So, who else got "cleaned" in the OM house cleaning party? - The Orange Mane

DomCasual · 08-09-2007, 09:37 PM

GonzoLays is obviously gone. His last post was on 7/25 - anyone know if he's coming back?

freak6 hasn't posted since the 24th. Is he out of here, or did he just crawl into a hole somewhere for awhile?

The smell is slowly dissipating around here.

Anyone else that's MIA?

Crushaholic · 08-10-2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DomCasual

GonzoLays is obviously gone. His last post was on 7/25 - anyone know if he's coming back?

freak6 hasn't posted since the 24th. Is he out of here, or did he just crawl into a hole somewhere for awhile?

The smell is slowly dissipating around here.

Anyone else that's MIA?

I believe freak is serving a 60-day ban. I have no idea about Gonzo. You'll have to ask TJ.

BroncoBuff · 08-10-2007, 01:03 AM

TJ reduced freak6's ban from 60 to 30 days last week ... a nice gesture seeing the time of year. I am conflicted about freak - he's a loose cannon for sure, but I think he's active military. Besides, I agree with most of his political viewpoints.

Gonzo I haven't heard anything about, but he sometimes drops away for a couple weeks all on his own.

Slap is actually posting a pretty fair amount, but for some reason - only in threads I don't frequent

Clockwork Orange hasn't posted in a couple months - a big loss for the board imo, but it's his call.

Tredici hasn't posted either, but her profile shows she's visiting. You pointed out somewhere Roh that she's busy with volunteer work.

On the bright side, I just noticed LABF is back after a couple weeks away

DomCasual · 08-10-2007, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

TJ reduced freak6's ban from 60 to 30 days last week ... a nice gesture seeing the time of year. I am conflicted about freak - he's a loose cannon for sure, but I think he's active military. Besides, I agree with most of his political viewpoints.

Active military or not, he's a douchebag. There's not a more annoying poster on the site, in my opinion.

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Gonzo I haven't heard anything about, but he sometimes drops away for a couple weeks all on his own.

For some reason, Gonzo has never bugged me as much as some others. I guess it's because I see him as clearly just trying to annoy people with some of his ridiculousness. I would rather have that than someone who is genuinely ignorant (see freak6). Don't get me wrong. I'm not ready to nominate either of them for a Nobel Peace Prize. It's like saying, "What would you rather have? The stomach flu, or a kidney stone?" I've had both, and I guess I would have to say I'd rather have the stomach flu.

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Slap is actually posting a pretty fair amount, but for some reason - only in threads I don't frequent

I don't see much of him. The few posts I've seen seem to be pretty vitriolic. Slap, my friend, it's time to move on with your life. Life is too short to be so pissy.

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Clockwork Orange hasn't posted in a couple months - a big loss for the board imo, but it's his call.

I agree - a big loss. I miss his Rockies input these days.

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Tredici hasn't posted either, but her profile shows she's visiting. You pointed out somewhere Roh that she's busy with volunteer work.

Hopefully, she comes back once football starts up in earnest. I don't see that she has any reason to stay away, with all that's transpired over the past month or so.

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On the bright side, I just noticed LABF is back after a couple weeks away

Well, I guess I have trouble seeing that as "the bright side." I don't have any trouble being friends with someone who is philosophically different than I. What I don't like about LABF is that I don't believe he really thinks for himself (just my opinion). He's good at cutting and pasting (literally, in some cases; figuratively, in others) - that's about it. I like people who take an issue, think it through, and make decisions based on what they believe. For an ordinary person, what they believe might put them on the right side of an issue in some cases, and the left side of an issue in others. Most people lean more one way than the other, and so they label themselves liberal or conservative. It's almost if LABF lives by a manual of what he's supposed to believe. He's the political version of a company man - the guy that totes the company line, whether or not it's fair (sort of Dwight Shrute-ish). To me, it's like listening to Rush Limbaugh. When I am flipping through the radio stations in my car, there is nothing (and I mean nothing!) that will get me to switch it faster than the sound of Rush Limbaugh's voice. I cannot stand the man. LABF is the southpaw version of Rush Limbaugh.

And since this post is already eternal, I'll add one more thing. I am almost convinced that there are guys like LABF that are low level employees of the Democratic National Party. They are paid to find ways to spew propaganda on messageboards on the Internet. I just see them popping up everywhere, and they are almost like robots. I got into an interesting discussion with one the other day on the Salt Lake Tribune site. It was bizarre. It was after an article about the trapped miners here. Some guy starts in about how the president has ruined the country. I replied that every problem in the world isn't caused by a bone-headed president; that there were problems before the bone-headed president. He immediately jumps on my for supporting the war (huh?). I said I didn't support the war, and he says something, if I remember correctly, about me being homophobic (again, huh?). It was like a robot that had been programmed to find a conservative, and attack based on conservative stereotypes. Truly bizarre.

theAPAOps5 · 08-10-2007, 01:52 AM

Gonzo is on a 60 day break and his didn't get reduced. His last straw was making light of the girl killed playing softball.

TailgateNut · 08-10-2007, 09:42 AM

[QUOTE=DomCasual;1672186]Active military or not, he's a douchebag. There's not a more annoying poster on the site, in my opinion.

For some reason, Gonzo has never bugged me as much as some others.

I am almost convinced that there are guys like LABF that are low level employees of the Democratic National Party.QUOTE]

Bawahahahah!

Bob · 08-11-2007, 02:57 AM

So why did Freak666 get banned?

BroncoBuff · 08-11-2007, 07:30 AM

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So why did Freak666 get banned?

He went off on angry insulting rants in a political thread ... with Taco John and SoCal of all people. As I recall, he was warned.

I have a soft spot for freak though, because I think people and politicians should be MORE ANGRY at Bush/Cheney, not less. And freak definitely does fill that niche

codeman and spdirty are worse than him overall.

Orange_Beard · 08-11-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ApaOps5

Gonzo is on a 60 day break and his didn't get reduced. His last straw was making light of the girl killed playing softball.

That was awful. I would have dropped the life time ban.

BMF Bronco · 08-11-2007, 01:41 PM

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Orange_Beard · 08-11-2007, 01:46 PM

This was the thread:
http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthr...light=softball

BMF Bronco · 08-11-2007, 02:00 PM

Yet that KC douche bag with the fanny pack is still around...

Los Broncos · 08-11-2007, 02:02 PM

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This was the thread:
http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthr...light=softball

Gonzo has no class and compassion sometimes.

theAPAOps5 · 08-11-2007, 05:43 PM

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Yet that KC douche bag with the fanny pack is still around...

I wonder the same thing myself sometimes. I mean yeah his trolling is not totally banable but when he attacked Kaylors virginity and religion I just thought he was going for a break. But maybe if I was a mod I would be too trigger happy with him myself.

smalltowngrll · 08-11-2007, 06:24 PM

Oh, this thread is funny!

Odysseus · 08-12-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

He went off on angry insulting rants in a political thread ... with Taco John and SoCal of all people. As I recall, he was warned.

I have a soft spot for freak though, because I think people and politicians should be MORE ANGRY at Bush/Cheney, not less. And freak definitely does fill that niche

codeman and spdirty are worse than him overall.

Agreed. Freak has a reason for why he is the way he is. I get it. I don't have any issues with him. I wasn't on the thread where Freak melted down. I don't know any of the facts other that he got GOT.

Florida_Bronco · 08-13-2007, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

He went off on angry insulting rants in a political thread ... with Taco John and SoCal of all people. As I recall, he was warned.

I have a soft spot for freak though, because I think people and politicians should be MORE ANGRY at Bush/Cheney, not less. And freak definitely does fill that niche

codeman and spdirty are worse than him overall.

I have mixed feelings about Freak. On one hand I'm sure he's probably a decent guy, but his know it all attitude and the way he tries to belittle everyone who disagrees with him gets really damn annoying. That, and he goes really far out of his way to stir the pot.

Maybe someday he'll grow up.

DomCasual · 08-13-2007, 03:36 AM

Do a search for "mormon" under his username and you'll see all you need to be able to understand why I don't care for freak. I don't get into discussing religion. I especially don't get into discussing it with someone whose sole intent is to offend. On top of that, I get barraged with (unreturned) PMs, basically mocking my faith. Not cool. Not cool at all.

I guess I see a person's faith as undebatable. On top of that, in my book, it's off-limits unless advice is solicited.

broncocalijohn · 08-13-2007, 06:12 AM

Freak is a socialist. I have had debates on politics and it is always about the poor. Screw everyone else. Of course this isnt a banning offense (but close

) . Gonzolays is a type A ahole. He brings it on to irk and glad TJ didnt waste much time. I just hope next time is for good.

BroncoBuff · 08-13-2007, 11:24 AM

After what Dom said, I wanna go off the record defending freak please.

Hotrod · 08-13-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DomCasual

Do a search for "mormon" under his username and you'll see all you need to be able to understand why I don't care for freak. I don't get into discussing religion. I especially don't get into discussing it with someone whose sole intent is to offend. On top of that, I get barraged with (unreturned) PMs, basically mocking my faith. Not cool. Not cool at all.

I guess I see a person's faith as undebatable. On top of that, in my book, it's off-limits unless advice is solicited.

Thats what did it for me. He was seeking out people of the morman faith just to try and start ****. It was way over the line and told me all I needed to know about the guy.

BroncoBuff · 08-13-2007, 12:26 PM

There certainly seems to be, in my experience, a pretty fair number of people who have deep, deep hostility toward Mormons. I've met several people who seem preoccupied by it, and it's practically all they wanna talk about. There are tons of anti-Mormon books too.

Personally, I was raised Catholic, and I freely acknowledge the Church has done pretty rotten things throughout history ... and a pretty fair number of both lapsed and observant Catholics seem very troubled indeed.

On the other hand, I've been in Provo twice as a reporter, I've twice visited the Mormon Polynesian Cultural Center on the north side of Oahu, and have met and encounted several Mormons elsewhere in my life - including here on the Mane. On the whole, they seem to me to have a special kind of 'aura' about them for lack of a better word. There's a 'cleanliness' to them (again, metaphorical and for lack of a better word.) Even that guy on Jeopardy seem to have something special.

Can't say I'm ready to convert (I love coffee too much), but there is something there.

DomCasual · 08-13-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrod

Thats what did it for me. He was seeking out people of the morman faith just to try and start ****. It was way over the line and told me all I needed to know about the guy.

Yeah, I wasn't too keen on it - especially since it was completely unprovoked. It's happened a few times, but the last one was in a thread started by BMF, soliciting advice about a potential move to Utah. The Mormon thing only came up in the context of, "One thing you have to keep in mind is living in a place where there is such a predominant culture." freak jumps in about how all Mormons are "insane idiots," and starts down this truly bizarre path about Jay Cutler being a God and Dominik Hixon being an angel (or something to that effect). It went on and on and on, and you could tell he was really putting some thought into it. Finally, everyone just started ignoring him, so he started sending out PMs (not sure if Khan or O4L got any). We're talking lots and lots of PMs.

Nothing bugs me here more than the rare incidents of religious intolerance. And then he started in on how he had near superhuman strength and intelligence. I didn't want anything to do with someone who has near superhuman strength and intelligence!

theAPAOps5 · 08-13-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DomCasual

Yeah, I wasn't too keen on it - especially since it was completely unprovoked. It's happened a few times, but the last one was in a thread started by BMF, soliciting advice about a potential move to Utah. The Mormon thing only came up in the context of, "One thing you have to keep in mind is living in a place where there is such a predominant culture." freak jumps in about how all Mormons are "insane idiots," and starts down this truly bizarre path about Jay Cutler being a God and Dominik Hixon being an angel (or something to that effect). It went on and on and on, and you could tell he was really putting some thought into it. Finally, everyone just started ignoring him, so he started sending out PMs (not sure if Khan or O4L got any). We're talking lots and lots of PMs.

Nothing bugs me here more than the rare incidents of religious intolerance. And then he started in on how he had near superhuman strength and intelligence. I didn't want anything to do with someone who has near superhuman strength and intelligence!

People who are Gods in their own minds are just that, Gods in their OWN minds. In reality everyone else looks at them as pathetic and/or insane. I'm sorry you and the others of Mormon faith had that tripe sent to you. I'm also sorry that you only get a 30 day break from it.

Old Dude · 08-13-2007, 06:18 PM

Well, as sort of a pre-emp on the speculation thing, I'm not gone or going anywhere, but I won't be able to hang around as much as usual this fall due to a drastically increased workload and some family health issues.

Hopefully, the workload thing will be mostly resolved by late November, so I should be back full blast as the Broncos make their playoff drive.

08-09-2007, 09:37 PM	#1
DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,173 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	So, who else got "cleaned" in the OM house cleaning party? GonzoLays is obviously gone. His last post was on 7/25 - anyone know if he's coming back? freak6 hasn't posted since the 24th. Is he out of here, or did he just crawl into a hole somewhere for awhile? The smell is slowly dissipating around here. Anyone else that's MIA?

08-11-2007, 01:41 PM	#10
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08-10-2007, 01:03 AM	#3
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,440 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	TJ reduced freak6's ban from 60 to 30 days last week ... a nice gesture seeing the time of year. I am conflicted about freak - he's a loose cannon for sure, but I think he's active military. Besides, I agree with most of his political viewpoints. Gonzo I haven't heard anything about, but he sometimes drops away for a couple weeks all on his own. Slap is actually posting a pretty fair amount, but for some reason - only in threads I don't frequent Clockwork Orange hasn't posted in a couple months - a big loss for the board imo, but it's his call. Tredici hasn't posted either, but her profile shows she's visiting. You pointed out somewhere Roh that she's busy with volunteer work. On the bright side, I just noticed LABF is back after a couple weeks away

08-10-2007, 01:52 AM	#5
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,058 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Gonzo is on a 60 day break and his didn't get reduced. His last straw was making light of the girl killed playing softball.

08-10-2007, 09:42 AM	#6
TailgateNut Bleedin' orange! .......as much as tebonites Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mile High Posts: 20,018 Adopt-a-Bronco: Howard Griffith	[QUOTE=DomCasual;1672186]Active military or not, he's a douchebag. There's not a more annoying poster on the site, in my opinion. For some reason, Gonzo has never bugged me as much as some others. I am almost convinced that there are guys like LABF that are low level employees of the Democratic National Party.QUOTE] Bawahahahah!

08-11-2007, 02:57 AM	#7
Bob Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 5,330	So why did Freak666 get banned?

08-11-2007, 01:46 PM	#11
Orange_Beard Over Jay Cutler Todd Snider Rules! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Leucadia, CA Posts: 7,836 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tony Scheffler	This was the thread: http://www.orangemane.com/BB/showthr...light=softball

08-11-2007, 02:00 PM	#12
BMF Bronco Offseason sucks... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 11,724 Adopt-a-Bronco: ME	Yet that KC douche bag with the fanny pack is still around...

08-11-2007, 06:24 PM	#15
smalltowngrll Orange Blue Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 8,038 Adopt-a-Bronco: dortoh	Oh, this thread is funny!

08-13-2007, 03:36 AM	#18
DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,173 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	Do a search for "mormon" under his username and you'll see all you need to be able to understand why I don't care for freak. I don't get into discussing religion. I especially don't get into discussing it with someone whose sole intent is to offend. On top of that, I get barraged with (unreturned) PMs, basically mocking my faith. Not cool. Not cool at all. I guess I see a person's faith as undebatable. On top of that, in my book, it's off-limits unless advice is solicited.

08-13-2007, 06:12 AM	#19
broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,476 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	Freak is a socialist. I have had debates on politics and it is always about the poor. Screw everyone else. Of course this isnt a banning offense (but close ) . Gonzolays is a type A ahole. He brings it on to irk and glad TJ didnt waste much time. I just hope next time is for good.

08-13-2007, 11:24 AM	#20
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,440 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	After what Dom said, I wanna go off the record defending freak please.

08-13-2007, 12:26 PM	#22
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,440 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	There certainly seems to be, in my experience, a pretty fair number of people who have deep, deep hostility toward Mormons. I've met several people who seem preoccupied by it, and it's practically all they wanna talk about. There are tons of anti-Mormon books too. Personally, I was raised Catholic, and I freely acknowledge the Church has done pretty rotten things throughout history ... and a pretty fair number of both lapsed and observant Catholics seem very troubled indeed. On the other hand, I've been in Provo twice as a reporter, I've twice visited the Mormon Polynesian Cultural Center on the north side of Oahu, and have met and encounted several Mormons elsewhere in my life - including here on the Mane. On the whole, they seem to me to have a special kind of 'aura' about them for lack of a better word. There's a 'cleanliness' to them (again, metaphorical and for lack of a better word.) Even that guy on Jeopardy seem to have something special. Can't say I'm ready to convert (I love coffee too much), but there is something there.

08-13-2007, 06:18 PM	#25
Old Dude Host Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: As if I'd tell you crazies! Posts: 14,158	Well, as sort of a pre-emp on the speculation thing, I'm not gone or going anywhere, but I won't be able to hang around as much as usual this fall due to a drastically increased workload and some family health issues. Hopefully, the workload thing will be mostly resolved by late November, so I should be back full blast as the Broncos make their playoff drive.