Take a look at the debates back in 2015: ether, subquarks. As late as as 2020, I was mentioning Riemann zeta function waves, antigravitons and much more. A huge upgrade, thanks to my research.
Do not blame me for the decisions taken by the admin and the mods: they practically became lawyers for the worst repeat offenders in the history of this forum.
Since everything has failed, and no one wants to take part in the debates anymore, someone now has to pay for this state of affairs: the admin and the mods who made this happen.
We can't just have rab and jackblack the only ones who have to have posts approved in a forum. Might as well just block them from that forum altogether.
What other possible result can you expect when the admin herself steps in to protect the users who were spamming and flaming and attacking the FE?
Why have you allowed it to reach the point where it is commonplace? As administrator, you bear responsibility for the contents of the forum you oversee.
spacecowgirl told him to "fuck off".
I wonder how many people have left the forum because of this atmosphere. I would be lying if I said I hadn't considered it. Rather than an empty forum, you might find old users returning.
spacecowgirl told him to "fuck off".
If your advice for how to engage on a debate site is 'scroll past it,' is it any wonder things are 'out of hand?'
No human has perfect self control, and there are people that enjoy antagonizing. Don't hold anyone's hands. If you are an administrator, do your job or pass the mantle to someone that will, this is just negligence. This is the only site I have ever seen that thinks this is a healthy way to let discussion happen, or that the staff's duty is only in dealing with bots. Is this a debate site or 4chan?
spacecowgirl just shrugged her shoulders and persisted in destroying this forum.
This was an administrator. This was the supposed highest level of authority on this site, acting like the basest form of troll when questioned. There is never any excuse for quote manipulation and out-of-context remarks, and there is even less when you are supposed to be a staff member.
But suppose they are right. Suppose the users on this site do indeed all act like this, and that it isn't a matter of tensions being raised and a response to provocation. Why are you defending that? If this forum has truly deteriorated to the point where if you banned the aggression and insults, you would have no users left, why are you acting like that is a good thing?
spacecowgirl couldn't care less.
You allowed this to happen. Take responsibility, like you expect everyone else to.
From everything I have seen, Space Cowgirl is not fit to be an administrator. She is quick to ban for a non-existent personal slight, but cares nothing for long-term problems. She acknowledges that people should ignore and scroll past a user, but thinks their presence should remain because... why, exactly? If you want no one to engage with them, why do you want them here?
This was back in September of last year. We, the FE, gave up posting on this forum.