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Its not about if the theory is right or not, it will happen thats for sure but the great thing about this forum is the awareness, everything is noticed, possible ideas and more freedom is allowed than you would get in alot of other news forums.

Keep up the good work guys, you might be nuts but I appreciate it!

This day you shall sit beside me in paradise.

Hear! Hear!

Tinosorb,

I agree with you "in principle" about the hate speech...but i don't put anybody on ignore simply because it gives me a better idea of who i may be dealing with post peak.

It also prompts me to buy/stock more ammo so i find even the foul talk to be usefull.

I have noted that inflammatory comments directed towards certain groups are more tolerated than others.

I would expect any forum to have a certain degree of bias, this one no exception. Moderators will tend to pick up on flame directed at their own world view far more quickly than they will flame directed against the opposition.

Characterizing a world view or philosophy as "ridiculous" or "stupid" is easier to tolerate when you believe the characterization to be true, but look out when you call my world view stupid or ridiculous!

The moderators here are human, cut them some slack.

I was just thinking that I appreciated the back and forth on this forum. Most forums request that participants avoid political posts and avoid most conflict. Understandably; most forums that I participate in are not directly political, and the kind of comments that I read here would sink them. I do participate in one overtly political forum, but there's a fair amount of agreement there, so not so much conflict.

In real life, I am a peaceful northern waterthrush, but I appreciate the opportunity for back and forth here.

I have been lurking for a couple of days, and I agree. 95% of you are very good people.

It has calmed some of my fears to see people respond and come together in this way. (now if we can only convince the other 6.4 billion people to do the same.. or at least 40-50 of the right people ie: world leaders.)

tinosorb wrote:It would nice if this rule of conduct were enforced:

http://peakoil.com/fortopic2867.html

"Hate speech: Criticism is not hate speech, but inflammatory comments directed at a particular ethnic group, sexual orientation, religion, etc. are unacceptable."

I put the two notorious clowns on my ignore list immediately, but the forums are cluttered with responses to their posts and often times quotes of their venomous spittle are included in the responses.

I don't think I am alone in thinking that it would be better if they weren't there in the first place.

It is enforced. Moderators can't be everywhere at once and moderation can't always happen in real time. Pm a mod if something goes unattended to.