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Post by kris on Oct 30, 2016 18:00:02 GMT
But how many sock puppets have you had banned? And do they count? If he banned all my sock puppets, his membership would decrease by 30%. I've gone through loads of payg sims. God knows how many email addy's, and I keep feckin up the passwords. it would be interesting to know the membership figures for the tufty club. If they removed all the banned members, then all their sock puppets and all The members who haven't posted for say a year. I wouldn't be surprised if thunderboat had about the same number of active members.
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Post by faffer on Oct 30, 2016 18:05:34 GMT
I am still a member on there, not thta i read much or join in. not got the time, but since i was to i was xenophobic , My warning This is a formal warning for a xenophobic post in the "Getting rid of Canada Geese" thread on 23rd March 2016 at 8:11pm. The content in question was: Just get some Polish folk to know about them, a dozen will be gone in a week. Just like around where i live, just ell them to leave the swans alone if they come by any. This breaches the forum rules and guidelines. Kind regards, Thing i was not being against the folk that catch and eat wild birds, and it is a true fact that poles do it. Moody cow. Sinc ethen with all the mods changing there attitude, i loose interest. Maybe if you put Eastern Europeans you might have got away with it LOL i doudt it as i tried that once before. Wonder if i mentioned about a group toff nosed gits would get rid of your rabbits in a few shoots it would be the same out come.
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 30, 2016 18:09:14 GMT
I reported a post that was a "joke" about animal cruelty. One of the mods, I think it was LC but I'm not really sure, and can't be arsed to look it up, wrote back that she thought the joke might not be in very good taste but she would let it stand. The "joke" was about torturing cats to death, which I think is vile. I made a post that stated, in pretty civil terms, what I thought of that "joke", and any other "jokes", that in any way tried to diminish the atrociousness of animal cruelty. That post was removed and I received my first and only warning and was put on modque. I wrote to the mod, Cc to Daniel Hutchinson, stating my view that they were indirectly defending animal cruelty, that LC didn't have the brains to monitor or edit my posts and that, regardless, I had no interest in any further posting on a forum that did not condemn animal cruelty in the most unequivocal manner. I hadn't posted anything there for about three weeks after that when, out of the blue, I received a lifetime ban. The problem with jokes is that every joke has to have a victim. Without a victim, there is no joke. Perhaps people need to man up to the fact that a joke doesn't actually condone that behaviour expressed in the joke? It just uses it as a punchline? I have pet rabbits, fish, birds, all sorts. I will protect them as well as I can. I love them. I would never hurt them. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy a joke that uses one of those animals is its victim. Just a thought? No victim, no joke. If everyone objected to every joke they found offensive, and won, there would be no humour left. We would then live in a rather (very) sad world. The difficulty is drawing the line between what is humour and what is offensive. Because that line is going to differ between different people. The gentle tend to be horribly oversensitive about the slightest little abuse of a moth, whereas the other end tend to be completely oblivious to severe animal abuse. I don't believe anyone of them are feeling-less. It's a fucking joke!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 18:15:15 GMT
I reported a post that was a "joke" about animal cruelty. One of the mods, I think it was LC but I'm not really sure, and can't be arsed to look it up, wrote back that she thought the joke might not be in very good taste but she would let it stand. The "joke" was about torturing cats to death, which I think is vile. I made a post that stated, in pretty civil terms, what I thought of that "joke", and any other "jokes", that in any way tried to diminish the atrociousness of animal cruelty. That post was removed and I received my first and only warning and was put on modque. I wrote to the mod, Cc to Daniel Hutchinson, stating my view that they were indirectly defending animal cruelty, that LC didn't have the brains to monitor or edit my posts and that, regardless, I had no interest in any further posting on a forum that did not condemn animal cruelty in the most unequivocal manner. I hadn't posted anything there for about three weeks after that when, out of the blue, I received a lifetime ban. The problem with jokes is that every joke has to have a victim. Without a victim, there is no joke. Perhaps people need to man up to the fact that a joke doesn't actually condone that behaviour expressed in the joke? It just uses it as a punchline? I have pet rabbits, fish, birds, all sorts. I will protect them as well as I can. I love them. I would never hurt them. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy a joke that uses one of those animals is its victim. Just a thought? No victim, no joke. If everyone objected to every joke they found offensive, and won, there would be no humour left. We would then live in a rather (very) sad world. The difficulty is drawing the line between what is humour and what is offensive. Because that line is going to differ between different people. The gentle tend to be horribly oversensitive about the slightest little abuse of a moth, whereas the other end tend to be completely oblivious to severe animal abuse. I don't believe anyone of them are feeling-less. It's a fucking joke!!!!!!!! Horse goes into a bar and stares nonchalantly at the bartender. Why the long face? Asks the bartender. Is the horse the victim here or the bartender or is it just not a joke?
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 30, 2016 18:17:21 GMT
I am still a member on there, not thta i read much or join in. not got the time, but since i was to i was xenophobic , My warning This is a formal warning for a xenophobic post in the "Getting rid of Canada Geese" thread on 23rd March 2016 at 8:11pm. The content in question was: Just get some Polish folk to know about them, a dozen will be gone in a week. Just like around where i live, just ell them to leave the swans alone if they come by any. This breaches the forum rules and guidelines. Kind regards, Thing i was not being against the folk that catch and eat wild birds, and it is a true fact that poles do it. Moody cow. Since then with all the mods changing there attitude, i loose interest. I found that post funny. I really did. There was clearly no racism intended, or any form of xenophobia. It was a joke. You remember that? Comedy before the nambies ruined it? I can see it very clearly. It's a joke! Anyone who doesn't see the comedy is one of those sad sacks that wakes up every morning actively LOOKING for something to be offended by. They are the people that actually *create* racism. The fact that Poles actually do go killing Swans and Gees for their Sunday meal is a different issue. But it still doesn't make it untrue or racist.
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Post by bettina on Oct 30, 2016 18:25:01 GMT
I'm not banned officially, more of a self imposed ban. Although I haven't posted anything (with 1 exception) since early Oct. I still log in every couple of days to use my PM facility or look at the threads you can only view if logged in...great way to keep all the grievances many of the members are now openly sharing away from the prying eyes of new members or those who just lurk. The site was loosing the allure for me for quite some time, through moderation that IMO was becoming more and more heavy handed & being dished out with little to no consistency & being treated more often than not like wee naughty children. Then add to the list the the mass cull in the spring, the clique & listgate; there just ended up being more reasons to go than to stay. Besides, I really like it here
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 18:25:14 GMT
Health and Safety gone mad !
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Post by patty on Oct 30, 2016 18:25:50 GMT
I came over here cos got a pm telling me where most of my online friends had gone...I was feeling kinda lonesome on CWF.... Not bin banned and still have a look over there but not so much. I was shocked by the behaviour of some of the mods...and got fed up with holier than thou attitude to attempts at humour. Enjoy the humour on here..makes me laugh. This thread is very interesting as I kinda wondered what some had done to be axed.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 30, 2016 18:26:01 GMT
I'm afraid BSP and the rest of the fluffy bunny brigade have total control of CWF and have effectively wrung all the excitement, wit and joy de vivre from the forum leaving only a dried up husk of what used to be.
And if you wonder why I include BSP it is because she was one of the founder members of the fluffy bunny club and a leading activist in the "cleaning up" of CWF
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Post by bettina on Oct 30, 2016 18:28:58 GMT
I got banned again last week, for being religious. Feckin ridiculous. ROTFLMFAO and yet again there goes my coffee all over the screen!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 18:31:00 GMT
Not quite sure why it happened but a few weeks ago I put a topic up about an item I had found with the magnet. It was a manhole tool of some sort. Anyway another member put a comment in that it may be a sex toy so I responded as it was a bit of a giggle. Not like it was actually offensive just carry-on film type innuendo.
anyway I got 2 warning points for it.
I'd been on there 10 years and 9000 posts before that and never had any warnings at all. I just think its too shocking for words lol
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2016 18:38:46 GMT
I'm a goody and didn't get banned. I personally have had no problems over there. However, I was very unhappy about the bans, which (once Paul and Good Gurl had made disclosures) were clearly arbitrary and to some degree, malicious. I was supporting Nick Norman, and Mike the Boilerman in sniping for change and improved admin. I made a funny after Mr Hutch (the beloved leader over there) posted that he and 'the team' had considered pruning members of long standing who'd never posted, but decided it would be unfair. I suggested that 'pruning members' is what got that place into the mess originally. I got a bollocking. I decided that I'd had enough. I logged out and do not intend to go back. I like this place. I like the freedom. I hope the gratuitous abuse in titles disappears quickly, but I don't mind a barney and 'robust' discussion. Rog By the way, Gibbo, you are a legend over there. You'd departed as I joined, but barely a day went by without your name being mentioned. And not in a bad way
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Post by bettina on Oct 30, 2016 18:42:14 GMT
I'm afraid BSP and the rest of the fluffy bunny brigade have total control of CWF and have effectively wrung all the excitement, wit and joy de vivre from the forum leaving only a dried up husk of what used to be. And if you wonder why I include BSP it is because she was one of the founder members of the fluffy bunny club and a leading activist in the "cleaning up" of CWF Very astute, I concur
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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 30, 2016 18:44:58 GMT
not banned yet but i have been silenced for helping out my fellow men by passing on messages, i think desperate dan is having a sulk as hes not been on for 2 days now.
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 30, 2016 18:45:28 GMT
It's hilarious.
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