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Originally Posted by kehaar
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Okay, so first, the information contained in the thread has to be fake, and second, it has to incite hate in the reader that is specifically directed toward a racial group.
Looking at the reference thread you provided, I can see that the information is fake, so your first point is met. As a Staff member I’m not sure what fake information has to do with anything, because if y’all wanted me to adjudicate fake information posted by members here, I’d have banned 3/4’s of you on points already. That being said, the post contains fake information, so your first point sticks.
As for the second, which race is that post meant to incite hatred towards? Is it meant to make the reader hate Caucasians? The OP doesn’t mention any race at all. The picture shows a gruesome moment in American history that no one should ever be proud of, but does that, in and of itself, incite hatred towards the Caucasian race? It’s an interesting question, and one which I shall consider, but at this point I don’t see anything in either the text written by the OP, or the picture that rises to that level.
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Originally Posted by kehaar
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Okay, now we’re apparently adding a third component to your definition of race-baiting, and that’s that the post must intend to elicit a response from other members that is racially insensitive. Interesting concept, and one that I’ve seen a lot on the Interwebs, mostly posted by people who are incapable of controlling their emotions, or by people who have received infractions after posting something when their emotions are running out of control.
So, in reviewing your reference post, I see nothing at all that even comes close to inciting hatred against a certain race. What race is the OP telling y’all to hate? I mean, Citrullus lanatus may actually be a race as far as the scientific community is concerned, I’m not sure, but if you think the OP is trying to make you hate watermelon, then there is no point in explaining anything else. I see no other mention of any race anywhere in the post.
As to your new requirement of intending to elicit racially insensitive responses from other members, my comment is the same as it’s alsays been. If members here can not control their emotions when they read posts by other members, then they should simply not read them, or failing that, should leave the interwebs. The board has a very good Ignore function. It’s there for exactly this purpose. Use it. If you cannot, then please send me a PM requesting that your account be disabled and we’ll make sure that happens for you. It’s already happened here, so the option is always yours.
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Originally Posted by kehaar
I am sorry about the grammar mistakes.
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It’s not a grammatical mistake that I care about, it’s a fundamental clarification of the concept of the phrase itself. There are many definitions of the phrase in use today, some more general than others, and it’s important to know how people define it so the question can be answered correctly. In this case, I simply do not see how your definitions completely fit either of the reference threads.
However, I understand what you’re really saying here. What you’re really saying is “Sistine Chapel does nothing but make posts that upset me and/or others in some way, and I want him to stop.” That’s completely understandable, and unfortunately, also completely irrelevant. There are people in the world that you will find annoying. There are people who will try to play you. There are people who will try to take advantage of you. Of all people, the members in this forum should be fully aware of the examples of people on the Interwebs trying to influence others in certain ways to reach their own personal goals, or to disrupt the actions of other people in certain ways.
Ignore them. If they break the rules here, Staff will punish them. If they do not break the rules, Staff will not punish them. Either way, it doesn’t matter to you because you’re ignoring them. This isn’t rocket science folks. The only question you have to ask yourself is, “am I going to let Sistine Chapel continue to influence my actions or not?” As always, your answer is yours alone.
