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Jim, I’m surprised at you, you should have respected the fact that the comments offended me, and removed them. You say I should have reported them,... Well hey it looks like they have been reported for some time now, loud and clear and yet they remain. Whether the method of reporting broke any rules or not is irrelevant, they should have been removed and/or edited the MOMENT you edited mine. I am appalled that you are allowing obvious racism to rear its ugly head here. What’s worse is you actually laughed at it,... Quote:
I ask you what is worse, racism,... or somebody that uses harsh language towards the offender? Jesus, I can't believe I have to explain this. You guys are pathetic.
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I hope that you can appreciate that our goal is to have an environment on the ZR-1 Net Registry Forum that everyone can enjoy. While we have an Off Topic section, and a few others not related to ZR-1's, the main thing that brings us here is the passion we have for the ZR-1. There is no room for personal attacks, cursing or threats. If you disagree with someone or don't like what they say, by all means speak up and voice your opinion, but stay within the forum rules. Otherwise, if you feel you must express yourself in an uncivil manner, do it outside of the forum. Quote:
After reviewing every post and word in this thread I can only see one comment that might be considered offensive to anyone other than the most politically correct sensitive person. The reference "All we want is to live around some English speaking folks" could be taken as xenophobic. I think calling it racist is a stretch since no derogatory comment was made about any group. You may think that I am splitting hairs since you probably see little difference between the distinction I am making. In my view, we throw around words like racist, bigot, etc., way too often where it does not apply, and more importantly I think it diminishes the meaning of the words for those who truly deserve to be labeled so. What the poster meant by his comment only he knows. If I had a sense that it was in fact a racial slur, it would have been removed since that would be a rules violation. The desire to live in an area where people speak the same language is not racist in and of itself. For example I was in San Francisco a few months ago and went through the Chinese section of the city during a festival they were having. A comment was made to the affect that it is hard to do business there for anyone who does not speak Chinese. The person making the comment was making a factual comment, not a racist one. I live in an area of south Florida where the majority of people are Hispanic/bilingual and I enjoy living here. However, there are sections of Miami where older immigrants from Latin America & Cuba do not speak any English. If I were to say that I would not live there because the people did not speak English, it would not be a racist comment against Hispanics. It would merely convey that I want to be able to communicate with others as a course of living. It would not matter to me if the area was full of Swedish people who only spoke Swedish, I still would not want to live there because of the lack of communication. Fransisco, so as not to be redundant I will make this brief. If you choose not to hit the report button, it does not preclude you from PM'ing me, or for that matter the person who made a comment you disagree with. However the rules are relevant and will be followed by anyone wishing to use this forum. We try to use discretion, and to date no one has been suspended or banned. Personally I would like to keep it that way. JIM |
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blahblah: Jesus Jim,... you didn’t say anything new. Let me make myself perfectly clear.
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You thought it was funny... so of course you aren’t going to think they are offensive, you're just as guilty. You should be ashamed of yourself, Jim,... Along with ALL of you who haven’t spoken up.
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I have tried to take the time to rationally explain the forums rules, and my understanding of what has transpired in this thread when it went off it's topic.
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What else is there to discuss, Jim?
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