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Yeah, but what kind of humour do eskimos like?

Double-on-tundras, of course.
I'm not so sure about that one... As I said... not big on the puns
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Why, Johnny Ringo... you look as if someone just walked over your grave
Was that someone Frederic Fucking Chopin?
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Yeah... he's totally banned now.

Does this mean Moon has gone to purgatory?
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Was that someone Frederic Fucking Chopin?
Apparently, he is an educated man. Yes. Now, I'm quite certain that I hate him.
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Does this mean Moon has gone to purgatory?
I'm not sure. If I knew such a thing, would that make me the St. Peter of USPO
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I was banned from Burger King. Apparently, they didn't like people gettin' busy in their bathroom.

I was also warned to stay out of the Woolsworth. I'm not sure if it was just that one branch in Mississippi or the whole chain.
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I was Banned from Lots of Sites..Im not gonna list em BTW so long moon,, Nice knowing ya
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I was banned from Burger King. Apparently, they didn't like people gettin' busy in their bathroom.

I was also warned to stay out of the Woolsworth. I'm not sure if it was just that one branch in Mississippi or the whole chain.
I was Banned from CHUCK E CHEESE cause i kept winning prizes i shot 40 hoops in a row keep on collecting tickets they told me take my prize and dont come back.
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I was Banned from Lots of Sites..Im not gonna list em BTW so long moon,, Nice knowing ya
Actually, it's harder to find places where you haven't been banned. Perhaps this should tell you something about your posting?
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Re: Slur-mongering

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So, do you mind if we cut to the "meat" of the issue, moon? You want to start three to five threads per day ('SPAM', if you will) about how much Israel and 'zionists' suck, and then have the moderation staff step in to hold your hand when anyone suggests that you don't like Jews?

Is that about the gist of it?
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Slur-mongering

There would be little point in that, goodtrips, when the slurs also emanate from the moderating team. e.g.;

Drgoodtrips;
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{shrug}

I usually don't read much of your (moon's) posts anyway as they can be summed up largely by the simple phrase "I hate jews". Given your vantage point, I understand that Da Joooo is relevant to everything you post about, but I don't consider it to be of any importance here.
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You see, victimization is a terrible thing, huck, and people don't take kindly to it. When they are persistently libeled, as I am, by being smeared as an 'anti-semite' (sic) or a 'jew hater', to quote yourself, they look to self-protection. That means 'the law'.

Now, whether you are aware of it or not, membership of this forum demands that you waive any liability charges , as in libel for example, should you become libeled as a result of membership here. I am most certainly libeled by being called 'anti-semite'(sic) and jew -hater, but my only recourse, short of challenging the waiver, is to complain to the staff, such as you, huck, and leave it to their discretion as to what action they will take.

I'm no 'anti-semite' nor 'jew-hater' and it's an insult to be called such. That's where my complaint comes in, not the vagaries of the 'report post' button, which members are encouraged to use in 'the rules' thread, but right here in this public forum which exists for the purposes of improving the site. It's an insult, you see, being libeled, and insults are against the forum rules.
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1. You cannot attack and/or personally insult someone. You cannot bait other forum members. Please, remain courteous and respectful to all forum members at all times.
a. You agree to take responsibility for reporting such posts when you come across them.
Now, if I were an 'anti-semite' (sic) then I'd have no just cause for complaint. But I'm not. Not even a 'jew-hater', huck. Neither you nor anybody else will be able to find any evidence at all to back up those libels. It doesn't exist. Being appalled by the brutality of nationalist Zionism does not make me hate Judaism nor jews and I am not responsible for your inability to discern between terms, particularly when several members, including me, have several times taken the trouble to point out the differences.

So then, the purpose of this thread, if it isn't clear already, is to request a clarification of site policy. Is the site going to allow libel and insult, when a member complains about it, or is it not ? It's a question that shouldn't have to be asked but the 'report post' option has failed me. The P.M option has failed me- I'm still being libeled. Currently, as anyone can see by checking links or post reports, some libel has been removed, for which I am indeed thankful, and other libels remain. I am only asking for consistency.

I'd be pleased to deal with it myself in open forum but, to my cost, I've discovered that retaliation brings reprimands and bans. Not a very healthy course of action under the current uncertainties. If the staff will be required to remove libel when requested then I'd be grateful if that decision worked in retrospect and the existing insults were deleted. If the insults are to be left undeleted, against the stated policy of the site, then I'll just take my chances .
It would be more fitting if the loaded dice were discarded though.

Thank you.
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Re: Slur-mongering

Moon, who I have not yet engaged in any back-and-forth with, seems to be correct in his assertions.

As a disinterested viewer, I see many rules violations that go unaddressed.
And unfortunately, most of these pissing contests are begun by rightward-leaning guests of this site.
And , like in football, the retaliatory strike is what is flagged.

Moon has taken a lot of shit for his views. But he is not alone. The left as a whole has been called just about every name in the book.

Taking a cursory view at War and Peace posts, I found these-
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..but i sure love the use of the DEATH COUNT for the lefts arguement

they really dont give a fuck about the troops but they sure like using them as a talking point

pathetic

...and even if you dont think its right to not torture the families of the soldiers you dont respect..
...sure we could and have arrested, tried and convicted soldiers of murder in Iraq. But the whole sale death and slaughter of the iraqi's is daily being conducted by the freedom fighters you seem to admire so much....shall we try them in court or is their killing justified in your mind?

.. since you dont respect the soldiers or their family you clearly cant grasp the horror of having to see that, and since you clearly lack any sort of common sense you cant even grasp the decency in all of this
...you have clearly shown you dont care about the 1%, nor their families by most of your posts on this board.

...and it is a sad day when americans in droves saddle up with the enemy over hate of a president.
These comments were addressed at fellow Americans.
Yet they stand unchallenged by the powers that be.
None were aimed in my direction, and I doubt that I will ever report any (im)poster who thinks he has the capacity to insult me. But different people have different tolerance levels. Day after day of this shit must get to some people.

Regardless of ones' geographical location, these unfounded accusations are uncalled for.

All of the petulant toddlers should receive time-outs, not just one half of the problem.
Frankly, that does not seem to be occurring in any consistant manner.
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Re: Slur-mongering

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Moon, who I have not yet engaged in any back-and-forth with, seems to be correct in his assertions.

As a disinterested viewer, I see many rules violations that go unaddressed.
And unfortunately, most of these pissing contests are begun by rightward-leaning guests of this site.
And , like in football, the retaliatory strike is what is flagged.

Moon has taken a lot of shit for his views. But he is not alone. The left as a whole has been called just about every name in the book.

Taking a cursory view at War and Peace posts, I found these-


These comments were addressed at fellow Americans.
Yet they stand unchallenged by the powers that be.
None were aimed in my direction, and I doubt that I will ever report any (im)poster who thinks he has the capacity to insult me. But different people have different tolerance levels. Day after day of this shit must get to some people.

Regardless of ones' geographical location, these unfounded accusations are uncalled for.

All of the petulant toddlers should receive time-outs, not just one half of the problem.
Frankly, that does not seem to be occurring in any consistant manner.
Do some more research because there's plenty of shit put out there by BOTH sides. You might try looking at the religion threads to see some very hateful stuff.
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Do some more research because there's plenty of shit put out there by BOTH sides. You might try looking at the religion threads to see some very hateful stuff.
As I JUST posted on the "Why neocons think that way" thread, some rightwads tend to dismiss the crimes of their own ilk because they perceive that John Kerry is a hypocrite.
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Do some more research because there's plenty of shit put out there by BOTH sides. You might try looking at the religion threads to see some very hateful stuff.
I have to disagree with you, Mrs. M. While there have been a couple particularly nasty left-wing people (gone now) on this site, the vast majority of the unpleasantness comes from the right.
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