[mattdono]

but that there are enough individual posts that the Fresnistas

And, in a court of law, AS OPPOSED TO the Freso HRC, we can easily present 100xs (maybe a 1000xs) as many that clearly show the good intentions of the posters on FR AND the systematic measures that are taken to assure that violence, racism, personal attacks, and profanity are not tolerated.

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Ask yourself a few questions...

1. How many times is "NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts." displayed each day? Well, it happens everytime someone posts or replies to a post...gotta be 10,000s per day? I don't know, but it is easy to quantify.
2. How many prayer threads and replies have there been?
3. How about an entire group on FR dedicated to poetry?
4. What about the entire group that pays DAILY tribute to our veteran?
5. What about the several hundred post thread congratulating one of the members on a notable acheivement (graduating, marriage, new baby, etc.)?

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So, you can carp that someone, somewhere might be able to find a thread or a reply to a thread and had an off handed comment, but these are not the norm and could NEVER be the "proof" or due process that was needed for a government institution to systematically label FR as a hate group.

As well, the moderators can point to 10,000s of threads and/or replies that have been axed for the purpose of keeping profanity, racism, and violence out of FR. Moderators aren't Gods, but a reasonable and systematic decision process is in place. The "Report Abuse" link is there for a reason. If you see something like what you described, then I suggest you be a good member of FR, click the "Report Abuse" button, and let the mods know. Don't let your arguement rest in your own apathy. If you see it, do something about it.

[ladyinred]

Thank you for your posts. I am sure I speak for all of us in the Fresno group when I say this.