, fundamentalist flake who practically tore the Florida conference apart with his extremism. I see no mention at all of 'mentally insane' in reference to OnTheDL by Ice.

Furthermore, saying someone is speaking out of ignorance (which is what Ice did) is precisely referring to a specific topic that the individual is uninformed about, not calling the person ignorant in general.

So, I don't see what you're seeing, and the comment below the report seems to affirm this.

As for Mankin situation, I do believe Ice was a little abrupt and should make amends there somehow. The 'fool' charge was also not in step with going after the post instead of the poster, so that is also is a problem.

Sometimes it is hard to keep one's personal opinion of the poster out of the post.
 
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OntheDL isn't asking me to make him a mod, IceDragon is.

If IceDragon cannot read a comment he disagrees with without resorting to a flame, I will not vote for him. Furthermore, what does scripture say about calling a brother a fool?

He flies off the handle, and he encourages fighting. I can't endorse that. I don't need your explanation of it Night, I need Ice's...and if he doesn't care to give me one, which is his right, I stand firm on how I'll vote.

Mankin deserves an apology, and so does OntheDL.

If he can't swallow his own pride to do that, then so be it.

And I don't think OTD's "conspiracy theory" is any more wild than hidden conference notes from 1919. There can only be a conspiracy when we agree there was one?
 
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We all saw how well my apology with Conklin turned out.

Keeping the 1919 minutes from public view is a lot more probable than what OnTheDL is asserting. If I have seen it once before in my years in the church, I have seen it a 1000 times Trust. The next logical step is declaring the mainline church in apostasy and telling people to come out of her.

Did you ever stop to ask yourself why the only place you see these conspiracy charges always being made against the GC, the seminary and the admin is in groups who have separated themselves from the mainline church in some way? It's because the paranoia that these groups proffer naturally feed into the 'us vs. the corporate structure' mentality.

Groups like Shepherd's Rod had thier beginning in such theories about the church as OnTheDL is promoting. What we see now with the Rod group is taking that mindset to its logical conclusion.
 
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Ice, it would've been nice to see some personal accountability instead of seeing you throw the blame on everyone else.

If you felt OntheDL attacked you, you should've reported him instead of flaming back. You called him a fool.

Is that a personal flame or is it not?

The "anonymous poster" that said they didn't see a flame there IS NOT STAFF. Otherwise, their CF character and everything shows up. That was one poster's opinion....not the staff decision on what you said.

If you hung around here more, you'd know Mankin's poll came after Sophia's poll on whether or not this forum should split. And when Mankin started his poll, the results leaned in favor of splitting.

If you become a moderator you will be told to instruct posters to REPORT A POST instead of responding to it.

You said you're about rules and order....so let's see it.
 
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Trust you have Got to stop.

You are being very self righteous. It does not matter what the facts are it only matters what you want. You are making irresponsible accusations. saying I caused this problem. You have yet to show me where I did wrong.

You have been talking about this for a week and now you are mad at me for getting your self all work up over nothing.

You are the one causing fighting in this forum and now it is my turn yo fight with you.
 
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Is this merely telling someone that their poll is invalid?



Telling someone to sit down and be quiet is telling them their poll is invalid HOW?

Here is an example of encouraging fighting (since you asked):

IceDragon101 said:
wow Tall73 you came out swinging? way to knock him around.

You didn't rephrase it until someone called you on it.

And again, OntheDL isn't asking me to vote him in as a mod. You are.

I see apologies in order, but obviously the Holy Spirit will do the convincing, not I.


 
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IceDragon101 said:
I never said he was a fool. I said some one else was called a fool for saying the same things as DL, so he should be more careful or he will be labled the same thing.

Post #91 in this thread: http://www.christianforums.com/t5412926&page=10


I rest my case. I'm sorry Ice, I don't wish to debate with you. I was just hoping that you'd apologize to Mankin and others. In fact, I said this in a thread several days ago, that I'd vote for you IF I saw some apologies.
 
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Ice, this really isn't personal although I'm sure it does feel that way, but I had to retract my second and I stated why.

Actually I'm just as upset with Wooba for pushing that this forum not split so we could get stricter rules in here, and where is he now that it's time to MAKE those stricter rules?

Where are most of those people that voted for that option actually?
 
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About the talks of not allowing debate in the main forum. I think we could decide on a good description of what is meant by debate, could we not? Although I do not think this is the thread to be discussing it in.

Also, the main forum is for fellowship too..right? So friendly discussion is also allowed, beyond the questions? Like David's thread about the squirrels. Or did I misunderstand this?


Okay, that makes sense. That's why we're trying to get a bunch though, right? To lessen the load a bit, but yes I understand it's not an easy task.


Ohhhh. Got it.


That's the tricky part. At this point I don't actually know if anything will even come up in my life that might pull me away. At this time I cannot see why an hour a day would not be a problem, which is more than the 4 hours a week..and more time than that should be okay if things stay in the course they are now. (It'd be good for me to have a reason to avoid playing video games so much, too! *lol* )

I hadn't quite thought of it taking time away from fellowshipping, and I'm glad you brought that up. It is something to consider, although I also think that keeping this place in order is just as important because it allows the fellowshipping to go much smoother.


Thanks, Sophia. That means a lot to me, actually.


Actually, just curious..But if I do decide to decline this, would it be possible to become a mod a little later on? I want you guys to know that if I decline it's still something I'd like to do in the future.
 
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I don't need your explanation of it Night, I need Ice's...and if he doesn't care to give me one, which is his right, I stand firm on how I'll vote.

Come on Trust. I am allowed to express my opinion on the matter, aren't I? I am not trying to justify anything Ice has done, merely sharing what I see in the situation. I have even pointed out where I thought Ice dropped the ball.

I am not trying to change your vote. If you feel you have valid reason for it, that's fine.

In all fairness to Mankin, he did not know that the vote to not split the forum had already been decided. I don't see that he was trying to agitate division.

And Ice, I also wanted a split forum, so it wasn't just a 15 year old pushing for it.
 
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