This place has done an amazing job taking a perfectly great joke and running it into the ground.

Sounds like projection.

it is more illuminating, than inspiring.

it is amazing that i can point to the specifics of the mistakes highlighted in the meme and that it is one of Carlin's most famous jokes and memes because it calls out for people for being so un-self aware that they simply cannot help but trip over the error.


people here read the meme. Mock it as 'ya d'uh, it is not saying anything' but then cannot help themselves mere posts later but to trip into the Meme and do what it mocks.

The only thing that meme teaches is that Carlin is Goldilocks.

Culled from the Transgender Issues Thread:


The bolded is an excellent observation.

I (of course) will not be naming names, but there is a certain poster (who I will not name) I am just now putting on IGNORE to make my experience here less miserable.

Y'all have a grateful day!

Ive never seen it or understand it but than I thought Dogbot was a dog making football picks

That's what you get for reading his whole post. I didn't get nearly that far.

Qp keeps the lights on here and would be insta flamed and booted from any other forum on 2p2, minus bfi bc they effectively have no moderation

Lmao at lagtight making multiple alts so he can post in the trans thread and complain about Cuepee again.

Seems kind of dishonest for a supposed Christian, but w/e.

Alt has a 2009 reg date so I doubt he created it for those purposes although that would be amazing foresight if he did.

Must have just remembered about it. It’s 100% lagtight though.

It would definitely be an amazing coincidence and if it's not Lagtight they should probably arrange a meetup because they'd likely get along well given their similarities and that they're both apparently in southern California playing chess.

Huh? This is the Moderation Discussion Thread, dum-dum.

As Flip Wilson (in character as Geraldine) would say: "What's your beef, jerky?"

I accidently posted in the Transgender Issues thread last night.

And several weeks ago I posted about a tangent in that thread that had literally nothing to do with the main topic.

That makes negative sense.

It's an ancient account that I used ages ago on RGT. When my prior account got perma-banned, I started posting on RGT again with that old account. (And still do.)

Tame is aware of that alt-account.

There are so many threads similar to each other, I sometimes forget which thread I'm posting in.

In all cases in which I posted in the Transgender Issues thread (since my self-banishment from that thread), it was not about transgender issues.

Anyway, have a grateful day y'all!

I confirm your suspicion.

I actually agree with you. It does seem dishonest. Maybe it is. I'll think about it.

How many puppets is a banned account allowed to post under?

Now we're in northern California playing chess.

Well, if I get banhammered when Tame sees this exchange we'll have some closure on that question.

Hello everyone.

I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to serve as a moderator in Politics and Society. I asked for this position because I believe we are experiencing a polarization in our politics and society unseen since the 1960s. We may well be at a juncture from which we will either make great progress or suffer great setbacks in regards to our democratic foundations and civil rights over the next few years. So I believe it is important to maintain a forum for discussing these important topics. When the other mods had to step back a bit due to their real life time obligations, I asked to join the mod team to help keep the forum going.

I have not followed this forum in the past, though I have been reading through threads the last few days and made a few posts. This has allowed me to get a sense of the initial impression the forum likely makes on new readers who are deciding if our forum is a place they would like to visit regularly and participate in. While I see some familiar names from the live poker forum, many of you I have not had any interaction with to date. I have no preconceived notions of anyone's posting behavior and will essentially start from a clean slate.

I will shortly post more about my modding approach and give my initial impressions of the forum based on my observations over the last several days. I will be soliciting your input on things you like about the forum that you want to remain, and things you don't like that you would like me to change. Your candid input and feedback is very important to me. Especially, please don't hesitate to let me know if you think a policy or a proposal is a bad idea. I'd rather hear it before it goes into effect than after.

My overall modding principle is simple: Be Nice. Disagreement need not be disrespectful, and everyone must be treated with respect. Calling a poster derogatory names or hurling snarky insults never usefully advances a discussion. It just bogs things down and turns off many would be participants. And it's not nice. Don't do it.

My goal is to have a forum where people with a wide variety of opinions along the political spectrum enjoy expressing and debating their views in a spirited manner, free from insults, bigotry and denigrating comments. If you enjoy discussing these important and often polarizing issues in a passionate, yet respectful manner, I look forward to getting to know you and working with you to create a forum people will enjoy visiting and contributing to. You can be as committed, determined and relentless as you like in advocating for your position. Be persuasive, thought provoking and challenging. But be nice.

I want to thank tame_deuces and King Spew for their support in bringing me onboard and for all the time and effort they have put into making the forum better. While I am taking over most of the day to day modding responsibilities, both are retaining their mod status and superpowers, and will be supporting the forum as their availability permits. And I personally welcome their continued advice and feedback.

Again, I am happy to be here and look forward to getting to know you.

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PS: this moderation thread has a remarkable number of posts in it for a mod thread, including a large number of deleted posts and derails. So I will be closing this thread and opening a new mod thread to capture all your input and feedback as we move forward. Please limit your posts in that thread to moderation issues. Thanks.

Welcome to our new overlord!