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Hatred being shown in Politics and Religion Section

Discussion in 'Support & Feedback' started by new, Mar 3, 2006.

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  1. #1
    I visit a lot of forums/webmaster forums and many of them have discussed this cartoon issue but I am really amazed to see the intolerance and hatred shown by the members at DP.

    What amazes me more is the way the mods have equally turned a blind eye to what is being done in the religious section, people having offending avatars, are posting offending pictures and are openly abusing Islam, the Holy Book and the Prophet but the mods are no where to be seen.



    I wonder what is the DP policy about this ?
     
    new, Mar 3, 2006 IP
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  2. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #2
    There isn't a policy about what people can/can't discuss. This forum does not censor people and certainly is not going to become admin/mods job to tell people what they are allowed to believe.

    I would agree that some peoples avatars are in bad taste, but if we start deleting everything that at least 1 mod/admin doesn't like/agree with there would be MANY threads/topics deleted (I'm not just talking about Religion/Politics).

    The Religion/Politics forum was created to keep all that crap out of other places in the forum.
     
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  3. new

    new Peon

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    Yes people have the right to beleive whatever they want but don't you think that these discussions also can be carried out without abusing other's religion ? this is where the mods/admin should play a role
     
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  4. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    To be honest I would rather just shut down that forum and tell people they can't discuss politics/religion anywhere in the forum than try to tell people what they can/can't believe. It would be far too much work to try and manage that and deciding what is bashing a religion/political belief and what isn't.

    The whole religion/politics discussions are stupid IMO... and that's why they were all moved to their own forum so people don't have to read them if they don't want to.
     
    digitalpoint, Mar 3, 2006 IP
  5. sji2671

    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    Amen :eek: I mean, I agree entirely. There have been an increasing number of religious threads which are impossible to moderate/judge, those types of discussion would have to be banned or left in their own area without intervention. I'd gladly see that forum removed but maybe/obviously some here enjoy the banter so each to their own.
     
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  6. brandondrury

    brandondrury Peon

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    I wish our government would take a similar stance
     
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  7. Dekker

    Dekker Peon

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    #7
    grow a hide. sorry, but with the animosity of the computer screen yes people are going to say what's really on their minds.

    ever gotten a friend drunk and ask them what they really think of you?

    is it rude, disrespectful? most likely yes...but oh well - that's people. do you shoot a person if he drew a caricature of your mom?
     
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    DomainMagnate Illustrious Member

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    just do what I do - don't visit politics forum and save your time and nerves ;)
     
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  9. new

    new Peon

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    and that's why mods are needed in a forum, people do have different views and they do argue but there should be some rules to control the discussion, posts having abuse and swearing don't have any place in any decent forum

    Go over to WHT and see their thread about the same topic and you will cleary see the difference
     
    new, Mar 3, 2006 IP
  10. Dekker

    Dekker Peon

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    i do understand, i run a forum that has heated political debates all the time.

    the problem is the second you tell people what to do they call you a nazi, and declare the place a breeding ground of censorship and political mind rape, and they also start talking to you in german.

    people are fucking assholes, just kill them without anyone noticing.
     
    Dekker, Mar 3, 2006 IP
  11. Jim4767

    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    Wise advice, Michael. Even though I've worked in the field of Religion for the past 35 years, I have no interest in arguing about it or forcing people to accept my views.

    I too stay out of the Politics and Religion forum. Too much venom, not enough give-and-take discussion. But then again, that's nothing new. I'm an old guy, and all my life I recall hearing people (wisely) say that the two things they "won't argue over are religion and politics."
     
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  12. fryman

    fryman Kiss my rep

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    If you are so sensitive why do you even visit that board? Stay away from it and problem solved
     
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  13. Dekker

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    fryman, at least have the courtesy of bending them over if you're just going to rhino horn them.
     
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    Colleen Illustrious Member

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    #14
    WHT is extremely over moderated.

    If you don't like what's going on, stop reading the politics/religion forum here.
     
    Colleen, Mar 4, 2006 IP
  15. Mong

    Mong ↓↘→ horsePower

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    #15
    Same here ;)


    This is webmasters forum why you visit political crap forums ???
    :eek:
     
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  16. T0PS3O

    T0PS3O Feel Good PLC

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    #16
    If you report those they normally get moderated one way or another. But that's something else entirely compared with moderating the actual discussions. We've banned plenty of blatantly disrespectful people - just report the post and it WILL be looked at. Whether or not something then is done depends on many things.
     
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  17. LaCabra

    LaCabra Goats R Us

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    There is also some people offending western religions!? ... focus on the Adsense forum you'll fair much better ...
     
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  18. Solicitors Mortgages

    Solicitors Mortgages Well-Known Member

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    I know it may be against the ethics of your SEO, but can't you make that forum visible to members only? That way the casual passer by doesn't need to put up with it.
     
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    anthonycea Banned

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    It is the fault of the Republicans on this board, they are the one's spreading lies and propaganda, this is an international forum, these guys don't even have the support of Americans, Bush is pushing 38% approval ratings in the last major poll.

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Bush+38%+lowest+poll+numbers&btnG=Google+Search

    The Republicans on this board are full of it, they insult our international members and are an insult to this forum and America and it's citizens!

    Will Spencer is a preacher of doom as is Pat Robertson and Jerry Fallwell his hero's!

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=621676&postcount=1

    Pathological liars, all of them (Republicans).....
     
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    Dekker Peon

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