TIME OUT
By dave • Aug 8th, 2008 • Category: BannerEveryone who posts/comments here needs to read this.
I guess every once in a while, a little clean-up needs to be done to make sure things are rolling smoothly on the site, but it looks like things have gotten particularly messy lately, so I think I need to step in here and say a few things.
The concept of this site seems fairly simple. It is a place for folks in the community to vist and to post their feelings about things that they read here, or to just voice their feelings in general about whatever they feel like.
Ideally, to me anyway, the range of topics would remain focused on LOCAL issues. However, since we all live in a fairly small area, there’s not always enough to fill up the pages. Just look at local newspapers around here…there ain’t a whole lot going on!
So, that leads us to talk about everything from politics to aliens to cookie recipes, and I think that’s just fine. It is still local, in that it represents the opinions and feelings of local folks about bigger issues.
I haven’t been by here enough, that is for sure. However, it seems like since the last visit, everything has sort of gone haywire and needs a bit of tidying up.
So, let’s lay a few things out there.
FIRST off…the Content
One of the biggest problems for ANY site or message board/forum is always having enough/fresh content. I know I lack the time to add as much stuff as I’d like. However, we have to be sure that we NEVER post entire articles that were printed on another site.
Most everything that is posted on the web is protected by a copyright for that site, and copying/pasting that content to THIS site is infringement upon that copyright. If you find something interesting at another site, please only post a snippet and then link to the original article.
Now, let’s talk about the role players here.
The Administrators
There are TWO Administrators on this site, myself and David Hunley. I haven’t heard from dhunley in quite a while, so I’m not really sure about how involved in the site he wishes to be at this point. Regardless, we are both still the only 2 administrators on this board.
As Administrators, it is the two of us, and ONLY the two of us, who have the authority to delete a post or a comment. There are a few exceptions, but I will discuss that in the next topic, The Authors.
Authors
At present, we have two folks who have the role of being Authors. They can create and delete certain content on the site. Those authors are Kat and Nighthawk. They can actually write new posts for the site (Articles, Scanner Scoops, Site Stuff, etc.). As an author of a post, they have creative control over that post.
HOWEVER…every post that is submitted should have the comments enabled, in case folks visiting and reading that post want to add something. Right now, I know that Kat disables comments on her Scanner Scoop posts, and I think i can see the reasoning for that. Still, I think it would be a good idea to leave those comments enabled for even those posts, in case anyone has additional information or questions to ask about the post.
If there is a reason for not enabling comments that I’m missing, please let me know.
Once you’ve posted something, it is open to comments. As I said earlier, myself and dhunley are the only 2 folks that should be deleting comments (which would only be under extreme circumstances). However, should one of the 2 Authors see a comment that is just blatantly offensive in some way, whether it is spam or some poster being racist/aggressive/hateful/vulgur, I will not object to editing that comment in some way, and those Authors have full permission to take action.
My preference would be to simply EDIT the comment, and not delete it, unless it is just WAY too bad to remain on the site. I want as little censorship as possible here. We are all grown ups ( I think? ), so we should all be able to post in a fitting manner, and respond the same way. We should also be able to handle ideas and opinions that don’t jive with our own and not just blow them away if they do not.
Also, if you are an author, please try not to “flood” a category. By that I mean if someone has posted something in a category today, and you have something you’d like to post in that same category, maybe try and hold off on publishing your post for a day or 2, as long as it isn’t something pressing.
We definitely need fresh content, but if we are always pushing newly posted content off of the home page, then folks don’t get a chance to see it and respond to it.
To that end, I may set it up so that more than 1 post of some of those categories get shown on the home page at a time.
PLEASE…if there are additional folks out there who would like to become regularly posting Authors, please contact me at dave@morganminute.com, and I can get you set up.
Categories
This one is as big as any of the previous topics. It seems like we have posts and comments that are jumping around a bit too much.
If you are posting a comment, PLEASE try and be sure that you are posting that comment on the right Article. Every Article has a comments section at the bottom of the page, and if you have a comment about that Article, that is where those comments should go. It gets way too confusing when someone posts a random comment to an Article that seems to be in no way related to that comment.
So, just try and keep an eye out for that.
Just as importantly, for the Authors, you should always try to make sure that your posts are categorized properly. It may be a bit confusing about what types of articles go in to each category, even though I think I’ve posted information about that before.
Here’s a brief run-down on the categories…
Announcements - This is meant to be the place to put things like Event dates or other things that need to be “announced”. “519 is closed today.” “The Bluegrass festival is this weekend.” THOSE types of things. We also have an Events category that can be used in this way.
Articles - These are meant to be just what they say, articles written about whatever subject is on your mind at the time. These are the types of things you’d maybe see on the front page of a newspaper, or maybe sports, or arts and entertainment. They are meant to share information and start conversations. They are not necessarily meant to be Opinion/Editorial type content.
G33kbox - For those of you who aren’t geeks, this is Geekbox. This is a category related to techie/geeky type things, such as warning everyone about viruses and such that they need to avoid. It may go bye-bye soon, as for it to be really effective, it needs to be updated more frequently.
Games - pretty self explanatory.
Opinions and Editorials - These are meant to be where you lay out YOUR feelings about a topic. “I think all fast food places stink.”, or “Morehead needs a non-curvy Main Street.”. It is sort of a digital soap box.
Scanner Scoop - This is one of the original categories from way back, and has really been kept up by Kat. These are the postings she makes as she hears craziness happening on her scanner, and is a vital part of the Rowan Review.
Site Stuff - This is meant to be where things related to the Rowan Review site are posted. This is the category I use to let you know if an upgrade is coming/has been installed, or to tell you that pages have been rearranged/renamed. It is only meant to be used to talk about things that are specifically related to the form and funciton of RowanReview.com.
That is about all I can think of right now.
All I can say to all of you is to just try and play as nice as you can, and try to keep everything in the place it belongs. Also, if there is ever an issue that you feel needs the help of an Administrator, please email me directly (dave@morganminute.com), and I’ll deal with it. Try not to take matters into your own hands, unless it is just something that needs URGENT attention.
Hopefully, this will help keep things sorted out. I’ll try to come by more often to see that everything is going OK, but always feel free to contact me about anything.
August 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
"However, should one of the 2 Authors see a comment that is just blatantly offensive in some way, whether it is spam or some poster being racist/aggressive/hateful/vulgur, I will not object to editing that comment in some way, and those Authors have full permission to take action.
( "slander" and deliberate and/or malicous attacks meant to do damage on individuals and their families should also be included, other than that it is pretty comprehensive concept )
"My preference would be to simply EDIT the comment, and not delete it, unless it is just WAY too bad to remain on the site. I want as little censorship as possible here. "
Some effort should be made to preserve the original post to perhaps be reviewed
later if a dispute results. Like a email to a admistrator,
Hey post edited for curse word or vulgarity edit: (followed by the complete text and the link to the edited one.
"Pollitical Correctness" is the orwelling newspeak of our age and
the chilling effect on free speech is so obvious as to be a silly argument.
"Racism" is such a overbroad category to overly impower the "offended"
I am not sure it is enforcable except selectively and then it results in favoritisms
"so and so said "towel" jockey why can’t I say "Camel comb".
The "I’m offended" crowd does not realise the affect to culture and society this is having to the point that it is socially engineering away various cultures even
dare I say hillbillies (Perhaps the only pollically correct cultures to deride),
even hillbillies "make fun" and vicious remarks about hillbillies until they get their redneck (a racist and classwar term BTW) up.
SO, in quick conclusion, the censorship of "racist" is pretty subjective and
the spectrum I would see as to be curbed instead would not include
such a hairsplitting category.
Vulgarity is much easier to shun. Bodily exrements and functions to do with explict sexual acts (or devices), pretty universally offensive for a open site that could be used by younger folks.
We as humans cannot hope to please everyone or not offend someone in some
way, pollical correctness has OVERSENSITIVISED everyone to scann or police
anyone they can with "I’m offended" you must therefore be wrong, change or appologise, it is mass insanity,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P6_FwpVo_s&feature=PlayList&p=76B34BC5FA1CF00C&index=17
really, and I say this realizing that you cannot be "insane" on a deserted island since by defintion mental illness is a social disorder that the psycobabble crowd does not even attempt to cure but only "treat" perpeually with profitalbe drugs.
People may not like me for pointing this out but I am not nearly alone enough to be treated they way certain self decribed "heards" of "everyone I know" lay claim to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30iwhEw9ho&feature=PlayList&p=76B34BC5FA1CF00C&index=16
August 8th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
"Some effort should be made to preserve the original post to perhaps be reviewed
later if a dispute results. Like a email to a admistrator,
Hey post edited for curse word or vulgarity edit: (followed by the complete text and the link to the edited one."
Good Point.
August 9th, 2008 at 3:57 am
At a yard sale yesterday, Mrs. nighthawk said that a comment from the Rowan Review, and I quote, "What the hell is wrong with you Kat" was flashed across the screen of Mr. RVC’s local broadcast. What was that all about? Since I never watch it, I was pleased to have missed it.
I am SO HAPPY that DAVE finally got in on this. That was my intention. Now hopefully, people can stay in their catagories and not go on rants. Happy Saturday.
August 9th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
"and I quote,"?
Looks and sounds live you haven’t only twisted things again,
but you have also misquoted.
I believe what you are quoting from is here:
http://rowanreview.com/whats-bugging-you/#comment-43374
IF that was inadvertently flashed upon a television screen, then so be it.
The networks flash snapshots of internet material quite often, so it wouldn’t
be nothing new or nothing inappropriate about it.
Secondly;
You brought this up to her, no?…
She wasn’t the one who brought it up from my understanding of things.
Third;
Everyone has a right to remain anonymous; and IF the nickname you have
associated with being responsible for a post being flashed over the TV is in fact
the same used by a local Television Personality, you might have opened up
the door to a liability suit, because you have infringed upon his right to be anonymous.
AND IF we get pulled into court over your allegation;
You will have effectively opened the door to yet another liability suit in an amount
at-least equal to court expenses incurred by us from the first suit PLUS the expenses
incurred by us by the second suit.
Mind you, this isn’t out of hatred or spite. The simple fact is that we simply can’t afford
expenses associated with a court appearance that is made mandatory over a recklessly
made post on the internet.
So in the event that such lawsuit occurs AND we are summonsed to appear, we will have
no other choice then to recover our expenses resulting from our appearance.
Part B:
Should this court appearance result in a violation of My right to remain anonymous,
a third lawsuit may be brought.
BUT OTHERWISE:
I COULD CARE LESS!
Why are you continuing to try and pick an argument with me?
Now you have pulled a member of my family into it…
and we have been nothing other but good to you.
Actually if you take a certain aspect of your allegation into consideration;
You have pulled two members of my family into this IF you consider the owner of
the media outlet in which I would assume you are referring to.
August 10th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Any time a person chooses to post under a pseudonym their privacy should be respected.
There are many reasons that someone might not want their true identity plastered on the net.
These reasons could range from Identity Protection to Job Related reasons to Safety Reasons.
As an example, If I worked for the school board, and I wanted to speak out against
something like raising school taxes, but not feel like I’m in danger of losing my job over discussing my opinion, then I would be using a pseudonym (moniker) to post under.
Or I might hold opinions in which some real nut job might come to my house and try and kill
me over, posting under a pseudonym might just save a life.
Or some people just enjoy their right to privacy.
People shouldn’t have to worry that someone will discover their true identity and plaster
on this site or any other site.
Now while discussing the probability of lawsuits might be a bit extreme, they do occur over
these very same reasons (reveling another’s identity).
I think the above example of a worst case scenario of getting sued not once, but thee times
over a single post might be a bit drastic, but it could happen (and I don’t doubt that it has).
August 10th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Nighthawk, you quoted below, "Secondly;
You brought this up to her, no?…
She wasn’t the one who brought it up from my understanding of things." No! I did not with my hand on the Holy Bible and before my Lord and Saviour bring this up because I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. Also, if it was flashed on there, I’m sure it wasn’t by accident, etc., nor do I care. I’m not trying to pick a fight with you. I honestly don’t know what is going on here for all this anger to rise in you. I’ve never seen you be anything but mild mannered, etc. ????? Confused in Clearfield.
nighthawk, I didn’t even get out of my car at the yard sale, SHE came up to MY car and told ME about me. I would have no idea it was on there as I never watch it. I personally don’t think it’s a big deal and could care less if it was flashed on there. My only thought was that I can’t believe he used a 4 letter word on there, but what else is new. I just think he’s trying to stir up trouble and I’ve never heard you talk like this when I’m at your place. I don’t know what is going on here but SHE said that you all thought I was mad at you. For what? And I did not use your REAL name, etc. nor have I told anyone who you are. As for me, I could care less who knows about me, I’ve got no hidden agenda. Not saying that you do. I’m just wondering why one minute I’m at your place laughing and talking about things and now all of a sudden you’ve done at 180 without any explanation. Anyway, I have a witness that was in the car with me and I said nothing about this as I did not know about it. The Mrs. brought it up to me and so what if she did? It’s no big deal and I never gave it a second thought. What’s the big deal?
August 10th, 2008 at 3:31 am
So and so said that so and so put this and that on the local show…
That is gossip. I wasn’t there, She hasn’t posted here in over a year,
and some people might put 2+2 or 2X2 together and end up with 4.
And I don’t see how that little bit of womens talk belongs here connected
with me in any way, shape, form or fashion.
The use of the name Mrs. nighthawk indirectly implicates ME into that
little womans chat that I had no part in.
I wasn’t there, so to be fair and impartial about this I DON’T KNOW WHO SAID WHAT.
I’m not the primary party that you have to worry about filing suit and neither is
Mrs. nighthawk. The only reason that we would even have to consider such a
thing would be if we were somehow implicated in a suit.
A more generalized statement would have been much better to publish;
nighthawk, somebody told me that bad comment you wrote to me was on TV.
would have been a safe way of writing that comment.
That would have not implicated the three who are implicated in the comment.
I am implicated only by association… but I did make the comment on the other page.
Mrs. nighthawk and RVC shouldn’t have even been named in the first place…
It wasn’t necessary. Do you see what I’m saying?
I think about these sort of things before I write, and even before I press the submit comment
button. And sometimes I go ahead and publish things against my better judgment.
I don’t want to sue anybody… but I don’t want to become implicated in a lawsuit either.
And something I learned the hard way (a long time ago) is that there are free lawyers
out there who will take something like that post up above and build a winning lawsuit.
Now hopefully RVC doesn’t decide to sue over what was published above, but he could.
That’s just the truth. Not intended to anger or upset or even worry anyone.
But you see there is a 4th and even a 5th party involved here that has been overlooked,
and those people doesn’t know you like Mrs. nighthawk, RVC, and myself do…
Do you see what I’m saying? It’s hard to say what actions the 4th and 5th parties might
take if they decide to take any action.
Yes Kat, I am being a bit rough with you –BUT– I am only trying to help you to avoid
publishing things that CAN get you sued.
Do you understand that I’m not actually mad at anyone?
I mean that was like writing;
So and So said that nighthawk has been reading the rowanreview.com on his shortwave…
without knowing for sure that nighthawk has been doing so or not.
I don’t know how else to explain it.
But it isn’t a good idea to publish gossip because some people will sue over it.
It also isn’t a good idea to lead people to believe that RVC might be somebody who
he may not be, or to publish things that might actually reveal his true identity.
People sue over these things: http://www.eff.org/br/ for reference.
Nothing wrong with what you wrote, but a generalization without the nicknames would have
been better. Just like you don’t publish exact address’ or names on the Scanner Scoop.
I hope that you understand what I am trying to point out here.
Yes friends have to be rough with one another sometimes when all else has failed.
And I HOPE you understand that I am only trying to help you avoid possible trouble
with lawsuits and the likes.
I know the things that I type seem reckless at times, but I try to criticize only public officials
and corporations who should expect such public scrutiny anyway.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Yes, Nighthawk I completely understand your point on being more GENERAL in my comments and you are correct on that one. Point taken. Thank you for reminding me. Got it! No exact names or addresses on Scanner Scoop and none on here even if they aren’t real names to begin with but people might one day put 2+2 together. What’s up with all the ‘lawsuit’ stuff when that is exactly what I was talking to you about last week? You are the one that helped me realize that they can’t get blood from a turnip. You’re the one that put my mind to ease over a situation from about 4 years ago. Anyway I get it, truce?
August 10th, 2008 at 9:18 am
the artist formerly known as pseudonomen…just read your post. Again point taken.
August 10th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I have seen things flash up for a second and go off
as a glitch, bunches of times on TV on all sorts of channels
perhaps the operator was reading the site
and this just proves that people do watch and
read stuff hear and there. Howerever I cannot find any remark
that matches the phrase supposedly that could be flashed up
on any TV or computer for that matter?
August 10th, 2008 at 10:30 am
well, i’m not sure i know what the hell any of this is all about, as i don’t know who ANY of you are, personally…
but, if it looks like this site is going to degenerate into nothing more than a handful of people sniping back and forth at each other and threatening lawsuits, then we will have no choice but to pull the plug on the whole thing.
that isn’t a threat…it is just a reality. we can’t let this site stay up if that is all it is being used for. what purpose does it serve, if that’s where it is headed?
so, while i am completely confused about 90% of what Kat and nighthawk are talking about, since i don’t know who any of you folks are or what broadcasts you are talking about, i DO know that we seem to be drifting farther and farther away from this site being a USEFUL outlet for folks to find information. i don’t want that to happen.
this should be a place where people can turn to when their traditional sources of information continue to let them down.
this should also be a place where even if the people posting don’t agree with one another, they can ALL agree that the “normal” channels of information have failed to deliver.
dave hunley originally wanted this site to be a place where local people who needed help could go to FIND that help from other local people who were willing to give it.
we are about as far away from that idea as we can be, at this point.
i’m not saying it needs to be all nicey-nicey and tame to the point of being boring…
but, everyone needs to focus their feelings OUTWARD…
and everything should be just fine.
August 10th, 2008 at 10:31 am
seems to me the situation points towards someone
that is manipulating the situation for their own
entertainment to sit back and watch what they
"stirred up" or perhaps to cause grief to those involved
as way to shoot down efforts they do not like or agree with.
Well those who can, do
those who can’t gripe and whine
and cause trouble.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black RVC? How many on here have repeatedly called for a halt to your ramblings in the past? Weren’t you already yanked off another site for all the b-o-l-o-g-n-a. Although, other than the antenna thing, I will happily admit that things have gotten much better.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
AMEN DAVE. I say if this can’t be a positive uplifting site and INFORMATIVE site, of which I am also guilty of stirring up the kitty litter when provoked, then it should be yanked. This site should NOT be just for 3-4 people to bicker back and forth. Amen and go forth and sin no more.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
If a certain person would UNBLOCK their phone, then I could ‘give you a call’ as a certain member of a certain family ask me to. Was that ‘generalized’ enough?
August 10th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
See! If DAVE doesn’t know anyone and the only people on here giving a REAL name is Dave, David and myself then how in the world is anyone else going to know who you are? I see part of your reasoning but also think part of it’s being paranoid but to each his own. If’n ya don’t want no body to know ya then that thar is fine with all the rest of us I reckon.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
There’s a joke I heard recently that said a boy was outside playing church and his mom was keeping an eye on him while she did dishes. He was preaching to the family cat. All of a sudden she heard the cat going nuts. She looked up and her son was trying to dunk the cat in the washtub filled with water. She hollered at him and told him to stop and that cats didn’t like water. The boy replied, "Well then he should have thought about that before he joined my church". LOL Moral to the story, don’t get in the litter box with an old cat unless you want litter stirred up and tossed! LOL Just a joke but watch, you know who come back with something smart to say. That’s ok. At least it’s a use of intelligent that might otherwise go unused. Bless their hearts.
August 10th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Kat,
There is some useful information in that "antenna thing" as you called it…
but I’ll save it for the other thread.
Just because you have cable, and are willing to pay the extra bill, doesn’t
mean that the information over there isn’t benefiting anyone.
The original theme of this site was people helping others.
Dave,
That lawsuit thing wasn’t a threat as you called it, it was an example.
Proverbial in nature, but still an example to get a simple point across…
Again the original theme of this site was people helping others.
Whomever Corrected Me,
Yes I could have written that better… A bit more generalized.
Thank You for the help as the original theme of this site was people helping others.
Zoning and Digital Television Transition are probably the two most important issues
that I have written (seriously) about on this entire site, aside from anonymity…
Is not discussing issues such as these people helping others?
When issues arise and I see a need to bring attention to those issues, I generally use
sarcasm, like back when I was trying to get a point across that we needed more deputies
assigned to night shift. Plenty to spare during the day yet few at night (still…).
I suppose the city has stepped up to fill that need at times as they might choose.
But as a member knows from experience, they might choose Not To Respond.
Pointing out things like this is an attempt at people helping others.
When I start speaking of how Orwellian things have become, it is an effort to wake people up.
Is this not people helping others?
You can write anything anything you want as long as it doesn’t infringe on the rights of others.
This principle is older than the very same constitutional amendment that spells it out.
Dave has the right to impose rules upon this site, and violating or ignoring those rules
are an infringement of his rights.
Yet another attempt at people helping others.
As far as squeezing blood from a turnip, people have far more avenues of collection then a corporation could ever dream of having.
One last and final attempt at people helping others with this issue.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Sorry! the original theme was:
"Helping people help each other!"
as printed on some business cards that have been given to me by an admin.
August 30th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I don’t suppose anyone is going to say anything So I Will;
When that article was deleted, so was my comment AND the comments of many others.
That was also a violation of the rules printed upon this very page.
Ban me if you want to Dave, but if rules apply to one member, they should apply to all members.
August 30th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Well I missed this going on over here, I have NEVER been kicked off any site although I would consider it a HONOR or badge of accomplishment if I got kicked off a site for
"balony" topics and INFORMATION I have raised; sites have went down for what ever reason
that I used to post on but I have never been kicked off a site, & I am not sure it is possible to kick someone off, one can get a different ISP and log in from a different direction under a new ID and go right back at it IF determined enough to fight the "persona non grata" bullies.
I remember a different slogan besides "a new view" at the top of the old site.
What was that anyone?
Why call it "Rowan Review" if it is only about feel good
"helping people"; better names come to mind.
The site name suggests that it is what dhunley was doing,
political hacking away at anyone that came on with a different view
than him eventually that go old for anyone including him?
My activity on here only began after someone else posted some things about themselves and for some reason it was a opportunity to attack me and my efforts, so I started responding and posting links to back up my perspectives, I can and will Defend myself when ever attacked.
I do not expect many people to understand much as the media spoon feeds everyone at a 6th grade level. It is funny how censorship seems to follow me and this makes most of my points for me. I am not profane or pornographic but apolitically I am disenfranchised and censored, that speaks VOLUMES more than I could to make my points pollical correctness is not healthy for our country, I will continue to fight that one, just because someone cries "I’m offended" first, it does not mean they are now king.
Tell the Barry Hussein and John McInsane fans they will get the country they deserve either way, we have tried to warn y’all and it is we not just me.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
The Voice Of The People was one of the slogans used and interestingly enough
that was the same motto as on the seal of the Confederate State Of Kentucky.
August 30th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
That is a really old card from back when I was first invited here.
Hows ’bout some really old text from the first home page:
Welcome Everyone to
RowanReview.com
a site dedicated to
helping people help each other!
At this point, you’re probably here as a special request from someone at RowanReview.com and have at least some idea of what we’re about…but just in case…here’s a little introduction.
We’d like to say Thank You and Welcome to everyone. As we approach our official launch date of 01 Feb, 2005, changes to the site may be fast and furious based on your recommendations and insight.
At least initially, this page will be used to provide brief highlights of immediately needed help, new content, promotions, events, articles and featured advertisers.
Once again…Welcome…and we look forward to the challenge of making RowanReview.com a website that will be of service and interest to everyone in the community.
Greetings from the staff of RowanReview.com,
The concept of "help" can be vague…just about everybody is willing to "help" people, and at some point, everyone will need help—but they may not know what needs to be done or where to go to find out. Even as I sit here, I don’t know of a single thing that I could do that would be beneficial to someone with the couple of free hours I have this afternoon. If I knew someone needed an errand ran, help with a small chore, or had a project that needed a hand, I’d be happy to do it. I also have resources that I can make available. Things like a little pickup truck for hauling stuff, a posthole digger someone can borrow, a book I would give to someone or a movie or two that I could loan out or exchange. I also know a little about the military so I could be a source of advice to someone thinking of joining the military. These are just small, simple things…but if added to the time and resources of many, many other members of the community, we can accomplish a great deal. RowanReview.com wants to be the place where all our resources can be pooled and put to use…all free.
But although this concept will be the heart of RowanReview.com, we want it to be much more. We want RowanReview.com to be a place where people can swap, shop, give away or sell anything they might have or need—from automobiles to zucchinis, from boats to baseballs—all without any charge whatsoever.
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Created by dave
Last modified 2005-01-13 10:44 AM
Sorry but I have misplaced the introduction page that should have been attached here.
August 30th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
good lord, people.
i have a hard enough time trying to keep things fresh and updated over at the Morgan Minute, but it seems like the sh*t storm just starts brewing again and again after every little “time out” we have to take.
first off, all of you need to get one thing ABSOLUTELY straight…
this IS an open forum…it is NOT censored in ANY way, shape, or form by myself or, as far as I know, dhunley, as he has not been around here in forever.
if any of you want to argue that point, feel free to contact me at dave@morganminute.com, and i’m sure we can straighten it all out.
now, as for the rules or guidelines or whatever you want to call them…i do not recall, nor do i see in the text above, anything that says that an author of a post cannot choose to delete their post. if you write it, it is sort of up to you whether it lives or dies. i’m pretty sure that i said that up there above, but if i’m missing it, please someone correct me.
what i DID say was that my preference is that you guys simply EDIT things, and not DELETE them…if you trash a whole post, it takes the comments along with it.
if you write a post, but later decide that you’ve said too much and want to cool things off a bit, PLEASE…just go back in and EDIT that post…give a reason for why you’ve removed your original content…but leave the comments alive, so folks can continue to discuss.
if you would rather a whole thread come down, you need to get the permission of the folks who have commented on the original post, and see if you can work it out.
people, there has not been, to my knowledge, ANYONE who has ever been banned from this site. as long as you guys aren’t breaking any laws, then i don’t have a reason to start banning anyone….
so, don’t fear the long arm of the Admin, unless you just turn into a complete idiot and start doing and saying things that just cannot and should not be done or said.
any questions?? comments??
August 30th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
nighthawk…about your comment above, regarding the voice of the people.
i do not know if that was ever a slogan on this site. on the MorganMinute, my slogan is “YOUR voice in Morgan County”.
so, i have no idea what you are really referring to. i’m as big a conspiracy nut as anyone…well, maybe not TechKnomen…lol…but if that slogan somehow graced the pages of this site at any point in time, i can assure you it had nothing to do with any sort of Confederate slogan or flag or anything of that sort, since that’s the first i’ve ever heard of that tidbit of knowledge.
folks, i know this is hard to believe, but sometimes…things really ARE just a coincidence.
August 30th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
now…as to the comments that went missing…i’m fixin’ to take care of that, thanks to an email from someone who had the foresight to realize that the post was possibly going to get deleted…
i will create a new placeholder post in its place…
stay tuned…
August 30th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Not the first time eh? Not the first time that stuff gets
deleted with no explanation; it would be one thing to
delete something and say "libelous" or Slander
or explicit profanity deleted or some "reasonalbe excuse"
to censor something in a open public forum;
several of these instances that I have seen are more like
the "don’t taze me bro" incident where on secondary
cameras you can see the signal to cut the guys mic
LONG before he asks "isn’t this a better reason to impeach
than a b*ow J*b !" but of course this is give as the reason
his mic was cut not any of the legitimate questions before.
I do not know what was supposed to be so "loco"
on this latest open question on Barry Hussein but my comments
were not profane and were directed pollitically, not seen as
popular or bi-cameral but legitimate views none the less.
IF some comments were made that were derogitory towards the
original author of the question I did not see them nor did I
see anything with strikeout line thru a word so I missed
out on all that followed after my last post on that thread.
Just leaves me and others curious as to what was said.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
the comments (minus the original thread) have been re-posted in the Articles section.
you can view it here
if you want to see what the original post was, i’m sure you can go to Snopes and just search the title of the original post (can we trust obama) and read it there.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Dave, that was a misprint on my part.
I should have said "coincidentally" instead of "interestingly enough…"
I was just throwing that in there as a bit of trivia.
Not trying to connect it to the confederacy or anything.
But I can see possible the misunderstandings that might occur over my ill-written comment
The actual seal said VOXI POPULI (I might have mispelled that) and translates into
"The Voice Of The People". But I never intended to connect RowanReview with the Confederacy.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Dave, that was a misprint on my part.
I should have said "coincidentally" instead of "interestingly enough…"
I was just throwing that in there as a bit of trivia.
Not trying to connect it to the confederacy or anything.
But I can see possible the misunderstandings that might occur over my ill-written comment
The actual seal said VOXI POPULI (I might have mispelled that) and translates into
"The Voice Of The People". But I never intended to connect RowanReview with the Confederacy.
August 31st, 2008 at 9:44 am
lol…no problem. i just didn’t want anyone thinking we had the ghost of Robert E. Lee working behind the scenes here.
August 31st, 2008 at 11:55 am
Dave, It would take "editor" or "admin" permissions for one to alter another’s post and/or
the comments therein/thereunder. An "author" simply cannot edit any content of another
author’s thread/post. Notice the double post up above when I got the image code wrong.
Is it possible that we are looking at a compromised password here?
Or perhaps a hack of sorts;
"GET /?’;DeCLARE%20@S%20CHAR(4000);SET%20@S=CAST(0×444543…"
or something similar at play here?
August 31st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Just a stab or two in the dark… as I really don’t know of any ways this might have occurred.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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