So, if you haven't heard of the term "forum sliding" before, it refers to making posts, whether factual or not, that are not related to the content that is discussed in the board. In most cases in other places on the net, it does have intent, and that intent is to push a narrative that's either completely false or against the grain of the purpose of discussion. I think in honesty, for what I have been witnessing happening here on GAW, that's not exactly the whole story, so what I am describing is not out of criticism, but of concern.
To those who are innocent of this, they may not realize they are doing it. There has been a LOT of this happening for a while now. Whether it's karma farming (the act of gaining popularity and reputation on a board, with really no substantial value) pure self promotion (which is actually a rule here that's not being followed sometimes, with some being either actual feds, employees or promoters of an external website), or it's because this is the only or one of the few boards that posters frequent, it serves as a deterrent, a distraction, and it really weakens the overall motive of this board; to gain better understanding about the references that Q made, and to help all anons, no matter their level of knowledge, to congregate, share ideas, dig deeper, and sometimes have a little fun, which I'm not against at all. It also creates unnecessary tension (as I am guilty of), and we should focus on getting as many anons awakened as possible, and not losing them to such antics.
I know I can't call myself a mod, but to veterans and newcomers alike, it's cluttering up the board, and some very good posts get drowned out or get basically no visibility, unless you diligently filter by "rising" or "new". The mods can only do so much, so I think we should really focus on tuning out the noise and post those types of content on their designated boards within the .win community. I've made the comment many times about switching to a vBulletin style board, which would make this issue much easier to manage, and I would be willing to help, but I know that will take quite a bit of effort.
But in the meantime, and I'm saying this humbly; please consider what you post. Check the catalog to avoid duplicates, use the correct flairs when available, research the source of your posts to make sure it's verifiable and relevant, and if you see a post that's high quality and deserves to be stickied, let the mods know! But most of all, let's try not to post things that are reposts we see on social media sites that don't relate much to Q or GAW, or do not have a reliable source. I would say that's where the filtering would have the biggest impact.
Thank you all for being here, and for all the deep research and discussion that is had here. Many forums like these have fell away, and it all started by sliding posts, sinister mods, or outright trolling and shadow banning. Just want to keep the spirit alive here and tweak things just a bit so that we can all get good, reliable info. We are doing damn good for what opposition we face, I just hope that we stay together and don't lose the momentum.
Sincerely,
An oldfag from the early 2000s
You apologized profusely in DMs, we made peace on this. You're an idiot for engaging in low level banter with someone you don't even know while rather just ignoring it, because it's absolutely unnecessary to post on here about that, unless it's out of the sake of posture. Sorry the honesty of my opinion hurts, and the feeble attempt at gaslighting is a bit childish. I described exactly your actions as being one of the reasons the perceptions of anons from the public is what it is.
You are outing yourself. Post where I said anything about military not needed, because they are absolutely needed. You won't. That's fake news at it's prime. Why would I even be here and agree multiple times about the premise of not for mil, DOD or SOCOM, though they are so starkly different, the respect is still the same, we would not have a chance in hell against the DS? You're making shit up, and proving the point of my reply. It's vets who ever since Vietnam, are being bastardized to the point of suicide and it's a horrifying epidemic.
(Also, what is my training, what even is that, lol, try harder plz)
This brief interaction with another Anon here, is so cringe - and takes the wind out of your sails - for the entire post. 😞 Which by the way was/is a great OP - but after seeing how you interact with others, it makes me question how genuine it is at all. The sad part is that you just don’t see it. PRIDE 😬
God bless and have a great day.
Hes the only person who actively pursued my posts and gaslit me ever since I posted on one single thread he made about calling out a "liberal" in a grocery store. I was being honest when I said what he is doing is not helping anyone. He also took a hiatus and before he did, apologized for stalking my comments after the fact. Things were okay, until he completely made up what he just said in his post above. Are you expecting im not going to tell the truth in the face of being messed with?
I don't come from a time where I took things on the Internet as personally offensive. Don't intend to now. It's words on a screen, and if someone's going to get butthurt over things that badly, that's a psychological issue. But if you want to call it pride for me standing up for myself, that's your misinterpretation. What's the problem when others want to do it? It gets hundreds of votes here, doesn't it.. just my thoughts, no offense personally, but your peer review isn't going to really make me to into some sort of self reflection over it.
I see you haven’t changed a wink, and I don’t have to post anything. Anyone who wants to see it bad enough can go look through your comments. Apologized profusely? Yeah okay dude 🤣 Good luck on your journey.
And I encourage them to. Thank you for your wishes. Though I can tell it may be out of spite but I'll still respect that it may not be.