Aneworldorder - 08 November 2011 02:46 PM

Yes english is my native language, and yes im from the US, born and raised. and i never intended to say that ur rank is not high enough to really know. people that think or say things like that are just not ready to hear the truth or just dont want to accept it because they have heard otherwise. i hope that u belive that i actually consider the things you tell me, like i said before i wouldnt be here if i didnt want the truth.

What we hope you believe is that this type of questioning comes quite regularly, especially in an online setting.  I as well as the other Masons here are happy that you are here seeking the truth and will answer your questions as honestly as we can.  I would be very interested to hear your further questions, however, if I could be so bold as to request that you not use text speak.  That is the reason I inquired if English was your native language.  I am “old school” and text speak is a bit of a pet peeve as it gives an air of laziness and sloppiness.

I’m glad you said that Paul.  I guess it’s a pet peeve of mine too, but I can’t stand reading poor grammar, bad spelling and misused words (such as writing “makes cents” instead of “makes sense”).  I wasn’t aware that text speak was like that.

I also think I’m critical of this becuase writing is a hobby for me.

Anyway, although Masons focus on the seven liberal arts and sciences, of which Grammar is the first, I’m trying to appreciate that even those who are very poor at written communication are at least here asking the questions instead of reading and spreading lies elsewhere.

Maybe it’s a generational thing, maybe it is because my parents were teachers….I don’t know.  At any rate we should all put forth the effort to write properly so that we may be understood correctly.

Dan Madore - 09 November 2011 07:55 AM

I’m glad you said that Paul.  I guess it’s a pet peeve of mine too, but I can’t stand reading poor grammar, bad spelling and misused words (such as writing “makes cents” instead of “makes sense”).  I wasn’t aware that text speak was like that.

I also think I’m critical of this because writing is a hobby for me.

Anyway, although Masons focus on the seven liberal arts and sciences, of which Grammar is the first, I’m trying to appreciate that even those who are very poor at written communication are at least here asking the questions instead of reading and spreading lies elsewhere.

Maybe it’s a generational thing, maybe it is because my parents were teachers….I don’t know.  At any rate we should all put forth the effort to write properly so that we may be understood correctly.

We are a Fraternity devoted to education, we should expect it from our members, and encourage it from non-members.

True.  We even went out of the way to implement a spell checker on each reply page.
I think some of our guests should check it out.  Heck, I use it sometimes myself.

Dan Madore - 09 November 2011 07:55 AM

I’m glad you said that Paul.  I guess it’s a pet peeve of mine too, but I can’t stand reading poor grammar, bad spelling and misused words (such as writing “makes cents” instead of “makes sense”).  I wasn’t aware that text speak was like that.

There’s a more practical reason as well - Capital letters, full stops (or periods!) etc. make a post much easier to read.  Many times I’ve given up because it’s so hard to read!

lol

Aneworldorder - 10 November 2011 06:42 PM

lol

The comments regarding text speak were not intended to be a joke.  We are in fact completely serious about it.

Dan Madore - 08 November 2011 02:50 PM

PDH825 - 08 November 2011 02:40 PM

Aneworldorder - 08 November 2011 02:32 PM

... with that cleared up i think that if i want to learn about the bohemian grove i should ask a club member not a mason. Thank you all for your time

Correct, but it is unlikely that you will get any information from them, even if they do admit to being a member.

Exactly.  I don’t think they even have a website or a way to contact them, so good luck finding out more about them.  To be honest, I never even heard of it before you asked.

If you have never heard of it before then you probly never heard that people burn a human figure under a stone owl named Moluk at the grove. it is a ritual called “the cremation of dull care” look up “the dark secrets of the bohemian grove” alex jones snuck in there and filmed a small fraction of what goes on there 1nce every year

Hello Again New World

I am posting this message in several places where you have again posted.

I’ve been going over your posts in the past, and those recently, and noticed that we have already warned you a couple of times that you would be banned from the Forum if you just posted random questions and had no intention of listening to the answers.

In keeping with Masonic tradition, for the third and last time we’re going to tell you that this Forum is run by volunteers who are here to answer questions from and help those who have an interest in becoming Masons. If you continue your lines of questioning we will need to ban you from the Forum.

Feel free to PM me it you have any questions.

Bob Heruska
Forum Administrator