Looks like Anthony lost his staff/Admin rights.
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Looks like Anthony lost his staff/Admin rights.
The number one reason I doubt it's a true story is because the thread talks about being debitted from your account for being an admin. Having been an admin there, I would suggest only a total moron would pay for the role. Hell, this site has ads AND a backer, and I'll bet the staff here are mostly volunteer, possibly ex-cons.:D
If the current crop of Admins are chosen from premium subscribers, then yes, they probably are paying.
The idea of paying to be on a forum that is not professionally based is bizarre to me. I know people do it, but I just don't get it.
I had an idea for a forum once, CommForum, the Red Forum. No members got names, you were just "Member 342", I'd be "Member 1", and if I didn't like your contribution, I'd send you to reeducation. At this point, I really feel that Bullshido has totally stolen my idea.
i'll give you a dollar if i can be member #69
or #187
Long live member #1!!!
I'm betting hoax. The Anthony quote about hiring Chinese prisoners to post as "troll gangs" is clearly bs. Unless it was an altered post, it's a troll job.
The admins could be 2,3,4,5,6 and 7
When a premium member becomes an admin, they lose thier original username (say Member# 8432) and becomes Admin# 2,3,4,5,6 or 7.
His admin badge is gone from his posts though. To be a hoax, he would have had to agree to be stripped from the staff. McDojo.com is just bizarre enough for this to be real.
Here's screen shots of some of his posts
http://s6.zetaboards.com/No_BS_Marti...opic/648161/2/
His last post was at 3:42. It's pictured third from the end in the above forum (post# 27). Notice his [STAFF] badge is gone, and his username is no longer red.
My prediction is that it's an example of the poor quality their trolling has become. Anthony never, never, was the guy to pull off a good, subtle troll. He always goes over the top. So here, he's claiming to want to study Defendo, he's claiming that they employed Chinese prisoners as troll gangs, a staff retreat at "Phrost's compound", it's too over the top.
It is amusing that they believe that the equivalent english to a bullshido troll is a prisoner in the PRC, though.
So Anthony explain Anthony being removed from the staff?
It's possible you're right, I just suspect otherwise.
I think the fact that we just cant tell, despite how outlandish it all is, is a testament to how flipp'n demented Bullshido is.
During my time and KC''s time there, we had a few fund raising events, I recall the one I did in when we sold Bullshido Hoodies and the money was used to fix up the site and things like that.
People could also pay to be part of the "black belt" club and become supporting members.
But all that was before the increase in ad revenues, from what I recall.
All that is truly ancient history.
Whatever goes on in that site, or any other, has ZERO to do with us or anyone else.
I suggest we leave them to their target audience and allow them to fix whatever internal issues they may or may not have.
On a side note, its good to hear that Aeosopian got his brown belt in BJJ ( I assume that is who Neal was talking about when he posted a few pages back).
Well done Matt :)