No. For one thing I didn't say you were intimidating or ridiculing another member. What will not be tolerated here is you accusing members of being the following "someone who feels the need to cower and hide" simply due to you not knowing their name. Nor will you be allowed to continue to post here if you cannot take part in a discussion by answering questions which are brought up because of your own words and claims..You are very welcome to address or confront whatever you want to. Just do it within the forum guidelines for discussion.dclem wrote:So, let me get this straight. insinusting that I'm a homosexual as "uncovering truth" did, or insinuating that I might be a child molestor as YOU did, is simply trying to get facts and answer questions, but confronting those allegations is intimidating and ridiculing another member?
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When you came here and asked:
You were answered as to where the question arose, and asked to clarify:Care to explain what you mean by a "former lifestyle?
You came back again and said:After thoroughly reading your commentary at BSDA and AT, as well as letters written by you, it is plausible that there was a "former lifestyle" or at least no resistance. Are you denying the idea? Would you testify under oath that there was none?
and were answered:Yes, I'm denying that. It's a sick accusation and totally false. You are bordering on slander. Here's the bottom line: No matter what you try to accuse me of..
Then you claimed:It is rather a rich accusation that you are accusing someone else of slander. I, nor anyone else, are accusing you of anything, no one is judging. We are all merely wondering about the circumstances of your situation and the incongruity of certain details as presented by you.
Again you were answered, and that was denied:You are insinuating that I am a homosexual. I am not, nor have I ever been
What that means here in this forum Duane, is that your claim that uncovering truth was insinuating you were a homosexual has been denied, it has been clarified that any insinuating or accusing came from elsewhere but that is what caused the questions here. That means that is over, and all move on from there and answer and ask other questions. You don't come back like you just did and say "insinusting that I'm a homosexual as "uncovering truth" did" like you weren't answered. Say that again and if something new wasn't said which justifiably caused you to say that, then your post gets removed.As for insinuating anything about your sexual identity, that hasn't been done here, but voices from your past have raised the question, it has been at issue in the forums as well.
As far as me insinuating you are a child molester goes that is laughable, Duane.
I merely explained where the question arose and asked you to explain what exactly it was that you were accused of in your past that has you so upset. Unlike adventtalk, accusations here are not proof of anything. I would like you to keep that in mind.
It seems to me that the easiest way to "confront the allegations", as you call them, is to answer the questions.You say Glenn Dryden made some hideous accusations against you several years back (2004 ?) In the context of a discussion of his accusations against Tommy Shelton. What were they, Duane? Did he accuse you of homosexual behavior, or did he accuse you of molesting children? OR-- was it something else? You brought this question up yourself by saying what you did. The letter from you to him threatening him says "If you mention my name in any of the letters and emails you're sending to anyone in your latest attack on Tommy Shelton, you WILL regret it." That also seems to support the idea that he accused you of the same things as he did Tommy.
Only you can explain this here and try and set the record straight. Do you want to do that?
Now, we are giving you the courtesy of asking you, instead of just claiming this or that about you as if it's the absolute truth without hearing from you or asking you, so do you want to explain this here and try and set the record straight, and confront it all as you said was your desire? Or do you want to pack up your toys and go home