An internet forum run like a typical man-fearing church

I couldn't pass this up. This is a 'notice' from one of the 'cardinal-level' moderators of the 'Puritan'Board. I will fisk it (I have experience with these inane people; so, unfortunately, do all Christians in all eras of the history of redemption)...

>I'm not trying to suggest that any of us are beyond any reproach to how we handle things here but this board has nearly 3000 members.

Yes of course you are wanting to suggest just that. Attempting to inoculate yourself just gives you away. And those 3000 members? Maybe. Only about 40 or 50 do all the actual posting (if that). And of those 40 or 50 any of them who actually had anything interesting to say were long ago banned or left the building on their own. The ones left have either been made moderators (which means they are inane yes-men with not much to contribute) or are people who like being treated like three-year-olds, often scolded, told to shut up (those nice little messages meant to chill discussion), having their thread put on 'lock-down.' Then they usually post a thread saying something like: "I would just like to thank the moderators for the wonderful - and very difficult and self-sacrificing - job that they do here! Thank you!!!"

>It is not an easy task to keep up with the strong opinions that exist across the spectrum we represent on this Board.

The only 'strong opinions' left on the PuritanBoard are strong opinions about tea and cookies and Hollywood movies and TV shows and "What kind of pen do you like to take Bible notes with?!?" and "Let's not forget to celebrate our selfless moderators, guys! We are so blessed!!" and ...you get the picture. They've even locked-down the Translations and Manuscripts forum (by uniquely moderating it) to keep all the people who actually value that 'strange' and 'vaguely creepy' *Authorized Version* (you know, that Bible of Christians of yore that actually has the authority of God and not man in it?) from influencing the little ones in the midst of their various cookie and television parties.

>We do our best to allow differing views while trying to keep up with some of the excessive rhetoric here.

Look at that language. 'Allow' differing views. It's a *forum.* One long-time member who finally left tried to explain to the dumb moderators that a forum is a forum, not a church. The moderators think everytime somebody like that leaves a moderator gets a brownie point from God. I suppose. I don't know. They just seem to be typical dumb churchians. They fear and revere man and when they get power they demand fear and reverence from the minions they control (those who never do anything to get banned and who never leave).

>As we have noted previously, if you have a problem with a particular post then report the post using the link in the upper right of each post that allows a user to express a complaint.

This East German style of informing on fellow citizens gives the moderators police state type power. Everything is kept in secrecy. If anyone complains it means they are 'against the state' or whatever. When I was banned their policy was written out explicitly. No one will be banned without being contacted by one of the moderators and having a discussion, etc., etc. I was banned without hearing anything from anybody. When I pointed this out through email to the moderator who banned me he basically didn't have a defense. He later resigned in a bit of an emotional breakdown. Of course, I'm thinking, guys, if you just saw this as an *internet forum* and not some heavily policed 'church' you wouldn't be exposing yourself to such moral failures and emotional distraught (those of you who are capable of feeling those things that is).

>We will review and try to moderate fairly but can never promise that everyone's sense of propriety will be satisfied.

This sentence is so dishonest and empty. They shut down *every* thread that has *any* heat or any disagreement or that is on any subject that is outside the interest or above the understanding of the typically dumb moderators.

>If you post a complaint about moderation in the threads it will be deleted not because we loathe criticism but because it assumes moderating authority that the poster does not possess.

What? I guess if you smell like shit you'd better have a rule that nobody can publicly say that you smell like shit or else it will be in the open that you smell like shit. Guess what: you still smell like shit.

This forum, the PuritanBoard, is why Jesus Christ, King, Lord, Savior, who is despised by all churchians, said: "I hate people who lord it over my people in assembly."

Listen carefully, Marine, lawyer, whatever the fuck you churchians are: no real Christian wants to be in an environment where the fear of man is enforced and where respecting of persons is practiced and where followers of Jesus Christ - prophets, priests, and kings - are treated like slaves of a police state or children in a nursery.

God's elect are not walking through the doors of your filthy 'churches', and never will. Jesus *says* directly in the book of Revelation He - hates - you, and that is something you need to ponder long and hard.