We speak in metric here, you imperialistic pig-dog.
Personally, I'm still trying to figure out if this site's a joke and people are just getting a kick out of people taking it seriously, or if there are people in this world really that pathetic.
LOL! You hit it on the nail, people really are that pothetic. xD
At least they aren't so pathetic that they misspell pathetic.
*sigh* just a couple posts ago...
We speak in metric here, you imperialistic pig-dog.
Honestly, was that necessary? Most of this thread and most threads like this, I see people
(mostly moderators, of all people ) posting just for the sake of posting with no real content to their posts. Take the number of miles and multiply it by 1.6 and you basically get what you want; it's really not that difficult. If someone where to post something in kilometers and I'm used to miles, I'm not going to be an asshole and say "IMPERIAL UNITS PL0X GTFO."
Personally, I'm still trying to figure out if this site's a joke and people are just getting a kick out of people taking it seriously, or if there are people in this world really that pathetic.
Honestly, what is it with the posters of this site? In this case, I don't care what you're beliefs are, I don't care about this whole "FEers vs. REers," and I don't care about evidence or conspiracies. The purpose of any forum is to discuss and/or
intelligently argue with one another about whatever the forum topics are. As I said a little while ago, most of the posts I've seen so far on this site have been, one-word answers (that hardly qualify as answers at all), opinions stated with no evidence what-so-ever, and, my personal favorites, posts that contain absolutely no relative information to the topic at hand and are just posted to give the poster +1 on their post count (honestly, a simple grammer or spelling mistake and everyone has to let the guy know
). After all the time I spent on forums, the best advice I can give on posting is "Post because you have something to say, not because you have to say something." Follow that rule and you'll become a more intelligent poster.
Now if only their were some people on this site that could keep these forums under control and keep these rediculous posts off the forums. Oh wait, that's right. Moderators. Surly the moderators can do their jobs and keep these forums clean. That's the case on most forums, but here, the moderators are the worst offenders of this. Here are just a couple I found after two minutes of searching.
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=22856.msg471236#msg471236http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=22566.msg465950#msg465950http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=22253.msg471766#msg471766Those are just a couple quick examples since I don't feel like doing this for more than a couple of minutes.
Now, their are countless posts of FEers, as they're called here, just stating that the earth is flat with no proof to back it up. HOWEVER, I just happened to come across this post...
Um, I hope for your sake that this is a joke. But if not, let me let you in on something. Um, the earth is...ROUND!
(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
Now what did this poster do? He stated that the earth is round with no proof to back up his statement, yet he was banned for it.
Their was no foul language, no flaming, what did he do? He went against what you believed in and you didn't like it, so you got rid of him. That is not how a forum should work. Ever. The same rules should apply for everyone, not just those who share the same beliefs as the staff of the forum. Until you realize this, you will never be able to run a somewhat decent forum.
Speaking of which, I just got a message a little while ago in my message box...
The earth is flat.
This is even worse than what TheEarthIsRoundForever wrote, so I'm sure he'll be banned in no time, correct?
This entire post thus far was meant to help this site, so please take my advice. I've been around the internet long enough to know how things are best run, and this site is no different.
As for the beliefs of people on this site, I'm not going to convince anyone of what I believe. Whatever proof I come up with, you'll tell me it's a conspiracy, or an illusion, or is photoshopped, or "it looks flat, therefore it is flat," or that the hundreds of billions of dollars spent over the years on the study of the earth didn't actually happen, and that every single professor, world leader, and even kindergartener understands what you people can't seem to realize. You tell us to keep an open mind, but when we present what the entire world minus you people see as "facts," we're automatically wrong without even an explanation.
So that's my post. Take note, this here is what an intelligent post looks like. I look forward to all of your one-word replies, your opinions stated without facts, and I'm sure at least one post pointing out some tiny grammer or spelling mistake you you can get another post added to your post count. Post away!