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Yeah--I would agree that the way to handle the kind of anti-Semitic drivel such as that quoted in the OP is best dealt with via facts, mocking and pointing/laughing. I just didn't see how it fit under the rules as I'd been misinterpreting (apparently for years!) them. (I do now thanks to Tom's clarification)

"Changing a statement" is not a rules violation, unless the statement is in quote tags. Is that what you meant, Shodan ? Generally speaking (you may recall there was a long thread about trying to define "hate speech"), there's a difference between "Does Mexican culture foster a notion of time that's different from US culture?" and "Those shiftless Mexicans, they're...

Well, then you need to hang around. Because snarking at people who are unable to respond due to the adminstration or to moderators shutting them up is jerkish behavior, in my opinion. (And in the opinion of some admins and mods.) How would you like it if you could not respond to this post? What if you could not defend your position, but I could attack it at will? I say you're wrong, and that your tactics are bullyish, and are designed to...

I did a quick review of moderator warnings and found only one warning in Great Debates for hate speech in the last five years. There were three or four other hate speech warnings in other forums. I think two were in the Pit, one was in GQ and one was in MPSIMS. It's not a perfect methodology because I was searching for the word "hate" in our writeups, but I hope it's a starting point. And the one warning was for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sage Rat Did you report it? In general, the mods don't do anything unless someone reports a post. Why do you think it got moved so quickly? Yes, I reported it, and received a reply that was essentially that the poster violated no rules and everything he said was a-okay with the moderators. *shrug* I've said my piece about it, and as even a cursory search of threads by this poster demonstrates a history of...

Quote: Originally Posted by tomndebb Why don't you? Don't be childish. Look, tom , you made a specific accusation of a violation of the rules, and it was untrue. Since you can't back it up, at least man up and admit it. Regards, Shodan

Quote: Originally Posted by ivn1188 May I just ask why, if you have no idea, you felt the need to post? I think her implication was that he was just making stuff up. Presumably he can't get into any trouble for secretly taping the cleaner unless she posts here and puts two and two together.

Quote: Originally Posted by Liberal I believe all people who cowardly attack defenseless people are trolls. Quote: Originally Posted by Fenris Hey mods? Ruling here please? He's point blank calling me a troll since I said I did this. If this kind of thing where you call someone a troll by syllogism is allowed, can I respond in kind? In the context of this thread and my reading of Liberal 's intent, I'm going to allow that...

Quote: Dex : We used to have a friend named Vinnie who just broke their kneecaps... I had an Aunt Vinnie like that. Scots-Irish, she was.

Quote: Originally Posted by Una Persson Well, you can't know you've been corrected the first time until you read it. And it really depends on context. Here we're specifically talking about spelling errors. So no, GuanoLad will not be joining the 300+ people currently on my Ignore list. I was surmising that he was already in the outer darkness. I am stoked, however, to discover that I remain visible.