Johan for the record I own a company that finances large government contracts.

I'll help you with that. All of you, shut the fuck up! It's a fucking website that in reality, is fucking irrelevant. Jesus! Have a great day.

Then you might recognize the muttering and not always overly positive feelings about compliance officers and auditors doing what they do. For the power trip of it, as part on a holy quest and mission from God or whatever their motivation might be. While hopefully being somewhat useful by doing what they do, according to some :-)

So you compare what we were doing here to running a company ? ... we are just members from a social experimentation base on BJJ rank, if you want to log out for one year and coming back, nothing tie you here, we are free to use it as THE CREATOR says one's 'It's yours my childs'( or something like that 😅) Maybe take some days off and come back with a fresh mind, it would be difficult to have so much pressure, it's not your job, don't take it so personal

No, not running it. But being beltchecked I think should be equivalent to being (and accepting to be) subjected to thorough scrutiny according to clear set criteria, where you're responsible for providing the evidence and where everyone is treated equally - hopefully the financial auditor won't make up accusations of wrongdoings just because he didn't like the way you as a hobby judge scored his young nephews ping pong match the week before. But there's clearly not much interest in making Beltchecker an institution for really checking belts according to strict criteria.

Why don't you get a job at the airport doing TSA so you can thoroughly check everyone to your hearts desires.

Yup, checking things thoroughly is a bad thing! Got it! (sorry for your bad experiences with the TSA - I hope they at least were gentle!)

But there's clearly not much interest in making Beltchecker an institution for really checking belts according to strict criteria.

James I hope the full cavity search was enjoyable

Out of like 200 trips through security I've never really been searched hardly.

How do people feel about having 3 options: Verify (Positive points) , Dispute (Negative points), Request for more evidence (no points)?

After all this back and forth, this is the best idea so far.

So now we're going after family too, despite not having cast a single downvote? How alpha of you, Benjamin Westrich! What a great human being, inspiration for your students and pride of your old instructors you are! What's the next step, after having some students join in on your extended downvoting? Going after my daughter on Instagram? I'm sorry you can't downvote yourself for not even being promoted to your last degree by any human involvement, as I'm sure your true feelings is that not getting degrees from a physically present senior black belt is the real problem here.

Can you elaborate if someone actually went after your daughter or suggesting that someone might? If former, the not cool at all.

I was just wondering if that's Benjamin's next step. Downvoting my father, who has never cast a single downvote, he has already done. Despite Benjamin claiming about me 'His profile was alerted to me when he downvoted me, otherwise I'd have zero reason to click on his name'.

So now we're going after family I'm sorry you can't downvote yourself for not even being promoted to your last degree by any human involvement, as I'm sure your true feelings is that not getting degrees from a physically present senior black belt is the real problem here.

I feel like the request more evidence is what everyone one else does except Johan.

And since Johan is a child by his own criteria, he cannot have the rank of blackbelt considering IBJJF standards. He should either act like a man again, or put a green belt around his waist.

come on man, lets initiate some maturity here, and talk about solutions and end states. maturity, poise, presence, you are better than this. blackbelts need to step up and be a little more verbally resilient. that comment is below you my man.

For sure my comment is completely ridiculous and it should be read with a grain of salt. ;) Perhaps my humor isnt for everyone, but the point of my comment is not far from the truth.

For sure my comment is completely ridiculous and it should be read with a grain of salt. ;) Perhaps my humor isnt for everyone, but the point of my comment is not far from the truth.

the problem is there will always be voting disputes on an open voting system. we all should know this because we are smart enough to know what this site is. Wouldn't it be great if a person could go to the one disputing them and have a private conversation and come to an agreement? this is what the civilized world can do. rise above the petty name callings and show your maturity. show the community how a well-rounded, mentally tough blackbelt handles business. make an example for everyone else to follow. (we are all way better than this forum thread)

'I was just joking!' is the standard response of all school yard bullies not wanting to take responsibility for their words and actions. I wonder where you picked up that mentality.

the problem is there will always be voting disputes on an open voting system. we all should know this because we are smart enough to know what this site is. Wouldn't it be great if a person could go to the one disputing them and have a private conversation and come to an agreement? this is what the civilized world can do. rise above the petty name callings and show your maturity. show the community how a well-rounded, mentally tough blackbelt handles business. make an example for everyone else to follow. (we are all way better than this forum thread)