RE:LTGoldBull
hoov wrote: Mark, I don't know why you felt the need to whine in public about one of your posts being flagged as a violation. The Private Message function on Agoracom would have been my first choice, but since you've chosen this as your forum, I will follow suit.
Yes, I flagged your post as a violation. My exact words, explaining my perception, were, "Provocative and insulting language. Calls others immoral, claims of conspiracy." Agoracom deleted the post, and warned you. I note that you did not advise readers here of that.
Your job as a hub leader is not to be Chief Cheerleader. Your job is to substitute Agoracom's rules for your own, and to administer them fairly. It is not a popularity contest. It's more like trying to herd cats. If you're doing your job properly, you should now be covered in bites and scratches. At a time of high emotions, everyone should hate you. Personal remarks on all sides should disappear immediately. The subject should be Zenyatta Ventures, and nothing else. Agoracom has pinned the simplified guidelines at the top of the message board. Please take them to heart.
Your actions are actually contrary to your interests. Let me give you a real world example of what I'm trying to get at. Consider the canonization process used by the Catholic Church. What is commonly called the "Devil's Advocate" is actually known as the "Promoter of the Faith". That appears to be a contradiction, doesn't it?
This is from wiki, and I've slightly rephrased it here, to improve understanding. "The purpose of (the Devil's Advocate) is typically to test the quality of the original argument and identify weaknesses in its structure, and to use such information to either improve or abandon the original, opposing position. It can also refer to someone who takes a stance that is seen as unpopular or unconventional, but is actually another way of arguing a much more conventional stance." See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_advocate
The Church recognized that it was inherently biased, and sought to be strongly challenged, to test their faith. Thus, the moniker Protector of the Faith.
If you don't have a balanced debate, you don't have debate at all. And, if you can't protect debate, you shouldn't be a hubleader.
How is it that I just checked Agoracom ZEN board and found a number of posts in clear violation of the rules? Agoracom Admin immediately removed them. You were just there yourself. Why didn't you flag them?
I've been a hub leader on Agoracom for many years. I've moderated boards in the midst of very strong emotional triggers. Noront, Freewest, Spider, KWG, Crystallex....I was a very reviled man for trying to keep those boards on topic. And here we go again.
Whatever, ya know? When herding cats, you're bound to bleed a little, if you're doing your job.
Lar
What happened Hoov, you used to be an honorable man and investor who contributed much knowledge of your profession and insights of the mining industry to other investors. I for one once really respected you and your contributions in various stock holdings. Remember, when we stood our ground to battle the Hedge Fund at Noront to save CEO Richard Nemis and company from taking control. We and many others like Glorieux fought for what was right and cold called every retail investor that owned Noront Stock for support. We actually won and surprised, actually shocked the Institutional side and the Market but in the end Nemis did step aside, as the split between Retail and the Institutions was to heated and not in the best interest of the company in his opinion. Now that was a honorable fight. What you contributed last week at AG, speaks for tyranny, the censure by decree of a dictator to create chaos by seeking retribution on members whom have an opposing view. You took the side of the cause of this cancer which originated at TCC, then spread to SH, starting the CCB vs ZEN war, and now you bring this on to AG where you attack the symptoms that just add fuel to the fire. Very disappointed in you these days, is it just greed and money? Cheers, Mark