[Deleted for flaming and poster suspended.]

No, it's a private blog where various people who've been on the rougher end of Graham's 'moderation' kept in touch, let off steam and had a few laughs. I can't see how it's against the rules for users to discuss OLO moderation decisions privately, off the site. I've never linked to the 'Cyberia' blog from OLO, and most of its members don't post here much any more anyway.

Is it against the rules to talk about the rules in private? Or, heaven forfend, to make private jokes about Graham's mercurial moderation?

If Graham bans me for these deadful transgression, bye folks - those who want to keep in contact know how :)

Apparently CJ has locked his Cyberia blog down now, but it was not a private blog. His last post is disingenuous. The people on the blog were not on the "rougher end" of my moderation. At least one of them had never been suspended. Others had, but for good cause.

I took the precaution of downloading the blog before I posted. The fact that I could do that proves that it was not

private. In any case, when I moderate a thread I treat the correspondence as private. Apparently CJ doesn't respect those

sorts of conventions. In the interests of a full and frank discussion I post the evidence.

The pages that I linked to can be found at:
www.onlineopinion.com.au/documents/articles/Postcards from Cyberia Democracy or Demockery.mht
www.onlineopinion.com.au/documents/articles/Postcards from Cyberia Grima Fuhrer.mht
www.onlineopinion.com.au/documents/articles/Postcards from Cyberia Rules of Engagement.mht

I had some difficulty getting one or two of them to open. If that is a general problem I will have to look at it again later today, after I get some sleep.

Is it against the rules to talk about the rules in private? Well that wasn't what he was doing. If you read the posts CJ's

intention was to undermine this site. He can do that, but not by creating mayhem here. I have no control over his behaviour elsewhere, but it is strange behaviour for someone who claims to be a senior academic.

Thank you for the opportunity, the lessons, the advices, the views.

Graham Y is right in his decision to take action on me. He chooses to as this forum is his to monitor and control. We joined as guest and with every group, organization, etc. we should always abide by their laws, rules, and wishes. He tried to put out a raging fire before it burnt the whole place down. If you do not respect the rules, we should leave in peace.

I did wrong here and I suffered the consequences. If I practiced the rules of this forum in the first place, I wouldn't have had to suffer the mental and emotional self-torture I caused to myself.

I am grateful that Graham Y has allowed me to post. As I have learned so much in my short time here. This place teaches me so many lessons in life. I teaches me never to judge, it is harder to do it with strangers that you can only read their writings. Some of the posters here are wise beyond their words. I learned that anger and revenge should have no place in my heart, and a time-out is good for me to reflect on my actions.( I actually ended up abusing Graham in my rage, sorry for that)

I feel we should all obey the rules of this forum, treat each other with more respect. If I am allowed to continue posting here, I shall try my best to practice this. If I sometimes forget, I hope the rest of the members here remind me of my wrong doings.

Those who choose not to obey by the rules, it is your choice but no one forced you to join this forum and others shouldn't be punished by your decisions.

I thank you all of you who have thought me all these lessons. Some of you have come up with great suggestions in your writings. I take the good, and try to forget the bad. It's not easy, but practice makes perfect. I would like to stay here as currently this place is convenient for me for my journey.

Somehow it is human nature to 'flame' others, as it kinds of brings us some satisfaction. I have done all the wrong as the rest of you, and I am so sorry for that. I day to reflect has made me realize how I have been writing here and I hope I do not repeat my mistakes again. It was never a good feeling. When I write, I don't just address the people here, I address the reality in my life, the people who mean a lot to me, the things that happened on that day. Still, I should be more discipline here, and if I choose to vent, I should do it else where so I can respect the rules of this forum.

Each day is a new learning experience. Each day I learn more and more lessons. I learn from the virtual world, I learn from the real world.

"This game we play of life... Is tricky just like a game of chess. Make the wrong move and you lose a piece, a piece of ourselves. Think wisely, try to consider all the consequences of a move before making it. Once you make the move, you either win, or you loose. How much of it, depends on how big a risk you are daring to take in this game of life.-E.T."

Hitler mustache, cracked me up. LOL.

You seem to be going into personal details I reckon. But that's just in my humble opinion.

jinny the ninny
a.k.a. the devil ;)

Well I want to be truly open here.
I have grown here, my first posts, posts for years before in other sites too are a mess.
I did not think like that, my words just did not flow out of my fingers as they came out of my mouth.
I grew too in my views, never far from Labor/Union, even when critical it was in my view for the good of both.
I fell foul of many, fought like a child, mud ball for mud ball.
People I should have ignored, but fell time and again into a verbal war no one could win.
Then , Abbott won the leadership and politics changed.
I had/have opinions and voiced them, we here in OLO GY may not agree started an unseemly debate.
I understand why some left, maybe/properly they and me should have backed of.
We felt, truly,thread titles turning up and posts seen did not relate to fairness.
As we squabbled like chooks in a hen yard GY posted an intervention, that held the key to others leaving me beginning a search for another site.
We felt, can our belief hurt us? a balance had been lost.
My search was not rewarded, no one told me to ace it up I at last said no more, I will not get involved with those who play baiting childish games or their threads.
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