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Psychic Samurai applies for MDC...apparently...

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Yet, as I pointed out to the moderator ,Luke Jermay's actions(for those who know them) go un-disciplined.

So I do notice a certain bias.

Why does my use of "moderator" get highlighted yet it doesn't in Garette's post. Odd.
 
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Thanks for the support guys. Like I said in my post before I got banned, I wouldn't ever expose a magician and his methods in a malicious manner. But Slim has said himself that the MDC has nothing to to with his magic/mentalism (it's the last post of the "Slim accepts Challenge" thread, before it got locked). If that's the way he wants to play it, then fair enough. But that means that the discussion has no place on a magic forum, and he is fair game for the debunkers. If he wishes to drum up support and let everyone know what he is doing, he should post in the "Not very magical, but still..." sub forum. But we all know that forum doesn't cause nearly as much controversy and debate. If it went any further, I had intended to point Slim's post out to the Cafe. "My million dollar challenge application has nothing to do with my mentalism. Get it?!", or something along those lines. I don't know, I can't see the thread! :-)

Any word on whether the JREF has received his application yet?

Chris
 
GuerrillaMagic said:
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Any word on whether the JREF has received his application yet?

Chris
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When in doubt, assume they haven't. ;)

The JREF Staff only visits the forum from time to time. Only GM Jeff Wagg and Research Assistant RemieV can speak for the JREF. All the others may have contacts, inside knowledge, etc. but nothing official.

If you want an official answer: challenge@randi.org
 
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Excuse me - is there a discussion of a challenge to be held here, or shall I move this to Community for you to discuss this other forum?
 
Piggy said:
I read down thru that thread, and....

Am I missing something, or were members of that forum trashing Topher because he exposed a hoax?

It seems like they accept an attempt at fraud as a "performance" and are attacking someone for understanding the boundaries between a stage act and real life.
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I tend to agree. I'm still formulating a response that addresses this without addressing the banning so that I do not get banned myself (I've been politely warned about a related post which got edited).

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Excuse me - is there a discussion of a challenge to be held here, or shall I move this to Community for you to discuss this other forum?
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Until such time as the JREF receives it, I suppose this is more a Community discussion.
 
Piggy said:
I read down thru that thread, and....

Am I missing something, or were members of that forum trashing Topher because he exposed a hoax?

It seems like they accept an attempt at fraud as a "performance" and are attacking someone for understanding the boundaries between a stage act and real life.
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Yeah, I don't seem to be very popular over there at the moment (or any moment, to be honest :) ). As you may have already read, my so called exposure got me banned from the Magic Cafe. What's interesting is that my link to the Cafe exposed nothing. It was a link to a post by Slim that acknowledged he had visited the JREF forum only days after the "Bigfoot" story had been made public here. The Magic Cafe aren't even aware which post it was, as I never made that public.

Surprisingly, I received a reply to my e-mail about my banning from the Magic Cafe from the manager Steve Brooks earlier today. I hadn't expected one.

"I banned you for 15 days for the following:
Sending links to the Café to outside media (a radio station) in order to expose the methods of another Café user."

Fair enough I suppose. Perhaps he failed to see the post where I politely pointed out in the "Slim King Accepts JREF Challenge" (or whatever it was called - see the 'Stand The Test' forum on The Magic Cafe) thread that Slim has made a clear distinction between his work as a magician, and his work as a psychic and his efforts in relation to the million dollar challenge (the last post in the same thread before it got locked). He appeared on this radio show as a psychic, not as a magician. We can only presume this based on the following information:

1. The show, 'Ghostman and Demon Hunter' is a show dedicated to the paranormal, not magic tricks.

2. He performed a "prediction" on this show, which he never said wasn't a magic trick. In fact, he took full credit for his psychic ability, the prediction and it's "accuracy".

3. During the show, he also discussed his "genuine" application for the JREF MDC.

Clearly this isn't the behavior of a magician. This is the behavior of a magician who wants everyone to think he's the real deal. I'd happily expose him again without a second thought, and next time I'll be more aggressive about it (like not warning him in advance about what's coming). But I certainly won't be talking about it on The Magic Cafe.

I have no doubt that Slim is reading this thread (Hi Slim!) and giggling with his buddies back at The Cafe about my ban. So let me say to him here what I said to him at The Cafe.

The JREF's million is safe Slim. I predict (at 1am on Wednesday August 20th - Australian time) that you will never get your hands on it.

Thanks to everyone again for their support.

All the best,

Chris

PS. Chillzero, my apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section. The intention was to discuss Slims application for the MDC, but as that hasn't seemed to have appeared at the JREF HQ, I guess it got a bit sidetracked. Again, my apologies.
 
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OK - I'll move this, and you can start a new thread in MDC when the challenge is made. I had thought this would wait for RemieV to confirm if any challenge was with the JREF, and then discuss protocols.
 
I see that GuerrillaMagic has brought to this Forum the same LIES that got him kicked off the Magic Cafe.
The Professor Slim King is booked on ALL of his radio Shows as a MENTALIST!
In fact Scott Marlow from Pangea's World of Weird even read the Definition of a Mentalist over the radio at the top of his show with The Professor. Please look it up and download it on the net. Slim Kings (Almost two year) ongoing challenge to Criss Angel is as a MENTALIST! The radio shows he appears on ALL would like to have Criss Angel on their show too, so the assumption that they ONLY go strictly paranormal is simply another LIE. They enjoy entertainment.
Slim King has NEVER referred to himself as a Psychic. Another BIG LIE from the Gorilla.
The Professor has NEVER taken money for a reading or anything like that. All untrue.
The MDC is a challenge taken by David Koenig, who often performs as Jake Blues, Bluto, Howdy Nodat , The Professor, and Slim King.
There are several other blatant lies by GM and these are some of the reasons he was kicked off the Cafe for being a TROLL!
I hope the moderators take note of these lies and the fact that his very first post was to begin a negative campaign against an honest application to the MDC.
I hope he is kicked off or the JREF for the same reasons other sites have booted him.

Thanks to everyone for so many interesting posts even BEFORE the JREF has announced my application! I am very excited to take the test and I hope everyone will help me to dot the "I"'s and cross the "t"s. I know everyone here would be stoked if we could make a connection.

I do have one question that I would like to ask a little later.
Thanks
Dave Koenig
 
I would like to ask that we keep this thread civil, and not turn to personal attacks.

The Professor, welcome to the forum. If you wish to discuss moderation issues, then please do so in the Forum Management section of the forum. If you wish to discuss your challenge, then please do so in the Million Dollar Challenge section. This thread was moved here because it was discussing interactions at a forum, and not the challenge. Threads in the MDC section are required to stay strictly on topic to the challenge.

If you believe any member has broken their Membership Agreement then you should use the Report function (little triangle with ! in it - bottom left of every post) to report them. Please note, lying is not a breach of the MA.
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Waitasec. The MDC is a paranormal challenge. If you say you're not doing something paranormal, and you're a performing artist, then... you've basically just said you're not really eligible to appy, because you have no paranormal claim.

I agree with Arthwollipot: :popcorn1
 
The Professor said:
I see that GuerrillaMagic has brought to this Forum the same LIES that got him kicked off the Magic Cafe.
The Professor Slim King is booked on ALL of his radio Shows as a MENTALIST!
In fact Scott Marlow from Pangea's World of Weird even read the Definition of a Mentalist over the radio at the top of his show with The Professor. Please look it up and download it on the net. Slim Kings (Almost two year) ongoing challenge to Criss Angel is as a MENTALIST! The radio shows he appears on ALL would like to have Criss Angel on their show too, so the assumption that they ONLY go strictly paranormal is simply another LIE. They enjoy entertainment.
Slim King has NEVER referred to himself as a Psychic. Another BIG LIE from the Gorilla.
The Professor has NEVER taken money for a reading or anything like that. All untrue.
The MDC is a challenge taken by David Koenig, who often performs as Jake Blues, Bluto, Howdy Nodat , The Professor, and Slim King.
There are several other blatant lies by GM and these are some of the reasons he was kicked off the Cafe for being a TROLL!
I hope the moderators take note of these lies and the fact that his very first post was to begin a negative campaign against an honest application to the MDC.
I hope he is kicked off or the JREF for the same reasons other sites have booted him.

Thanks to everyone for so many interesting posts even BEFORE the JREF has announced my application! I am very excited to take the test and I hope everyone will help me to dot the "I"'s and cross the "t"s. I know everyone here would be stoked if we could make a connection.

I do have one question that I would like to ask a little later.
Thanks
Dave Koenig
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Let's start at the beginning.
What precisely is the psychic ability you possess that you think will enable you to qualify for the MDC?
 
The Professor, I think people would start taking you a bit more seriously if you stopped speaking in the third person all the time.

Just a friendly advice. :)
 
Folly said:
Waitasec. The MDC is a paranormal challenge. If you say you're not doing something paranormal, and you're a performing artist, then... you've basically just said you're not really eligible to appy, because you have no paranormal claim.

I agree with Arthwollipot: :popcorn1
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It is funny how many people ASSUME they know what my application says.
Remember what your Mother and Father said what you become when you ASSUME things:)

I have been a Performing Artist since I was 16. Does that mean I can NEVER take the Challenge. So anyone who has ever been a performing artist is forbidden from applying? WOW! That's not right!
So that would mean that Randi himself would not be eligible to take the challenge even if he developed the most astounding Paranormal Powers. Strange!

My apologies to the Moderator. I wasn't aware that everyone gets to LIE on here. My fault. :cool: :cool:
 
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The Professor said:
My apologies to the Moderator. I wasn't aware that everyone gets to LIE on here. My fault. :cool: :cool:
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I already made it clear what to discuss where.

The advice about lying was not for you to create some strawman from, but rather to prevent you from abusing the report function by reporting posts that are not a breach of the MA.

Any further discussion of this should be taken to the Forum Mgt section.
If you are going to discuss an actual challenge, take it to the MDC. I thought my mod box was pretty clear on all this.
 
The Professor said:
I have been a Performing Artist since I was 16. Does that mean I can NEVER take the Challenge. So anyone who has ever been a performing artist is forbidden from applying? WOW! That's not right!
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I do not see where anyone has said you may not apply. From the tone of your posts, you just appear to be looking for an argument.

If you do intend to apply for the Challenge, please read the following documents:

The JREF Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge "FAQ"
http://www.randi.org/joom/content/view/47/37/

Challenge Rules and Guidelines
http://www.randi.org/joom/content/view/40/32/

Challenge Application Form
http://www.randi.org/research/Challenge_Application.pdf
 
Please forgive me. I wasn't aware that I'd even used the report function rather than abused it. My Bad if I did.
What can I discuss here? Can I respond to Czarcasm's question?
Thanks
Dave
 
Pantaz said:
I do not see where anyone has said you may not apply. From the tone of your posts, you just appear to be looking for an argument.

If you do intend to apply for the Challenge, please read the following documents:

Thanks for the help.
I have read all of the above (Had to remove the links since I'm a newbie) and honestly tried to meet all of the qualifications. I actually sent the JREF my notarized application last week (Certified mail), and even called and emailed them but as of right now I don't see them posting anything about it.
As you can see the thread started without me around with many assumptions being made and people are jumping to conclusions with little or no facts. Amazing.
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Czarcasm said:
Let's start at the beginning.
What precisely is the psychic ability you possess that you think will enable you to qualify for the MDC?
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Quoted for relevance. What is your ablility The Professor?
 
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