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It will go poof and not locked. I wager a few boardies will go poof for a month in the process. I second this... Poof No Lock My vote is neither. Ask Arch if your vote counts here. (thumbs u

It will go poof and not locked. I wager a few boardies will go poof for a month in the process.

Trying Archs patience in an attempt to lock his own thread Quit this n00bishness before it results in a unscheduled vacation.

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Absolutely. Some of us rub the mods and the button humpers the wrong way. They follow us around and deliver the smack down for the same stuff everyone else is doing worse. And that is why the mod job sucks. Remaining impartial without looking like you single a boardie out. Yes, some get away with doing the same stuff. I think when you continue, have a history, of doing the same stuff you flag yourself. So its not the same stuff. -mod007

You seem to have great difficulty in determining the difference between "outrage" and someone forthrightly disagreeing with your assessment of the situation. You do, however, have a very easy time with threatening people. After all..."non constructive" conversation (with what is, and what is not, constructive of course being up to you) is a violation of policy, and a strikable offense. I really wish you, and whomever it is that is contracted to do this work for the Certified Collectibles Group, would move on to some other company already and let someone else take your place. You really don't seem to be able to handle it when people take issue with the way you do your job. I do hope that wasn't too "outrageous" for you. (thumbs u I respect your opinion, but as an unbiased observer...I completely disagree. I had the exact same reaction as Arch when reading your post; my view about your argumentative style is that you deliberately choose to use quite a bit of inflammatory language. Perhaps you do so for emphasis; I don't know. I think you, like most of us, has a real hard time being criticised. I mean, the eyeroll at the start of your post is just about as perfect an example of what he's talking about, short of a graemlin that's giving the finger. I'm not saying this to argue with you, or to get into a prolonged parsing of your original post, but rather to give you a perspective from someone who hopefully you know doesn't have any antagonism towards you. If you think this should have been done via pm, I apologise. It seems easier this way It was, and is, for emphasis. One is allowed to be unhappy, and express that unhappiness, without someone else reading their unhappiness as inflammatory. Emoticons are used to express emotions. We are not emotionless automatons. I did not "flip the bird" or use any emoticon which could be construed as provocative. It expresses how I think about the situation. And the situation here, despite what Architecht may believe about me and my posting habits personally, is pretty bad, much of the time, in many ways...an opinion shared by very many. But what you're discounting is that your demonstration of your unhappiness at the situation wasn't really necessary to make your point. You're right, it wasn't the worst example, but do you not see that rolling your eyes at someone else's post like that isn't really going to help? I understand your unhappiness, as it is something I share as well, albeit for different reasons. You're married, right? Allow me an illustration from marriage: sometimes, and this is especially true for men, wives need to occasionally raise their voices, to make their husbands understand that the point they're trying to make is a serious one, and they would like it to be treated seriously. Is yelling going to help? Maybe. Maybe not. Is it going to get someone's attention? That's the key. I may be wrong in using the eye rolling, and it may not be necessary...but I do it for a reason. What Arch thinks about me, personally, has nothing to do with this issue, and what I think he thinks about me also has nothing to do with this issue. The issue is an environment of toxicity that is far, far more dialed up than it ever needs to be, a result of the "hands off" approach that this moderation team tries to apply, with the resultant overcorrection when the problems blow up. That kind of moderation is what leads to...well...the situation we have here. There are many, many things that could be done to correct this course, but this moderation team, for reasons of their own, chooses not only to not do any of those things (example: deleting posts that are obvious personal attacks, and have been reported as such, without making a fuss about it, regardless of the who or why. People will get the hint...), but they talk to the boards as if the boards are being moderated just fine, and if you're smart, you won't bring it up again. As I said earlier, Arch isn't speaking down to me...he's speaking down to everyone. Its a comic book forum. Do you really think a mod is on anyone? Noobs get the dumped on them. Are the ole timers speaking down to them? Ohh, and I have had my wrist slapped.

I'm an RMA fan! Same can be said of Cal, yes?

I've talked to him numerous times, but I don't continue talking to people who think every discussion is a debate they're uncontrollably compelled to win. I avoid a number of people in most forums for that reason. I've spoken with RMA regarding some things around here twice - it was very reminiscnet of being in a darkened parking garage Phils parking lot, having someone turn on their headlights and talk to me from behind the glare. Very X-Files, but eerily accurate. Fixed.

Like the rest of his Kudo's thread no problem here. Fast shipping, well packaged and graded right. Thanks Jason (thumbs u

pH of totally pure water = 7.............dependent on temp. Pure water pH, the distilled you used, is easily changed as it has almost no buffer capacity. CO2 in the air bonds with the distilled water so pH is changed. Possibly, with inside air, into the acidic 5 range. The dye in the pHydrion pH pencil is acid/base and is enough to alter the results of pure water. Just say'n it's not that easy. No, it is that easy. The point IS that the distilled water has almost no buffer capacity. Thus it does not appreciably affect the pH of the paper you put it on. In addition to the fact that the same source of distilled water was likely used on all of the samples. Yup. no buffer capacity. nope, paper not a factor. yup same same source of water. gee... what reagent is on that paper to measure the pH? was it an acid? a base?well it's pH. maybe both. Wonder what the air temp was. the altitude, o2 concentration................... oh it's the paper parchment or USA today?

pH of totally pure water = 7.............dependent on temp. Pure water pH, the distilled you used, is easily changed as it has almost no buffer capacity. CO2 in the air bonds with the distilled water so pH is changed. Possibly, with inside air, into the acidic 5 range. The dye in the pHydrion pH pencil is acid/base and is enough to alter the results of pure water. Just say'n it's not that easy. Fancy words and numbers! It is what it is. Nothing else required.

We have now been told by three different members of this community that we do not understand how an alkaline reserve works, yet none have taken the time to explain it in detail. We stand by our statement that it is basic chemistry. As vacantpassenger pointed out, the calcium carbonate acts as a Lewis base. If anyone can explain how an alkaline reserve works in greater detail, please do so. Wow, should have read the entire thread. Did you just say I'll explain it. Do you have room in the budget? Oh. Why you asking us? Ask your chemist. Ask him to post. well it is. and as far as biochem goes well it is biochem. it is another animal, pH,buffers and all that.

pH of totally pure water = 7.............dependent on temp. Pure water pH, the distilled you used, is easily changed as it has almost no buffer capacity. CO2 in the air bonds with the distilled water so pH is changed. Possibly, with inside air, into the acidic 5 range. The dye in the pHydrion pH pencil is acid/base and is enough to alter the results of pure water. Just say'n it's not that easy.

Well, read the saved PM posts. But too much is missing. I'd just like ta see whole thread and not just the out of context.

Texas style WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Request for PM on the jest and in 2seconds BAM BAM. . LOVE these boards. Gonna go read it now but looks long winded. BRB.

Can I get a PM on this as well. I promise that whom ever PM's me the details I will give a head up on my next ban/locked thread post.

Looks like you are paying for it. In too many ways. I hope it is not a pattern you have to follow. My best to you and your expected. Regards

You put the crying game on him yet Mark?

He never left. Ya Don't say............

Bugaboo................

Velllly interesting...... He was around in 2003? I never caught that until now as I always assumed Dan and his girlfriend had joined last year. Yeah, I noticed the posting date too. By the evidence provided here, it looks like Mr. Danimal is a repeat offender. Guess he should say Bye!

No need for all that. Just take care of the issue as you have stated you will. At that point you would only be guilty of poor communication. Given some of the krap you have been through I think "most" will understand and forgive.

Ya don't say. He went to bat for his boy MT on that Yannis deal hard core Lot's of hoopla on that. Then he puts himself in the same boat. Hypocrisy know no bounds.

It IS a DC. It was printed and manufactured by All American Comics. DC themselves recognise it as a DC so any doubt you may harbour is nonsense, frankly. Ah, great to see that you haven't lost that warm bedside manner. The man can pizz further than you . Contest over. Get over it.