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Flat Earth Community / Re: The Zetetic Council

« on: December 31, 2013, 03:02:49 AM »

I tried to say earlier that it should all be public but my net went down. The secrecy is kinda what split the old forum. It would give the impression that the council was an elite group of forum members. I was under the impression that the council are to source outside of the forums and to guide people on the forums in the upper forum.
Contacting people and running media assoiated with the FES.
Maybe a YouTube channel (that's why I wanted rooster on it if she was willing). And spreading the word. Their primary goal should be attracting new users and having sensible debate (a reason why I back thork).

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Flat Earth Community / Re: The Zetetic Council

« on: December 30, 2013, 11:22:49 AM »

http://forum.tfes.org/index.php?topic=850.0

Most of the point was written here. It was largely missed by most people. Not sure if the point or the thread was missed so to double check heres the link.

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Flat Earth Community / Earth video

« on: December 25, 2013, 10:25:22 AM »

I'm a big fan of this channel and I hope many of you also watch. But I had not seen this before and the video has some good information in it that both supports rounds and flats.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 21, 2013, 09:57:22 PM »

The was only 6 directly related to it. 23 were caused by it. The probably chocked on a roach or something

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 21, 2013, 08:55:39 PM »

So because something gets you high means its bad for you? Best lay off the sugar then. Watch out the next time you stand up too
fast, it might kill you.

In relation to the whole range of problems which can happen to those who use drugs, death is by far the least likely outcome, but one which, not surprisingly, attracts most attention and causes most concern. Like all data about illegal drug use, information about deaths comes from a variety of sources that combine to present a patchy and incomplete picture. Hence this is a highly simplified overview of what we know about deaths from drug use and how these compare to deaths caused by alcohol and tobacco.

http://www.drugscope.org.uk/resources/faqs/faqpages/how-many-people-die-from-drugs


Psychoactive substances implicated in np-SAD deaths, England, 2011 [6]

Total    -    1,172
Alcohol in combination  325
Amphetamines  43
Anti-depressants  287
Anti-epileptics  5
Anti-Parkinson's  5
Anti-psychotics  66
Cannabis    23
Cocaine  122
Ecstasy-type drugs 20
GHB/GBL 10
Heroin/morphine 355
Hypnotics/sedatives 286
Methadone  327
Other opiates / opioid analgesics 328

Note the items in bold, these are the only illegal drugs here, the others are controlled drugs.


Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain, 2012
Killed 1,754
Seriously Injured 23,039
Slightly Injured 193,784
All 195,723

http://www.rospa.com/faqs/detail.aspx?faq=296

Another interesting fact is that 1 in 11 deaths in the uk are caused by obesity.


Aprox 0.033% of deaths were caused by illegal drugs in 2011.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 21, 2013, 05:43:50 PM »

Next time you are ill and need medication. Don't take it.
Stop drinking caffeine. That includes cola and chocolate.
Stop eating non-organic meat and dairy.
No more honey for you.
Leave your tap water alone (sorry but that includes almost all food types).

You can't avoid taking drugs. They will kill all 7 billion of us in the end 

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 21, 2013, 05:46:21 AM »

I know yours was, but this can happen to some degree. Knowing that this will likely go to a poll, how do you know that people haven't started making alts? People just cheat because they can sometimes.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 21, 2013, 05:14:40 AM »

That's what happened to me on my forum. It was obvious it was going on but it was a pain in the ass so I scrapped it. I was sick of chasing IPs for new users.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 21, 2013, 12:47:16 AM »

That requires the admins and they dont want to help with it.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 08:44:10 PM »

How about a simple poll to redo the votes? I can't see the results changing much but maybe more people might vote and that could mean a slight change? Personally I liked the result but then again I think every person who was nominated may of been suitable. If the forum was getting lots of people coming I'd even suggest all the names were put on as the number was close to the original 11 people that was suggested in the first place.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 02:04:27 PM »

I wonder where your pm went though. Do you still have it as a sent message?

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 01:06:58 PM »

I don't want to argue about it. I just don't like being called a liar. I will just forget it as I have lots of respect for you guys.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 11:16:24 AM »

This is exactly why I was asked for my pms to be monitored.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 11:08:03 AM »

Fuck off pp you didn't send me anything. You have never liked me and I think you are just set on making me look bad. Unless you posted as an alt that's a regular user then I never got a pm off you. I try and help everyone out and the fucking admin just insult me.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 20, 2013, 04:20:10 AM »

Demolition Man

But do you know how to use the three seashells?

How old is that film? Yet that question comes to my mind too lol. I hear fuck you was a good method.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 03:44:20 AM »

Just saddam perhaps?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 20, 2013, 03:26:35 AM »

Demolition Man

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Drugs should be legal.

« on: December 20, 2013, 03:18:12 AM »

Drugs ruined my mental health, I was borderline addicted to LSD and was taking it nearly daily about 10 years ago. I smoked pot for nearly half my life. But I don't even drink caffeine any more.
However I support the legalisation of harder drugs. They can be regulated and taxed. General health rates will rise and drug quality would be better. If addicts could be prescribed certain drugs it will stop the use of methadone, which is no better for the user, but it is safer. Needle exchange points do already exist in the UK but more can be done. If clean safe drugs were given to addicts it will put most dealers out of business and the crime rates will drop as the user can get what they need through a doctor. 
I don't know about soft drugs like pot though. I cant see why it cant be sold over the counter and I don't mean like the way its done in the US. that system is a joke anyway.
Our governments are missing out of millions in tax, just when we need it most. Ironically we are loosing drug centers and homeless shelters right now due to budget cuts. Our crime and homeless rates are due to rise over the next 5 years. This could be avoided right now if they were to control drug use in the UK.

as for killing you... What doesn't? It is the users choice. I once heard that tax on tobacco pays for the NHS alone.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Saddam's Troll concerns

« on: December 20, 2013, 03:03:57 AM »

do the opposite to the old site and force him to stay in the flat earth boards

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Zetetic Council Election Thread.

« on: December 20, 2013, 01:22:57 AM »

I have counted the votes 4 times now because it bothered me that people were saying I made a mistake. I'm embarrassed to say that 1 person wasn't counted for (not pp). Luckily (not that it matters now) it didn't change the votes as they voted for the 3 top people anyway. The changes to the votes so people who selected an admin could make a new choice didn't work too well and I think that made me make an error. In this scenario an automated method would of proved better.

Tom Bishop  111111111111 - 12
Saddam Hussain  111 - 3
Pizaaplanet 1 - 1
Junker  11 - 2
Sean  1 - 1
Thork  1111111 - 7
Rooster  (you had 1 but it was changed)
Hoppy  1 - 1
Markjo  1 - 1
Roundy  11111 - 5
Secret User  1 - 1
Ghost Spaghetti 1 - 1
beardo  1 - 1
Tsuami  111111 - 6

The 1s were just for me to tally the numbers. Also don't trust pizaaplanet, he is full of shit and didn't vote at all and I think he is just trying to shit stir, he has obvious objections to the whole idea anyway. I had 1 vote for secret user. I am happy to quote every single pm I have if there are no objections at all to that.

I do suggest that somebody makes a new poll when you feel like it to avoid any mistakes at all. Oh apart from people making multiple accounts and making many votes, I had first hand experience in this and it is one reason I suggested we did it this way.
But I doubt there would be a great difference in the votes either way.