bengel wrote:
Clemdiggitydog1, there is a lot of interesting information here, particularly when hawkwing's admonition is adhered to. The board would be well served by sticking to issues, not making those who post an issue.
However, this board is populated by a number of myopic, tunnel-visioned individuals wearing nearly opaque blue goggles and marching in lockstep. They engage in ad hominem attacks and label anyone whose perspective differs from theirs an idiot, a troll, or worse. They discount anything people like you have to say simply because of the label they have affixed to you. This assumes they see it at all, since many of them block posts from those who see the world differently.
Keep visiting, sift through the chaff for the wheat, post when you feel you have something to add, and, unfortunately, wait for the attacks.
I'm not one of those that have called out clem (aside from his somewhat questionable medical assessment of Jimmer Fredette, given that he said he was a physician, and should have seen the timeline on Jimmer's diagnosis as completely reasonable as about any primary care physician would have; there's a difference between theoretical medicine and actual practice)
But,
I do think it's fair to ask, since he brought up that he was on cougarblue, what his name was there... there have been some consistencies (and inconsistencies) in Clems posts (and not always lucid posting style) to make those that have attacked him fairly question his intentions and origin.
if you recall: the former rustyshackledford, and steed both came onto the former forum as wolves in sheeps clothing and eventually couldn't help but out themselves, even after denial after denial.
It would be different if it were just Mars calling you out; that's a daily occurance here, and almost a badge of honor. But it's other longtime respected posters now questioning who you are and where you came from. That certainly is a fair question to ask given the fact that you offered revelations such as your past anonymous cougarblue patronage.
Remember one of the biggest reasons for the evolution of cougar corner was the disintegration of cougarblue (the daily herald botched that one big time) and the complete lack of oversight by the supposed mods there (or the sunday school teacher method that some of them attempted to moderate).
It's one thing to have a differing opinion on an issue; it's another to have a secret agenda, and that's what is being questioned. I think the reluctance to state who you were on the previous forum has now left doubt of that agenda.