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Subject: hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content

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hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content

I've noticed a whole lot of this in The Flood lately. It seems to sprout up in any thread where women or minorities are mentioned at all. Name a sex or race/ethnicity or nationality, and the hate soon follows. It's always been there in some capacity, but I've noticed it get way worse after the rules changed. Is there anything that can be done about it?

  • 09.09.2011 8:44 AM PDT

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again to the lands of men. Their leaders became known as the fallen lords, and their terrible sorcery was without equal in the west.
In 30 years they reduced the civilized nations into carrion and ash. Until the free city of Madrigal alone defined them. An army gathered there, and a desperate battle was joined against the fallen
Heros were born in the fire and bloodshed of the wars which followed and their names and deeds will never be forgotten

There is this little thing called the report button.

  • 09.09.2011 8:46 AM PDT
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In my opinion, all of this comes down to alt accounters, and the only way to stop them is to start IP banning people

  • 09.09.2011 8:55 AM PDT

Why do people in ship mutinies always ask for "better treatment"? I'd ask for a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth, you'd get a lot of free games.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.


Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.

You sure told him.


The best thing to do is ignore it if possible,PM a mod if you think it is that bad, or understand that this is the internet and that what you consider to fall under that list may differ from others.

  • 09.09.2011 8:56 AM PDT


Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.


The report button dosen;t work if no one else uses it.

I've PMed mods about the worst offenders, but by the time they get my message, the thread is long buried.

  • 09.09.2011 8:57 AM PDT


Posted by: Top_Gun_2021
The best thing to do is ignore it if possible,PM a mod if you think it is that bad, or understand that this is the internet and that what you consider to fall under that list may differ from others.


Perhaps they(whites) get better grades because they study instead of doing drugs and fornicating.

I think that any reasonable person would consider this "hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content". I think I'm a pretty reasonable person here.


  • 09.09.2011 9:01 AM PDT

Why do people in ship mutinies always ask for "better treatment"? I'd ask for a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth, you'd get a lot of free games.

Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: "Mankind". Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "mank" and "ind". What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is mankind.


Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: Top_Gun_2021
The best thing to do is ignore it if possible,PM a mod if you think it is that bad, or understand that this is the internet and that what you consider to fall under that list may differ from others.


Perhaps they(whites) get better grades because they study instead of doing drugs and fornicating.

I think that any reasonable person would consider this "hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content". I think I'm a pretty reasonable person here.




Indeed.

  • 09.09.2011 9:05 AM PDT
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Yax is a shining beacon in these dark times. You should all strive to be more like Yax.

Posted by: komark
In my opinion, all of this comes down to alt accounters, and the only way to stop them is to start IP banning people
IP bans stop people from making alts now?

  • 09.09.2011 11:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.


The report button dosen;t work if no one else uses it.

I've PMed mods about the worst offenders, but by the time they get my message, the thread is long buried.

Add a link to the thread.

  • 09.09.2011 11:04 AM PDT


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Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.


The report button dosen;t work if no one else uses it.

I've PMed mods about the worst offenders, but by the time they get my message, the thread is long buried.

Add a link to the thread.


I do. I think that the mods won't do anything about a thread if it's from hours before, and it's dead.

  • 09.09.2011 3:02 PM PDT

I spend too much time here.. too much time indeed.

I tweet?

IP bans stop nothing. Of course people still like to believe they're somehow an end-all solution.

No, the solution to the problem here lies in everyone's own ability to report and ignore. That and/or the ability for everyone to control the content they personally see on the site.
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Posted by: komark
In my opinion, all of this comes down to alt accounters, and the only way to stop them is to start IP banning people
IP bans stop people from making alts now?

  • 09.09.2011 3:21 PM PDT

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The fires are burning, I'm fire, never tire
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See what I mean Tom, it's starting!

  • 09.09.2011 3:37 PM PDT

Posted by: Cossner
Rae_SkaKid you are right on everything. Please give me a child.


Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.


The report button dosen;t work if no one else uses it.

I've PMed mods about the worst offenders, but by the time they get my message, the thread is long buried.


If it gets buried that quick then what exactly is wrong with letting it stay that way? Drawing more attention to these children who are acting out is just going to make them think that they're the totally awesome -blam!-. And what happens when kids start thinking that way? They continue with their bad behavior. Hit the report button, and leave the offensive thread and let it die out. Learn to relax, release and move on.

  • 09.09.2011 6:39 PM PDT
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"Report and ignore" has been the Community cookiecutter response to any kind of forum issue, for a very long time. And yet, we still have issues such as the one outlined in the OP.

[Edited on 09.09.2011 6:44 PM PDT]

  • 09.09.2011 6:44 PM PDT

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Now is the time of our unworlding
One final effort is all that remains
And I am not afraid
We shall fulfill our promise
We fight for the grace of the Mantle
And this time none of you will be left behind


Posted by: ZYTHON
"Report and ignore" has been the Community cookiecutter response to any kind of forum issue, for a very long time. And yet, we still have issues such as the one outlined in the OP.


Probably doesn't help when people feed the trolls when they report, too.

  • 09.09.2011 6:57 PM PDT

Posted by: Cossner
Rae_SkaKid you are right on everything. Please give me a child.


Posted by: Im SteelAssassn

Posted by: ZYTHON
"Report and ignore" has been the Community cookiecutter response to any kind of forum issue, for a very long time. And yet, we still have issues such as the one outlined in the OP.


Probably doesn't help when people feed the trolls when they report, too.


Yeah, when they submit a reply that says "Oh, noes! You said something I don't like. I reporteded youz!"

Best response is to report and ignore. If you don't post in the topic it drops down the thread listing. *Gasp* Who would have thunked it...

  • 09.09.2011 7:49 PM PDT

The beta is super awesome. RogueAssassin27 is now the person who got my Totodile's nickname. Hoo-hah! Relevant.inb4lock

Would it be okay to be racist against your own race? Such as me saying "WE PLAY STARCRAFT 24/7!!!"

  • 09.09.2011 7:55 PM PDT

Posted by: Cossner
Rae_SkaKid you are right on everything. Please give me a child.


Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: Top_Gun_2021
The best thing to do is ignore it if possible,PM a mod if you think it is that bad, or understand that this is the internet and that what you consider to fall under that list may differ from others.


Perhaps they(whites) get better grades because they study instead of doing drugs and fornicating.

I think that any reasonable person would consider this "hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content". I think I'm a pretty reasonable person here.




Honestly, that quote made me lol. Not because I agree with it, but because of how absurdly ignorant the "objectionable" statement is, and also, because it was obviously meant to sarcastically make light of well earned racial stereotypes. If you didn't at least get a rueful grin, a small chuckle or at the very least a snort of derision from reading that comment then I think your funny bone may be broken.

I hear they sell senses of humor at Wal-Mart now... <--- U C WAT I DID THAR? You see, it's funny because almost everybody shops at Wal-Mart, but everyone insists that their least favorite type/race/religion/age of people are the only ones who ever shop there... In the same fashion almost any racial joke can apply to almost any race just change the color. Don't take it personally, the kids are just cutting and pasting to bug you.






(Ironically I currently work for Sam's Club which is a part of Wal-Mart)

What I'm getting at is: try take things with a grain of salt and learn to laugh things off. Nothing on the internet is serious until someone says "seriously..." Then, it's even less serious!

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  • 09.09.2011 8:04 PM PDT

“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything


Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: spartain ken 15
There is this little thing called the report button.


The report button dosen;t work if no one else uses it.

I've PMed mods about the worst offenders, but by the time they get my message, the thread is long buried.

If no one else uses it, the no one else is offended. This is my logic and while it does annoy me that those threads don't get taken care of or even prompt the user to get a warning, it's the way the system works.

After all, if no one else is offended, I can just live with it. If a whole lot of people are offended, it's taken care of.

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Posted by: Im SteelAssassn

Posted by: ZYTHON
"Report and ignore" has been the Community cookiecutter response to any kind of forum issue, for a very long time. And yet, we still have issues such as the one outlined in the OP.


Probably doesn't help when people feed the trolls when they report, too.


Yeah, when they submit a reply that says "Oh, noes! You said something I don't like. I reporteded youz!"

Best response is to report and ignore. If you don't post in the topic it drops down the thread listing. *Gasp* Who would have thunked it...
That reminds me of this.

[Edited on 09.09.2011 8:10 PM PDT]

  • 09.09.2011 8:08 PM PDT

Posted by: Cossner
Rae_SkaKid you are right on everything. Please give me a child.


Posted by: Chalupa King117
Would it be okay to be racist against your own race? Such as me saying "WE PLAY STARCRAFT 24/7!!!"


Absolutely! I'm as pale as a ghost, but I hate the way most white people act towards everyone else. Why? Because they are soooooooo dumb 90% of the time, but they think they're the smartest mofos' on the planet and are entitled to simply be naturally better than everyone else.

[Edited on 09.09.2011 8:10 PM PDT]

  • 09.09.2011 8:09 PM PDT
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So what? Just report them.

  • 09.09.2011 8:10 PM PDT

The beta is super awesome. RogueAssassin27 is now the person who got my Totodile's nickname. Hoo-hah! Relevant.inb4lock

But what if other Koreans on this forum become offended to my self-racism? Would it be considered violating rules?
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Posted by: Chalupa King117
Would it be okay to be racist against your own race? Such as me saying "WE PLAY STARCRAFT 24/7!!!"


Absolutely! I'm as pale as a ghost, but I hate the way most white people act towards everyone else. Why? Because they are soooooooo dumb 90% of the time, but they think they're the smartest mofos' on the planet and are entitled to simply be naturally better than everyone else.

  • 09.09.2011 8:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Big Black Bear
What are we supposed to be discussing here?


"Nothing in the 'Verse can stop me."

PM mods personally if it seems obviously offensive. Mods can't see everything at once so help them out.

  • 09.09.2011 8:14 PM PDT

“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything


Posted by: Chalupa King117
But what if other Koreans on this forum become offended to my self-racism? Would it be considered violating rules?
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Posted by: Chalupa King117
Would it be okay to be racist against your own race? Such as me saying "WE PLAY STARCRAFT 24/7!!!"


Absolutely! I'm as pale as a ghost, but I hate the way most white people act towards everyone else. Why? Because they are soooooooo dumb 90% of the time, but they think they're the smartest mofos' on the planet and are entitled to simply be naturally better than everyone else.

I've learned this the hard way: my friends know that I am joking whenever I make a racist comment. The problem arises when I am talking with people who I do not know too well as they often take me as being serious (people tell me I have a dry sense of humor, and some people can't really detect that).

I've generally decided to not make many sarcastic comments about such topics as racism or religion as most people, I believe, would take me seriously. I think this is a pretty good rule to follow: If you don't know the person or people that you are addressing, don't make sarcastic remarks about sensitive subjects.

  • 09.09.2011 8:16 PM PDT

Posted by: Cossner
Rae_SkaKid you are right on everything. Please give me a child.


Posted by: Chalupa King117
But what if other Koreans on this forum become offended to my self-racism? Would it be considered violating rules?
Posted by: RAE_SkaKid

Posted by: Chalupa King117
Would it be okay to be racist against your own race? Such as me saying "WE PLAY STARCRAFT 24/7!!!"


Absolutely! I'm as pale as a ghost, but I hate the way most white people act towards everyone else. Why? Because they are soooooooo dumb 90% of the time, but they think they're the smartest mofos' on the planet and are entitled to simply be naturally better than everyone else.


Ah, good question you pose there... I doubt it. You, by being that color, apparently have the inalienable right to say anything derogatory about your own race with out any fear of retribution. Look at the African American community and the overabundant and obnoxious use of the "N-Word."

But if you think about it anything you say could be considered offensive. Even the truth. Consider this: you could say that the sky is blue and severely offend a color blind person who believes with his heart and soul that the sky is an odd shade of mauve...

[Edited on 09.09.2011 8:19 PM PDT]

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