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I find this really disturbing. I realize CBn isn't exactly a democracy, but it doesn't have to be a dictatorship either.
It seems whenever people have a strong opinion that isn't a popular one or if they dare to disagree with a staff member they are told "to just go away", or "why are you here?" Why the hell shouldn't he be here???? He's a Bond fan just like any of us, and has contributed a lot to these forums. He should be able to argue if he feels passionately about something. We all should. His article "Dear Eon" echoed many of our sentiments and should have shown what a loyal fan he truly is. Not to mention a talented screenwriter, so I will truly miss his insights. To treat him like some kid spamming the site was really unfair. If people want to fight here, let them fight..it's not like there is blood shed, or bullets flying. Why do mods always have to step in with their heavy handed scoldings and lock up every thread where it doesn't show them in a favorable light?? It seems there are just too many chiefs around here, and not enough indians. Do you guys just pick and choose what is tolerated and what isn't? There just doesn't seem to be much consistency other than the fact that there is favoritism, which is normal for sites like these. I'm not so much criticizing that as I am the fact that is seems to be an attitude of "love us or leave us", and that's what bothers me. Because lemme tell ya, not everybody loves you. So many people are afraid to speak up because they too are afraid of being ridiculed, ostricized, or banned. BondzBK even tried to point out that the nasty comments he received just further illustrated his point of how people are treated when they stand up to someone here. But it fell on deaf ears of someone trying to protect his bruised ego. Another case in point. The new member "MooMoo" just showed up out of nowhere arguing and getting people riled up on many threads, yet not one mod said a word to him to stop. Never asked him to back up what he was saying, or even identify what his position was to have such insider info. They accepted it as fact, much like the Brosnan fiasco, which I still agree was wrong, and irresponsible, but that isn't my point this time.
I do enjoy a great many members and reading the posts here, I have several friends that I would miss a lot if I too get banned for saying all of this, but it needed to be said. I would appreciate a warning if that is the case as I would like to clean out and save some of my private messages.
Maybe some of the people who agreed with me in private will back me up here, or maybe no one will. Maybe the 4 loyal CBners on every freaking thread will tell me as they did BondzBk to just leave with some snide remark like "don't let the server hit you on the way out.." (???) I don't really care. But I'm loyal too, and I stand up for people when they don't deserve to be mistreated.
Having said that, I just think it's only fair that he be reinstated. I'm bringing this to the public forum rather than a private message because I think the members should be aware of what goes on and why people disappear.
Thanks for listening.
Edited by Monique, 17 February 2004 - 06:30 AM.
