Dawn Meredith Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 It has come to my attention that David Josephs has been axed from this forum. With no warning or reason as to why. What is going on? Don't you have to break some rules or something? Or perhaps his views are simply unwelcome. ??? Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dawn Meredith said: It has come to my attention that David Josephs has been axed from this forum. With no warning or reason as to why. What is going on? Don't you have to break some rules or something? Or perhaps his views are simply unwelcome. ??? Dawn Dawn, Thanks for the heads up. If it's true that he's been "axed," I would imagine that it has more to do with his rude and belittling "style" than anything. After all, for better or for worse, this forum is more or less dominated by members who believe, as he so fervently does, that the CIA killed JFK and that it did so with a long-range "Harvey and Lee" project. I rather doubt that he was "axed" for expressing his opinions to that effect, just in the way that he did so. -- Tommy (Or as David preferred to call me ... "tommy".) Edited March 17, 2018 by Thomas Graves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Meredith Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Thomas Graves said: Dawn, Thanks for the heads up. If he's been "axed," I would imagine that it has more to do with his "style," than anything. After all, this forum is more or less dominated by members who believe that the CIA killed JFK. -- Tommy I'll bite: Who do you think killed JFK? So if people (like me) believe the CIA killed JFK that can be grounds for removal? Or one's "style"? How are these decisions made here? At DPF we actually discuss such a move privately and take a vote. We also give ample warning. Edited March 17, 2018 by Dawn Meredith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dawn Meredith said: I'll bite: Who do you think killed JFK? ..... Dawn, With all due respect, you can "bite" all you want, but I wasn't "fishing." -- Tommy Edited March 17, 2018 by Thomas Graves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Mitcham Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Perhaps the moderators or forum controllers would inform us why David Josephs has been banned, if he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brancato Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I've lost faith in the moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Just now, Paul Brancato said: I've lost faith in the moderators. Paul, With all due respect, why's that? -- Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, Thomas Graves said: Paul, With all due respect, why's that? -- Tommy Tommy, Did it not occur to you that Paul might think that David Joseph's should not be banned? If you claim that that did not occur to you, then are you playing dumb, for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Jeffries Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Well, I tried to ask this question of my fellow moderators, too. They hid my thread on the subject, and the other one started by Paul Brancato drew predictably few responses. Assuming I'm still a moderator, I was never asked to vote on moderating David Josephs in any way. But then again, maybe I'm not a moderator any more. None of them answer my emails, so I'm not really sure. If David Josephs has been banned from the forum, that is a true outrage. He is one of the most knowledgeable and coherent researchers left in this fractured "community" of ours. It looks like the moderators desire a forum where Thomas Graves is the dominant voice here, with his Edward Epstein-inspired KGB/Russian "collusion" fantasies. At the very least, they should provide some explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, Don Jeffries said: Well, I tried to ask this question of my fellow moderators, too. They hid my thread on the subject, and the other one started by Paul Brancato drew predictably few responses. Assuming I'm still a moderator, I was never asked to vote on moderating David Josephs in any way. But then again, maybe I'm not a moderator any more. None of them answer my emails, so I'm not really sure. If David Josephs has been banned from the forum, that is a true outrage. He is one of the most knowledgeable and coherent researchers left in this fractured "community" of ours. It looks like the moderators desire a forum where Thomas Graves is the dominant voice here, with his Edward Epstein-inspired KGB/Russian "collusion" fantasies. At the very least, they should provide some explanation. Don, With all due respect, do you seriously think David was banned for what he was saying, or for how he was saying it? -- Tommy Or as David preferred to refer to me ... "tommy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Don Jeffries said: .......... If David Josephs has been banned from the forum, that is a true outrage. He is one of the most knowledgeable and coherent researchers left in this fractured "community" of ours. It looks like the moderators desire a forum where Thomas Graves is the dominant voice here, with his Edward Epstein-inspired KGB/Russian "collusion" fantasies. ......... ....and where he freely uses nicknames or pet names, such as "Big D" for David Josephs, or "Maestro" for Paul Brancato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Meredith Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 So you ARE admitting he was banned.? That is really outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Michael Clark said: ....and where he freely uses nicknames or pet names, such as "Big D" for David Josephs, or "Maestro" for Paul Brancato. Michael, With all due respect, at least generally speaking I capitalize the appropriate letters in the monikers I have chosen for them as well as in their names. And, unlike some, I don't refer to people I disagree with in vicious terms. Like "vermin," for example. As you have been known to do? -- Tommy Edited March 17, 2018 by Thomas Graves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I am not sure about this, but I think it was the Josephs/Walton dispute. I have no idea what the procedure was. And I guess Don does not either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Clark Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Thomas Graves said: Michael, With all due respect, at least I capitalize the appropriate letters. And, unlike some, I don't refer to people I disagree with in vicious terms. Like "vermin," for example. As you have been known to do? -- Tommy Tommy are you pretending that you were not referring to David Josephs as QUOTE ON " Big D" QUOTE OFF ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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