Yet others could find such structure refreshing and more productive. Do you think that there should be no forum rules at all? If not, then you are in the exact same boat the LvMI forum owners.
I should be offended by a question as ridiculous as this, as it seems to imply that I’m an idiot.
So when I criticize a certain rule (hypothetically, because it has to be shown that we’re dealing with a rule here), you suggest that I want to get rid of all rules; this sort of thing is analogous to someone accusing an anarchist of wanting to get rid of society.
Fortunately for us mods, that is not why ERO got banned, so, we dodged that bullet. Btw, ERO got banned for attacking another member.
I am aware of that, and said so in the very same post you quoted.
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I am having a two for one sale on disappointment right now.
By agreeing to the forum rules by participating, aren’t you in fact engaging in a performative contradiction by disagreeing with said rules? They can’t be that egregious if you voluntarily agreed to them, right?
Or do you not see agreeing to the terms of service as binding or serious? Also, I’ve left many times. If you choose to do so, then go for it. Let 1000 websites bloom.
But that is not at all the case. Admins will do what they do, what I am questioning is why people think that they are performing a service by complaining and questioning, when the most libertarian thing you can do is compete! If people are serious about their discontent, then they should put their time and money where their mouth is, because if they aren’t willing to pay the costs for what they want, how can anyone price the value of their opinion?
Everyone has an opinion. Neocons have opinions about what LvMI should do too. Same thing with anarcho-syndicalists, democratic socialists, satanists, Buddhists and sexists. One can’t make decisions trying to please everyone, and no decision will please everyone. It becomes paralyzing when that is what people expect from organizations and businesses.
I think so and I am sorry for any ill will I have caused.
Okay, great.
What I meant was that I recognize the management’s right to run this forum anyway they please. You seemed to imply that I somehow arrogated to myself the right to order moderators or admins what to do, as opposed to merely voice my opinion.
If said rules literally entail agreeing with, as opposed to agreeing to abide by, said rules, then that would indeed be true. I apologize for treating the rules here - or on any other forum - somewhat less than literally and not having memorized them. If you tell me to stop discussing forum policy with you then I will stop.
Are you saying that the management doesn’t want us to provide feedback? I can understand your objection if a user behaves like they run this place, but surely this is not the vibe you should be getting from me.
That isn’t what I suggested though. All rules give special treatment, I don’t see how its such a bad thing (unless from the view of no rules).
Please go back and read the last line of my last post.
You mean this line?
I took the liberty of not responding to a sarcastic apology.
Which is exactly my point.
It wasn’t sarcastic.
Good point.
I don’t know whether I should be accepting your apology, offering an apology of my own, or treating this as a misunderstanding and moving on. I’m leaning towards the latter.
No harm, no foul. Let’s just carry on.
It has been over a month now and I am still banned. Could you guys fix this?
Yeah, bring Olly back! I need a foil, and no one does Libertarian Orthodoxy quite as zealously and militantly as my man, ERO (except maybe Conza, but he isn’t nearly as apt to fly off the handle).