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So many judges, so many losses -

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Feb 25, 2025.

  1. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    Wait. So a moderator edited a thread title to put his own biased spin on it? For real? Lead moderators need to think long and hard on the direction of this board and the traffic it brings to this site.
     
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  2. OklahomaGator

    OklahomaGator Jedi Administrator Moderator VIP Member

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    I made no contention, just stated that he often edits he own thread titles. I don't know who edited the title last.
     
  3. mikemcd810

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    It's a problem to seek balance politically on the board ever since Trump has taken over the Republican party. There are already conservative moderators but they aren't seen as sufficiently unbiased since they aren't full blown MAGA.

    Unfortunately, anyone who still embraces MAGA has long since shut off the part of their brain that would allow them to view anything through an unbiased lens. Our biggest problem, not only with the site, but more broadly is coddling MAGA folks and allowing them to conflate their feelings with facts. If something doesn't align to their feelings then it can't be true - hence the broad mistrust of anything MSM.
     
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  4. citygator

    citygator GC Hall of Fame

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    Welcome to too hot.
     
  5. gatordavisl

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    I've already unwelcomed myself from paying for the premium script. Pretty clear that I'll soon be unwelcoming myself from this board.
    Still would like to hear confirmation from @G8trGr8t about the title.
     
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  6. channingcrowderhungry

    channingcrowderhungry Premium Member

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    Nah, this is a very recent development.
     
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  7. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    Like almost all media, no one ever seeks balance by adding an actual left-wing mod or voice. Their imagination only allows them to add increasingly frothing at the mouth right-wingers to achieve some sort of fake parity - the "left" is forever represented by some person who reluctantly votes Democratic because they aren't a complete lunatic. I say the MAGA mods stay if we get some real-deal Commie mods for balance. :)
     
  8. G8trGr8t

    G8trGr8t Premium Member

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    whichever mod edited the thread title to reflect only democrat judges really stepped out of line
     
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  9. G8trGr8t

    G8trGr8t Premium Member

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    judges being threatened, seeking additional protection

    US judges warn of threats, ask Congress for more security funding

    Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary asked lawmakers to increase security funding on Wednesday, as the court system grapples with a rising number of threats against judges who have blocked parts of the Trump administration's agenda.

    U.S. Circuit Judge Amy St. Eve told a U.S. House of Representatives panel that increasing security spending to $892 million, up 19% from the current fiscal year, would enable the court system to respond to rising threats directed at judges and to ensure their safety and that of their families.
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    "The independence of the judicial branch is jeopardized when judges are threatened with harm or impeachment on the basis of their rulings," he said. "Our constitutional system depends on judges who are sworn to administer justice without respect to persons."
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    A Reuters investigation this month identified at least 11 federal judges whose families have faced threats of violence or harassment after they ruled against the Trump administration. Pizzas have also been sent anonymously to the homes of several judges and their relatives, which authorities view as a form of intimidation.
     
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  10. mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

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    Yeah, that is, without a doubt, trying to put words in your mouth and to make commentary contradicting your opinion while doing so. Absolutely ridiculous. Somebody should fess up to having done it.
     
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  11. G8trGr8t

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    only the OP or mod can change it. I didn't do it
     
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  12. mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

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    Yep. Clearly, this was a mod abusing authority, as that little addition to your title was clearly not meant to improve the "tone" of the board, as previously claimed.
     
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  13. gator_jo

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    This is more interesting (to me anyways) since I was literally called out by a mod for referencing (in a post, not a title) that a judge was appointed by Trump.
     
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  14. citygator

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    Happened to one of my thread titles in January and my OP wasnt even scathing. It was pretty balanced and then it got MAGA-ized. Crazy times.
     
  15. wgbgator

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    My thread title just mentioning Tebow and Meyer involved in a questionable organization was sanitized. Its not even expressly political.
     
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  16. BossaGator

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    Hard to imagine a bigger abuse of the moderator powers than that. Beyond the pale, dishonest, and unethical, if that’s what happened.
     
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  17. G8trGr8t

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    I can assure you the title was amended to add the "democratically appointed" narrative and I didn't do it.

    I did remove it
     
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  18. sierragator

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    Had one of my posts edited as he didn't like the term orange god, plus getting preached at. Pretty safe assumption which one we are referring to.
     
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  19. g8orbill

    g8orbill Old Gator Moderator VIP Member

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    but you sure thought you had the right to over rule a mod and change it back
     
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  20. mdgator05

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    So was this you changing the title of the thread to provide your own commentary? It seems like whoever did that should provide a rationale for why the thread title needed to be changed (i.e., why it was necessary to add their commentary to the thread title rather than as a post under their own SN).
     
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