My reasons for being here + questions regarding me being banned
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:06 am
I visit various sites of religion, culture, spirituality, ethics, etc. I can't and I won't accept being told what is truth. It is in me to see what others say and form an opinion for myself, that which is relevant to me. If this is not permitted on here then I don't know what else to say. Users should not be able to register if they have to agree with what they are told, without question. I can't help but question things, and I always will - either until I find the actual truth or if I somehow can answer things myself from experience, which may also be the actual truth.
I am referring to the rules. As far as I can tell, I haven't broke any rules - unless there's an unwritten rule that says despite all the rest of the rules, disagreement is absolutely not permitted. I'm trying to - as my username said - seek understanding. If I ask questions, then that is to try and get answers which I understand; being force-fed things that others tell me is correct just because simply never works.
I think that's all. If anything I said didn't make sense, then anyone can feel free to ask me to explain it.
Can that be explained? I was posting and communicating - what I thought was - freely, then I was told I am "attempting to dismiss and minimise" what zola was saying. By banning my account... that is encouraging me?Welcome to the T4S I encourage people to post and communicate freely.
This also confuses me, since I was banned. Does anyone understand this?I respect people and encourage free thought.
Again - I was banned, simply because I disagreed. How does this fit-in with this what is mentioned in the rules? It certainly is not easy to enjoy myself when I disagree and debate in a civilised way but then am shut-up and banned uncivilly.I want to cultivate a positive atmosphere where people can share information, learn from one another and enjoy themselves
I have not had nay PMs, so this is not really relevant to me as of yet; however, I used discernment in what I read in a thread, I disagreed, and I debated... then I was banned. What I say obviously didn't reflect this forum's views - is that a bannable offence?However, be aware you may find many different people posting all kinds of information and advice. Please think twice before following any advice you may receive on this forum. Be careful of people private messaging you. Remember they are anonymous, could be anybody, possibly with an agenda. Use discernment. Posts from members may not necessarily reflect the views of the T4S and are not official voices of the T4S.
I have tried being civil. Nothing in my original post, in the "Demon v Daemon" thread, was uncivil. I would consider being shut-up and banned to be uncivilised. As the admin, you can do that, of course, but how are we to know how you are if you are not held to the same rules which you impose on others? I'm not trying to be entitled; I was banned, so I need to know why when I didn't break any rules. I suppose one could say that I debated what you said, because I disagreed with it... yet I was banned uncivilly.If someone posts something you don't agree with feel free to debate but keep it CIVIL.
I didn't post anything illegal, nor spam. Yet it was removed and I was banned. If we are to have rules, then we need to understand them.Illegal content and spam will be removed, the account disabled and the person behind it banned.
One can merely decide, arbitrarily, that anything said - such as my post here - is these things, even when it is not. I don't know what's wrong. I have not posted much, and after my first post I was banned. I came back and couldn't log in. Now I am confused. I have not posted in many threads - only a couple now - and I am wondering what happened. Unless free thought and communicating freely is somehow not permitted on here, which is not defined. Being banned is defined, but free thought and communicating freely is not defined. Did I do something wrong that is not within the rules?invective, Ad hominem attacks and libel
I am referring to the rules. As far as I can tell, I haven't broke any rules - unless there's an unwritten rule that says despite all the rest of the rules, disagreement is absolutely not permitted. I'm trying to - as my username said - seek understanding. If I ask questions, then that is to try and get answers which I understand; being force-fed things that others tell me is correct just because simply never works.
I think that's all. If anything I said didn't make sense, then anyone can feel free to ask me to explain it.