What have we learned?

[OBW]

Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

I think it is very clear to me, that based on the reaction of Awareness and rayliotta 11of101 was not off topic. Apparently the posts were relevant and added to the threads.

While I cannot say that I read every one of his posts for content, I acknowledge that he did give some kind of testimony of his time in the LRC. I won't bother characterizing the way it was given. It was "on topic."

But after that, he went off into a series of posts that I could not figure out as having anything to do with the LRC except that his fiction occasionally included a name at least somewhat like some LRC people of repute.

But the meat of the content was generally of a nature that was not acceptable. Not just off topic. So I would not say that the "posts" were relevant and added to the "topics." The problem is the plural. There may have been more than one with some relevant content, but it was the minority of his output. And even the ones somewhat on topic contained material worthy of preemptive editing.

So it would seem that even softly and tentatively agreeing with awareness is not based on anything but the fact that he (and one other) thinks it should happen. And awareness is notorious for taking contrarian positions just because he can. Not really much of an endorsement.

Oh well. As I said to Ray. This is way too much attention paid to someone who does not deserve our attention. But I will continue as long as there is a clamor to bring him back without our moderator's endorsement. I don't care what kind of stupid statement can be made like suggesting that the moderator is trying to replace Lee as a father figure (as awareness did).

Every forum has a moderator. And unless they just don't care, they exercise their authority when necessary. And a gang chanting outside the courtroom is not basis for changing their mind. If there is going to be pressure added to allow 11of101 back, then I am going to remind why it should be ignored.