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I've taken some time to think and cool down. I just finished up an extremely hectic week that's left me feeling drained, frustrated, and more than a little irritable. With that in mind, I wish to apologize for the way I've expressed myself today. I do not take back standing up for what I...

It wasn't deleted because you can still look at it. It was closed because people had managed to derail it so thoroughly. No, you're just being stubborn and even more judgmental than me, if that's convievable. You just pick an extreme, and when you don't see it in one example you call it...

That's not what I said and you know it. Criticism itself isn't out of line. It's how you express it. Just about everyone who has posted that article to the site usually followed it up with a statement to the tune of, "We now have proof that Ellusionist and everyone assoicated with them are...

What was your screenname there? I'm going to go check on this. As for posting the Swiss article, you're not the first to attempt that, and it never ends well. We don't let people post it there because it's full of thinly-veiled attacks, bogus strawman arguments, and shameless elitism. It's...

Did you read that thread past the first post? It wasn't the original post that got the thread closed. It was what it devolved into. It doesn't require a lot of critical thinking or deductive abilities to figure that out. Here, take a look at this...

When does all this take place exactly? I hear all these stories and rumors, but none of these accusations were part of the basic training when I was appointed a moderator. So either people are overreacting, lying, or my training into becoming a corporate Nazi drone was handled ineptly...

No, we allow dissent. We just don't allow whining. The only bad reviews that get deleted are the ones that are poorly written or openly hostile. [Edit by Moderator: Please refrain from attacking other members.] Around this time in the season in particular (finals), I don't really feel like...

Look for the open letter from Jay Sankey about his experiences. Other than that, if you ask around certain place, other magicians will give you their experiences. Oh, spare me. I ask you for proof of a blanket statement that I know to be false, and all you do is continually assert that you...

Yes you do. If you claim that a site bans people for publishing negative reviews of their products, then you are expected to provide proof of that claim. The burden of proof is on you. [Edit by Moderator: Please refrain from attacking other members.] That would be Penguin. Team E does not...

Alright, I'll call your bluff. Who published the review, what was the product, and when?

Said the pot to the kettle. The idea that you get banned for publishing a negative review is bullcrap. I know it. You know it. So why even say it? Again, wrong. You can mention other sites on E. We just review E products exclusively since the boards are meant to be a form of customer...

Mostly because they have iron fist despots like me pounding into people's skulls that there's no rivalry to take part in. Everytime children lie, a kitten gets thrown into a meatgrinder. Again, I hate people. Something about this doesn't add up. This is the first time I've ever heard of...

Seriously? Have you contacted them about that?

[Edit by Moderator: Please refrain from attacking other members.] Not at all. We just expect them to eloquent and level-headed. Most of the people who write negative reviews of Ellusionist products either can't do that, or they go to another site to do it where they know fewer people will...

I'm just that confident. It still comes from a position of selfishness. My experience is that the world does not need to be saved from our temptations. What bugs me most about this situation is that more magicians are focused on what imaginary control they're going to have to exercise...

You're think of seeking relationships. I'm thinking of the gut-level attraction we feel to biological triggers, whether or not we're interested in actively pursuing a certain individual. Good. I've known guys in my life who had a lot of female friends, but still didn't get it. They...

People like that were going to eventually anyway. What difference does it make? You can claim differently, but no one's going to believe for a nanosecond that you're different from every other guy on the planet and don't have a radar that senses hot women up to a radius of 30 yards...

So this show is going to have flashing banner advertising YouTube exposure videos? You said yourself that most people don't sit around looking for exposure videos. What makes you think this is going to change that? On the rare occasion when someone says, "I saw that on YouTube," do you...

I won't deny that. I've maintained from the beginning that it's a book intended to give food for thought to the more advanced magician. And when you've reached that level, I don't believe an author needs to spoonfeed you all of your lessons. They can provide an illustration, a mild...

Didn't think someone would actually call you out on that, did you? I'm going to make this clear. What you said was classless, stupid, unfounded, and petty. I have no tolerance for any of the above and I am going to say so. If you can't express yourself like an intelligent human being, then...