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Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 7:36pm On Oct 12, 2012
Welcome back, PointB. I can see you were more civil in your last post. We are not stifling contrarian views, all we want is civility while expressing your opinions.

Coogar remains a judge. You said he said he had no hope in Nigeria, that is banal. At one point or the other, we have all made statements like that. You said he insulted Igbo, you lifted his comment in the middle of a discussion that was basically tribal. Eziachi, not taking anything away from him, is a proud Biafra defender, we all overlooked it because we know he is capable of rising beyond his personal convictions.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 7:13pm On Oct 12, 2012
Desola: Mighty igor! angry

Anyway, just don't include Gbawe's name in the moderators abi na judge. I see that he has started indirect lobbying by being all over this thread like white on rice. Sheesh!
Ayaba, ekaabo. grin

What position do you want? Chairlady? Queen of the debate? grin
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Liberia (6 - 1): AFCON 2013 Qualifier On Saturday October-13-2012 by Jarus(m): 12:52pm On Oct 12, 2012
Naija should have this. Ike Uche.

Sadly, we said same thing before their match against Guinea same situation last year.
Family › Re: High School Bullying...A Victim Or The Oppressor? by Jarus(m): 12:48pm On Oct 12, 2012
blackmale: even in the university, people were bullying one another,, reminds me of ARO BOIS,, in OAU..IFE, back then
Awo boys are crazy. They made the hall fun-filled. I wasnt part of them but I enjoyed their taunts. Hilarious stunts and all that. No dull moment in my 5 years stay in that hall.
Family › Re: High School Bullying...A Victim Or The Oppressor? by Jarus(m): 12:46pm On Oct 12, 2012
Primary school
*I no fit mention his name here o. I learnt he is now a *********


Secondary school
Bulla
Bororo
Sule bintin
to be updated as I remember more





Cross these guys' paths to your peril
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:42pm On Oct 12, 2012
PointB,

I hid your posts and banned your new ID because is it is created to circumvent deterrent ban, therefore illegal ab initio.

You can continue to raise the points you raised with your new ID using your original ID when you resume from the 5-hour ban, of course, without uncivil words.

New ID banned, posts made with it hidden.

Thank you.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:21pm On Oct 12, 2012
PointB*, I saw you down here. If you make any comment on this thread with that ID, I'm sorry, it's permanent ban for that ID and extension of the ban for your main handle(PointB) to 24 hours. Pls.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:19pm On Oct 12, 2012
afam4eva: 5 hours no be beans ooo...tender justice with mercy. At least you can reduce the punishment to 1 hour. That should do.
No sir, 1 hour is not deterrent enough.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:18pm On Oct 12, 2012
jmaine: You talk correct cheesy . . .So Dayokanu go be debater . .Na wao grin
But I can't be a judge. cheesy

But he has said earlier in this thread that he will be coming after the debate has ended when it's time for operation wetie, bench-throwing a la Adedibu grin
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:15pm On Oct 12, 2012
afam4eva: I hereby apologise on their behalf. Release the both of them and they'll go home and sin no more.
cheesy

Let them drink water and sleep for the 5 hours and come back by 17:07 hrs cheesy

Let's have some peace on the thread abeg.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 12:13pm On Oct 12, 2012
I have just banned PointB and Coogar for 5 hours, for defying the simple rule that they should protest/defend only with civil words. I am aware that one was on the attack and the other on the defensive, I had to wield the big stick on both of them because they both used insulting words in the process.

See you guys by 17:07 hours.

Let's all learn to pass across our disagreements/defence with civility.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:41am On Oct 12, 2012
jmaine: Not publishing their names might not do well for transparency, considering some of the judges are known to be prejudiced to certain quarters . . . . .
Are you sure the cons of publishing their names do not outweigh the merits? I think so.

Merit of not publishing
1, A judge will be objective. Dayokanu is my friend, if I score him 0/5 ( grin). He wont forgive me in 5 years. LOL. But if my name isnt there, he wont know who scored him 0. cheesy . Funny, but it can happen.

2, It reduces rancour. A debater that doesnt perform well can easily say the judge that scores him lowest doesnt like his face, bringing out a past thread where they disagreed(and he will always find one, because we have all disagreed at one thread or the other)
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:31am On Oct 12, 2012
From this point, any comment that contains hate/hard words will be hidden and the poster banned for 5 hours. You can protest or defend yourself without using strong words.

Pls.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:29am On Oct 12, 2012
Pharoh: The best way should have been for the organizers to just go with any kind of judges and encourage them to leave their bias behind instead of trying to look for people who were neutral and that is really impossible in my opinion so lets stop deceiving ourselves.
No, we are not saying they are neutral. We (and majority other forumers agree) see them as 1, not having extreme opinion 2, capable of dropping their sentiments. Even as a coordinator, I have my personal views. Even Seun, the forum owner, has his sentiments. But it is easy for us to drop them.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:22am On Oct 12, 2012
jmaine: Always knew the thread will boil cos of the texture of the Judges list cheesy . . . . Most can be seen to be strictly Anti Government first before objectivity is imported. But i decided to give them the benefit of the doubt to do a fair job at least . . .

In order to clear all doubt . . . .I hereby suggest that during the debating process . . .All the judges score card should be fully on display on the board to enable spectators guage their ratings for fairness and competence

This should act as a double check for scores collation and overall calculation of averages
. . .

The seeming texture of the Judges means no known supporter of the Admin might never win any debate, regardless of contents dished out with an already prejudiced judge siting boldly in the arena grin
We shall publish the individual judge's result and the average, but we wont include name of the Judge, Just Judge 1-5 and each's scoring.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:09am On Oct 12, 2012
PointB: No, I don't think so. But I thought you wanted fairness, and balance in the judges. In other words, those whose political-economy leaning cannot be pinpointed. In the case of the fuel subsidy, those who oppose it probably have a thing or two against the establishment, while those who supported it are most likely supporter of the regime. The fact that is is debatable cast doubt on the neutrality of the judges.

Now how about Coogar?
Without doubt Coogar has no place on that list. Even if you make exception for the others, Coogar should be dropped without further preponderance. I also think Talina has no place in the list. Being foreigner is not enough, we are yet to see the international flavour she adds to the dynamics. Her posting are restricted to the Romance Section, and that say alot about her.

I formally drop my objection to Ogugua and Sisi_kill membership of the panel. But for Coogar, well you may have to ban me for disturbance, if you don't drop him!
grin

You need credible, independent seconders before we can at least revisit the choice. In addition, the fact that he criticized GEJ is not a ground for disqualification. Bring better arguments.
Politics › Re: Can The North Survive Without The South? by Jarus(m): 10:19am On Oct 12, 2012
Did they not survive before the amalgamation?
Were they not surviving during the regional system?
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 10:14am On Oct 12, 2012
PointB: It has absolutely nothing to do with Eze Ndi Igbo. But everything to do with the fuel subsidy removal. Let me ask you, another round of fuel subsidy removal is coming say January since not money is allocated for it in the budget? What are going to do? Move on, walk away from the protest?

Point is that, like some of us, your political-economy leaning is well-known, and you cannot walk away from it. My comments stand, best of luck with the mods though.
So you think all the over 100 million Nigerians that were against fuel subsidy are doing so because of their political leaning or facts before them?

My mentor, SLS, was a leading voice for fuel subsidy removal while I protested against it. This is someone I am on first name term with. That is rising above affiliation. Yet, when his house was touched in Kano by subsidy protesters, I was one of the first people that sent 'sorry' message to him. All these agreements and disagreements that shape our political value are based on facts avaialable to everyone and our interpretation. It is very unfortunate that because someone opposed fuel subsidy, then he is anti-GEJ. You now go ahead and bring a quote that is critical of establishment from the judges. In fact, that should qualify them more. It is puppetry and inability to whold their own to endorse everything the government does without scrutiny. And none of these guys are known as a rabid GEJ hater, spamming the forum with anti-GEJ posts. They chipped in their comments where necessary.

In any case, this debate is about Nigeria, not about GEJ or any political personality!
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 10:04am On Oct 12, 2012
It is disgustingly unfortunate that some people cannot rise above their political leaning (not even ideology) even in every matter. Very unfortunate.
Politics › Re: Ex-Minister's Son Dies In Power Bike Accident by Jarus(m): 9:37am On Oct 12, 2012
Inna lilahi wa inna ilaehi rajiun


I honestly don't know what is wrong with these guys.

Bike from Abuja to Uyo?

Same way MD of Petroleum Brokers Ltd (can't remember his name again) died last year in bike accident coming back from Port Harcourt to Lagos. MD of an oil company that was so big he could afford a private jet sef fa.
Romance › Re: "I Slept With My Best Friend’s Husband" by Jarus(m): 6:40pm On Oct 11, 2012
B ve
oyb: man, nl do dey change o - first kobo, now jarus in romance section
cheesy. Boss, no be only una go dey romantic nw.

Anyway sha, I hope you know this is a hp topic cheesy
Politics › Re: Dino Melaye Is A Potential HIV Carrier, He Gave Me Syphilis- Actress by Jarus(m): 5:14pm On Oct 11, 2012
Femzy24: shocked we have to occupy HIV, HIV must free our fighter... grin
grin
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 5:03pm On Oct 11, 2012
Johndoe100: Quite simple really. We patriotic members feel you lean towards those opposition members (enemies of progress if you ask me). We wonder if the debate was conceived as a way to forward the interest of the opposition's viewpoint. You have an excellent opportunity to prove us wrong by including some of our nominees as judges and debaters in this debate of yours.
We spent 2 days to arrive at this team of judges but you didn't show up here while that was going on.

Two, can you tell me which of our panel members is an 'opposition member'. And I know you're too smart to say a person becomes an 'opposition member' just because he had had cause to disagree with you or your political leaning in the past. Name which of those guys is known for opposition to your political leaning.
Education › Re: Describe Your School Or Alma Mater In One Word by Jarus(m): 4:56pm On Oct 11, 2012
Great.

And you all know which school naturally comes to mind when 'Great' is the qualifying adjective. Forget about the copy-cats and pretenders that now use the epithet.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 4:50pm On Oct 11, 2012
Johndoe100: Who are the honest judges? I have given you a list choose from. We the members (to bad you don't get to decide who the members are is it not) want anyone on the list. This will give your "debate" some credibility. By the way was this debate the idea of one of your opposition friends? As an aside this is something I have always found fascinating about this politics board. Are you the mod for ALL the members or just those you like?
If I say I understood what you wrote up here, I will be deceiving you.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 4:13pm On Oct 11, 2012
lagerwhenindoubt: There is a strong contention for bias especially among the judges who lean towards a political group or learning. It is our deepest hope that they will put aside these obvious bias and objectively debate with balance of ideals in mind. imagine @Gbawe and @Beaf in agreement with some people-centric ACN plans grin grin
We recognized that, but I think the risk is very low, given;

1, Judges were carefully selected and a good number of forumers have confidence in them

2, From all the comments, judges will naturally want to be seen as doing objective job. Settling for them of the lot is a vote for their ability. With the nice words about them, I don't think anyone would want to disappoint, even in practically inconsequential online debate like this.

3, Diversity - This is the most assuring point. 5 judges, spread in different parts of the world, with different worldviews, cannot all be wrong. These guys are not known for a single line of opinion. Nobody can, in one sentence, summarize what they share in common. e.g if you have Dayokanu and Gbawe in a team, you can tell what they share in common, same if you have a team of 5 with Billyonaire, Beaf etc, you can tell what they have in common. For our team of judges, no common denominator in ideology and viewpoints. This diversity will be helpful in reaching objective conclusion. After all, we are going to aggregate their scores for each debater and average it.

Worst case scenario is having one or two biased, but their bias will easily be evened out or rendered insignificant when the other objective 3's scoring/judgement are averaged with it. If 2 biased judges score someone 4 over 5, and the objective ones scored the person 2, the average comes to 2.8, which is not significantly different from teh objective score of 2.
Phones › Re: How Many Phones Do You Carry At A Time? by Jarus(m): 4:02pm On Oct 11, 2012
Castos: U ought to have all the lines in case of free browsing tweaks, bonanza, discounts, network disappointments, awooof credit, c'on! grin grin grin grin
Fair enough. But not with 50k credit per month that I hardly exhaust sef.
Phones › Re: How Many Phones Do You Carry At A Time? by Jarus(m): 3:58pm On Oct 11, 2012
One. Anytime I take more than 1, I involuntarily misplace the less used one.

The first time I wanted to use 2 phones (2007), I lost the second one the day I bought it. I was somewhere with both phones but I was so used to one phone that I took one anf forgot the other there. Needless to say that was the end of it.

Recently, when my new company provided me another Blackberry, and brought my phone to 2, carrying 2 phones was just too incenvenient for me that the non-official one is permanently abandoned at home, I have not used it for 3 months, with its flat battery.

I hate more than one phone.
Romance › Re: "I Slept With My Best Friend’s Husband" by Jarus(m): 3:20pm On Oct 11, 2012
247naijagossip: A reader of our blog needs your advice....Please read carefully!!!

I have a problem that I can’t share with anyone close to me.

My best friend and I grew up together and since the day we met when we were 11 we were inseparable. We did and still do everything together. We went to the same University and we were roommates after we graduated for a couple years.

She ended up moving out with her fiance and I bought a house and focused on my career. Since then we definitely don’t spend as much time together as we used to and because our lives took different turns. She’s had 3 babies in the last few years and I am the Godmother of the last born. We still live fairly close to each other and her husband and I became close over the time they dated up until now.

I think he’s a good looking man and I always thought he was attractive. Lately, he’s been complaining about her not taking care of herself, not losing the baby weight and always looking shabby but he works out all the time and complained to me about her not going to the gym and changing over the duration of their marriage.

A few weeks ago I babysat for her and she forgot to take some the clothes she bought to my house so she sent her husband to come get them. It was late and I had been drinking and when he came in I offered him a drink which led to about 3 drinks and we ended up having sex.

My friend called me right before he left and said that she was so happy that me and her husband are friends and that we get along so well and that she could trust me with him. I’ve betrayed my best friend and Godchildren in the worse way possible and I can’t live with myself .I’m so shamed of my actions and giving into my impulses.

I haven’t been able to talk to her like we normally do and I don’t know what to do……I made a HUGE mistake. Please tell me what should I do?
Confessing will compound it. The remorse, if genuine, is enough. Ask for God's forgiveness and tell teh husband you dont want that to happen again.
Nairaland General › Re: Shark Attacks Woman In Delta by Jarus(m): 1:29pm On Oct 11, 2012
The most pathetic part is Vanguard also authoritatively reporting it as Shark. At best, I expect something like 'a water creature believed to be Shark'. That was very unprofessional of Vanguard.
Sports › Re: Newcastle's New kit: Muslim Stars Told Not To Play by Jarus(m): 12:01pm On Oct 11, 2012
Newcastle can actually work something out for these guys like Sevilla did for Kanoute few years ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Kanout%C3%A9
"Kanouté has been practicing Islam since he was around the age of 22. He refused to wear a Sevilla shirt bearing the name of club sponsor 888.com, due to the fact the website is used for gambling, which is against the principles of Islam; this meant that the club had to give him a brand-free jersey every match. The company, however, agreed to excuse him from their publicity campaigns in return for Kanouté wearing the sponsored kit, which was part of the players' contractual duties."

But I doubt these guys are as strong Muslim as Kanoute.
Politics › Re: NL Monthly Political Debate by Jarus(op): 11:06am On Oct 11, 2012
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