Appealing an infraction.

dlofnep

I was infracted for this comment: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056225297&page=3

Sully accused me of insulting members of the travelling community. Under no circumstances whatsoever have I insulted members of the travelling community in the thread in question.

This is the most ridiculous infraction I've ever seen. I was discussing an issue where one of the local families of the travelling community had taken over 4 fields behind my house with a number of piebald horses, which resulted in me being unable to walk my dog - due to being routinely chased around the field.

Sully then accused me of insulting travellers. Not once in that thread did I insult travellers. Sully has completely overstepped the line. I ask that not only is that infraction removed, but that Sully issues an apology for accusing me of insulting members of the travelling community. I have never once insulted the travelling community in my life, and never plan on doing so. i don't take kindly to false accusations.

What's occured here is hypersensitive shítehawkery to the point where we cannot even discuss an issue to where the travelling community is involved without being accused of being bigoted. It's ridiculous.

LoLth

Moved at OPs request. However, please PM the moderator before continuing here.

dlofnep

I already asked him to clarify it, I'm awaiting a response. Thanks for moving the thread.

Here are the two posts in question.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71452790&postcount=3

Yeah, that's what I assumed. But they've taken over every single field. My dog hates walking on the path, and if I have him on the lead, he tries to run so fast he ends up choking himself. So it's best to just give him a run up the fields. Can't do that now without being chased down the field by an angry piebald

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71457738&postcount=33

That's the wee bugger. He likes sandwiches. Isn't very keen on Piebald Ponies though!

The thread should be read in order to see the context of the discussion. Sully responded to me, but he did not actually tell me where I have insulted the travelling community in either of those posts - despite the fact that I had requested that he do so.

dlofnep

Sully has taken issue with my use of the word "piebald". This is not anything even remotely close to a slur against the travelling community. Piebald is the official term for the horses in question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piebald

Sully will investigate the matter and get back to me. I will leave this here for now, unless the infractions are not removed - then I will further it up.

dlofnep

Both infractions have been reversed. Thank you. You can close this thread if you wish.