Thank you Kristinn.
I will say that I have not participated in this forum much recently because I was chastised for hitting the abuse button too much. Admin Moderator sent me a private email warning me to lay off the abuse button, or else.
Comments like the ones that started this controversy should be eliminated as soon as we catch them. Likewise the moderators should not discourage us from any attempt at self-moderation.
Thank you!
I’ve only hit abuse once and that was last year or the year before when someone came in and started posting obscene photos on every thread. It was pretty early in the morning and the mods weren’t up yet.
I do have a thing about vulgar language and have asked to have posts pulled a few times because of it. Ironically, I did it yesterday on the first O’Reilly thread. ;)
I don’t think I’m anal about it, although I’m sure the freepers whose posts I’ve had pulled think I am.
Making the decision to request a post be pulled is not easy.
I was just reading a thread on sharia etiquette toward non-Muslims and Jews. I am fervently opposed to Islam and the advancement of it, but there were some posts in that thread that were borderline unacceptable to me. Posts like “kill muzzies/mooselims” (not in that thread, but I’ve seen them in the past) are not helpful at all to what I consider a very important discussion and they make the poster sound ignorant.
There is a line that shouldn’t be crossed, but there are those who don’t recognize it or don’t care. My general rule is if it’s something I wouldn’t sign my name to, then I probably shouldn’t post it.
Almost everyone, including me, blows it occasionally. So it’s important to remember that you can request to have your own post removed, if on a second read, it doesn’t sound so great.