The full text of Rule 12 at the JREF Forums reads, Attack the argument, not the arguer. Having your opinion, claim or argument challenged, doubted or dismissed is not attacking the arguer. Seems like a good idea in general, but some things just need to be said, ya know? Biting your tongue gets old and leads to hairy palms. Here are some choice comments about a few of the more...interesting... forum members. We're all thinking these kinds of things. I'm just writing them down. If you'd like somebody reviewed here, leave a comment somewhere. I'll see it. 



Friday, February 19, 2010

King of the Americas

The most recent suspension at the JREF is King of the Americas. Talk about your unlikely suspensions. KOTA has been around forever. He's a one-trick pony. Basically, he saw a UFO, meaning he saw something he couldn't identify. Only he did identify it. Apparently it's constructed by aliens and defies the laws of physics. He couldn't possibly be mistaken about what he saw. No way. Which leads us to his suspension.

Apparently he was trying to stress the importance of relying on our senses, so he suggested that we try ignoring them while walking along the railroad tracks. Or something like that - the mods (the idiot, Locknar, to be precise) excised that text very quickly because, get this, it was advocating suicide!  That's right, the JREF powers that be are so concerned about suicide that if somebody says something that could remotely misconstrued as suggesting they harm themselves, a suspension is in order. Critical thinking at its best, huh?

And that's how the likable but loopy King of the Americas got suspended by the JREF.

Remirol

Jumping Jehoshaphat! How could I have started this blog without mentioning Remirol? Talk about one of the biggest pricks on the JREF Forums. This asshole spends most of his time posting in Forum Management. He's what some people call a Modette, meaning he's one of those little shits who loves telling people that they broke the rules. You can bet he was a hall monitor or safety patrol in elementary school. You can also bet that everybody hated him back then, too.

Take a look at his posting history. Does he actually offer any thing of value? Probably 90% of his last 275 posts (search limit on the forums) are in Forum Management or the pissing match of a thread called "Is JREF a Gay Organization." The guy wouldn't know a critical thought if it jumped up and bit him on the ass.

He thinks he's being clever with his little "k? thx. bye" stuff when "dismisses" somebody. Truth is, he does that stuff on the Internet because in real life he'd get is scrawny ass kicked. You wonder why the guy hangs out at the JREF in the first place. What it is that attracts such an arrogant prick?

Friday, February 5, 2010

boyntonstu

This guy is wound up tighter than nun at a titty bar. Our buddy boyntonstu has just been suspended for the second time in a month. Maybe he's on the spiral towards being banned. It sure looks like it. Why do you have to go around pissed off all the time? Don't you ever have any fun? Or is ranting and raving fun for you?

This idiot loves to politicize everything. Recently he got his rocks off pointing out (incorrectly) that no Arab nations were helping in out Haiti, but good old Israel was right there, being the benevolent and peace loving nation it is. Hey, Stu, what happened in Haiti was a terrible tragedy. Common courtesy says you don't turn it into a pissing contest. That's what assholes do.

I think he's a Jew, but it's really hard to tell for sure. He just seems like a lonely old man who needs to argue all the time. He's convinced he's right no matter what, so any disagreement with him only reinforces his superiority. That forumites continue to engage him shows a distinct lack of critical thinking. Did James Randi envision a bunch of pricks arguing pointlessly when he started the board? Does he really want the likes of Stu doing little but provoking senseless arguments?

They should put together a fund raiser and buy the guy some time with a few hookers. Apparently his religion is okay with lesbians, so let him enjoy the show. Maybe he'd lighten up.

Locknar

Locknar is a moderator over at the JREF. This guy is an idiot. A doofus. He is probably the worst moderator in the history of moderators. I really don't even know where to start or where to end. His stupidity knows no bounds.

Oh, that's not being a critical thinker, now is it? It surely isn't, but I don't care. If you hang out at the JREF, which is probably the case if you're here, then you have probably encountered Locknar floundering as a moderator. There are many people are annoyed with his uneven, knee-jerk, idiotic moderator decisions. Other moderators hardly ever back him up, and when they do, it's because they are just protecting their own.

I wish Darat would publish the number of appeals each moderator gets along with the number of infractions. More importantly, I'd like to see what percentage are reversed. He's had his chance, Darat. Fire his ass and find someone decent.

That is all.