cods wrote on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 6:20am:


There have always been spats between moderators and members. They aren't perfect and neither are we. A moderator years ago joined in on an attack on me. We both said our piece fairly quickly and moved on, but we kept our distance from each other afterwards. There is nothing we can do about who they like and don't like. Just accept it and post in the sub-forums where you feel comfortable. Holding onto irritation or animosity makes it less enjoyable to post here - for me anyway.

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 7:54am:


That's good to hear. I wasn't sure whether you were a new member or otherwise, but you've alleviated some doubt. Personally I haven't noticed any lonely pseudo intellectuals here - just ordinary people expressing their opinions.

mantra wrote on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 8:04am:


That's good to hear. I wasn't sure whether you were a new member or otherwise, but you've alleviated some doubt. Personally I haven't noticed any lonely pseudo intellectuals here - just ordinary people expressing their opinions.[/quote]


gosh mantra I trust you are not referring to reply No 29 on this very thread....as being from a ordinary person just expressing their opinion.... ..

perhaps bubba hasnt read it yet...or he could even be faintly amused by it I wouldnt know...but having read the BAD and then the wannabee intellectuals who  like to think they know more about a person than they know themselves..[ ]

I am inclined to agree with him.. the opinionated intellectuals on here and the just plain rude and ignorant...do not come under my heading.of ordinary people..

mantra wrote on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 6:10am:


I've changed mine a couple of times but each has been fairly obviously cat-related, and I've made no secret of the fact
that it's me.

The changes haven't ever been made to avoid a ban or to launch an 'anonymous' attack on anyone, nor have I posted
under 'Kat' and one of the alternatives at the same time.

I do have to raise the odd eyebrow whenever a 'new' member turns up and within a few posts 'knows' exactly who's
who, how they're aligned politically and socially, and EXACTLY which 'buttons' to push to get a reaction. They then
select their 'victim/s' and will go from thread to thread, post to post, harassing, annoying, heckling and abusing.

Whether they get banned or just get bored, I don't know. But within hours or days they're gone, only to be replaced
by one or more clones following exactly the same 'battle-plan'.

I'd hazard a guess that no more than a third of the 'new' members who register actually are new. The rest are either
socks or legit re-activations or changes to existing memberships a la Bobby and Cods.

I think it's sad that there are a half a dozen or so 'regulars' on ozpolitics all day every day that think that a public forum should be their own little glee club.

Good point Herb, although I'd never heard of a politician constantly whinge about insults/profanity/abuse etc prior to Julia.

Bubba Zanetti wrote on Oct 19^th, 2014 at 2:31pm:


I also can not think of one treated as badly ?