Current Affairs Yellow Card Appeal

marieholmfan

Hi All,


I received a yellow card for the post below:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114046828&postcount=2722

The Moderator should not have imposed a Yellow Card:
1 Brian Cowen is a public figure
2 Brian Cowen (when he wasn't brain damaged) would have appreciated this joke.
3 The joke is clearly indicated by way of a selfie.

ancapailldorcha

Hi Marieholmfan,

I will look into this for you.

As per the graphic, can you please confirm that you have discussed this with the mod in question? If so, please either forward the PM's to me or post them here as per your preference.

marieholmfan

Thanks Ancapailldorcha -- I appreciate your hard work on this.
I have indeed contacted the mod in question:

Apologies the formatting is lost:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/private.php?do=showpm&pmid=16256919



Dear marieholmfan,

You have been warned for being uncivil.

Typically, this means that you are posting in a needlessly aggressive or confrontational manner being disruptive on the forum or causing stress for the other members. We don't want that here.

For more information please refer to the Boards.ie FAQ.



Beasty

Moderator Note

do not post in this thread again

Your post:
Quote:
Originally Posted by marieholmfan View Post
Quote:
Originally Posted by Edgware View Post
That's the rules we cant risk damaging the Peace Process
Brian is still the smarter Cowen brother.


And he's in a permanent vegetative state!!!!l

ancapailldorcha

Hi Marieholmfan,

Thanks for that. I can only see the initial PM with the warning. I cannot see the exchange between you and the moderator. Can you please post that here or forward it to me by PM please. The link does not work.

Beasty

OP, as I was the mod issuing the card I am not going to close this thread at this time. If you wish to pursue this appeal please respond to the CMod request, as it is some time since they made it and the thread will be closed if you do not do so over the next few days

marieholmfan

Beasty wrote: »

OP, as I was the mod issuing the card I am not going to close this thread at this time. If you wish to pursue this appeal please respond to the CMod request, as it is some time since they made it and the thread will be closed if you do not do so over the next few days

Thanks for the heads up:


The exchange is as below:


The link to the hilarious post in question is :
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114047014&postcount=2729


I have copied it below but it looks weird.






Originally Posted by marieholmfan
Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieSituation
Lord knows I'm no fan of the Cowens' or any FFer but that's crass. Unacceptable.

Almost something Brian Cowen would have said.



When he could speak

marieholmfan

I then messaged beasty who was high handed and dismissive to say the least. It's at the bottom of the message.



I guess my main point would be that Brian Cowen would have made such a joke himself (when he could speak) of course only about a political opponent or someone he disliked.


The idea of Cowen being some sort of sacred cow who can't be mocked just because his life has become a little harder is ridiculous.


I should be able to say anything about a politician as long as it can't get the owners of boards sued.


Anyone who says their feelings were hurt by the joke is a liar.






___________________________________________________

Keep your sick jokes to yourself

A smiley does not make it any less tasteless

Quote:
Originally Posted by marieholmfan
Hi Beasty - the message in question is a joke and I indicated this by use of a smiley face.

ancapailldorcha

Hi,

Can you forward the PM's to me? You should be able to copy and paste the text here but if that does not work then you can just forward them.

ancapailldorcha

Hi Marieholmfan,

I've had a chance to look into this for you.

To be honest, you have made no attempt to actually resolve this with the moderator in your PM's. 

Additionally, comments such as the below suggest you're looking for a reaction:

marieholmfan wrote: »

The link to the hilarious post in question is :
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114047014&postcount=2729

marieholmfan wrote: »

Anyone who says their feelings were hurt by the joke is a liar.

It's one thing to mock or criticise a politician. It's quite another to ridicule them in such a vitriolic manner for having a stroke.

I would advise you against posting like this in the Current Affairs forum in future. I am upholding the warning here.

Please let me know if you would like to request an admin review.

marieholmfan

Hi ancapailldorcha,
Yes I would like an admin review.


It's unclear to me what you mean by 'resolve with an admin' in your remarks below. I informed Beasty that it was a joke.



My comments in this discussion are not relevant to ay attempt to resolve this matter with Beasty.


The idea that because he has had a stroke Brian Cowen should be immune from mockery and vitriol is risible.

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Hi Marieholmfan,

I've had a chance to look into this for you.

To be honest, you have made no attempt to actually resolve this with the moderator in your PM's.

Additionally, comments such as the below suggest you're looking for a reaction:





It's one thing to mock or criticise a politician. It's quite another to ridicule them in such a vitriolic manner for having a stroke.

I would advise you against posting like this in the Current Affairs forum in future. I am upholding the warning here.

Please let me know if you would like to request an admin review.

hullaballoo

I will review this, if that's ok.

marieholmfan

Hi Hullaballoo


Of course it's OK.


Thanks

hullaballoo

I'll preface all of this by saying I have a very dark sense of humour and have found myself in trouble socially at times because of it.

I can see how it would be a fitting comment for Nein 11, although I dispute whether even there it could be described as funny.

Both the posts in that thread that were carded crossed the line of what is acceptable by any standards of civility for the vast majority of forums on the site.

Frankly you're lucky to get away with a yellow card here. I think it is quite even handed on the part of the moderator.

I'm upholding this. I will mark this resolved.