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It's been pretty non-stop, and I know Hugh is a problem unto himself, but I think Nordic has been crossing the line lately into content-free ad hominem.

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I've had issues with Hugh, but they're conversations. What's the best way to proceed here? I know I'm in the minority on Hugh, to the extent that I am both sympathetic to his core thesis and believe him to be genuine in his obsessions, IE not a mere troll. Just the same, he has been spectacularly disruptive and shows a bizarre horse sense for toeing the line just enough to avoid an outright ban.

To top it off, the Titanoboa thread is one of the dumbest HMW has contributed in recent memory. Arf.

Yeah, it's a dumb thread, but I deleted Nordic's titty post anyways. Hugh has recently been at least attempting to toe the line of the rules by starting discrete threads on his more outlandish notions, and to that extent desreves the same courtesy and moderation as anyone else. Nordic trolls him because he can get away with it, but I personally have little love for Nordic, so I don't mind seeing him censured for his bologna.

I agree that Hugh's threads should be Hugh's threads. He does seem to respond to positive reinforcement. Nordic tends to be the Dreyfus to Hugh's Clouseau. Unfortunate.

Hugh PMd me last night, but I just saw it now.

Hugh Manatee Wins wrote:http://rigorousintuition.ca/board2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=34393

Over and over and over Nordic posts disruptive ad hominem attacks with no relevance to thread subject.
Considering the many many times my posts have been deleted and I've been banned for a week...over posting genuine science and history directly relevant to posts....it is time to show the same stern hand to a REAL recidivist disruptor.

-HMW

Looks like the fish took care of it, though.

Wombaticus Rex wrote: I know I'm in the minority on Hugh, to the extent that I am both sympathetic to his core thesis and believe him to be genuine in his obsessions, IE not a mere troll. Just the same, he has been spectacularly disruptive and shows a bizarre horse sense for toeing the line just enough to avoid an outright ban.

I'm with you there, too. I sent him an understanding message back, not sure if anyone else did. I've not really looked at the board today, so will take a peek.

Not sure, has anyone had a word with Nordic? Might I kindly have a word with him if not?

I haven't, it would be good if someone did.

^^ I'd be interested to hear Nordic's response, anyway. go for it.

Wombaticus Rex wrote:I know I'm in the minority on Hugh, to the extent that I am both sympathetic to his core thesis and believe him to be genuine in his obsessions, IE not a mere troll.

BTW, I lean sorta squarely in line with your assessment here, once I come to the point of accepting Hugh as a real person rather than a construction. He's not a mere troll, or a pure troll, but, lord, he does troll, there's no doubt about that. He goes after Nordic with his own brand of gusto, too, on Nordic's threads.

Ok, will give it a go. I like Nordic, anyhow, even with all his damn bravado.

Ok, folks, I sent both Hugh & Nordic a very nice message, so hopefully they are well received. I'll let you know what comes of them.

God, Hugh makes it hard. I think we've encouraged him, based on tonight's spree.

His "work" is embarrassing. He's keyword hijacking the fuck out of all of it. It reads like a board of touretters.

Sorry guys. I tried to do the right thing by sending them both messages.Never heard back from either of them. I hope I wasn't the encouragment to the KWH spree....

Oh, I doubt that.

Given the fact he seriously asserted the KSM trial was a psyops decoy to distract from Richard Gage's Canadian speaking tour, I'd say he's well and truly off his meds this week.

I just suspended Nordic for one week for this personal attack, in this thread.

Nordic wrote:See, this is what keeping Hugh around devolves into. Laughing at him. For entertainment.

The guy is, I believe, mentally ill. Is that really cool, to keep the guy around so we can laugh at him?

In my opinion, no.