The One Truth
Feb 9, 2016 14:04:32 GMT -5
Post by donk on Feb 9, 2016 14:04:32 GMT -5
When reflecting on the drama at the imaginative worlds, it was a reminder that our sanga was mostly a crew of former friends of Malcolm Taylor, the founder of the unfortunately named Project Avalon clone--that I was first made aware of when he posted on the active PA posters’ profiles an invitation to join his spot where “together we make a difference” (supposedly differently than they do at the Project)
Besides using the exact same forum software with a nearly identical look and feel, having a majority of the posters come directly from there, even having IDENTICAL threads to PA…the most important similarity is that it is kept “safe” for posters by the top notch moderation squad, actively engaged in keeping it clean.
And while that probably comes off rather snidely, I honestly thought it would be a good alternative to be able to talk of the things I felt I couldn't at PA. The mods do keep it “civil” and sanitized and comfortable, they seem to try hard to be what the Project tells itself it is, and occasionally meta-forum-conversation was allowed.
A couple of items of note:
-my first incarnation there was to create a similar thread to this:
openuptoday.freeforums.net/thread/5/lrons-ot3-viewing-cause-harm
Which was a test of the beliefs BR seemed to want me to think he had. And while that was successful, that whole thread, and my first incarnation, and anything in that few week period (new members and all posts) “disappeared” by some glitch worse than the ones they experienced in the cult of CG days (I know it was worse because data could be recovered for Corey…my thread and every post in that time frame was lost to the memory hole….ooops!)
-Every subsequent attempt to discuss BR or the Project was aggressively resisted, threads locked if comments couldn’t stop the discussion…for a significant period of time (he’s lightened up recently), even though Bill Ryan accused him of successfully hacking PA in a bad way (which lead to him being banned there, so presumably no friend of BR).
-That pattern of pushing the forum (well, only me usually) to “move on” from the drama had me empathizing with the feelings of betrayal/disappointment those who respected Malc and called even him “friend” that lead to the formation of the aforementioned “sanga”…who mostly rallied around the injustice of the censorship they perceived just prior to most of them getting booted/retiring.
-While I didn’t believe he was the hacker (he seemed pretty incompetent) or the troll** (that would be truly, amazingly pathetic)…I knew how it feel to have the founder of a forum I put a lot of energy into and was emotionally attached to turn out to be significantly different than what he appeared to be….it sucks, and comes as quite as shock…at least it did for me. I never had a clear idea of who I thought he was, so didn't have the exact specific emotional attachment...but I had an idea what some were going through. It's a good lesson, no one on-line is EXACTLY as they seem...so it's a good idea to be cautious of your trust in these characters
**A dude I refer to as “cutty-pasty” who followed us around, impersonating BR, SH, and some promenant posters was thought by several to be malc (or Bob Dratch, who is member at both forums). I couldn’t believe this at the time, and was vocal about it…at one point equating him to what I consider myself…some “clown” just speaking his mind on the internet….to which he took great exception to, which was surprising to me that this would get his attention while his former friends were accusing him of being the guy…what I consider one of the lamest internet trolls I’ve ever witnessed.
…..so anyways, I like the forum as I like some of the peeps there, there’s some good stuff from time to time, and it’s a broader/different feedback provider than my current favorite (Earth Empaths). Malc owned his “mistake” of letting the Cult of Corey form there, and seemed to have learned and grown along the way, especially in what I perceived as his fear of BR.
And I’d be remiss to exclude the forum from my meta-forum’s ”alt media forum” section, and the reason I do so now is that I am hearing noise that people believe he is the “troll” using his baby daughter’s name on Earth Empaths…so in hopes he (or someone who cares enough to tell him I’m talking about him) is one of the dozen people that pop in here daily…and would want to set the record straight…or prove those assumers’ correct**
Anyway….this is the TOT thread, dedicated to Malc. You’re welcome to the opportunity to provide your one (or more) truth.
**I also hope those that if any of that dozen watchers of my mental masturbation are believers in the malc is sophia theory to explain why…or actually provide some data.
Besides using the exact same forum software with a nearly identical look and feel, having a majority of the posters come directly from there, even having IDENTICAL threads to PA…the most important similarity is that it is kept “safe” for posters by the top notch moderation squad, actively engaged in keeping it clean.
And while that probably comes off rather snidely, I honestly thought it would be a good alternative to be able to talk of the things I felt I couldn't at PA. The mods do keep it “civil” and sanitized and comfortable, they seem to try hard to be what the Project tells itself it is, and occasionally meta-forum-conversation was allowed.
A couple of items of note:
-my first incarnation there was to create a similar thread to this:
openuptoday.freeforums.net/thread/5/lrons-ot3-viewing-cause-harm
Which was a test of the beliefs BR seemed to want me to think he had. And while that was successful, that whole thread, and my first incarnation, and anything in that few week period (new members and all posts) “disappeared” by some glitch worse than the ones they experienced in the cult of CG days (I know it was worse because data could be recovered for Corey…my thread and every post in that time frame was lost to the memory hole….ooops!)
-Every subsequent attempt to discuss BR or the Project was aggressively resisted, threads locked if comments couldn’t stop the discussion…for a significant period of time (he’s lightened up recently), even though Bill Ryan accused him of successfully hacking PA in a bad way (which lead to him being banned there, so presumably no friend of BR).
-That pattern of pushing the forum (well, only me usually) to “move on” from the drama had me empathizing with the feelings of betrayal/disappointment those who respected Malc and called even him “friend” that lead to the formation of the aforementioned “sanga”…who mostly rallied around the injustice of the censorship they perceived just prior to most of them getting booted/retiring.
-While I didn’t believe he was the hacker (he seemed pretty incompetent) or the troll** (that would be truly, amazingly pathetic)…I knew how it feel to have the founder of a forum I put a lot of energy into and was emotionally attached to turn out to be significantly different than what he appeared to be….it sucks, and comes as quite as shock…at least it did for me. I never had a clear idea of who I thought he was, so didn't have the exact specific emotional attachment...but I had an idea what some were going through. It's a good lesson, no one on-line is EXACTLY as they seem...so it's a good idea to be cautious of your trust in these characters
**A dude I refer to as “cutty-pasty” who followed us around, impersonating BR, SH, and some promenant posters was thought by several to be malc (or Bob Dratch, who is member at both forums). I couldn’t believe this at the time, and was vocal about it…at one point equating him to what I consider myself…some “clown” just speaking his mind on the internet….to which he took great exception to, which was surprising to me that this would get his attention while his former friends were accusing him of being the guy…what I consider one of the lamest internet trolls I’ve ever witnessed.
…..so anyways, I like the forum as I like some of the peeps there, there’s some good stuff from time to time, and it’s a broader/different feedback provider than my current favorite (Earth Empaths). Malc owned his “mistake” of letting the Cult of Corey form there, and seemed to have learned and grown along the way, especially in what I perceived as his fear of BR.
And I’d be remiss to exclude the forum from my meta-forum’s ”alt media forum” section, and the reason I do so now is that I am hearing noise that people believe he is the “troll” using his baby daughter’s name on Earth Empaths…so in hopes he (or someone who cares enough to tell him I’m talking about him) is one of the dozen people that pop in here daily…and would want to set the record straight…or prove those assumers’ correct**
Anyway….this is the TOT thread, dedicated to Malc. You’re welcome to the opportunity to provide your one (or more) truth.
**I also hope those that if any of that dozen watchers of my mental masturbation are believers in the malc is sophia theory to explain why…or actually provide some data.