So, what qualifies as a reputable source?

Mike Martin (27/04/2010)

bod (27/04/2010)

There is no clear guide as to what qualifies as a 'reputable' source and it appears to be being based on a subjective and not objective decision - the recent topic lock was too swift and did refer to an ongoing and very newsworthy matter of masonic interest.

I did hint that you shoudl re-visit and read the actual reason given for the closing (rather than the dramatic misrepresentation you gave) you still don't appear to have done so. If the reason was the reliability of the source (or just that it was not liked) the topic would have been deleted not locked.

It was mainly locked because there's no one here who has a first hand knowledge and this Forum is not built on its members' ability to gossip about stuff they have no experience of. However, if people do want to gossip about the allegedly/possibly racially motivated actions of a few American Grand Lodges they can always visit a Forum where that is the norm.

However, and to highlight the important bit, the link is still there for anyone who wants to read it and find out. So I declare this bit of "Mod-baiting" to be finished :w00t:

Mod baiting? Ever thought of going into politics? The usual trick in that arena when challenged on a decision or policy is to say that one is being attacked - this is a question.

Not sure how the reporting of MSM (mainstream media) qualifies as "gossip"?

For the sake of clarity - and to save you making wild guesses about which topic I mean - I am referring to the one that was locked by Tom about West Virginia

http://www.thefreemason.com/community/Topic21248-8-1.aspx

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bod	Posted 26/04/2010 16:23:29
Journeyman Group: Forum Member Last Active: 5 minutes ago Posts: 748, Visits: 3,209 3,120	There have been several topics locked lately where mod's have made an apparently arbitrary decision on whether the source is reliable or not - does this mean there is a list of 'approved' sources and that posters can only put up things that the moderators will approve of or that meet their criteria for being a verifiable source? The most recent reason for locking a topic - 'Because my GL hasn't said anything about it' is frankly, laughable, especially given the publicity the incident has received in the US press. A simple google search on the topic and the dramatis personae would have returned more than enough reputable sources to verify that it IS a topic of masonic interest and newsworthy - unless of course there is an ulterior motive in keeping it off these forums
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Mike Martin	Posted 26/04/2010 16:35:01
Apprentice Group: Administrator Last Active: 6 minutes ago Posts: 2,556, Visits: 12,994 12,954	I feel sure that you read the whole of the actual reasons given for why the topics were closed. What's the matter, you bored? Mike Mersey Lodge No. 5434 Website The Freemasons'''' Grand Charity Website See my BALLS here
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Kev	Posted 26/04/2010 17:22:07
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 30/04/2012 22:39:27 Posts: 228, Visits: 1,423 831	I think you will find experience counts when your a forum mod.
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bod	Posted 27/04/2010 11:12:22
Journeyman Group: Forum Member Last Active: 5 minutes ago Posts: 748, Visits: 3,209 3,120	Kev (26/04/2010) I think you will find experience counts when your a forum mod. It certainly does - and I have quite a lot of it myself..... No Mike, I'm not bored There is no clear guide as to what qualifies as a 'reputable' source and it appears to be being based on a subjective and not objective decision - the recent topic lock was too swift and did refer to an ongoing and very newsworthy matter of masonic interest. I understand that mods often need to act without reference to their compadres, in this instance it may have been worth reflecting on the decision to see if it would have been worthy of review
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Mike Martin	Posted 27/04/2010 12:25:37
Apprentice Group: Administrator Last Active: 6 minutes ago Posts: 2,556, Visits: 12,994 12,954	bod (27/04/2010) There is no clear guide as to what qualifies as a 'reputable' source and it appears to be being based on a subjective and not objective decision - the recent topic lock was too swift and did refer to an ongoing and very newsworthy matter of masonic interest. I did hint that you shoudl re-visit and read the actual reason given for the closing (rather than the dramatic misrepresentation you gave) you still don't appear to have done so. If the reason was the reliability of the source (or just that it was not liked) the topic would have been deleted not locked. It was mainly locked because there's no one here who has a first hand knowledge and this Forum is not built on its members' ability to gossip about stuff they have no experience of. However, if people do want to gossip about the allegedly/possibly racially motivated actions of a few American Grand Lodges they can always visit a Forum where that is the norm. However, and to highlight the important bit, the link is still there for anyone who wants to read it and find out. So I declare this bit of "Mod-baiting" to be finished :w00t: Mike Mersey Lodge No. 5434 Website The Freemasons'''' Grand Charity Website See my BALLS here
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Janus	Posted 27/04/2010 12:40:49
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 17/06/2011 12:20:27 Posts: 116, Visits: 928 501	The US incident is also a subject that has been discussed lately in various lodges I have visited. I personally feel that this forum would be a very good place to discus this and other matters of actuality for Freemasons all around the world independently of Obedience- and/or GL-policy. Janus GLSA N°31
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bod	Posted 27/04/2010 14:34:47
Journeyman Group: Forum Member Last Active: 5 minutes ago Posts: 748, Visits: 3,209 3,120	Mike Martin (27/04/2010) bod (27/04/2010) There is no clear guide as to what qualifies as a 'reputable' source and it appears to be being based on a subjective and not objective decision - the recent topic lock was too swift and did refer to an ongoing and very newsworthy matter of masonic interest. I did hint that you shoudl re-visit and read the actual reason given for the closing (rather than the dramatic misrepresentation you gave) you still don't appear to have done so. If the reason was the reliability of the source (or just that it was not liked) the topic would have been deleted not locked. It was mainly locked because there's no one here who has a first hand knowledge and this Forum is not built on its members' ability to gossip about stuff they have no experience of. However, if people do want to gossip about the allegedly/possibly racially motivated actions of a few American Grand Lodges they can always visit a Forum where that is the norm. However, and to highlight the important bit, the link is still there for anyone who wants to read it and find out. So I declare this bit of "Mod-baiting" to be finished :w00t: Mod baiting? Ever thought of going into politics? The usual trick in that arena when challenged on a decision or policy is to say that one is being attacked - this is a question. Not sure how the reporting of MSM (mainstream media) qualifies as "gossip"? For the sake of clarity - and to save you making wild guesses about which topic I mean - I am referring to the one that was locked by Tom about West Virginia http://www.thefreemason.com/community/Topic21248-8-1.aspx
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Mike Martin	Posted 27/04/2010 15:28:45
Apprentice Group: Administrator Last Active: 6 minutes ago Posts: 2,556, Visits: 12,994 12,954	bod (27/04/2010)Not sure how the reporting of MSM (mainstream media) qualifies as "gossip"? Look, here's the definition from the Oxford Dictionary Gossip, n: noun 1 casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. Now this topic is really finished. Mike Mersey Lodge No. 5434 Website The Freemasons'''' Grand Charity Website See my BALLS here
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