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Feverfew
20:20 / 31.10.06
Ah...

Just to briefly draw attention to the fact that grime's salient arguments may, some might say, be falling down in the Games and Gameplay forum, under the Hitting Sony's Marketing Department With Sticks thread, and a little attention might work at stopping this becoming a big flame-war.

Might.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
20:51 / 31.10.06
Hmm. Probably didn't do it with quite as light a touch as I could, but I've attempted to make drawing a line seem like the thing that is to be done.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
05:26 / 01.11.06
As the new members join, however, you guys might need to start thinking about when being a corrosive halfwit becomes a disciplinary offence - see DHE and his stray cock stomp in Conversation also.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
08:47 / 01.11.06
Speaking of, can a Convo mod lock that thread please? It's here.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
09:02 / 01.11.06
I could propose it - although I think that proposal would probably be vetoed - but I'm not sure whether that sets a precedent.

Incidentally, could someone who vetoed eirandfracar's mod request in Head Shop feed back? I never saw it, and I suspect that it might not actually have been submitted successfully, so it would be useful to know whether ze should resubmit.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
12:14 / 01.11.06
Fair point, Haus. Having said that though, I would like to register my extreme discomfort with this: And all that thing of find racism in African and Asiatic references. Phew. All matriarchal societies pointed by someone in the temple thread are african or asiatic, as it happens, or, well, just not western and similar elements.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
12:22 / 01.11.06
Well, yes - I think the unthinking racial (along with gender) stereotyping, compounded by the incoherence, is very definitely a cause for concern. We could respond to that, but we'd need to be clear that it was a response to _that_, and not a response to a shit thread full of insane and unevidenced ramblings about man chorizo.
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
14:43 / 01.11.06
Apart from the discussions of whether we should just lock and delete the whole wretched thread, would anyone object to me removing 'feminism' from the thread title? I would also add a mod note to Quintum's post here to the effect that, yes, we deleted 'feminism' because it had nothing to do with anything. I tend towards the belief that should someone be searching Barbelith for feminism in the future I'd rather this wasn't what they found.
 
 
Olulabelle
16:05 / 01.11.06
I would vote that the word feminism should be deleted too.
 
 
Quantum
17:02 / 01.11.06
Thank goodness that's locked.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
17:08 / 01.11.06
Well, it won't work - "feminism" will still appear in the search if it's in the text. Besides which, it makes the subsequent discussion more comprehensible - that in the boy's disquieting head feminism is essentially linked to the right of women to demand ENORMOUS MANSCHNITZEL. Without which the thread might actually make even less sense.
 
 
Quantum
17:44 / 01.11.06
even less sense.

Stop and marvel at the concept.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
18:24 / 01.11.06
I tend towards the belief that should someone be searching Barbelith for feminism in the future I'd rather this wasn't what they found.

Point, but they'll probably notice a lot of people shouting at the topic starter.
 
 
Quantum
21:51 / 01.11.06
Here's a new thread by Ignostic/Digital Horus Eye/Galactic E-Coli, aimed at the laydeez.
I hesitate to comment.
 
 
ghadis
23:05 / 01.11.06
Well, that could be taking the piss or, what i suspect is happening, DHE is sincerely trying to make amends with, (ok the fem-id members in a very tacky way), members of the board. I'd say cut him some slack for a while and strongly push him towards threads that he may get something out of and learn from. He does come across as very young and naive but not without a will to learn and get on. The language thing is tricky though.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
23:09 / 01.11.06
Yeah, I'm with armed with madness on this one- though I'm not part of the target audience. (When he apologises to men with small dicks I'm SO there, though).
 
 
ghadis
23:21 / 01.11.06
I'd say cut him some slack for a while and strongly push him towards threads that he may get something out of and learn from. He does come across as very young and naive but not without a will to learn and get on. The language thing is tricky though.

That is what teachers used to say about me years ago when i used to come into school with photos of groups of Japanese women hurling huge pink, plastic cocks around so i am a bit biased.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
00:43 / 02.11.06
Hello facepalm, fancy meeting you here.
 
 
ghadis
01:24 / 02.11.06
Well yes, apologies
 
 
ghadis
01:36 / 02.11.06
(but the japanese women and plastic cock stuff was a reference to DEYEs link in said thread if that was the cause of facepalm MC!) but the other stuff i still stand by. Give em enough paper or rope etc.
 
 
Olulabelle
06:23 / 02.11.06
I have another phantom mod request with no post to click on or anything. Does anyone else have it?
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
07:34 / 02.11.06
No, armed with madness, the facepalm was brought on by DHE, not you.
 
 
ghadis
08:38 / 02.11.06
Oh yes. My head was getting a bit muddy that time last night.
 
 
Quantum
08:39 / 02.11.06
I also have the phantom job. (that works for me on so many levels)
 
 
Quantum
08:41 / 02.11.06
...it's timed at 8:09.

Is that facepalm the strike where you drive the opponent's nose up into their brain, perchance? If not, I've a faceknife somewhere you can borrow.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
08:48 / 02.11.06
I did that thing where you look at the page source and get the job link that way. It's a mod request from DHE, but it appears to go to a nonexistant post.

clicky
 
 
Quantum
09:37 / 02.11.06
Weird.
What to do? We could copy and post the thing, then PM him and let him know so he can request any modding wanted. Bagsy I not PMing him though, lula? Or we could just leave it.
 
 
Olulabelle
10:11 / 02.11.06
I've disagreed it, and copied the text which I will now send to him, ngggggh. It had no action request like 'delete' or anything so the only thing to do was disagree it to make it go away.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
10:13 / 02.11.06
Thanks, Lula. I was going to do that but realised it would involve PMing DHE. Didn't fancy opening that can of worms.
 
 
Olulabelle
10:16 / 02.11.06
That's OK, I am studiously avoiding getting involved with that whole thing so I'm ok about PM-ing him.
 
 
Quantum
10:58 / 02.11.06
Thanks 'belle!
 
 
StarWhisper
14:04 / 02.11.06
Does anybody know why my mod request in headshop was turned down?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
14:10 / 02.11.06
Could you explain what your moderation request was, eirandfracar, and why you feel it is important that it was turned down?
 
 
StarWhisper
15:09 / 02.11.06
Headshop thread

I wanted the racial slur and other derogatory terms removed and referenced instead of being so visceral.

I recieved a really kind p.m. suggesting that even though the context in which they are used serves to make a point and is not designed to offend, these terms may still cause offence.

On re-reading what I had written I agreed. I don't think it was necessary and it looks imflammatory. I posted an appology further down the thread to make sure nobody got the wrong end of the stick.

I still feel it needs to be changed, and I wondered why the request was turned down because I can't think of a reason why it should be. If there is a real reason then thats o.k. - the meaning of what I meant to say comes accross-

even if it is a bit gauche.

I just don't want it to upset anyone.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
15:27 / 02.11.06
That sounds very creditable. It's possible that a technical error meant that the request was not received, or someone disagreed it by accident. If you resubmit the changes, and perhaps a note at the bottom saying (this post moderated to remove some inflammatory and potentially offensive words, 2 November 2006), so people will understand any reference to the original content in subsequent posts - most obviously your own post to the effect that you had put in a mod request) and don't change the sense, I can't see why it shouldn't be done. I'd approve it...
 
  

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