Dear Sirs,
As a result of this email below, the JREF forum decided to
ban me. This is utter proof of complete lack of respect for human rights from the part of those who claim to be skeptics in JREF forum, and yet they allow people like Skolnick to offend me, to offend my family (with unacceptable sexual suggestions), and to offend highly respectable Latin American institutions. Skolnick continues there with his offenses to whomever he wishes to, with the help of the feeble moderation of one named (or nicknamed) Darat.
What are we to expect from people like this?
It is important to stress that this is not skepticism, and this is not the skeptic movement. I have had contact with many skeptics and with many groups of skeptics both in my home land (Brazil) and abroad (US and UK) who in no way would ever allow this kind of absurdity. This criminal conduct is a feature that, as far as I know, is only present in the JREF forum.
Sincerely,
Julio Siqueira
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Dear Sirs,
This is to inform you of the poor standards of the organized skeptic movement regarding human rights. In the James Randi forum, the one that is now the Executive Director of the CSMMH (Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health), Andrew Skolnick, is allowed freely by the
moderator to offend people at will, offend renowned medical institutions in Latin America, and to make explicit suggestions that another forum member (me!) may get involved in sexual abuse of my own children. Further, this
moderator (Darat) joined Skolnick in unfair charges against me, violating the forum membership rules and saying that I have a two faced behaviour. As a result of my complaints against this biased moderation, absolutely nothing was done to Skolnick, who keeps with his personal vendetta against me and others, helped by Darat, and the Forum decided to suspend me for three days...
Since this is an issue that clearly represents the present day condition of the organized skeptic movement, I send to you all below a copy of my latest complaint agains this hideous actions, still in hope that the other moderators will undertand the gravity of the situation. All that I want is that they politely ask Mr. Skolnick to refrain a little his uncivilized actions against so many people.
Surprisingly enough, all this is because I simply do not agree with Skolnick's opinions about his test with Russian Psychic Natasha Demkina.
Best Regards,
Julio Siqueira
Microbiologist
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To All Moderators of the James Randi Educational Foundation forum:
What is going on in the thread The Girl with "X-ray" vision is utterly unacceptable.
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=45357&page=32
Darat decided to throw in the trash the Membership Agreement rules and he used his private rules to suspend me for three days when actually I violated no such rules. Yet he is allowing Skolnick (even AFTER my
suspension) to repeatedly do things far worse than what I did in my message (which actually had nothing bad in it).
Darat allowed Skolnick to offend my family, to repeatedly offend me. I am feeling disgusted at this situation. I am a human being. I respect people and I have always respected this moderator Darat. I demand the respect that I deserve and the respect that I give to others. Skolnick should have been cast out of this forum for his suggestion that I sexually abuse my own kids. I am feeling little interest in keeping taking part in this forum. I hope the others moderators (besides Darat) show some courage and honor and adress this issue the way it should be addressed.
Even though I have been severely hurt by the wrong doings of the organized skeptic movement before, I keep very rational and balanced texts commenting on it. Despite my being harsh with sloppy instances of pseudoskepticism, I highly support the organized skeptic movement. This can be fully attested by people who Skolnick trust, like the skeptic Kentaro Mori from Japan (which Skolnick can easily contact).
I am beginning to believe that I may have been mistaken in my positive evaluation of this movement.
So, if you all have any serious interest in this movement that you claim to be members of, I kindly request serious attention to this issue.
Julio Siqueira
P.S.: this will be sent to as many moderators as possible, and to the JREF main contact email as well, and also to other people.