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exactly how a select group of posters wants it to go
its worse bc this group is infinitely more vocal than the silent majority. bc they bitch and moan, their agenda gets promoted and, ultimately, good posters get banned. ironically, when others question the move after the fact, or attempt to defend those on thin ice, we get labeled whiners ourselves, along with getting placed on the troublemaker list for possible purging.
further, our aims arent taken seriously even when they may merit consideration. i think phb is an awful poster and a huge "net negative" to these forums. he posts a ton, apparently is incapable of thinking prior to posting, and has shown incapable of changing his viewpoint when facing insurmountable evidence and logic the contrary. this leads to annoying derails of bickering spanning multiple pages. sounds kinda familiar i guess.
now the proper course of action would be to report many of his posts while waging a behind the scenes lobbying campaign, as it appears many did against epi and bitchface. but that seems pretty boring, takes a long time, and likely wouldnt be successful. its also against my principles in believing that its the lol internet and if ppl cant handle morans and trolls then they should gtfo.
unfortunately, it seems that a vocal core of posters greatly desire to homogenize the forums. eliminate those that post contrary opinions in a brash and edgy style. its gonna make the place boring fast.