Contrary to what is being said elsewhere, Noel (Ognir / Gatekeeper) has not been "pushed" from CR. He has chosen to leave of his own volition.
This follows some recent events where
1) Noel "pushed the button" a few weeks ago, in a show of strength to prove that he can take CR down at will, whenever he chooses
2) My private conversation with Mike of ConCen regarding my recent discovery of malignant melanoma (confirmed by a friend who is a doctor). Con-cen's response was to ban me, outright, from the site and totally deny me any access to the files / knowlwdge that might help me.
I freely admit that I have not been diagnosed in a doctor's surgery, (edit: I have now) but I have been told what my chances are, based on the opinion of a long-time school friend, who has been a doctor for the past 15 years. Rather than follow the path of conventional medicine, I chose to try to fight this with alternative therapies. Only to find that I am being blocked and stymied at every turn, and denied the information I seek.
Why is this happening? This is why: I made the decision a long time ago that this, and all other information that is vital to the state of humanity at present should be FREE. That is to say, rather than bullying / demanding of people who cannot afford it, I chose to dig into my own pocket and try to provide the best resources, and for this to be free to ANYONE who wishes to use it.
After Mike announced that the con-cen tracker was going to be pulled, this time "for real", I finally announced that CR would start its own tracker - so that if nothing else, I might have access to the resources I currently need. My "reward" for this is to be bad-named and blacklisted by the empire builders who do not wish to see any "competition" offering their services for free. They would rather "control" the information that they purport to share. Noel freely admits that he wants to "make a living" from this, so that he can give up his current business. Mike is hell-bent on preventing CR, or any other site from providing any service for free that he can charge for, bully people over, and generally behave like a dictator about.
I leave it for yourselves to decide where the truth lies, and who truly believes in freely-available information to all. For the record, you can note that neither of Noel's, nor Mike's, accounts have been suspended / banned from CR - unlike mine, faust's, and Majik's, who dared to actually disagree with Mike.
When I most needed information, I was banned from Con-Cen - even after the time, money, and effort I have put in thus far. The unwanted demands on my time have undoubtedly been a major contributory factor as to why my own health is currently suffering.
Just for one moment, please stop and think about this.
Mairi
