Ethan banned?

BewareofNick · December 11, 2003

Lord knows i try to be here every day, but I miss one little day and Ethan gets banned. What meltdown did I miss? Were both theDCeBoy and Oren names banned?

December 11, 2003

He is banned? How do you know this? If true, I think it's a shame. Granted he was a little thin skinned and tended to take offense very easily, but he should still be allowed to post IMO. Although I ackowledge it's their right to do as they please, I feel that Hooboy and/or the moderators here are getting to carried away with their censorship. Just my opinion.

+ *deej* · December 11, 2003

I just sent this to Hooboy in email:

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Keep this in mind the next time you either hear or are about to repeat a rumor!

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was well known for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who said excitedly, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

"Triple filter?"

"That's right," Socrates continued "Before you talk to me about my student, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say... The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and ..."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"

"No, on the contrary ..."

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"

"No, not really."

"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.

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Nobody who knows is talking. And those talking don't actually know. Draw conclusions accordingly.

HooBoy · December 11, 2003

As far as I know he has not been banned. Perhaps he is practicing restraint.

So un-circle the wagons and let this this non issue die, okay? Else, all it wil do is start a flame war and we've heard it all already.

Happy holidays everyone.

December 11, 2003

Well, a good rest would probably do the little guy some good.

BYN, what made you think he was banned?

Doug69 · December 11, 2003

>"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything

>I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple

>Filter Test."

You're being very unfair in asking this of BoN. If he followed the test you advocate, all of his posts would disappear; his oh-so-renowned "investigations" into the secret conduct of others -- investigations as petty and invasive as they almost univesally inaccurate - would fade away; and we would be tragically deprived of all of the gossip and innuendo he so generously shares with all of us about the hidden identity of posters and the sexual conduct of escorts.

What a great loss that would be. I'm sure if Socrates knew BoN, he would have amended his test so as to allow these great gems to be preserved.

December 11, 2003

>Well, a good rest would probably do the little guy some

>good.

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>BYN, what made you think he was banned?

Wishfull thinking?

fukamarine

December 11, 2003

neither was banned, BoN

BewareofNick · December 12, 2003

To deej and the Moron:

No supposition involved. I based the question on an e-mail received from Ethan.

MichiganMan · December 13, 2003

Yes indeed..."That depends on what the definition of is,is"...WJ Clinton

+ *Lucky* · December 13, 2003

RE: Ethan boned?

Drat! I can't remember if it's Ethan I am ignoring or Oren. Senility creeping in...

Barry · December 13, 2003

>No supposition involved. I based the question on an e-mail

>received from Ethan.

Actually BON it wasn't a question. It was a statement by you.

"Lord knows i try to be here every day, but I miss one little day and Ethan gets banned."

Whatever your source it was not an official one from this site so Deej's story applies.

Barry

OneFinger · December 13, 2003

>To deej and the Moron:

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>No supposition involved. I based the question on an e-mail received from Ethan.

Not sure I understand. Are you saying that Ethan e-mailed you stating he had been banned?

Seems to me he has way too much time on his hands if he sends out mass e-mails everytime he feels slighted. Glad I'm not on his mailing list!

theDCeBOY · December 13, 2003

read the locked threads for an explanation of what happened. none of us has any real answer as to WHY i was temporarily unable to log in. all we know is the HB had nothing to do with it.

theDCeBOY · December 13, 2003

since when did it become a "mass email"???? how does a message to BoN become a mass email?

somehow, i think you're the one who might try getting a life.

OneFinger · December 13, 2003

<i think you're the one who might try getting a life.

Your suggestion is totally unwarranted. I have a very wonderful life and it certainly won't include hiring you.