LeichhardtTiger
Well-known member
I never had a chance to read the tweet that sparked the ban. But as most would have to agree, Josh is one of the most articulate and insightful posters in this place. Without knowing the detail or context of his supposed disguised swearing, did anyone who did see it consider the possibility that he was actually right? In fact, was he entitled to be critical at all? Or should he have tiptoed around the blunt reality of his assertion? Too often these days we see politically correct actions such as shutting down an alternate point of view by the Outrage Industry. The language we grew up with is being artificially corrupted by those who wish to socially engineer us into some emasculated, wimpy, compliant and shrivelled thinking society. Our culture in Australia uses that expression every single day. But here in a forum that talks about the rough and tumble sport of Rugby League, to even hint at using an expression that we all explicitly understand to mean "incredulous" is OTT to say the least. Maybe its time the Rules changed? When were they last reviewed?
As for the neg rep - Oh dear! Spare me the log cabin stories about hard-working volunteer mods. We are all in this forum for one major reason. To discuss The Mighty WestsTigers and related subjects. Sure we get off track at times but that's just banter.
In banning someone for a neg rep, which in real terms simply means that you disagree with that person's interpretation of some intractable rule, means that the job of a hard-working volunteer Mod will get easier, cos there won't be anyone left one left to moderate. Oh, I don't mean that everyone will start to neg rep and therefore be banned. No, I mean that the forum will end up with the classic groupthink mentality that is so prevalent in our society today - where people are shouted down for daring to question leftists views.
I realise that the forum has rules, but maybe the rules need to be reviewed. Your thoughts?
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As for the neg rep - Oh dear! Spare me the log cabin stories about hard-working volunteer mods. We are all in this forum for one major reason. To discuss The Mighty WestsTigers and related subjects. Sure we get off track at times but that's just banter.
In banning someone for a neg rep, which in real terms simply means that you disagree with that person's interpretation of some intractable rule, means that the job of a hard-working volunteer Mod will get easier, cos there won't be anyone left one left to moderate. Oh, I don't mean that everyone will start to neg rep and therefore be banned. No, I mean that the forum will end up with the classic groupthink mentality that is so prevalent in our society today - where people are shouted down for daring to question leftists views.
I realise that the forum has rules, but maybe the rules need to be reviewed. Your thoughts?
A
