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SCOUTER-Terry

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  1. The responses against Obama are spooky, almost Pavlovian recitations of really, really tired talking points, half truths and outright lies. The "socialism" thing is a complete canard... as Beaver said, who doesn't support a progressive tax system (where higher earners pay more)? The screams of "redistribution of wealth" may hold a shred of legitimacy if McCain was for a flat tax, but he's not. Is there ANYONE on this board who doesn't support "spreading the wealth around"? Really? Think everyone should pay the same share of road construction, eliminate all social safety nets for poor, el
  2. Editor's Note: These are my thoughts. Just because I'm the site owner, don't hesitate to disagree. ;-) The Republican Party and conservatism shifted radically away from me over the last decade, and John McCain is not the man I believed him to be. Obama is honest, thoughtful and charismatic. He may also become the most inspirational leader of my lifetime. When America is adrift domestically and abroad, Obama has the best chance of changing our course. Will someday I develop buyer's remorse? Possibly. Am I aware we're electing a President, not a a savior? Yes, no human could live up t
  3. Outside the studio, after the endorsement, with even more clarity: The Republican party radically shifted away from me and its core principles over the past decade, and Powell articulates the same concerns I have about it slouching further toward a dangerously unserious and unAmerican politic. -- TERRY HOWERTON
  4. For the record, we have not provided any email addresses to any third party. More than two years ago (before GaHillBilly registered) we did make our lists available for very rare mailings from specific advertisers. And I would certainly do so again (though frankly don't have the time to bother) if I thought a good advertiser had a good product that would be of interests. Though if we ever DID resume renting our registration list, it would be under similar terms we followed years ago. Whatever "message" you received GAHillBilly was not a result of us providing your address to anyone. As f
  5. Eisley - you're letting your imagination get the better of you... I don't think the facts support your belief. Obama opted out of public financing because nearly 2 million small donors are expected to back him. He's the first to do so since the 1970s, but also the first to ever amass so many individual supporters. How much more democratic could that be? Check it out: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php Barack Obama Total Raised: $339,216,317.Obama's percentage of funds raised from small donors: 47%Total Obama fundraising from small donors: $157.7M to $160.8M.John McCain total
  6. The guidelines that FScouter posted at top were things I wrote for the forum many years ago. They seem pretty durable, and I'm inclined to not elaborate much beyond that. Likewise, the moderators (all of whom should be thanked for their volunteer effort... trust me, they keep a lot of junk cleaned up that you mostly never see) were chosen specifically because they represented a diverse group of opinions, styles, age, Scouting experience, politics and moderation style. When I asked those folks to serve, it was simply to cut the "noise" (in nearly every case "noise" is SPAM, junk postings,
  7. Heh, no joke intended. I admonished others, and now you. TERRY HOWERTON
  8. Gold Winger - if you feel it necessary to trash talk and broadly label people, take it somewhere other than this board. TERRY HOWERTON
  9. In 1991, I was 19 years old and William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt was 91. He used to get a kick out of the symmetry of those numbers, and the fact that we spent nearly every day of that year together as unlikely friends. I had come to know Bill Hillcourt not unlike thousands of others he met each year... I waited in line at the 1989 National Jamboree to have a couple of books signed for my Scoutmaster back home. I really didn't know or think much about who Bill was, I just knew the recipients of those books would appreciate that I had gotten his signature on one of more than 30 books Bill
  10. One cool thing about electronic Forums is that no matter how much nonsense someone wants to type, no trees or baby seals must die for the privilege. So, feel free to flame on with nonsense... but don't hijack other discussions, and don't be unScoutlike. Ed/Merlyn -- you both do a disservice to your respective perspectives... people tend to align not so much WITH arguments, but AGAINST people with which they can not relate. Ed, we've been through these silly battles with you before... the last time you were suspended from the Forums for meaninglessly antagonizing Bob White (who quickl
  11. The storm should be mostly over, now. I think I've mentioned before, it's a little like herding cats, to thwart off these sorts of attacks. At this time, I believe all symptoms of the problem have been eliminated. TERRY HOWERTON
  12. I believe this problem has been fixed (around 7pm CST). Those are NOT a part of this site, and should not be trusted. It's a result of a virus that was embedded into posts. TERRY HOWERTON
  13. Thanks for the heads up... the site is constantly under "hack attacks", though usually those are thwarted without trouble. Some of the code for SCOUTER now is more than 10 years old, so there's a couple of chinks in the armor. This current problem is a result of a SQL injection virus, which embeds scripts within the posts. I've located the infection, and removed. If you notice other issues, just bring them to our attention. And it's always a good policy (here or anywhere on the Net) to not click something that looks suspicious to you! Thanks. TERRY HOWERTON
  14. The core components of SCOUTER.com went live all the way back in 1995... nearly twelve years of service! (That dates pretty much to the dark ages of the Internet :-)). I don't spend nearly enough time maintaining the site these days (and I'm very grateful to the volunteers who help)... but did manage a couple of tweaks over the past few days that SEEMS to have significantly improved the speed of the site. Anyone noticing a difference in speed and reduction in "time outs"? TERRY HOWERTON
  15. I agree with and support every word in SR540Beaver's post above. TERRY HOWERTON
  16. May I suggest a simple (maybe) exercise for the Forum members? 1. Consider if the last word you had on a debate might already be your best last words on the subject for a while. 2. Consider asking a member of your PLC to read the he last ten contributions you made to the Forum. Regardless of whether you actually follow through on this, does even considering it give you any apprehension? 3. Name the (usual) characteristics of three members of the Forum that you really appreciate having in your community. TERRY HOWERTON
  17. Ads rotate throughout the site and are automatically served by outside ad serving companies. They are contextually matched based on the content of the site. We have some control over that (for example, explicit advertisers can be blocked), but generally the ads that are shown are driven by what the members of this site are discussing. Unless you see some explicit ad that is inappropriate, I suggest you just not click on an ad that doesn't interest you. TERRY HOWERTON
  18. Sorry guys! I had no idea the site was down (my monitoring alerts got lost in the shuffle of a busy day). We finally upgraded the database server last week (you should have noticed speed improvements on the site), and apparently something went a little wacky with that machine yesterday. TERRY HOWERTON
  19. Folks, I appreciate your patience. We took one of the three servers that power this site out of commission a few weeks ago (hardware failure), and I just haven't had a chance to replace it. Since it's a database server, it's pretty important to the overall scheme of things. :-) Stand by, I'll try to make it a priority this week to get to the new servers. TERRY HOWERTON br>
  20. I have asked both BobWhite and EdMori to step away from the Forums and refrain from making any additional posts until after November 1. This suspension is to bring some much needed perspective to both, and hopefully allow each to disengage from the pointless, personal banter and focus their attention exclusively on making a positive contribution to the Forums. Consider this a time for reflection for both, and a much needed breather for the rest of us who have grown so weary of the tone. TERRY HOWERTON
  21. I encourage Scouters everywhere to join with the community and support the efforts of the American Red Cross in disaster relief. The devastation along the Gulf Coast is unlike any natural catastrophe this country has seen. The failures of leadership at nearly every level to prevent or prepare for the disaster, and to deal with the aftermath, have been evident, and the fragile nature of society is on display for the world to see. The emergency workers, volunteers and military folks now helping on the ground are doing amazing work under unprecedented conditions. The efforts of the Re
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