Stef didn't delete Rob's post. Instead, what Stef did was hide ALL of Rob's posts to everyone but Rob. It's a tactic he uses instead of an IP ban. It makes the subject think that they're just being ignored by everyone, and he hopes this will entice them to stop posting on their own. Check it out: click on some of Rob's back posts, from when he was a member in good standing: they won't appear.

Ah, I wondered about that. He was doing the same to jessen for a while too, then. Quite the bag of tricks he has there. No, nothing manipulative about that.

I noticed that yesterday as well. You can see that Sutible4livestock has posted, and the post count of that thread includes his number of posts, but when you scroll through the thread, his posts aren't visible. For instance, the Guardian Article thread shows "Page 1 (5 items)", but there are only 3 visible posts in the thread.

This crap he pulls is just getting stranger and stranger.

It's his dinner party and he'll go bat-shit crazy if he wants to!

That reminds me of a song.
Catchy Tune. Maybe that'll be the title of Stefans next FDR music.

I think the only reason CultishStew deletes Sutible4livestok's posts is that he is banned.

My posts are all still there, despite my bannination, which fills me with a little bit of dread... And, embarrassment.

I got caught up in the group culture there, and the pressure to "tell-all" that goes with it, disgorging a torrent of words in that confessional style so common to FDR n00bs, where you heap scorn and derision on your family and cast yourself as a sensitive victim bewildered by their treacherous, malicious, manipulative abuse in hopes of earning a hug icon from the Beneficent Bald Bestower of Pixelated Pity. (argument form adjective, anyone?) But, I gotta say, I wasn't very good at it, at least I don't think I was, because while I do have some resentments and bad memories, I just couldn't bring myself to completely throw my family under the bus. My ex-wife, yeah, but my dad and my sister, no. At any rate, I didn't generate a lot of responses, so I assume my testimony was insufficiently compelling, or failed to reveal enough material for a full fledged "case" in the FDR sense. No personalized podcasts or call-in shows for me. *shrugs*

I didn't even talk about my mom much (if I mentioned her at all), because to be honest, the lady is one miracle short of sainthood in my book. OK, she's not perfect, but she is the most important relationship I have in my family and the woman who I respect more than anyone else in the world. Even if she is a bit nutty on certain things (like that "patriotism stuff"), she understands and respects me, largely because I am more like her than anyone else.

Yeah, you search for his posts, and they appear in a list, then you click on one and it is someone else's post. It is really confusing.

Anyone else really want to sit down and have a face to face conversation with Stef right now. I think it would just be fascinating to see what he is like in person as he goes though this shit.

Actually, I know exactly what it must be like. I work with a guy who is just a complete bullshiter because he is so insecure, to the point that he just makes up (the content of his) work to look like he is efficient and organized. Everyone has finally caught onto this and it is like the world is collapsing on him. On the one hand it is really sad to see him going through it, but on the other hand he completely brought it on himself. I was joking today that this kid needs a 12 step program, starting with admitting that he is completely full of shit 75% of the time he opens his mouth.

Maybe Stef needs a 12 step Intellectual Honesty program. Step one, admitting he is dishonest and manipulative.

...FDR has become unmanageable, and Stef is powerless to control its perception IRL...

no such thing as 'less evil'...yelling at cats = torturing children = genocide...right?...right?