jkh001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> samsloan wrote:
>> On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Eric Schiller
>> <chessworks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> You live in your own universe with its own rules. There is nothing
>> wrong with moderators discussing specific postings. It is customary
>> not to mention the name of the poster, but I have never seen any
>> rules. You just make this stuff up.
>>
>>
>> Eric,
>>
>>
>> I have never seen you post to the USCF Issues Forum and you obviously
>> know nothing about it.
>>
>> During the election campaign, the "moderators" deleted over one
>> thousand postings. Anything remotely pro-Sam Sloan or anti-Polgar and
>> Truong was deleted.
>>
>> We had two good moderators, Mike Aignar and Duncan Oxley. Both of them
>> were pressured by the higher-ups especially Channing to become more
>> active in deleting postings. As a result, Mike Aignar resigned in
>> protest. Duncan Oxley, as you know, killed himself for reasons
>> unknown.
>>
>> Their places were taken by several others who soon quit also
>> complaining about pressures from above and finally Vaughn and
>> Sawmiller were appointed.
>>
>> Also, during this time, there was the Forum Oversight Committee or FOC
>> that had the power to restore a posting that had been deleted by the
>> moderators. The FOC was also stacked with anti-Sam Sloan and pro-
>> Polgar posters. However, several of the FOC members finally saw the
>> light and stopped sup****ting Polgar and stopped attacking me. Notable
>> examples of this were Steve of Tennessee and Ron Suarez. Also, Louis
>> Blair stopped attacking me as much as he had previously.
>>
>> This meant that even the Fanatical Polgaristas such as Gregory
>> Alexander and Terry Winchester who had been appointed as moderators
>> often had the posts they had deleted restored. To deal with this
>> situation, the insiders Goichberg and Channing created a new middle
>> tier. A new "Moderation Committee" consisting of the pro-Polgar
>> moderators plus one or two others was created with authority over the
>> moderators. By then, there were only four remaining members of the
>> FOC. All the others had quit, basically all saying that they had not
>> accepted this assignment only to be told what to do by the higher-ups.
>> So, to effectively get rid of the remaining FOC members, they took
>> away their power to restore deleted postings, leaving them only with
>> the power to restore people who had been banned or suspended.
>>
>> All this happened while the election campaign was going on. Although
>> there were not that many regular members of the USCF Issues Forum, all
>> of them can and do vote in the election. Their votes are easily enough
>> to swing the election.
>>
>> Remember that the Office is supposed to remain neutral and politically
>> independent. Obviously, this was not happening. Bill Hall, the
>> Executive Director, was doing everything he could to get Polgar and
>> Truong elected and to stop Sam Sloan from being re-elected. I believe
>> that Bill Hall even allowed Polgar and Truong to run without paying
>> the required $250 filing fee. He has never responded to questions
>> about this.
>>
>> In short, due to this and other manipulations by the USCF Insiders
>> including especially Goichberg, Channing and Hall, it cannot be said
>> that this was a fairly conducted election.
>>
>> Sam Sloan
>
>
> Q: How many lies can balance on the point of Sam Sloan's head? A: See
> above.
>
> Sam, the voters had ample op****tunity to see you and hear you bray.
> They threw you in the trash bin where you belong. Democracy works.
Well, John, if you say so it must be true. I'm still waiting for the
citation sup****ting your first amendment interpretation regarding
harassment. When can I expect you to provide it? Thanks!
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