Well folks...
This may be my last post here. On the previous page of this thread, you'll see that I "pretended" to go off topic in my own thread (but didn't actually). I didn't even dream that I would actually get banned for it, but no shit, I got 2 weeks.
I do believe that I've gotten all I can by researching this group, and
my findings are stated well in this thread and others.
Tom Bishop represents the tiny minority of "believers" that may say the same crap to their closest friends and family, whereas the vast majority of others here and on other FE sites are just trolling. Not to say that Tombot doesn't troll; he's got the chops, that's for sure. It's just that his motives are less clear than others suggesting mental illness.
The remaining posters here are truly trying to start and participate in real debate, but they are bitch-slapped over and over by the "moderators" and regulars in such a way as to frustrate them to the extreme. The result is a degradation of any respectability this site may have ever had, and a guarantee that no real debate will ever occur, and that The Flat Earth Society will never exist in any real way again. I suppose the real world should be thankful for this, but to me it's sad to watch a platform for debate get perverted and corrupted in this way.
Although I have greatly enjoyed discussions with some people here, but it's like drinking from a slightly poisoned well. It may taste fine at first, but the toxicity builds over time until one becomes ill from it's effects. For the sake of mental health, it is best to diverge from any group that is so self-loathing as this, at least in my case anyway.
Tom, I sincerely hope you are continuing to get the treatment you obviously need, and I also hope you have family that loves you unconditionally. We all need a support system.
Daniel, you should be very proud of the size of this group that you've managed to attract here. I just wonder if you can picture what this forum would be like if you were to allow and encourage an honest exchange of ideas. The potential for social interaction and education on a large scale is not insignificant, and I think you could do great things if your energies were employed in a more worthwhile way.
If I have failed to read and/or reply to any posts, I apologize. I cannot bring myself to sift through it any longer.
Thanks again to everyone.
If anyone wishes to contact me, please feel free to do so here:
www.TheFlatEarthSociety.infoEVERYONE is welcome there. Except DogPlatter... Oh, ok. You can bring your dog too.
Until then, I bid you all farewell.
