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Mr.Canada · October 30, 2008

I was no where close to as abrasive as I am here. I merely disagreed with them very politely and they all called me a troll because I disagreed with them...I thought it was funny as hell.

Anyone else ever post there?

M.Dancer · October 30, 2008

I was no where close to as abrasive as I am here. I merely disagreed with them very politely and they all called me a troll because I disagreed with them...I thought it was funny as hell.
Anyone else ever post there?

So how many times now have you been banned there?

Mr.Canada · October 30, 2008

So how many times now have you been banned there?

Just the once today, never posted there before.

One guy said that I post with a tough guy in your face swagger...lol.

Edited October 30, 2008 by Mr.Canada

DogOnPorch · October 30, 2008

Rabble/Babble is known for it's homoginous left-leaning posters. Not a place for an argument. More a place for hippies to compliment each other. Ever see that South Park episode re: Smug Alert? Reminds me of Babble.

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Good for youuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

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AngusThermopyle · October 30, 2008

Maybe we should start a contest and see who can get banned from it the fastest? :lol:

DogOnPorch · October 30, 2008

Neither of us would last more than a day...serious. One must agree there. Oh, least yea be branded with the holy cattle prod of fascist war-mongerness for not liking Rosie. You'll feel like

at an Ani De Franco CD signing party...if you get my drift.

:lol:

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I find this proposed amendment very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral. And, you know, if civil disobedience is the way to go about change, then I think a lot of people will be going to San Francisco.

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Mr.Canada · October 30, 2008

Rabble/Babble is known for it's homoginous left-leaning posters. Not a place for an argument. More a place for hippies to compliment each other. Ever see that South Park episode re: Smug Alert? Reminds me of Babble.
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Good for youuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

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Neither of us would last more than a day...serious. One must agree there. Oh, least yea be branded with the holy cattle prod of fascist war-mongerness for not liking Rosie. You'll feel like
at an Ani De Franco CD signing party...if you get my drift.

Yeah it was weird. I wasn't abusive or anything I just disagreed with PR and with their idea that the NDP, Liberals and the Bloc should form an accord, I basically said that our PM Stephan Harper would love if they formed a team with separtists as they would be wiped out in the next election. They went crazy from there...lol.

Oh and I was supportive of the conviction of that terror suspect.. They called me a fascist and a racist...lol. I mentioned that keeping Canadians safe from terror is hardly fascism. I was banned shortly after that comment...lol.

Edited October 30, 2008 by Mr.Canada

BC_chick · October 30, 2008

Yeah it was weird. I wasn't abusive or anything I just disagreed with PR and with their idea that the NDP, Liberals and the Bloc should form an accord, I basically said that our PM Stephan Harper would love if they formed a team with separtists as they would be wiped out in the next election. They went crazy from there...lol.
Oh and I was supportive of the conviction of that terror suspect.. They called me a fascist and a racist...lol. I mentioned that keeping Canadians safe from terror is hardly fascism. I was banned shortly after that comment...lol.

Well, as they say, there's always two sides to everything... I bet there's more to it than your version of the events. But without providing a link, we're going to have to take your word for it.

Edited October 30, 2008 by BC_chick

M.Dancer · October 31, 2008

Well, as they say, there's always two sides to everything... I bet there's more to it than your version of the events. But without providing a link, we're going to have to take your word for it.

Good Point.

Well Mr C.....

CITE?

DogOnPorch · October 31, 2008

I've seen his scenario played out numerous times, there.

http://www.rabble.ca/babble/

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Now, Doc. Let's not start splittin' hares.

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AngusThermopyle · October 31, 2008

Holy shit!

I just checked out that babble site, what a huge pile of steaming unfounded erronious crap! Everything I saw there was based more upon emotion and opinion than fact. I now withdraw my banned/competition suggestion as I've realized that i couldn't be bothered wasting that much time on such a one sided gab fest.

Wild Bill · October 31, 2008

Holy shit!
I just checked out that babble site, what a huge pile of steaming unfounded erronious crap! Everything I saw there was based more upon emotion and opinion than fact. I now withdraw my banned/competition suggestion as I've realized that i couldn't be bothered wasting that much time on such a one sided gab fest.

Good description! Could've maybe used some alliteration but pretty pungent, all in all!

"Rubble" was the first political board I tried. I just couldn't believe those people! I was polite and civilized but whenever I disagreed with ANYTHING I was snottily attacked! I kept my cool until a couple of the yahoos called me some out and out profanities, including the "F" word.

So I started a new thread asking if "Rubble" was a board that hated all those of "non-leftie" persuasion and preferred that they not bother to post. The thread went crazy! One of the most rabid posters was a moderator!

Eventually some kind of higher level moderator made a post soft-pedaling the whole issue, denying that there was any attempt to drown conflicting views and graciously suggesting that I was welcome to stick around.

I was too disgusted. I just bailed and googled up some more sites. Right away I found this one and I've been here ever since.

One of the more interesting facts about "Rubble" is how they appear to be trying to co-opt the word "progressive". Their opening banner claims to be a home for "progressive thought". George Carlin would have had great fun with this one! By definition, any thought different from theirs must be "non-progressive".

Orwell would have been proud! I find this attempt at semantic manipulation to be "doubleplusungood". What's frightening is that I've heard the term from time to time leaking into the media, like CBC NewsWorld.

Now THAT'S "scary, scary, scary"!

Wild Bill · October 31, 2008

Well, as they say, there's always two sides to everything... I bet there's more to it than your version of the events. But without providing a link, we're going to have to take your word for it.

Just go look! It's bloody flippin' obvious! Read through the threads and look for any post that shows even the least amount of dissent.

Better yet, make even a polite disagreement post of your own. I warn you, you better immediately brace yourself!

Mr.Canada · October 31, 2008

Good Point.
Well Mr C.....

CITE?

I don't know how to link to the exact post so I just did it to the right page, if anyone knows how I'd appreciate it if they passed it along to me, after verbally thrashing me with partisanship of course.

Ok. This the first post I made, it's right around the bottom of the page.

Number two post. is right here, just above the half way mark of the page.

I was attacked like crazy after this post, it was pretty tame as well.

Here is the last one. After this one I was banned. I didn't post badly at all. I merely disagreed with them and was banned for it. This starts at about 1/4 of the way down the page.

I find it humorous that a political forum doesn't allow healthy debate. I emailed Michelle twice and she hasn't responded. Also she troll posted on the forum when banning me. I'm happy that the mods here are actually fair and lax compared to these people.

Edited October 31, 2008 by Mr.Canada

Sir Bandelot · October 31, 2008

So it's true then, there's always a deeper hell

Black Dog · October 31, 2008

Here is the last one. After this one I was banned. I didn't post badly at all. I merely disagreed with them and was banned for it. This starts at about 1/4 of the way down the page.

From your offending post:

I'm a conservative and enjoy arguing so here I am.
To argue with the left wing. Try to get some balance going here instead of the left patting each others back.

From the board's terms of use:

babble is NOT intended as a place where the basic and essential values of human rights, feminism, anti-racism, and labour rights are to be debated or refought. Members that join babble who indicate intentions to challenge these rights and principles may be seen as disruptive to the nature of the forum. Such members may be warned, have their accounts suspended, or banned altogether. Repeated attempts to provoke conflict, bait or taunt will not be tolerated. Continued participation on these boards is at the sole discretion of the moderators and staff of this site.

link

i think it's pretty clear why you were banned.

kengs333 · October 31, 2008

Well, as they say, there's always two sides to everything... I bet there's more to it than your version of the events. But without providing a link, we're going to have to take your word for it.

Actually, I have no cause to support Mr.Canada, but I don't doubt what he says. Why don't you go over there and post in the manner how he claims he did and see how long you last...

kengs333 · October 31, 2008

From your offending post:
From the board's terms of use:

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i think it's pretty clear why you were banned.

It doesn't matter what the stated intention of the forum is, if they are too sensitive or weak to defend their beliefs, then they aren't legitimate. Banning is the message board equivalent of what the Soviets did with people who questioned the State.

Mr.Canada · October 31, 2008

It doesn't matter what the stated intention of the forum is, if they are too sensitive or weak to defend their beliefs, then they aren't legitimate. Banning is the message board equivalent of what the Soviets did with people who questioned the State.

Precisely. Those people are far too sensitive. They brow beat conservative ideals all day long and no one gets banned. I say something a little tongue in cheek and I'm gone. Just makes me laugh. I've said far worse things here when I first came here yet here I am. I didn't even get a warning, not that my post warranted it, it didn't. Rabble folk are just to used to going unopposed all the time that they cannot debate or even discuss properly. Look at the OCAP, the urban terror group, they only know how to protest and yell into a megaphone. Ah yes and disrupt Queens Park. Seems to be their whole mantra there.

EDIT- Ah yes, many of the posters who I can left wing here would look quite reasonable all things considered.

Edited October 31, 2008 by Mr.Canada

Black Dog · October 31, 2008

It doesn't matter what the stated intention of the forum is, if they are too sensitive or weak to defend their beliefs, then they aren't legitimate. Banning is the message board equivalent of what the Soviets did with people who questioned the State.

Actually, it does. Their house, their rules.

Precisely. Those people are far too sensitive. They brow beat conservative ideals all day long and no one gets banned. I say something a little tongue in cheek and I'm gone. Just makes me laugh.

Well, you violated the terms of use you agreed to abide by. You're not a martyr here, just a dummy who didn't read the fine print before clicking "I accept".

I've said far worse things here when I first came here yet here I am.

That's because MLW and Rabble are different forums serving different audiences and different purposes.

I didn't even get a warning, not that my post warranted it, it didn't.

Again:

Continued participation on these boards is at the sole discretion of the moderators and staff of this site.

Rabble folk are just to used to going unopposed all the time that they cannot debate or even discuss properly.

Arguing with antagonistic trolls from the opposite end of the idealogical spectrum is not the purpose of rabble. If you read the fine print, you'd know that.

Wild Bill · October 31, 2008

Perhaps we should be happy that "Rubble" acts as sugar water in a wasp trap. The kind of people who prefer such a board are mostly those who we would not want coming over to boards such as this one.

Let them preach to each other all they want. Someday perhaps we can get them to board the "B" Ark!

kengs333 · October 31, 2008

Actually, it does. Their house, their rules.

Actually, no. They created a PUBLIC message board and allow anyone to join, they should expect a certain amount of difference in opinions. I'm not sure if you really understand the full extent of the totalitarian nature of that board. The first time I went over there, I made fairly innocuous statements/opinions and was hounded. After being banned, I did go back several times and was a little more pointed in my opinions and of course was banned. The last time I was there, at least it caused some of the longer-term members to question the banning policy.

Keep in mind that here I'm constantly painted as a leftist/communist, it it's a little amusing that I've been banned from rabble 3 or 4 times.

Also, I'm wondering if that black guy from the Maritimes is still there who keeps stating that all whites are racist? That guy was probably the most offensive, racist person that I've come across of a forum aside from "tango" (aka jenny) and "charter.rights", yet he could post with impunity.

Black Dog · October 31, 2008

Actually, no. They created a PUBLIC message board and allow anyone to join, they should expect a certain amount of difference in opinions.

There's your problem: you don't know what you're talking about. They started a private board for people of a certain political persuasion (left/progressive) that allows anyone to join provided they abide by the terms of use, which our resident free speech martyr failed to do. It's like taking a job where you are expected to wear a shirt and tie and complaining if you get sacked for wearing sweatpants.

I'm not sure if you really understand the full extent of the totalitarian nature of that board.

I'm not sure you understand what totalitarianism is.

The first time I went over there, I made fairly innocuous statements/opinions and was hounded.

That's your version. But even if it's true, they have the right to ban whomever they wish for whatever reason they wish. The fact you were no doubt there to stir up trouble just means they were probably justified.

After being banned, I did go back several times and was a little more pointed in my opinions and of course was banned.

So having been banned once, you decide to start trolling and were stunned when you got banned again? Not much sympathy for you from this quarter.

Keep in mind that here I'm constantly painted as a leftist/communist, it it's a little amusing that I've been banned from rabble 3 or 4 times.

So you're like an annoying houseguest who, having overstayed his welcome once, keeps on trying to get back in?

Also, I'm wondering if that black guy from the Maritimes is still there who keeps stating that all whites are racist? That guy was probably the most offensive, racist person that I've come across of a forum aside from "tango" (aka jenny) and "charter.rights", yet he could post with impunity.

I haven't posted over there for quite some time, but I'm still not about to take your word for any of this. For the record, the last time I went there and disagreed with the prevailing wisdom, I ran into some serious opposition, but no official sanction. Maybe it's not your opinions, but you.

Edited October 31, 2008 by Black Dog

myata · October 31, 2008

Without commending Rabble, which I haven't visited in years, the obvious problem with Mr.C and the rest that the folks simply cannot honestly grasp that everything (and everybody) everywhere do not have to be identically the same. You don't like their rules - you don't go there. Their forum - their rules. And you clicked the button accepting the rules. Appears simple enough. But apparently, not for everybody. What else? Who's to blame? At least you haven't signed that time share contract (or have you)?

margrace · October 31, 2008

Without commending Rabble, which I haven't visited in years, the obvious problem with Mr.C and the rest that the folks simply cannot honestly grasp that everything (and everybody) everywhere do not have to be identically the same. You don't like their rules - you don't go there. Their forum - their rules. And you clicked the button accepting the rules. Appears simple enough. But apparently, not for everybody. What else? Who's to blame? At least you haven't signed that time share contract (or have you)?

Oh well you can get banned on here too.