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Javier,

Here’s the rub. On an online forum it isn’t possible to shout anyone down nor is it possible to bully them - unless they allow it to occur.

Only one person at a time can post and only one person at a time can respond. Unlike a live forum where several voices can drown out a single voice, on an Internet forum there are no actual voices. However what tends to occur is that once a written challenge is issued someone (or several people) get their tail feathers in a dither and feel that their “manhood” (or womanhood) is being challenged. They conclude that they are obligated to respond in kind - and so they do.

But what people don’t consider is the obvious: that the site, not the individual, is under assault and that the intent is to bring down the site itself - not the individual.

And that’s what I want the regulars to consider. Are the initiators of the flame wars intending to discredit the individuals or is it their intent to bring down the site itself?

I’m not going to offer an opinion. I can only say that the best way to make sure that the latter doesn’t occur is to consider the source (usually a relatively new member) and to consider responses accordingly.

Yes, I know that there are many regular members who frequently engage in heated debate with other regular members. There’s a big difference, however, between that sort of debate and a debate with a new member. The regulars know each other and even though they might engage in heated debate in public they oft times have a back channel communication (email or PM for instance) where they privately draw reasonable lines. You and I, for instance, have done just that more than once. I’ve done so with many people. Our agreed upon intent has been to offer divergent and well defended opinions on a single subject for the benefit of the audience. That’s perfectly legitimate and no one is going to complain. .

I’m not generally attacking new members in saying this. We need new membership. Not all new members have appeared to have come onto the forum to be chaotically disruptive. But I’m asking you and the other regulars to consider that it might be possible that they are being drawn into conflict by some new members who have alternative motives - that their motives might have less to do with the obvious topic at hand than they have to do with being generally disruptive for malicious purposes.

The long and the short of it is to simply ignore the disruption and only respond to new members in a neutral fashion (and save the heat for those members whom you trust to have seasoned and thick skins ).

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We do have the ability to select our words. As Darby pointed out, we can make a choice on how we respond, and to whom. I, too, have fallen into the trap of getting my “tail-feathers” ruffled, and felt that a strong response was necessary.

How many times have I edited my replies, each edit done as my emotional reaction(s) become calmer.

Some of the replies that have brought this discussion about, probably should have been completely ignored. They really didnt merit a response at all.

I believe that if the “ringers” didnt get any nibbles, they may have moved onto a different pond.

It would be nice to have an active moderator in place, but then that has its risks as well.

It may not be a perfect world, and yes, there is alot of hosility floating around, but that doesnt mean anyone needs to buy into it and contribute to its growth.

Accepting personal responsibility for ones own actions, and an awareness of what results may occur when specific action’s are taken, is a reflection of one’s own evolution…AND…

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As for Art Bell, well Art Bell is a man of many secrets. Things that will shock his fans. Big mistake moving to where he moved.

Well it looks as if Qronos 16 was right about Art Bell, on Coast to Coast the last 2 weeks Art has said that his life is in great danger since moving to Manila. All because of some note someone wrote. And not to mention the very bad weather in that city.

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Nice to see you back on Keke. And yes that’s right he did say that, he also mentioned that the stock market would hit 12000 and then some and then crash. The stock market closed at over 11, 800 yesterday. We will see if he was right about all of this.

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Also today 10-12-2006 the dow closed at 11,959.63. A new high!! Yes I also would like to see if he is right about all of this.

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Forget-me-not:

What can filters do to define what church-door shows Qronos was flat? How will you flow? Saying the fish was:

What rolls “TOTAL”? 100%? 80%? 50%? WHAT??? Bandido wasn’t neato.

RMT

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In another topic, one time traveler mentioned the secret military action taking right now to Iran and it will show up by end of the month and some chain reactions will happen. Not sure if it is related to the stock crash. If all these things happen, I personally believe some real time travelers have come to our timeline.

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And if they don’t?

RMT

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Re: Gotcha

I honestly think it is the intention of some to bring the site down or try to silence individuals
by intimidation techniques. But if you just stick to the subject and don’t respond back to those
individuals they will only be posting to themselves. The conversations can still continue.
You have the right to respond or ignore a post. Nobody says you have to respond to someone who
just comes on to try to upset you or others but does not ever contribute anything meaningful to the time travel topics at hand. It is possible to respond without attacks. Its also possible for you to take control and simply ignore people who waste yours and others time with useless flame posts.

Nothing probably frustrates the attacker more than if you do not respond back or ignore a flame post they have posted and only respond to those individuals you wish to respond to. After all it is YOUR time. Why waste it on individuals who have nothing worthwhile to say? I would say they simply are not worth your time. Anymore I only respond to things that interest me.

A flamer cannot continue if a flame is not fed it simply dies or the person simply ends up posting to themselves.

If someone is being disrespectful to you they really are not worthy of your attention or time.

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What if they really happen? Do you 100% believe in time travel or if you want to ‘excuse youself’ for more evidence to support what you have already believed in your mind? My answer is same as yours, but in opposite direction.

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To me it is very suprising why people not believing in time travel is wasting their time in this forum everyday, every topic.
For those people, even if an exact prediction was given to them, they would still have thousand excuse not to accept it as an evidence that time travel may exist or ask for more evidence.
They can win on words but still cannot change people mind, just like people cannot change their mind. Some people believe in God and some don’t. This is the way it is. Why can’t we accept the fact that people have different views? (you are not going to make them change their mind anyway)
(May be this is one of the reasons why this world may end because there are too many different mind sets in this world)
I can see all this is killing the site.

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Frankly Pam, I don’t think that’s what this is all about, and surely not to bring the site down, but to “expose” those behind “Group Titor” such as yourself.

Oh and I don’t intimidate, I tell it like it is!! and I feel “I do” contribute to this forum in a “truth serum” sort of way, AND and I could give two hickory nuts if anyone doesn’t respond back to me!! I say, let the conversation continue and lets keep exposing Titor so that those that are NEW to the forum aren’t subjected to YOUR INTIMIDATION AND SELLING TECHNIQUES!! Odds are every single sappy Time Traveller that has recently posted is most likely part of “Group Titor”.

That’s right guys, “it is” YOUR TIME!! And Pam has nothing worthwhile to say other than to keep advertising for Titor whom is none other than her bosom buddy Javier!! The two of them are trying to work their way from Spanish Harlem to Hollywood by playing a RPG (role playing game) on the forum. That’s how they instigated this whole story from the very beginning.

For all newcomers to the forum that aren’t aware that Titor has been revealed:

http://www.timetravelinstitute.com/ttiforum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=time_travel&Number=38696&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

I’m just wait’n for the next Time Traveller to start posting so I can collect my bet money!! Heck if you guys are making money off this deal, than so can I. It might sound crooked, but at least I donate half my earning back to the seniors club. While Titors money is lost in time.

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Scannell, you are too hilarious HAA HA!

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What part is funny?? The makings off my money bets, “the legal way”!!

Yaaa, it is!!

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It’s funny that after all this time, your still at it!

But that’s fine; you believe what you want to believe.

I’ll tell you what though, if I get invited to the premier of “JT’s Big Adventure” I’ll try and see if you can come along too okay?

Perhaps then you can get your “exclusive exposé” on Group Titor, and the ones making all the big $$$.

TTA

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Who’s it going to be staring?? “DUMBO” Don’t get your hopes up Javier, I don’t plan on being there, I’ll be sitt’n with my boots rest’n up on a pedestal back at the ranch. Your skit is reducing into the stupor of fantasy, fraud, deception, untrue and misleading advertising!!

California’s Business & Professions Code § 17200
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cacodes/bpc/17200-17210.html

Whoo hoo, keep em com’n dinger!!

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No fair, Henry… I asked you first and you didn’t answer!

Let’s see, by the look of the stock market right now, today could well be the first day we see the Dow Jones close above the 12,000 mark! Guess I should be looking to pull all my investments, buy gold, and hide it under my bed, eh?

And my but we are running out of TIME in the month of October. We know that the Eisenhower strike group is allegedly going to arrive in the Persian Gulf on Saturday! Does that mean next week we will begin exchanging fire with Iran?

Just to let you know I am tracking these “predictions”. )
RMT

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I just think it’s funny that the John T story has a movie coming out soon and the guy did not get anything right. He for sure did not say things like the Stock market would reach 12,000 or you would have to have good credit to get a job. Which by the way CNN reported that in a town called Van Buren Ar at a business called Farmers Coop your credit must be in good standing to get a job. They also named 3 other towns and city’s that just started this. What is this world coming to?? If Qronos is a Time Traveler I hope he gets the other things he said wrong.

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Well…John Titor made the list of internet phenomena just like chuck norris

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_phenomenon

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In Reply to:I just think it’s funny that the John T story has a movie coming out soon and the guy did not get anything right. He for sure did not say things like the Stock market would reach 12,000 or you would have to have good credit to get a job. Which by the way CNN reported that in a town called Van Buren Ar at a business called Farmers Coop your credit must be in good standing to get a job. They also named 3 other towns and city’s that just started this. What is this world coming to?? If Qronos is a Time Traveler I hope he gets the other things he said wrong.

Well lets see, so far as I stated before he got the Art Bell thing right he got the stock market right so far and if what you say is true he got the credit thing right as well. What does all of this mean? Who knows, but so far he is right.