What is going on at Spartacus?

[Pamela McElwain-Brown]

In short, moderator Burton and the entity known as "Colby" - whose shiftworker status is exposed by frequent changes in speech patterns and literacy levels (one version can spell hypocrisy, another renders it "hypocracy" etc) - repeatedly disrupted serious informed debate in the Political Conspiracies section.

Techniques utilized included, but were not limited to: making posts invisible and inaccessible to the original poster; placing posters on moderation without seeking agreement from other moderators; diverting threads into blind alleys; engaging posters in endless debate on tiny, irrelevant points; baiting posters; trolling posters; and abusing posters.

Simkin was, as accurately described by Magda, routinely missing in action.

As were nearly all the alleged moderators and "forum leaders" whose virtual permanent absence left "moderation" of the board to Burton.

The Political Conspiracies section of the EF is now a deadzone.

Mission accomplished, Burton and "Colby" have now parked themselves in the JFK section - despite acknowledging zero knowledge or expertise regarding the subject in question.

The EF's treatment of Peter Lemkin, and destruction of his posts, was a disgrace.

At the time of the recent addition of new moderaters at the EF I was diappointed in one of the choices -- someone who has dogged me for years with innuendo and misinformation.

I emailed John Simkin who had once said something to the effect that he was afraid CIA was trying to infiltrate the EF. I told him that with this action, it seemed they had succeded.

Stephen Roy has hijacked this post of mine over to alt.assassination.jfk to claim that I am accusing Barb J of being a CIA agent. While I do feel I have freedom of speech here, and I definitely do not on aaj, let me modify my statement so that it will be more politically correct. Hopefully, the next time Mr. Roy takes offense at something I have said he will email me privately or post a reply on this forum first.

I feel that the environment on the EF has become something other than an open forum. I feel that the addition of any moderator with known biases, much less one who has a history of attacking the credibility of any other researcher, is a disgrace and can only hinder a rational discussion of controversial topics, even if we just know they are waiting in the wings.

My intent is to speak metaphorically. With the addition of any such unfit moderator, based on a history of attack posts aimed at me, it might as well have been completely infiltrated by CIA. In my eyes it is officially no longer an open forum.