Journal sumdumass's Journal: once again 2
It happened once again. After this round of mass downmodding, I haven't been able to post from this account for about 2 weeks. The email complaint that the posting denial page gives is useless. Well, that is unless an editor is behind the mass down modding. That wouldn't surprise me because much seeing how the down mods are coming in at something like 10 and 15 at a time. I know some mod points are awarded at 10 instead of five and editors have unlimited points. I guess it's either a pissed off editor abusing their power because he or she cannot win an argument on the facts or a tightly knitted group of idiots who think quieting anything apposing their viewpoints is somehow winning an argument.
Oh well, it's ok, I can still post from my other accounts and have done so since the down modding. It's sort of interesting that almost identical posts under other accounts are either modded up or untouched by moderation. This and the fact that the downmods all come within a day or so each time locks the entire mass modding just to quiet an apposing viewpoint theory. I remember when slashdot was about conversations not who can yell the loudest or stop someone else from being heard. And my points weren't all that controversial either, things like there is no reason why someone cannot separate science from religion and practice both within their respective natures without being stupid or ignorant, that evolution as in speciation is still just a theory and not an observed fact even though the evidence points to it being likely, and the last one was that just because it's written in the bible doesn't mean it's mandated to certain religions to do. Oh, and I forgot about the conversation with the guy who wasn't aware that Microsoft was a separate incorporated company from Microsoft's licensing division which is incorporated and operated in an entirely different state altogether. Of course with that last one, once the guy discovered that they were two separate companies being run as separate companies, he agreed with my original assertions that it would be difficult if not impossible for Washington to apply a tax on the MS licensing operations.
Most people get 15 mod points at a time nowadays. (Score:2)
As for the editors being behind it, I'd be surprised. Pudge and I may have our (very long, very verbose) disagreements, but I've never seen any evidence that he has crossed that line.
It could just be one or two angry users (Score:2)
I remember when slashdot was about conversations not who can yell the loudest or stop someone else from being heard
And some people are awarded 15 mod points in a single round (and some of us none at all). It is unfortunate that people have managed to knock your posts down that far with their moderation abuse; and as we know there is virtually no retribution that can be taken - metamoderation is crap and nobody answers emails sent to abuse.
Although, I would not be inclined to put too much faith behind
a pissed off editor abusing their power because he or she cannot win an argument on the facts
Because whi