How to contact the site owners

[LincolnDuncan]

I have been visiting this site for many years. I mostly engage other members on the politics forum. I visit the GLBTXYZ forum mostly to look at the pictures of women. I don't post very frequently but occasionally post a pic or vid. I recently posted a vid on a thread initiated by someone who believes that she has the authority to determine who can post on threads that she initiates. After posting a couple of on topic vids on one of the many threads she initiates, my posts were deleted by a moderator. The thread starter also posted a paragraph attacking me which the moderator chose not to delete. I like this site and also believe in free speech as the site owners claim to do, and appreciate that none of us have any financial obligation for the time we enjoy being here. The point is that the thread starter doesn't deserve any consideration that isn't also afforded to me. The term moderator suggests to me an individual who doesn't take sides and works in a mature, professional manner to resolve disputes. In this instance, the moderator has been extremely biased. I have attempted to contact Laurel, one of the site owners but I have not received a response. I am open to serious, non-snarky advice on how to get the attention of the site owners.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

Well, you can always PM Laurel. I’m uncertain how she will take your issue, but she’s the owner.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

Well, you can always PM Laurel. I’m uncertain how she will take your issue, but she’s the owner.

I have. No response.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

With guidance from Laurel, the site owner:

On the roleplaying forums, users often create "closed" threads for roleplay between themselves and those who they choose. If another party ignores this, we will remove that users posts from the thread.

The LGBTQ+ forum is a place where LGBTQ+ folks should reasonably be allowed to have discussions. If a woman wandered into a gay man thread, we would move those posts off as well (this is demonstrably far less likely to occur, but would be handled the same).

Signed,
The (allegedly) biased moderator who has also moderated this forum for several years

 

[LincolnDuncan]

With guidance from Laurel, the site owner:

On the roleplaying forums, users often create "closed" threads for roleplay between themselves and those who they choose. If another party ignores this, we will remove that users posts from the thread.

The LGBTQ+ forum is a place where LGBTQ+ folks should reasonably be allowed to have discussions. If a woman wandered into a gay man thread, we would move those posts off as well (this is demonstrably far less likely to occur, but would be handled the same).

Signed,
The (allegedly) biased moderator who has also moderated this forum for several years

I didn't mention your name or that of the malicious thread starter. I have to wonder why an unbiased moderator like you didn't delete the post of the thread starter who attacked me in public for the crime of having a penis and posting in her thread.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Did you report the post?

Moderators are not paid and what I have seen happen is that when they get a report on a post, they are quick to remove it but don’t always have the time at the moment, to look at other posts, relating to it.
So, if noone reported the post by the thread starter it is quite possible that the mod never saw it.

In general I totally agree that noone owns a thread and I tend to stay away from the sub fora that have special rules that stand apart from the general Lit rules, like that.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

I didn't mention your name or that of the malicious thread starter. I have to wonder why an unbiased moderator like you didn't delete the post of the thread starter who attacked me in public for the crime of having a penis and posting in her thread.

I don’t care that you didn’t mention my name here or hers (although you do like to make slights at her in which you do name her, those were deleted as well, Mr. Innocent, deleted by someone other than me); I’m not one to shy away from accusations. I deleted the thread in question well before you created this one, incidentally. It was left up so that you would see my response (the same response as above, so this is not new information to you), which I know you did because you sent me another cranky PM regarding it.

Regarding bias, I absolutely can admit to being simply astonished that a man (who has his gender included in his bio yet scolded several people for assuming it) feels so slighted by being told to allow a space for women. It’s just demonstrates such entitlement and audacity. There are so many places on this site for men to post about women. The unmoderated GB has image and video threads. Fetish and Sexuality has threads for men who love girl on girl porn. But you keep pounding your chest and demanding your right to post wherever you want. As I have already told you, my above response came directly from Laurel. It’s her site, not yours. And I agree with her 100%.

Get over yourself.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

I don’t care that you didn’t mention my name here or hers (although you do like to make slights at her in which you do name her, those were deleted as well, Mr. Innocent, deleted by someone other than me); I’m not one to shy away from accusations. I deleted the thread in question well before you created this one, incidentally. It was left up so that you would see my response (the same response as above, so this is not new information to you), which I know you did because you sent me another cranky PM regarding it.

Regarding bias, I absolutely can admit to being simply astonished that a man (who has his gender included in his bio yet scolded several people for assuming it) feels so slighted by being told to allow a space for women. It’s just demonstrates such entitlement and audacity. There are so many places on this site for men to post about women. The unmoderated GB has image and video threads. Fetish and Sexuality has threads for men who love girl on girl porn. But you keep pounding your chest and demanding your right to post wherever you want. As I have already told you, my above response came directly from Laurel. It’s her site, not yours. And I agree with her 100%.

Get over yourself.

“Allow me to retort,” You believe that you know what is going on because you heard one side. Let me give you some background information. I was around when the thread starter initiated her first asses and legs thread. She was trying to talk with women but was getting no response, so I messaged her. She told me that she was a lesbian and I never hit on her. We exchanged messages for a time until she made female friends then she was too busy and I understood that she was lesbian and looking to meet females. I’m not here to hit on anyone. I continued to post on her threads as well has make respectful comments. Eventually, I posted less and less.

I never had any problems with her attacking guys who make juvenile posts and in fact, felt that guys like me should set an example. As time went on she began to work to claim her space and eventually got support for other posters and from biased mods. In real life, I’m a social justice activist. I am fundamentally opposed to segregation and discrimination. It’s unhealthy as is her attachment to her threads.(OCD} That is the GLBT forum, but in reading Lit rules, I never saw anything discriminatory about posting on GLBT threads. Nothing said, that if you’re born with a penis, you can’t post on threads in which the op has designated for lesbians. The only disagreement I’ve ever had with her is that she is assuming authority to which she is not entitled. It’s a GLBT site, not a lesbian site. Lesbians can start their own sites.

This site belongs to Laurel and Manu. They make the rules. All I’m asking is for clarification of the rules regarding posting. If Laurel and or Manu tell me not to post there, I will abide. The dude abides.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

Did you report the post?

Moderators are not paid and what I have seen happen is that when they get a report on a post, they are quick to remove it but don’t always have the time at the moment, to look at other posts, relating to it.
So, if noone reported the post by the thread starter it is quite possible that the mod never saw it.

In general I totally agree that noone owns a thread and I tend to stay away from the sub fora that have special rules that stand apart from the general Lit rules, like that.

I didn't think that I had to contact the mod because it was obvious that she had been coopted by the OP

 

[Dubinsky]

All I’m asking is for clarification of the rules regarding posting.

TPH gave you that. Virtually in quotation marks. Directly from Laurel.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

TPH gave you that. Virtually in quotation marks. Directly from Laurel.

This.

Wrong

Nope. As I told you, it’s a direct quote. The only change I made is the parenthetical aside about how much less likely it is for women to do the same in threads for gay/bi/curious men.

Never alleged you hit on anyone. The ask is to leave the space for the women posting there. It’s still visible, you can still see the beautiful women. Don’t post in the threads labeled It’s really simple. I won’t be responding on this topic again as you’re being willfully ignorant.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

This.

Nope. As I told you, it’s a direct quote. The only change I made is the parenthetical aside about how much less likely it is for women to do the same in threads for gay/bi/curious men.

Never alleged you hit on anyone. The ask is to leave the space for the women posting there. It’s still visible, you can still see the beautiful women. Don’t post in the threads labeled It’s really simple. I won’t be responding on this topic again as you’re being willfully ignorant.

You had already proven yourself to be biased so you have zero credibility with me. I'll make this very simple for you. If there is a Lit rule which states that an op can decide who can post on a thread, it should be easy for you to produce it. Once again, how does this differ from any other act of discrimination? Btw, I initiated this thread and you're not allowed to post in it. Do you see how that works?

 

[NightL]

petulance:
noun
the quality of being easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child