Comment Chuck a Night Driver Administrator (3/10/01 8:13:59 am) Reply

[TIP][NOT-OT] The Point…….

of the Exercise seems to have been lost.

At one time, the point was to enable the members of the forum to prepare for a coming "problem" which we were able to "define" with the short-hand term "Y2K and surrounding Issues". These "issues" ranged from a complete loss of infrastructure web (precipitated by the loss or failure of one of the legs of the "Iron Triangle"), to "My paycheck is never quite right". We discussed how to prepare for worst case scenarios. Each person's worst case was different. Each one seemed to have elements from several general failures or general areas of difficulty, such that there were broad types of strategies that would answer MANY people's concerns. And we shared those strategies. And we shared those concerns.

PREPARATION was the overarching principle of the group. Preparation for loss of grid power, for loss of infrastructure water distribution or infrastructure food distribution, or transportation, or financial networking.

The board was NOT "conspiracy Central" where a "Unified Conspiracy Theory" was under development.

It was NOT "End-times Prophecy HQ" where the merits of various Prophets and interpretations of the Book of Revelations were endlessly debated, evaluated and reevaluated.

We have morphed over the last 15 months, of necessity, (intellectual honesty at LEAST required the morph) from a Year 2000 Issues forum to a Current Events Issues Forum (Year 2000 Issues became CURRENT issues by DEFINITION, after all). The seeds of this morph were planted in 1998 as I and other rank and file posters used to proclaim (or sometimes Declaim, and the two ARE different) that "Y2K WILL NOT HAPPEN IN A VACCUUM" on a lot of OT (OFF topic) threads. Well, what was then Off Topic but, Dang It, PART of the Problem, has become ON topic because it IS part of the matrix we live in.

Over the past 3-5 months, we have even lost a lot of THAT focus. For instance, this morning Mrs D said to me, "You didn't tell me Bush blocked the Airline Strike." I hadn't seen ANYTHING here on the board in ref the Mechanics Union being ready to go on strike against Northwest. (And while I don't open EVERY thread, I DO read EVERY header.)

HOW did we miss this?? This is an example of our loss of focus.

It begins to look as though if it ain't Israel, End Times, chemtrails, JBT's, or Bilderburger/Illuminati/NWO that we no longer care. I didn't sign on for that kind of board.

THE CURE

There are two simple cures for this loss of focus/Board Drift.

Method 1: the ADULT version

On the ONE hand, the ADULT cure is for folks to read this thread, and take it to heart. Right down deep to heart. And for each and every one of us to look at the content of what ever it is that we are posting and to ask ourselves "Does this have anything to do with a Board that is focused on preparing to deal with hard times, or a Board that is focused on identifying where these hard times are coming from and how soon they may be here, or a Board heavily involved in Current Events?"

If the answer is "YUP, NO question" then hit submit.

If the answer is "I THINK so, pretty much. And I think the rest of the folk will agree." Then hit submit.

If the answer is "well, maybe." Then the back button might be more appropriate.

CLEARLY, the second category will require some fine tuning. BUT we are assuming (yes that DOES translate as "ASS - U - ME") that the participants are A*D*U*L*T*S. And, yes, on past form this MAY be a stretch.

METHOD 2: The Juvenalian Version

(Go look up Juvenal and THEN get offended)

This is the version that most of the sysops have been hinting at and threatening for several days. The sledgehammer approach. It starts out by consolidating your threads for you if you can't seem to do it yourself. It then runs to deleting them or escorting you to see the Egress. NONE (NO not even ONE) of the sysops WANTS to have to go to the Juvenalian route. ALL of the sysops have been driven VERY CLOSE to the edge of THAT particular abyss over the past week or so.

If'n y'all cain't play like at LEAST sixth graders, we'll be forced to go that route.

And, no, there won't be a post that says "WHUPS WE got to go Juvenal."

It'll just happen.

And we will ALL be ever so much the poorer for it.

Chuck

TimeBombY2000 - TimeBomb2000 - TimeBomb Y2000 forums

-- News Hawk) (-@power.corrupts), March 10, 2001

Answers

Let's hear it for censorship!

-- News Squak (-@-.-), March 10, 2001.

The dictator has spoken. Off to manual labor prison camps for all dissenters

-- king chuck (king@of.nothing), March 10, 2001.

Link - Latest Update

-- Linker (links@.r.us), March 10, 2001.

Let it be known... The beatings will continue until morale improves!

*Sigh* It would appear Reverend chuck is having one helluva time keeping his flock focused. (Perhaps he should take a lesson or two from Unk.) I have to wonder though, what will become of apostles zog, invar, ashton & leska should the good Reverend follow through on his threat to mute the chemtrails/JBT's/Bilderburger/Illuminati/NWO conspiracy advocates. Surely they can't be happy with this sudden turn of events. I doubt that anyone would appreciate having a muzzle put on 'em. 'Specially when it involves something they're so giddy and passionate about. Being asked to drop their irrational conspiracy nonsense is equivelant to inviting them to a party and then telling them they can't drink or dance once they get there. Yeah... That'll last for a day or two.

Could it be that chuck doesn't understand paranoia and the belief in conspiracy theories is the very lifeblood of that forum?

-- CD (costavike@hotmail.com), March 10, 2001.

To quote my big bro "CHUCK IS A FUCKING IDIOT THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE A LOT OF DEGREES BUT DRIVES AN AMBULANCE FOR A LIVING"

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 10, 2001.

We have morphed over the last 15 months, of necessity, (intellectual honesty at LEAST required the morph) from a Year 2000 Issues forum to a Current Events Issues Forum...

Maybe some of you haven't considered it, but that could actually be the way Chuck in his own mind views the purpose of the forum.

-- (at@face.value), March 10, 2001.

Yep CD,by jove I think you've got it nailed.He just might be coming around,maybe he's Unk's new anon protoge?

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), March 10, 2001.

‘Chuckie’ III? That would be fun!

-- So (cr@t.es), March 10, 2001.