# Did FasterThanLight leave? :x **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [July 11, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646 "2008-07-11T00:42:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/81 "2008-07-14T12:37:12Z")
Luna is a great mod. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![celandine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@celandine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celandine)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/82 "2008-07-14T12:42:44Z")
sekasi is right. freedom of speech doesnā€™t equal freedom to say anything you think of. a straightforward example is slander - you could claim that ā€˜freedom of speechā€™ allows you to spread malicious lies about other people, but it ainā€™t so - slander is an actionable offenseā€¦ anyhow maybe this thread is veering slightly off-topicā€¦ surely the point is not to define ā€˜freedom of speechā€™ in legal terms. I personally feel this forum would benefit from allowing more free exchanges of opinions, even on what might be considered to be ā€˜controversialā€™ subjectsā€¦ on the other hand, such exchanges do require an amount of self-restraint on the participantsā€™ side, and an unfailing respect for strongly differing opinions. it all comes down to how adult we are, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![biznuge](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/biznuge/32/11567_2.png) [@biznuge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biznuge)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/83 "2008-07-14T12:49:59Z")
Sorry to interject with the obvious all, but after reading some of this thread, which appears to now be tending towards freedom of speechā€¦ Is this thread not essentially now some sort of political debate on the nature of FOS, and as such, should a moderator not currently involved in the discussion not lock, or close the threadā€¦ [COLOR=ā€œGrayā€][SIZE=ā€œ1ā€]Cat amongst the pigeonsā€¦[/SIZE][/COLOR] :proud: ---
**Author:** ![ajcates](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ajcates/32/2435_2.png) [@ajcates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajcates)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/84 "2008-07-14T12:53:57Z")
Slander laws and automatic rifle laws go strictly against the Constitution, but it doesnā€™t matter, because you donā€™t have freedom of speech here. Go use you right somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![celandine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@celandine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celandine)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/85 "2008-07-14T21:13:13Z")
> Go use you right somewhere else. heh heh heh šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/86 "2008-07-14T23:12:44Z")
This whole thread is pointless. Thereā€™s a sister site thatā€™s not officially affiliated with [Kirupa.com](http://Kirupa.com) in any way, shape or form where you can say whatever the hell you want about anything. Itā€™s not as pretty - it doesnā€™t have the snazzy themes, the social networking features, or any of the other glitz but it IS a free speech zone. You could even threaten to burn down my synogauge and I wouldnā€™t care (though I guarantee a snappy response). Hell, even a few folks that have been banned from here are still there. If any of you want an invite, PM me. A good portion of yā€™all have gotten one at some point, and never post there any ā– ā– ā– ā–  way. So, if any of yā€™all want a forum thatā€™s all the fun of the old ā€˜Orderedā€™ forum (politics, religion, socioeconomics, or random nonsense), drop me a line. This is Kirupaā€™s site, and his personal property rights should be respected above anything else. If he doesnā€™t want people getting sore about things completely unrelated to Flash, web development/design, software, hardware, tech, science, etc, thatā€™s his call because weā€™re in his house, so to speak. You wanna mouth off about politics and religion? Good, hit me up, weā€™ll take it outside like men. šŸŗ ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/87 "2008-07-14T23:22:08Z")
and scene. ---
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/88 "2008-07-15T13:32:51Z")
^ :lol: Ahhā€¦ I hate and love you. ---
**Author:** ![thats\_all\_folks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@thats\_all\_folks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thats_all_folks)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/89 "2008-07-15T13:38:27Z")
ā€œYou wanna mouth off about politics and religion? Good, hit me up, weā€™ll take it outside like men.ā€ Nice!!! You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, DanontheMoon. You donā€™t wanna know about it, believe me. ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/90 "2008-07-15T15:22:23Z")
I accept toes. The real treasure trove is kidneys, though - theyā€™re worth twice as much if the adrenal glands are intact. ---
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/91 "2008-07-15T16:11:02Z")
[QUOTE=DanontheMoon;2359025]I accept toes. The real treasure trove is kidneys, though - theyā€™re worth twice as much if the adrenal glands are intact.[/QUOTE] [ot]Only you and Fester would know that.[/ot] ---
**Author:** ![Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Samurai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Samurai)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/92 "2008-07-15T21:12:15Z")
I took some time off from Kirupa forums recentlyā€¦kinda got frustrated with the medium as a whole. The weird thing from my perspective is, I pretty much agree with both sides of the situation. I like what The Canadian had to say about how some peeps wouldnā€™t dare say face to face what theyā€™re saying onlineā€¦I also agree with the idea of freedom of speech and that if someone canā€™t take it, well too bad. And I also agree with the notion that this is somebodyā€™s web siteā€¦and they will run this thing the way they want, regardless of what itā€™s members want. I agree with it all, because they are all valid. The thing that I donā€™t agree with is the loss of a good forum member. I donā€™t think anyone has really considered that. Iā€™m not sure what the purpose of this forum is any more. I understand what the big picture is, or at least I think I doā€¦to provide a flash resource. However Random is exactly that, random. Faster was a good poster, and he seemed to bring a certain amount of excitement, at least for me, to the forums. Iā€™m not sure how many members Kirupa has, or how many of them left, or how many of the oneā€™s that left were deemed ā€˜valued postersā€™ or whatever, but I suppose thatā€™s part of the debate hereā€¦who decides what? and I think thatā€™s part of why Faster left. There always seemed to be that struggle. I for one have always appreciated when Faster decided to make a post, good or bad, his posts always seemed genuine, always seemed honest, and at the very least, always seemed to get a reaction from someone. That to me is a good poster, and this forum apparently, just lost him. again, Iā€™m not sure what the purpose of this forum is anymore. If itā€™s to post, well, read above. and as an asideā€¦dudeā€™s Canadian and heā€™s from Toronto, if anyoneā€™s got his email address or web site please send it to me via email: [synthetic\_samurai@hotmail.com](mailto:synthetic_samurai@hotmail.com) Iā€™d like to just send him a note. peace. Chris. ---
**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/93 "2008-07-15T21:28:32Z")
What a coincidence, I agree with everything you said. ---
**Author:** ![w1sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7feea3/32.png) [@w1sh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/w1sh)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/94 "2008-07-15T21:46:57Z")
šŸŽ» :crying: ---
**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/95 "2008-07-15T21:52:48Z")
Faster is always welcome at ā€˜myā€™ forum, even though I donā€™t think he ever made an account. :-/ [COLOR=Silver] (If youā€™re reading this, PM me! I wonā€™t tell.)[/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![lunatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/96 "2008-07-15T22:05:54Z")
Oh, heā€™s lurking all right. Who could resist a thread all about themselves? :sure: ā€œLast Activity: Yesterday 08:36 AMā€ ---
**Author:** ![Syous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/97 "2008-07-15T22:08:41Z")
I am pushing for this thread to have more replies than the word game thread. ---
**Author:** ![redelite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@redelite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redelite)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/98 "2008-07-15T22:10:16Z")
Letā€™s see carry the 1ā€¦ weā€™re almost there!! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/99 "2008-07-15T22:18:29Z")
How come that thread is around anyways? Itā€™s 80 billion posts of pure crap. Itā€™s funny that some things people say get deleted but that thread is allowed to exist. ---
**Author:** ![Syous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-fasterthanlight-leave-x/265646/100 "2008-07-15T22:29:07Z")
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