Leo Gura

Basically just sit, relax, and listen.

It has been written from day one that PMs are moderated. Underlined even. I am not here to babysit you. You are here as a guest in my house, using my time. If you don't respect that I will shut it all down. I am not Facebook and I'm not here to build you a spiritual social platform.

Yes you are

High conscious leadership does not work unless the people are also high consciousness. Which means they need to be doing the inner work. There are fairytales and cute stories in spiritual circles about how high consciousness will heal the devils and save the world. No! Those leaders are simply killed. Reality is brutal. It does not work according to hippie ideals. Leading devils to God is much harder than it seems. Most devils would rather attack the messenger than surrender their devilry.

If you spot habitually problematic users, PM me about them and we will discuss it. Don't just ban people without consulting me. There is a reason tyrannies exist. They are suitable when people refuse to behave. I try not to go overboard with it. Power is always corrupting to those who wield it.

This is correct. This is the Progressives' biggest blindspot. They are utopians and idealists at heart. They refuse fo compromise and accept society where it's at. It's both their greatest strength and weakness. Guys like Jimmy Dore are especially bad examples of this. But TYT, Secular Talk, etc are also guilty of this to a degree. That "Bernie or bust" mentality is problematic.

That is why I am very careful not to read PMs unless my hand is forced, and no Mods are allowed to read them. Obviously it is a power ripe for abuse. It is like the ring from Lord Of The Rings, and I am Frodo putting it on once in a while as it turns me evil. I do not want the ring, but I have it in my pocket to protect the kingdom.

No

I will try to be less biased in the Dating subforum.

You can appeal warnings to me. Bans are hard to appeal by their nature. Mods are not supposed to be banned people other than in extreme cases, and also consulting with me about bans. Occassionally Mods maybe make a bad call, since this work is subjective. I try to overlook those cases. Sometimes warnings are reversed and Mods are corrected. But mostly they make good calls.

I want people feeling somewhat like they have to walk on eggshells here. This place has been too much of a free-for-all playground for too long. Notice that some users have been here for years and have zero warning points. How come they can do it but you can't? What are they doing that you're not? In general, think twice before you post something. Sometimes it's better to just be silent rather than spouting off. Find ways to communicate that don't create a trail of drama and chaos.

You can't really prepare yourself. But allow yourself to feel throughout the process and not to rush it or avoid stuff or get reactive. Go through it day by day feeling and being mindful. And be gentle with yourself.

@Preety_India Cope with it as best you can for now. Try to minimize drama and then focus on getting a job and moving out. It's a terrible idea to live with parents once you're an adult and doing personal development and living your life on purpose. Parents must be kept at a safe distance because they will hold you back. You can visit them but never live with them.

The further to either extreme of the political spectrum one goes, the more whining there is. Extremists whine because they are fanatics. And the center usually doesn't care enough. These are the trade-offs of caring. The more you care the more extremist you become. The less you care the more complacent you are, the more the status quo dominates. So there's no clean solution.

He's dead alright

Less work than fucking a girl.

I don't ensure they are 100% safe. Shady stuff still happens via PMs which I overlook for the sake of privacy. I am not going to be combing through every PM. Even though the NSA is spying on you, a lot of shady shit still transpires via text messages which the NSA turns a blind eye to.

I will release a video on the blog in the future explaining my decision and thought-process. You guys are overreacting.

It is a big responsibility that is ripe for abuse, even by myself. I try to resist it as much as possible.

I'm not going to explain that because then problematic people might use that knowledge to evade detection. The PM system has always had the potential for serious abuse. Which is why it cannot be allowed to be 100% private. You should not use the PM system to share super sensitive things. The PM system is not encrypted. It's a similar situation to the NSA having the ability to read your text messages for terrorist activity and the like. So you should not use text messages for shady activity.

Just as an FYI, I take efforts to not read your PMs as much as possible. I believe PMs should be kept as private as possible. I try to only skim through PMs if a serious undermining of the community is afoot. Mods do not have the ability to read PMs to prevent abuse.

Are you insane?

Building outside chat groups is not allowed. One on one contacts are allowed. But if this freedom is abused to create secret chat groups, you will be banned. We have a zero tolerance policy on people building their own chat groups under the radar. You will not get any warnings for this, you will be insta-banned.

Then don't be surprised when you get banned. You guys are testing my patience. I will shut this place down if you don't behave yourselves.

Read the Forum Guidelines. I should have banned even more of you guys. Many of you are lucky you're still allowed to be here.