tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post3594200481186874065..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: Quote Of The Day.Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-74180182190031098032009-02-23T13:34:00.000+00:002009-02-23T13:34:00.000+00:00"I always wonder why bannees from CiF and GUT both...<I>"I always wonder why bannees from CiF and GUT bother to repeatedly re-register. The moderators seem to delete and ban on a whim"</I><BR/><BR/>It can be fun to deflate a sanctimonious windbag, even if they delete the comment the point is made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-78097067868903707362009-02-23T11:26:00.000+00:002009-02-23T11:26:00.000+00:00I was kicked off GUT about 6 years ago for reasons...I was kicked off GUT about 6 years ago for reasons which were explained in the usual oracular fashion, <I>ie</I> (to paraphrase only slightly) <BR/><BR/>"Here are (at least) two of our rules. You were banned for breaching one of these. It is left as an exercise for you to identify which one."<BR/><BR/>I always wonder why bannees from CiF and GUT bother to repeatedly re-register. The moderators seem to delete and ban on a whim, though I suspect the underlying motive is usually that the argument isn't <BR/>going the way they'd like.Edwin Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639193560457674072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-4456928255453607412009-02-21T19:54:00.000+00:002009-02-21T19:54:00.000+00:00"Your comment was marked 'bullshit troll bait'. St...<I>"Your comment was marked 'bullshit troll bait'. Stop complaining."</I><BR/><BR/>I wasn't complaining, I was exulting in the fact I'd riled the Pilger/Chomsky fans. <BR/><BR/>It was troll bait but certainly not bullshit, Chomsky's record on Cambodia is despicable yet his mate Pilger doesn't see fit to mention it.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-4688860958535888032009-02-21T18:30:00.000+00:002009-02-21T18:30:00.000+00:00I went back for a bit under a new name, but then I...I went back for a bit under a new name, but then I stopped bothering.<BR/><BR/>Apart from the fact that it's pointless, I can never keep track of such a fast-flowing thread. I find it impossible to have proper conversations when everyone is talking at once.<BR/><BR/>ConservativeHome has the best comment thread that I've seen on the whole internet, Letters From A Tory second.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-82357533616642485022009-02-21T17:46:00.000+00:002009-02-21T17:46:00.000+00:00Your comment was marked 'bullshit troll bait'. Sto...Your comment was marked 'bullshit troll bait'. Stop complaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-42174226906957555742009-02-21T16:56:00.000+00:002009-02-21T16:56:00.000+00:00I haven't been banned this time, it was just my co...I haven't been banned this time, it was just my comment that was deleted. I've been banned before though.<BR/><BR/>Brendan O'Neill is one of the ex Living Marxism crew isn't he, who all now pose as professional contrarians, even if they are wearisomely predictable.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-3494291184587242952009-02-21T15:01:00.000+00:002009-02-21T15:01:00.000+00:00Being banned from Comment Is Futile is a badge of ...Being banned from Comment Is Futile is a badge of honour. They banned me for criticising Brendan O'Neill. Well, I suppose he finds criticism hard to take given that he doesn't even allow comments on his own site.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.com