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. 



Showing posts with label Brattus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brattus. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Brattus

The other dude bashing RSLancastr is Brattus. He's a relatively quiet forum member with just 500 posts in about three years. Most of them are in the 9/11 Conspiracy Theory forum debunking the stragglers from the Truth movement. If you want to play whack-a-mole with Truthers, go for it. It's pointless, but at least you get to exchange the little tickets for cheap plastic toys.

But what's up with riding RSL's ass? Did he sleep with your wife? Did he stop sleeping with your wife? Does he owe you money? At least when UncaYimmy does it, he tries to sound like he's not the dick that he is. You on the other hand just sound like a dick. And then you whine about how unfair people treat you. Poor baby!

UncaYimmy

We can't talk about RSLancastr without talking about UncaYimmy, now can we? UY, as he's known to people he thinks are his friends, created the site www.StopVisionFromFeeling.com. It's dedicated to attacking a fellow member, VisionFromFeeling, a nutcase who thinks she has just about every woo ability known to woo-kind. More on her another time. Suffice it to say UY has had resounding success proving that a nutcase is, in fact, a nutcase. What next? A site telling people that Michael Moore is a fat liberal?

UY attacked RSLancastr in a thread in Forum Management after his buddy, Brattus, pissed of the Fawning Millions. Even though it was quite clear that nobody was going to listen, UY forged ahead, pissing off people left and right, especially the comment about RSL's wife "begging" on the forum. Sure, technically speaking asking for money is begging, but don't pretend like you didn't know what the reaction would be. That technique is patented by The Atheist. Of course, plenty of other people looked like total jackasses attacking UY and Brattus, including a few moderators.

UY does have the distinction of being one of the few people ever to be banned from the JREF and returning. Apparently UY left the JREF on his own and asked to have his account unregistered. A few months later, Darat changed UY's password so he couldn't log in anymore. Apparently Darat didn't like UY reporting posts to the moderators. What followed was like a bad episode of Three's Company (the good ones had lots of bra-less jogging) where Darat, Lisa Simpson, Jeff Wagg and UY all talked past each other and got pissed off. Jeff Wagg banned UY. For some reason UY decided to fight with the people running a forum he didn't want to use. WTF? After much pissing and moaning, Jeff and UY kissed and made up. Blech!

Now UY is back, writing longer and longer posts without actually saying all that much. You paid by the word, UY? Are you lost without your girlfriend, VisionFromFeeling? If you ever get those naked pictures from her, be sure to pass them along. In the meantime, Mr. High IQ, haven't you figured out yet that people are gonna ride your ass now? You don't have to reply to everything people write. In fact, it was a pleasant little break when you were gone, which is to say nobody missed you. How about a repeat performance?

RSLancastr

Since we're talking about The Chosen, might as well talk about the JREF's most revered member and honorary sacred cow, RSLancastr. RSL, as he's affectionately known by the fawning millions, created the website www.StopSylvia.com, a site dedicated to exposing the truth about Sylvia Browne. And then he had a stroke. A major stroke. This sucks, and he has my sympathies.

Unfortunately, it seems that attacking someone as awful as Sylvia Browne and having a stroke has propelled him to legendary status over at the JREF. They raised thousands of dollars for him by pestering every visitor the General Skepticism and the Paranormal forum with a sticky thread soliciting donations and updating us with every useless detail about his progress. We're here to talk about Bigfoot, not clogged arteries.

Brattus and UncaYimmy apparently got sick of everyone sending warm wishes to RSL. Or maybe they got jealous. Who knows? Anyway, they spoke up and said enough is enough. Of course, the Fawning Millions heard "RSL is a bad person!" It raised quite a stink with alleged skeptics making all sorts of ridiculous arguments in attempt to make Brattus and UY look like dicks, something both did quite well on their own.

But this is about RSL. You seem like a decent guy, but please shut up about the stroke already. Each year about 700,000 people in the USA have a stroke. You think you're the only one on the forums who has had one? Does this define who you are now? The stroke guy? Tell your wife to quit treating you like a baby and whining at everybody on "her" forum who doesn't fawn all over you. Move on with your life.

Oh, and when people tell you what a wonderful guy you are, do you really need to quote it back and say thanks? Do we really need to see it a second time? Wasn't once enough? How about a little humility? If you think Sylvia has devoted followers who can't think straight, take a look a little closer to home.