(Site is a graveyard - How can boards save itself?) Any update?

There is a notion being put forth here that one cohort of posters are providing facts while everyone else is dealing in opinions.

Facts aren't a commodity that anyone has a monopoly on, particularly when the people demanding proof refuse to entertain anything presented to them.

I got a thread ban a few months back for countering the preposterous notion that Jesus Christ was a Socialist. You were on that thread ridiculing me for pointing out demonstrable facts such the fact that Socialism didn't exist two thousand years ago, or that Jesus may not have even existed.

It seems that facts are a tool some people are happy to fall back on only when it suits them.

The pseudo intellectual grandstanding that has been posted to this thread by some users over the last couple of days demanding facts be presented to satisfy them is nauseating to read, the absolute hypocrisy and hubris displayed seemingly utterly lost on those posting it.

Everyone has a part to play in improving standards of posting, myself included, I can accept I haven't always behaved appropriately, but it seems to me that a lot of others see absolutely nothing wrong with their own behaviour, and until that changes nothing will improve.

The media in Ireland has given a veneer of legitimacy to these citizen journalists though.

We have high profile journalists like Kitty Holland making outlandish claims and defaming people without anything resembling facts to back up their claims. Should we refer to her as a simpleton?

That's another thing, abusive terms making reference to a person's intellectual ability are rightly seen as unacceptable in modern society, unless of course you're saying it about someone with the wrong opinions, then it's open season.

People see these inequalities and gravitate to people who question them, not to defend those people or what they say but there's been a massive breakdown in trust in society and this is one of the results.

It took a month to get it reviewed after I pointed out that you had been arguing with me in the thread in question. When I pressed for it to be dealt with I saw a flurry of mod activity around unrelated posts that were at that stage weeks old.

The idea that I omitted anything is dishonest as well, should I post the entire content of that DR here?

Like I mentioned previously, you condescend to others routinely and display a level of contempt that's difficult to fathom.

Only others have to reflect on their behaviour, you couldn't possibly be culpable for anything.

Kitty Holland amongst others made claims related to the Carlow Presentation College scandal about school uniforms and body shaming that was proven to be inaccurate by the press ombudsman.

She also accused Aisling Murphys partner of being a hero of the far right after his victim impact statement was released.

If that is an accomplished journalist it's little wonder people have developed a distrust of the media in recent years.

Again, surely someone who is an administrator on this site, should perhaps not post with such dismissive language and refrain from becoming personal with someone.