Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:18 am Post subject: Re: [WHO is peakoil.com anyway?]
davidyson wrote:
Hi moderators,
recently I sent your URL to a friend of mine to introduce him to the PO theory.
His comment was: "They don't say who they are - on the web, that makes me very suspicious of them."
Also, you have a menu item "Legal notice" which represents some sort of contract between you and the users. However, if I do not know who exactly are the persons with which I make that contract, I rather think it's invalid anyway.
May I kindly ask you therefore to disclose your real names and addresses?
Even more credibility could be created by also giving education and occupation and a statement about any sponsor or other ties.
Yours,
Davidyson
Monte Myers
I am a former National Park Ranger, environmentalist, ecologist, professional photographer and writer. I also work as a construction superintendent (my post -peak oil occupation). I came to peakoil.com as the result of investigation for a book I was writing. I have been involved in environmental issues related to ecological degradation and global climate change for over 30 years. I am 53 and live in Sedona, AZ just south of Flagstaff. I immedately began to post several threads that have become mainstays on the forum and was asked to be a moderator.
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:48 am Post subject: hey
I'm MissingLink
I am the missinglink because of a joke that occurred in an engineering office I worked in as a draftsman. During a project an engineer recognized that production would have great dificulties making a certain link. It was a connector link of sorts.
My name is Lincoln so this engineer suggested I name the part, "The MissingLink". He then approved the prints and out to production they went. As predicted, production could not get these links made correctly.
Finally this all went to the engineering manager. He was pretty upset with "The MissingLink". He was so mad! Everybody but him really got a good laugh out of the deal.
So I use MissingLink as a screen name and for games as well.
I am Lincoln.
So to I want to know your name but have chosen to not reveal your self
Quote:
davidson, - (can't disclose my real name yet)
I volunteered to be a moderator here because I thought it a good cause. I am kind of busy with work right now and am not so involved but I still read at least 5 minutes a day. _________________ Peace out!
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: [WHO is peakoil.com anyway?]
Well, I'm kind of new too, but I have a habit of posting a lot, no matter whether I have anything really useful to say. (I'm working on it, and respond well to the occasional smack upside the head).
Here's me:
I'm Tamara Griesel
34, married mother of two small children
I live in Silver Spring, Maryland (I may say Wheaton, Maryland at times, the two are roughly interchangeable. It's a close in suburb of DC.
I have a Masters degree in biology, but mostly I'm home with my small children right now, since child care costs more than I can make. I teach part time for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, where it is getting increasingly difficult for me to justify spending my time teaching testing strategies when my skills would be better put to use learning everything possible about permaculture and teaching that.
My husband is an archivist.
If anyone happens to need one of those, let me know. The DC area has already crashed. Or is at least close to it, in terms of quality of life.
If I give you my address, are you going to stop by?
Two private friends admin this site along with our volunteer moderators.
Dan owns the domain, and I volunteer admin. (& yes my name really is Aaron)
We are not affiliated with any group or company etc...
Despite the advertising, which produces almost no money, it actually costs money out of pocket to support PO.com. Which is nothing compared to the many hours we all spend trying to make this a useful resource.
I won't "out" Dan, but I'm from Texas near Mission Control NASA, and work in technology.
The "Legal Notice" is common to most boards, and is our notice to everyone about the fair use of this site. not a contract.
We understand about the skepticism... we can hardly believe it ourselves.
We just think it's more important than any other issue facing our world.
If we can find someone to donate use of a server, we hope to deploy a Voice over IP function here... & you can just ask...
Thank you for your service at public education, peak oil preparedness and offering a community to those in need.
I have been on various survivalist and peak oil forums. Most of them banned me, others had poor participation so I left on my own accord. But you seem to have a good mix of freedom of speech and community here.
Yes, community and compassion are two important qualities for the peak oil, post carbon survivalist to have.
My first experience with a 'peak oilers' forum was not pleasant when I joined this forum.
That forum seemed very extreme from the forum owner right down the ranks - trickle down theory I guess. Lot of flaming and hatred directed towards me...and all approved by the forum owner.
Yes, I have had my share of prejudice with online forums. I've been on over 300 of em in the last 10 years in many subject areas. I have been banned form the vast majority of them - yet I have never had one fight or was abusive with anyone.
What was my crime?
Searching for truth.
The difference between an authority and an authoritarian is this. An authority speaks from a place of truth and such speaks as an authority. Whereas an authoritarian rules by fear and not by truth. For the truth stands on it own and the authoritarian stands on their ego.
Always remember - there is no shame in discussing and searching for truth - the only shame is when on blocks the discussing and searching for truth.
"The highest object that human beings can set before themselves is not the pursuit of any such chimera as the annihilation of the unknown: it is simply the unwearied endeavor to remove its boundaries a little further from our little sphere of action." ~ Huxley
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: Re: [WHO is peakoil.com anyway?]
BTW
I am a transplant from L.A., lived there 35 years and moved in 1989 to the NE US to 'city-country' as opposed to 'city-city'. I had a big shock the first time the electric went off for more than 5 minutes in my new local. That was the day I learned about self sufficiency about 17 years ago.
Bought some candles and a flashlight and went on from there. But that only clued me into 'short term survival' with my preparedness aimed at 4 to 6 weeks.
Then came 'peak oil' ' peak NG' 'peak food' 'peak water' 'overpopulation' and had my eyes opened to long term, indefinite survival.
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