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.
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