Ironduke started the transformation of the WAB with the new board.
It looked more professional and more attractive, apart from access being way faster.
When I joined way back in, heaven knows which year and appears to be a millennium ago, when Ironduke was Ironman only with no impressive title of Burgomaster, I nearly got banned for anti Iraq War sentiments. I was even cautioned by Big Ross to take it easy and look busy! Those were the days when tolerance was sliding on a thin red line and Sniper was a Moderator, who nearly chucked me out. It was Ironman who saved the day and with his indulgence and Pakistani posters I reached the 10K record which not only surprised Sniper, but it surprised me too! So, my grateful thanks to the Pakistanis who allowed me to enter the WAB Hall of Fame, most unwittingly!
It was the Colonel (OoE) who introduced me to WAB (though I forget who actually lured me from the BRF to take on the Colonel). It was his gentlemanly behaviour of openly admitting that he had made an error that made me hang around to realise that this was a great board of gentlemen and not slum folks!
Even so, one had to tread carefully not to step on American toes and more so the Republican views. One had to smile and bear it even though it was not intellectually stimulating. For that one visited other forums.
However not today! Today, WAB is the One Stop place for a variety of views. Very pro American and moderately international too, wherein the US policies are debated without fear of being banned! It speaks highly of the forum, the Administrators and the Moderators. One has to observe the number of posters on this Forum as also the number of members and it keeps growing. It is indeed a good sign since from a very conservative, pro American forum, it has graduated to an international one, where all types of views are available. No wonder it attracts so many and the ranks keep growing.
I can with authority state that many a distinguished persons are lurkers on this board, who cannot contribute owing to their service regulations. That should speak of the credibility of this board as indeed an international board withoit prejudices and with very intellectually stimulating debates.
Obviously,the credit lies at the doorstep of the Administration and Moderators and not to forget Rochen.
As an old timer, I thank them for transforming this forum from the usual banter box of merely Republican vs Democrats to a real wonderful intellectually stimulating forum of international dimensions.
That this forum is attempting to be of intellectual standing and not one of the run of the mill forum is that fact that it has Moderators of nearly all religious affiliation, it has a serving military intellectual Shek who is a serving officer and also an instructor and what was most surprising a Moderator who was not an American - Parihaka! Therefore, if there can be a non US Moderator, it speaks highly of WAB and Parihaka, if I may say so, has Moderated immensely well inviting the wrath of many (westerners and Orientals) since he asks for no quarters and gives none. I have no qualms in stating that I have, on many times, disagreed with him. But as for his fairness and his upholding of fair play, I don't think anyone can complain.
I have only one request, as an ardent fan of WAB, don't kill the international aspect of WAB. Don't make it the run of the mill forum.
Let it be an example of how a forum should be.
I find many clones of WAB in the cyberspace. It does indicate WAB is a landmark of the cyberspace.
I humbly with all humility thank all those including the posters to make WAB a forum and a landmark.
I also applaud the courage of WAB to have an international Moderator, even though I do not agree with many of his views.
I also applaud Rochen, Chris and Ironduke for their courage to face the reality and not the rhetoric alone.
Heavens Bless WAB.
It looked more professional and more attractive, apart from access being way faster.
When I joined way back in, heaven knows which year and appears to be a millennium ago, when Ironduke was Ironman only with no impressive title of Burgomaster, I nearly got banned for anti Iraq War sentiments. I was even cautioned by Big Ross to take it easy and look busy! Those were the days when tolerance was sliding on a thin red line and Sniper was a Moderator, who nearly chucked me out. It was Ironman who saved the day and with his indulgence and Pakistani posters I reached the 10K record which not only surprised Sniper, but it surprised me too! So, my grateful thanks to the Pakistanis who allowed me to enter the WAB Hall of Fame, most unwittingly!
It was the Colonel (OoE) who introduced me to WAB (though I forget who actually lured me from the BRF to take on the Colonel). It was his gentlemanly behaviour of openly admitting that he had made an error that made me hang around to realise that this was a great board of gentlemen and not slum folks!
Even so, one had to tread carefully not to step on American toes and more so the Republican views. One had to smile and bear it even though it was not intellectually stimulating. For that one visited other forums.
However not today! Today, WAB is the One Stop place for a variety of views. Very pro American and moderately international too, wherein the US policies are debated without fear of being banned! It speaks highly of the forum, the Administrators and the Moderators. One has to observe the number of posters on this Forum as also the number of members and it keeps growing. It is indeed a good sign since from a very conservative, pro American forum, it has graduated to an international one, where all types of views are available. No wonder it attracts so many and the ranks keep growing.
I can with authority state that many a distinguished persons are lurkers on this board, who cannot contribute owing to their service regulations. That should speak of the credibility of this board as indeed an international board withoit prejudices and with very intellectually stimulating debates.
Obviously,the credit lies at the doorstep of the Administration and Moderators and not to forget Rochen.
As an old timer, I thank them for transforming this forum from the usual banter box of merely Republican vs Democrats to a real wonderful intellectually stimulating forum of international dimensions.
That this forum is attempting to be of intellectual standing and not one of the run of the mill forum is that fact that it has Moderators of nearly all religious affiliation, it has a serving military intellectual Shek who is a serving officer and also an instructor and what was most surprising a Moderator who was not an American - Parihaka! Therefore, if there can be a non US Moderator, it speaks highly of WAB and Parihaka, if I may say so, has Moderated immensely well inviting the wrath of many (westerners and Orientals) since he asks for no quarters and gives none. I have no qualms in stating that I have, on many times, disagreed with him. But as for his fairness and his upholding of fair play, I don't think anyone can complain.
I have only one request, as an ardent fan of WAB, don't kill the international aspect of WAB. Don't make it the run of the mill forum.
Let it be an example of how a forum should be.
I find many clones of WAB in the cyberspace. It does indicate WAB is a landmark of the cyberspace.
I humbly with all humility thank all those including the posters to make WAB a forum and a landmark.
I also applaud the courage of WAB to have an international Moderator, even though I do not agree with many of his views.
I also applaud Rochen, Chris and Ironduke for their courage to face the reality and not the rhetoric alone.
Heavens Bless WAB.
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