Fun with words
 

I hope some of you can read my latest MSM forum post before the moderator (SMR) censors it or finally gets around to banning me. :)

http://www.mazda-speed.com/forum2/in...c,15396.0.html

Copied here for sentimental reasons because now I'm just TRYING to get banned. ;)

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SMR and Fox, can you both please go back to grammar school, specifically the day when they taught that "you're" = "you are" and "your" = "your"...!?!?!?

Thank you.

BTW, since I may get banned for the above rant, then I might as well go out in a blaze of glory.

Ya'll remember a couple of weeks ago when SMR censored an election debate thread? Turns out his complaint is that I wrote "WTF" and "MILF" ... apparently he and/or Miata.net management can't handle adults alluding to (but not even actually writing) this word:

FUCK.

Good thing Jay and Silent Bob don't drive MSMs.

Also, in a recent PM, SMR expressly told me what he thinks of most of YOU - the regular forum members:

"The majority of the guys on this list can't handle plugging in a O2 mod and your going to talk up the MS???"

That's right. He thinks YOU'RE all idiots ... yet HE wrote 'your' in there again.

Nice knowing you all.

:giggle:

great exit..you will be liked here

ramped up your post count yet?:jerkit:

Big fucking arms open welcome to miataturbo.net.

That's awesome, we need a count of how many mt.netters have been banned from:

CR.net, m.net, roadsterdrift, and ms.com

Thanks everyone!

It will be fun to see how long that post (and my account) remain active.

Not me... I wont post on CR or roadsterdrift, only have accounts so I can read stuff when you guys link. And no ms account... sorry to disappoint

To the OP High Five!

I'm waiting for the surge of MS.com users to come over here...

SMR aka Larry Alster is a royal PITA. However, the best place for him is as a moderator. That means he has to censor what he says - to a point. Personally, he does not know squat. I had to show him that his 91 did not have the coil on the plug like his MSM does. So when he expresses that others cannot screw in an O2 sensor, remember he is probably referring to himself.
Stephanie
p.s. I tried making friends with Larry. But wants to hang with a porcupine that holds a grudge for 12 years? 12 years! Come on.....

Don't come here if you are hoping to see proper usage of the english language! The last thing we need is yet another person complaining about spelling and grammar instead of trying to help a poster. That job is already adequately filled.

(of course the roadsterdrift yo boy types deserve the harrasment)

I checked just now -- nobody banned me there (doh!) -- but not only did they delete my post, they also deleted all of the replies to my post.

I got a PM there from Gary Fischman.

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Please don't take public shots at me, the moderators, or Miata.net. You want to do it on another site, I can't stop you. But I won't accept it on my sites.

If a moderator does something you think is over the line, let me know. Otherwise, how about we at least pretend to get along?

Thanks for understanding.

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So, the M.net dictator (more "dick" than "tator") says NO criticism of the forum or the moderators is acceptable. Nice huh?

These forums aren't a public service, they are a business. Any business owner has to protect his interests, to do otherwise is stupid.

My final MSM forum post (so anyone can read it, in case it's deleted):

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After this post, I will no longer participate in the MSM forum.

But first: a big THANK YOU to all the individual members who helped me ever since I got my car (second Miata overall) in Feb. 2006.

I'm leaving this forum for two reasons. The main reason is censorship. I live in America, where there's free speech. So unless I say something that directly endangers people, i.e. screaming "Fire!" in a crowded theater, then I'm protected, no matter what others think of what I said.

Apparently Mr. Gary Fischman, who owns Miata.net and Mazda-Speed.com, does not feel that way.

I questioned why a recent, non-violent thead about the election was deleted. SMR told me in PM, "I can not allow language issues anymore. I have been told to keep the site family clean."

He said the offending words were my use of "MILF" and "WTF" even though I only used the acronyms, not the actual words.

Today, I got an email from Gary, with the subject line "Back off," in which he said: "Please don't take public shots at me, the moderators, or Miata.net. You want to do it on another site, I can't stop you. But I won't accept it on my sites. If a moderator does something you think is over the line, let me know. Otherwise, how about we at least pretend to get along? Thanks for understanding." (bold emphasis is mine)

Now we know how M.net/MS.com ownership thinks: Gary sees these forums as if it's China, and NO DISSENT IS TOLERATED.

Moreover, as I mentioned last night in a posted that SMR deleted (including the replies), SMR himself recently said to me in another PM: "The majority of the guys on this list can't handle plugging in a O2 mod."

So, we've got the ownership here acting like dictators, and a top moderator who has NO respect for his own constituents.

Which makes me wonder: what the <synonym for fornicate> am I doing here?

If anyone else has a problem with forum management's behavior, then I suggest you do two things: 1., come on over to miataturbo.net, where maybe it's a rougher environment but the rules are FAIR, and 2., vote for Obama, lest our whole country be controlled by people like Gary Fischman.

SMR: please close my account. And if you and/or Gary have any spine left, then show it, and leave this post intact.

Anyone who wishes to contact me can do so at evan@snarc.net or find me on MT with the user 'evank'.

'Bye.

you agreed to the rules when you signed up....

Go out in a blaze of glory, but don't bring the shit back here. We attract enough idiots with out actively recruiting them.

Tell you what, start telling the mods here they are full of shit. Then don't listen to any of the rules. See how long you last and how much respect you get. Just because you can say fuck, cock, ----, shit .... etc doesn't mean we are any more tolerant.

Thank you for removing that shit from your post over there.

C'mon people, didn't we just go through this a couple of weeks ago? We do not enjoy it when you stir shit up on other forums and drag our name through the mud with you.

The fact that we run a fairly loose ship here does not mean that we condone asshats antagonizing the management of other forums about the way they run their site.

+1 Joe & Brain.

Keep MT out of your rants on other forums. Don't agree to rules you have no intention of following.

Why is everyone so proud about getting banned on other forums. It's not hard to do. Particularly when they have rules and regulations that are actively enforced. Mod's will try to edit or delete posts to keep things under control. That's their job. When a poster then goes back after the mods, suprise, you get banned. Gary's response was pretty reasonable.

It's fun to screw with people at other forums. Just don't drag the fight back here. Anyone can go to mnet and start dropping f bombs, slamming the mods, etc. Get more creative.

The "this is America, free speech thing" is irrelevant. You are not on a public forum but a private one. They can run their site any way they like.


Jeez I'm getting tired of all the newbs coming in with this teen age rebellion and angst bs. Just reminds me what an a-hole I was at that age.


This thread reminds me of the Stuart skits on Mad TV. "look at what I can do, look at what I can do!"

I didn't remove it, they deleted the whole post.

Anyway, apparently I gave some MT'ers the wrong idea. I'm certainly NOT here to be a grammar Nazi or just to spout off and be an ass-hat.

I just got fed up with like in the Miata equivalent of a fascist nation.

Hey now ..... I'm not a newb here .... my post count may not be in the thousands but it's not exactly '2' either.

I can't comment on teen rebellion because I'm in my mid-30s.

Look WAY WAY up in the sky. See that? That's the point flying over your head, the one you are missing.

It isn't about what you do here as much as it is about you acting like an ass elsewhere and then associating yourself with the good folks here. Guilty by association right?

People should be happy to know that Scott has me caged in his basement and I'm not allowed to say anything that remotely seems Nazi'ish.

:fawk:

Bring out the gimp.

------ what?!

Funny!

Who said I was acting? :)

While I agree with you both, there is a different point to consider. The moderator over there welds his staff like he was god. As a member of the other forum, I can TOTALLY understand where evank is coming from. The moderator has created a hostile/snarky environment and everyone has started following his lead. Cut him a little slack.

To further my example previous said - I just received this e-mail from Larry Alster: (I mean - what moderator contacts you outside the forum to complain!?!?)
"Just because you go to another forum and think you can talk trash and tell lies doesn’t mean people don’t know about it.

You NEVER told me anything about my 91 and COPs so stop telling lies to try to trash me.

Larry

White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP
Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo
Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger
Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5

LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net
Masters Miata
RAGS 074"

My response:
"YOU ARE TOTALLY WORSE OFF THAN I THOUGHT. MAYBE YOU FORGOT MY FIRST VISIT TO THE GAP THREE YEARS AGO???? MY FRIEND AND I BOTH TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW YOU WERE WRONG. I HAVE TWO WITNESSES!!!! SO IF YOU THINK ANYTHING YOU SAY MEANS ANYTHING, SHOVE IT WHERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE. DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT CALLING ME A LIAR.

FYI- Gary has approved me posting in the for sale section of the MS forum. So edit the forum rules appropriately.
Stephanie

BEGi/Bell Engineering
Phone: 830-438-2890
Fax: 830-438-8361
www.bellengineering.net"

Who would not be tired of this? Can you honestly say ya'll would put up with it? :bang:
Stephanie

Wow.

And you're saying that we don't? Sheesh, guess I gotta ban a few vendors as a show of force now... :D


In all seriousness people, we just can't have this. I don't mind people mentioning MT on other boards, or singing its praises, or even criticizing it if you have a legitimate point. But associating MT (directly or indirectly) with trolling, flaming, muck-raking, and so on at other boards is simply not going to stand. In other words, saying "You guys are all a bunch of assholes, I'm going back to MT" on any other forum (even ILikeToJerkOffToNakedPicturesOfJustinTimberlakesGr andfather.net) will pretty much result in permaban from now on. We don't want to be associated with the kind of folks who pull that kind of BS.

I think an example needs to be made. :)

I hear ya. Cut him a little slack this time. Besides, who else here has a MegaSquirt on their MSM?
Stephanie

Evank,

Reasonable comebacks and thick skin response to criticism. You might be OK afterall.

I'm not a teenager. I just play one on the internet.

Sorry man .... I meant it in a good way.

Thank you, Stephanie and Cueball.

I understand, and you're not banned. I'm just putting this out there as a warning to copycats and others- I don't want the MT name being associated with punk behavior on other boards.

+1

Foiled again!:vash:

I'm on a few forums. Okay, more than a few. I do mention other boards when posting around, but I never talk about my personal experiences beyond that of superficial expression. Nothing deeply opinionated. With that, I might link something that's relevant to the topic or thread that I'm on, to add to the discussion. Being a part of multiple MR2 boards and Saturn boards etc. there might be members that are on separate boards such as myself. As on here. I know a couple of you from other boards.

Also, I'll post a topic or relate the info to that of a discussion from another forum. BUT, I don't go around bashing. Firstly, my name is too easy to remember and second, I seem to see people I know everywhere on forums. It's weird. I feel that if I burn a bridge somewhere, or get all pissy pants and tick off a mod somewhere, then I'm going to be known as and ass elsewhere. It kinda sucks to "get around" sometimes...:giggle: