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Timberrrrrrrr

Farawayhome wrote: »

Read the last few pages! It's a pack of bullies. The poster and the mod are being targetted.

Cool story brah :rolleyes:

Farawayhome

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

And therin lies your problem, yoi have read a few posts and made your decision, whereas this issue has been going on for several years now. That's why it seems the way it does to you because you are basing your opinion on a snippet of information. Its akin to reading one page of the Harry potter series and deciding you know the full story.

It's actually you who was trying to remove a mod! What has the mod done?

Timberrrrrrrr

Farawayhome wrote: »

It's actually you who was trying to remove a mod! What has the mod done?

How was i trying to "remove a mod"?

Farawayhome

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Sorry luv, the onus is on you to inform yourself, not on me to educate you.

The bullies have directed their attention towards me. I don't care. You can't even back up why you are trying to get a poster and mod removed. If I read up on these threads, would I be guaranteed to find you having an opposing view to your targets? I think so.

Farawayhome

I'm going to report some of the posters here instead of engaging in this. It's clear bullying and they don't like being called out on it.

eviltwin

Farawayhome wrote: »

The bullies have directed their attention towards me. I don't care. You can't even back up why you are trying to get a poster and mod removed. If I read up on these threads, would I be guaranteed to find you having an opposing view to your targets? I think so.

So anyone who has an opposing opinion to you is now a bully?

uptherebels

Farawayhome wrote: »

The bullies have directed their attention towards me. I don't care. You can't even back up why you are trying to get a poster and mod removed. If I read up on these threads, would I be guaranteed to find you having an opposing view to your targets? I think so.

Why don't you read up on them and find out

ohnonotgmail

eviltwin wrote: »

So anyone who has an opposing opinion to you is now a bully?

sounds familiar.

robarmstrong

Farawayhome wrote: »

Obviously, I'm not going to do that. What does the poster do that's so bad? It should be easy to explain.

I’ll give you an example.

The poster said they never ever stated abortion was murder.

I posted about a dozen examples of the poster declaring that abortion was indeed murder.

The poster declined to comment or acknowledge their falsehood.

Example 2:

The poster declared the public was asked to vote for abortion on demand in the referendum.

I posted the exact ballot paper, with the electoral definition of what we were asked to vote for, and there was absolutely no mention of “abortion on demand”. Instead, the poster declared his opinion/interpretation of the vote to be fact, when challenged on this, he refused to engage or elaborate further. He also failed to provide proof to support his claim that we were directly asked to vote for/against abortion on demand.

end of the road

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

and i am entitled to say that his view is based on ignorance.

of course you are. however i think the last few pages of the thread does give a lot away. it doesn't look good either way in fairness.

uptherebels wrote: »

And by your own admission you have read very little. For someone who just stumbled on this thread, you have been very quick to make your mind up.

in fairness i have been around here a lot longer and i can sort of see what he means and where he is coming from. so he's not the only one who has such concerns.

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Farawayhome wrote: »

I'm going to report some of the posters here instead of engaging in this. It's clear bullying and they don't like being called out on it.

Please do. The button is on the bottom right.

The more heat this poster generates for moderator attention the better.

Thanks for your help.

Farawayhome

eviltwin wrote: »

So anyone who has an opposing opinion to you is now a bully?

No! A group of people ganging up on a poster and a mod because they disagree with them is bullying.

WinnyThePoo

Unfortunately due to a mod refusing to enforce the charter. Situations like this arise.

Pherekydes

Farawayhome wrote: »

The bullies have directed their attention towards me. I don't care. You can't even back up why you are trying to get a poster and mod removed. If I read up on these threads, would I be guaranteed to find you having an opposing view to your targets? I think so.

Asking you to read some before making up your mind is not bullying.

Farawayhome

robarmstrong wrote: »

I’ll give you an example.

The poster said they never ever stated abortion was murder.

I posted about a dozen examples of the poster declaring that abortion was indeed murder.

The poster declined to comment or acknowledge their falsehood.

Example 2:

The poster declared the public was asked to vote for abortion on demand in the referendum.

I posted the exact ballot paper, with the electoral definition of what we were asked to vote for, and there was absolutely no mention of “abortion on demand”. Instead, the poster declared his opinion/interpretation of the vote to be fact, when challenged on this, he refused to engage or elaborate further. He also failed to provide proof to support his claim that we were directly asked to vote for/against abortion on demand.

Thanks for giving examples. I actually strongly disagree with the poster if they said that. I don't see why they should be banned for it though?

smacl

Farawayhome wrote: »

Stumbled upon this thread. Seems to be more than a hint of bullying going on. I've noticed it in a few threads, is this common on boards.ie?

Hmmm, first ever post in the A&A forum to comment on the feedback on how the forum is run in support of another poster who's the subject of numerous complaints. Pardon me if I smell a rat.

Farawayhome

....... wrote: »

Please do. The button is on the bottom right.

The more heat this poster generates for moderator attention the better.

Thanks for your help.

The button is in the bottom left. Bullying is the lowest of the low. I hope this gets fully investigated and if it's shown that posters have been engaged in bullying, then they are removed.

ohnonotgmail

Farawayhome wrote: »

Thanks for giving examples. I actually strongly disagree with the poster if they said that. I don't see why they should be banned for it though?

There are standards around posting in A&A that are much higher than other forums on boards. their posting falls well below that standard.

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Farawayhome wrote: »

The button is in the bottom left. Bullying is the lowest of the low. I hope this gets fully investigated and if it's shown that posters have been engaged in bullying, then they are removed.

Ah, different on the touch site.

Not to worry, you've found it anyway.

Farawayhome

Pherekydes wrote: »

Asking you to read some before making up your mind is not bullying.

That's not what's happening though, is it?

....... wrote: »

Sorry luv, the onus is on you to inform yourself, not on me to educate you.

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Cool story brah :rolleyes:

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

sounds familiar.

....... wrote: »

Please do. The button is on the bottom right.

The more heat this poster generates for moderator attention the better.

Thanks for your help.

Farawayhome

smacl wrote: »

Hmmm, first ever post in the A&A forum to comment on the feedback on how the forum is run in support of another poster who's the subject of numerous complaints. Pardon me if I smell a rat.

Is this asking me to read up on something? I've asked what the poster has done that is so bad. Only one person could give an example and it wasn't exactly criminal.

Farawayhome

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

There are standards around posting in A&A that are much higher than other forums on boards. their posting falls well below that standard.

They have posted a view, they may be wrong but why ban them? Were they abusive when posting this?

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Farawayhome wrote: »

Is this asking me to read up on something? I've asked what the poster has done that is so bad. Only one person could give an example and it wasn't exactly criminal.

Listen, you've waded in mouthing off on a situation that has been ongoing for well over a year shouting about bullying and other nonsense while refusing to actually inform yourself.

So, it's understandable that you're getting short shrift.

robarmstrong

Farawayhome wrote: »

Thanks for giving examples. I actually strongly disagree with the poster if they said that. I don't see why they should be banned for it though?

The poster has indeed made those statements. The problem is they aren’t engaging in having an open and honest discussion, and instead are simply soap-boxing, which is a breach of the forum charter. If you make a claim it absolutely must be substantiated, you must provide evidence to support your post if you insist it is fact or are hinting that you are correct in what you say.

I do not think that they should be banned as they seem to engage quite fine on other topics and subjects, but their past history and previous moderator action leaves other users skeptical to engage as there is a site wide reputation for poor discussion standards from this individual.

end of the road

....... wrote: »

Please do. The button is on the bottom right.

The more heat this poster generates for moderator attention the better.

Thanks for your help.

to be fair, heat may be generated your way rather then the poster who's way you are hoping it will go, as yourself and a few others look to be behaving in a way that does not make you look good.

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

Unfortunately due to a mod refusing to enforce the charter. Situations like this arise.

from what i can see it is being enforced. but what i think is happening is that a small few want the charter to be used to remove views they disagree with, which is not what charters are actually designed to do and nor should they be so.

Farawayhome

....... wrote: »

Listen, you've waded in mouthing off on a situation that has been ongoing for well over a year shouting about bullying and other nonsense while refusing to actually inform yourself.

So, it's understandable that you're getting short shrift.

I've reported a few posters anyway. I don't know how it works but hopefully someone has a close look at the actions of posters here. No matter what, bullying shouldn't be tolerated.

ohnonotgmail

Farawayhome wrote: »

They have posted a view, they may be wrong but why ban them? Were they abusive when posting this?

perhaps do as others have suggested and educate yourself about posting in A&A. I'm sure you know where to find the forum charter.

Timberrrrrrrr

Farawayhome wrote: »

I've reported a few posters anyway. I don't know how it works but hopefully someone has a close look at the actions of posters here. No matter what, bullying shouldn't be tolerated.

Care to post some examples of this?

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Farawayhome wrote: »

I've reported a few posters anyway. I don't know how it works but hopefully someone has a close look at the actions of posters here. No matter what, bullying shouldn't be tolerated.

Sure, I totally agree.

I don't want the poster banned btw, I simply want the same rules applied to everyone equally, and for the forum charter to be upheld. Rather than discussion being shut down due to the same disruptive behaviour over and over.

I'd just like the mods to moderate.

Farawayhome

robarmstrong wrote: »

The poster has indeed made those statements. The problem is they aren’t engaging in having an open and honest discussion, and instead are simply soap-boxing, which is a breach of the forum charter. If you make a claim it absolutely must be substantiated, you must provide evidence to support your post if you insist it is fact or are hinting that you are correct in what you say.

I do not think that they should be banned as they seem to engage quite fine on other topics and subjects, but their past history and previous moderator action leaves other users skeptical to engage as there is a site wide reputation for poor discussion standards from this individual.

I don't know the history of this poster. Obviously they should be removed if they've been causing trouble. This does not excuse the gang who've formed to not only get the poster banned but also the mod who they disagree with.