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Offline Matthew

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« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2013, 12:13:51 PM »
After carefully re-considering it, yes. It's accurate.

Words mean things. When you say, "Fisheaters is a liberal forum", one assumes that liberalism generally dominates there.

And I believe that's simply the truth.

For example, if you were to start a thread entitled "Should I go to public beaches?" most people are going to tell you to go for it, and the few people who point out the occasion for sin will be booed off the stage, castigated, etc.

As further evidence, countless anti-Liberals have been banned from the forum. Not just one individual (which might be explained as a personality issue or conflict -- a problem with the individual rather than his position), but dozens of good Catholics have been booted from that forum.

So although I wish it weren't true, I must conclude that FE is indeed a liberal-leaning forum. You just can't have a forum that's diametrically opposed to its owner.

(That's why I always tell people to not worry about CathInfo becoming liberal!)
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FE Might Close - Or Jayne Might Become a Moderator There
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2013, 12:27:38 PM »
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FE deserves JayneK to be moderator.


It might be a dead forum before we know it.  :laugh1:


FE Might Close - Or Jayne Might Become a Moderator There
« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2013, 01:03:33 PM »
How can it possibly be nasty over there??

Now that all the meanies and elitists have left or been banned it ought to be the mecca of niceness!

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Seriously I would not doubt that she is overwhelmed. It really isn't the job for a woman and she has openly admitted that a lot depends on her mood. From her own posts she is a pretty emotional woman, (not necessarily in a bad way). Put that and liberal-leaning together and it's nearly impossible to keep order.

At the bottom of the admission is likely also a creative way to get people to put their money where their mouth is. She is right, she needs to be providing for herself and if FE doesn't do it then she has to put her energy elsewhere. I am not opposed to people making money off their websites although she likely didn't start out with that intention. I think the main website was a burst of generosity rather than a plan to make a living. Now that she needs it though, it's hard to turn it around into a profitable endeavor. Not to mention there's so much controversy on serious issues that it makes people wary of donating. I considered donating long ago but held off and in time realized it wasn't a cause I could support. This seems like a last call for those who are still there.



 

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« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2013, 02:23:45 PM »
I have not spent more than ten minutes at Fisheaters in my entire life, so I can't judge whether it is liberal or not, though I have heard that it is very liberal. I don't think cathinfo is liberal. But there are a few liberals here. But overall I think it is still mostly traditional. This site and Matthew have been called liberal on another forum, but I don't think it is true, I think he just allows a few liberals to post here to keep things interesting. Every once in a while I see Matthew post something that I think is liberal, but it is not very often. I called another poster here a liberal the other day, but thinking about it more I thought I was wrong and apologized.

Offline Matthew

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« Reply #29 on: September 23, 2013, 03:14:20 PM »
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Every once in a while I see Matthew post something that I think is liberal, but it is not very often. I called another poster here a liberal the other day, but thinking about it more I thought I was wrong and apologized.


Huh?

I'd like to know what you're referring to. I don't have a liberal bone in my body.

You know, if a person (or a group of two dozen people) starts throwing the word "liberal" around to all and sundry, it begins to lose its meaning...

You did right in apologizing.