Virgil's Board

[CarolinaKat]

Ok Virgil Showlion, what's up with that?

(Also if this is addressed elsewhere please feel free to direct me there)

[chiver78]

it is addressed elsewhere, but I'll leave your thread up in case others in YM-OT don't leave this forum.

simply PM a mod for the password. I will send it over to you right now.

[CarolinaKat]

Jul 30, 2015 11:42:43 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

it is addressed elsewhere, but I'll leave your thread up in case others in YM-OT don't leave this forum.

simply PM a mod for the password. I will send it over to you right now.

Thank you!

[lexxy703]

So it is new!  I saw it yesterday & wondered why I had never noticed it before!

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

 someone tell Chloe what's going on. 

[billisonboard]

Jul 30, 2015 12:57:37 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

 someone tell Chloe what's going on. 

A potentially very contentious topic was introduced. The initial reaction was to ban it as a topic of discussion. It appears that the plan changed and a new board was created to discuss it.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Is it about hunting snow leopards for sport or is it a discussion about something serious?

Can we know the topic before we decide if we want to join the board?

[ArchietheDragon]

Jul 30, 2015 13:58:19 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Is it about hunting snow leopards for sport or is it a discussion about something serious?

Can we know the topic before we decide if we want to join the board?

"Virgil's Inferno
For discussion of the ethics of organ harvesting, threats to defund PP, the veracity of the video that started the scandal, etc. It is NOT for expressing your religious beliefs. Religious posts will be removed. "

[CarolinaKat]

Jul 30, 2015 13:58:19 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Is it about hunting snow leopards for sport or is it a discussion about something serious?

Can we know the topic before we decide if we want to join the board?

It's actually serious. PM a mod if you want to see

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Hhhhmmmm...well thanks for the information. 

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Jul 30, 2015 14:11:36 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Jul 30, 2015 13:58:19 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Is it about hunting snow leopards for sport or is it a discussion about something serious?

Can we know the topic before we decide if we want to join the board?

It's actually serious. PM a mod if you want to see

Thanks.  It was a fair question, given Virgil's history of twisting legitimate threads into rants about snow leopards.  

[happyhoix]

All righty, not going there, bound to be tense.

[moon/Laura]

It's named after Virgil because he's the one who nagged, whined, and bullied me until I gave in just to get him to leave off already.

But, he knows how I feel about the topic and so I told him that he was going to have to be responsible for that mess. And if it can't be controlled then it'll be removed.

[NancysSummerSip]

Jul 30, 2015 15:07:43 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

It's named after Virgil because he's the one who nagged, whined, and bullied me until I gave in just to get him to leave off already.

But, he knows how I feel about the topic and so I told him that he was going to have to be responsible for that mess. And if it can't be controlled then it'll be removed.

Moonie, Moonie, Moonie.....the words "Virgil" and "responsible" in the same post?

I think the ship containing what is left of your marbles has sailed, gone into international waters, and is partying with a girlie drink in each hand.

[NoNamePerson]

Geeze, I'm glad I clicked on this. I saw it yesterday and thought I was hallucinating - which happens on occasion       That's all!!!!

[Artemis Windsong]

All I got was his profile.  I have enough to keep up with on this board.

[Virgil Showlion]

Sorry for the late reply; I'm traveling.

As moon/Laura indicated, I pressed for a discussion on the recent Planned Parenthood scandal in a recent roundtable discussion. There were several reasons:

• the story is a major news topic and has significant political ramifications
  
• the story broaches issues of organ harvesting for profit, harvesting for medical research, medical ethics, targeting of minorities (i.e. genocide), which are worth discussing
  
• posters had already attempted to discuss the story
• there is a great deal of misinformation surrounding the story; a critical discussion of which components are true, which are false, which are indeterminate, etc. will be of benefit to everybody
  
• if our topic ban persisted, we would hold the dubious distinction of being the only political/current events forum on the Internet that had imposed such a ban

Admin's concern, which is indeed warranted, is that the topic is contentious and will undoubtedly lead to personal offense, attacks, and uncivil behaviour. The compromise was to create a separate, password-protected board managed by myself and a small team of mods with an explicitly-disclaimed zero-tolerance policy. That is, any personal attack will result in an account being banned from accessing the sub-forum. Additionally, any poster requesting the password to the board is implicitly acknowledging the controversial nature of the subject matter.

I will not be participating in the discussion.

As moon/Laura has made clear, she doesn't endorse the sub-forum, she doesn't want anything to do with it, and she's tolerating it based on my request. Please respect this fact.

Regards,

Virgil

[moon/Laura]

Jul 30, 2015 20:38:43 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

This is a single thread on a sub-board. Please don't create additional threads. Additional threads will either be deleted or merged with the parent thread.

Regards,

Virgil

Actually, there are now 2 threads. But, I've now made it so no new threads can be started by anyone other than staff.

[Virgil Showlion]

Jul 30, 2015 20:42:37 GMT -5 moon/Laura said:

Jul 30, 2015 20:38:43 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

This is a single thread on a sub-board. Please don't create additional threads. Additional threads will either be deleted or merged with the parent thread.

Regards,

Virgil

Actually, there are now 2 threads. But, I've now made it so no new threads can be started by anyone other than staff.

And I see that some of the mods are participating too, so I'll amend my post.

[Phoenix84]

I'm guessing it's about that video about planned parenthood using aborted fetuses for research.

[Deleted]

And it's amazingly intelligent and civil but probably not for those who have gut-level feelings on a philosophical or theological basis.  I am just so happy that there's a place within the ProBoard spectrum to discuss hot-button issues in a cooler framework. That's the best part of this forum, there's a place and space for everyone and their viewpoint.

[Spellbound454]

Ooooh.... I'm up for a bit of contentiousness ......Where do I sign?