ZatoriFrank wrote:
I can't in a million years believe that anyone with the awakened state like Tom's would be against being "Frank" ...Frank
In that case, you may benefit from reading the Global Announcement Free Speech warning posted by Dr. Ted Vollers, PhD ("Board policy as regards to free speech versus board purpose.") Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:15 pm
"The following policy statement
governs your
participation on this My Big TOE Forum. Because of
troubles with and excesses from
some members, there will be a turn
away from the level of free speech previously permitted. You may be contacted by PM or e-mail by the Administration of this board. {NOTE - This has happened to me on more than one occasion!} This may be on the basis of
requesting a change in your posting on the board. This will be discussed
off the board rather than
on the board.
Posts placing contentious and uncivil disagreements on the board
will be summarily removed. You may appeal directly to Tom Campbell if you feel that it is necessary. {Like anyone would waste his time with that! Like a whiny child whose sister took her toy away, running to the Pope with tears in her eyes for assistance}
Unfortunately the past excesses of a few will affect the future activities of all. Most of you will be pleased. Some of you will not. {In other words, a few bad apples have now spoiled everybody's fun}
The books are of necessity written to explain an extremely complex and difficult subject at a relative beginners level.
This is the place to ask for explanations and
to learn at a level above the beginners if you are ready for that. {Of course Newbies get a free pass, or anyone clever enough to APPEAR a Newbie to Ted}... It is not a forum for the aggrandizement of Tom Campbell but the recognition of his paramount accomplishments in the development of the understandings presented in his books and to make his further insights available as he has time to participate. {My Take Away: "Tom doesn't post anymore, but don't talk about him like he might, just in case he starts back up again"}.
This board will not be permitted to be hijacked and dominated for the purposes and by the ideas of either newcomers nor relative 'old timers'. It will not become either a
free for all or a
free form chat room devoted to the discussion of whatever suits the passing fancy of said newcomers and regular members. Things, ideas, projects, passions, opinions that are pertinent to the discussion of MBT are permissible as postings by board members and a wide range of such is accepted without complaint. But not to the exclusion of the original purpose of this Bulletin Board and web site. (So it seems even Wud I say is not actually a place to Ad lib or discuss in a friendly way. If you are Off Topic, you are OFF TOPIC and must be PUNISHED! No More derailing threads!)
To these ends,
this board is not a democratic organization and if you wish, you may think of it as a
dictatorship as some will say, .... One within which the free will of all members will be recognized
within the balance that the free will of some will not subordinate the free will of others. (In other words, if you are not a moderator, you better watch your GD language!) In case it had escaped your notice, this is the same kind of arrangement described by Tom that governs the Virtual Realities of PMR and NPMR and the Local System within which we perceive ourselves to live. The Big Cheese as the CEO was not elected but appointed nor does he poll the citizens nor open the government to a plebiscite. To this end, Tom Campbell has given me administrative authority over the board and a status of Founder. This will only change at my choice or the will of Tom Campbell. Nor will it change as policy when I pass on the responsibility or share it with others as assistants. I believe you will find that it is actually the policy of most successful Bulletin Boards and natural to their operation if they are to remain true to their original purposes.
Note also that there will be an ongoing future practice of attempting to
remove simple
chatting from the board in order to make the valuable information relatively more available and less tedious to find. This will proceed on a time available basis, along with continual upgrading of the reference sections.
Ted as Administrator"
I genuinely look forward to this massive cleanup project, this board has become HIGHLY POLLUTED with MEANINGLESS CHIT CHAT. We've got about 6000 posts of people just saying Hi to one another? Without any aggrandizement or even mention of Tom. Only themselves.
Love,
Lynda