I Don't Think It's Possible To Have A Differing Opinion Here.

[Truth 101]

I read the TOS. Got one warning for language, then another. Now I'm banned from reading a bunch of topics. I came to this site because it is interesting and diverse, but apparently having a differing opinion against the LDS church is against the TOS, even though it doesn't say so. MODS I'm talking to YOU.

[MiserereNobis]

I have a very different opinion that yes, goes against the Mormon church.  I'm a faithful Catholic, so that should be obvious.  I've not received any infractions or anything and I post contrasting ideas regularly.

 

Perhaps one issue is your tone.  You are very confrontational and it appears to me, at least, that you are more interested in tossing out accusations (sometimes 5 or more in a single post!) against the Mormon church than actually trying to dialogue, find answers (even if you disagree with them), and otherwise act civilly.  Yes, I agree with you that the LDS church is not the Church of Christ (no surprise!).  But I highly disagree with your posting style and wouldn't want to be grouped in with you.  In fact, I often skim or skip your posts, because of their tone, and because of their predictability.

 

I hope this helps you understand why you might be having trouble with the mods here, and this is coming from someone who is not LDS, so this is not an LDS biased response.

 

Perhaps you could pick one or two topics that interest you and explore them.  Explore.  Write nicely, read with an open mind, and point out disagreements respectfully.

 

That's my neo-Platonic, apostate, Medieval Christian $0.02

 

God bless.

 

ETA:  unfortunately, your tone in this very thread is an example of what I am talking about.

Edited March 21, 2014 by MiserereNobis

[Brian 2.0]

I read the TOS. Got one warning for language, then another. Now I'm banned from reading a bunch of topics. I came to this site because it is interesting and diverse, but apparently having a differing opinion against the LDS church is against the TOS, even though it doesn't say so. MODS I'm talking to YOU.

I haven't read your posts but I'm a former believer who now is basically atheist. I haven't hid that fact in my posts and enjoy discussing topics here. Mods have never acted on me in any way.

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

I read the TOS. Got one warning for language, then another. Now I'm banned from reading a bunch of topics. I came to this site because it is interesting and diverse, but apparently having a differing opinion against the LDS church is against the TOS, even though it doesn't say so. MODS I'm talking to YOU.

Of course you can discuss differing views, just don't be rude or impolite. But this is not a site to air every problem you have with the Church...it is possible to disagree without being disagreeable. Also the mods have a thankless job, and rules prohibit targeting them for enforcing rules. It is clear from many of your posts that you have problems with the Church, this site is not the Church...so don't take it out here.

[JLHPROF]

Terms of service are pretty clear -

No:

• Mocking each others' beliefs
• Judging others

and of course:

This is not a free speech board. It's a respectful speech board. We want participation from LDS and non-LDS people. Mocking LDS beliefs will drive away LDS members. This means:

• Do not use offensive terms for things we hold sacred.
• Do not post temple content or links to temple content.
• Do not use nicknames for LDS leaders. Example: Calling Joseph Smith "Joe" is not acceptable.
• Do not post anything else you know is meant to do nothing more than push others' buttons.

 

It's not that hard, but you're violating the TOS with this thread too:  Do not start threads to criticize moderators, complain
about thread closures, or backtalk when we intervene.

 

Just follow the rules and you can take any position you want.