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Originally Posted by lustylad
Sorry but I don't understand what this means. If someone calls me "ladyboy" do I hit the rtm button and you will ban the offending poster for hostile, disrespectful speech?
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Feel free to hit the RTM button on any violations you think you witness. In that case, I would issue a warning or points to the individual and move on. We don’t ban members for individual infractions apart from the nuclear rules. The point system will take care of banning them for me, if their behavior doesn’t correct itself before they reach the point limit.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
What if someone posts "you deplorables all think alike"? Banned again?
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Deplorables is actually a political term now, much more than just the word itself. It has been embraced by book writers and people from both sides of the political spectrum. Feel free to use it in that context as much as you want. Again, no bans.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
How about if someone baits a Trump supporter by constantly referring to our President in a hostile, disrespectful manner as "twitler" and the "orange sphincter"? Banned?
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Baiting isn’t against the guidelines, and the president isn’t a member here. The guidelines do not apply to him. Rising to that bait in a disrespectful manner is against the guidelines though. My advice would be to keep yourselves under control, either when making posts, or responding to posts. Again, no ban.
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What if someone makes offensive and disparaging comments about the military or another poster's military service?
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The military isn’t a member here. They guidelines do not apply to them. If someone comments on a member’s military service in a disrespectful way, that’s against the guidelines.
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What if they belittle my hometown or my favorite sports team?
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Your hometown and your favorite baseball team are not members here. The guidelines do not apply to them.
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What if they call me a racist? What if they call me a liar?
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That depends. Are you? Did they call you that in a way to cause offense? This applies to all manner of single word descriptions. That’s all at my discretion to issue infractions if I feel they are needed.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
Do I hit the rtm button at the slightest offense, real or perceived?
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Again, feel free to hit the RTM button whenever you feel you have witnessed a violation. When you hit it, it’s only your perception...I will determine the reality of it by issuing infractions, or not.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
Is that really what you want?
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What I want is irrelevant, what has been chosen for me is at hand.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
Or how about the comment that I enshrined in my signature - "your opinion is shit"? Extremely hostile and offensive, don't you think?
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Not to me. As soon as you direct that comment to another member, you will have violated the guidelines.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
I found it amusing but I can feign indignation now that I know by doing so I can get the offending poster banned.
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I’m happy that you have found something to take joy in. Cherish that.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
And why is any of this necessary?
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It’s necessary because the board owners deem it so. That’s all you need to know.