BS: London is a war zone!

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 May 18 - 03:58 PM

I received requests from two Mudcatters for moderator intervention in this thread and another. Well, I sure am not going to intervene. I think I'd rather sit and play cards in the middle of a busy highway. It would be much safer.
This thread died yesterday, 07 May 18 - 08:19 PM, when somebody posted a long list of allegedly offensive posts from another poster and another thread from another month. And then came all the allegations of racism and other offenses.
That more-or-less killed the thread, because nobody on earth but the 08:19 PM poster, could possibly have any interest in all that. So, now the thread is toxically boring. I'll take another look this evening, California time. If the thread is still toxic, I'll close it. Or maybe Jeri or Maggie will give it a merciful death a little earlier.

The problem occurs when people get personal in their insults, instead of addressing the subject that is supposedly the topic of discussion. I know there are hurt feelings on both sides, and I don't know how to fix that. I think the best thing to do is stick to the topic and to the facts, and avoid categorizing each other as "trolls" or "racists" or whatever.

The proposed topic of this thread showed promise of being an interesting discussion, but it strayed from the topic rather quickly. See if you all can bring it back on topic, willya?

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 May 18 - 05:58 PM

well i visited the house of commons (you write to your MP and he arranges for you to do a guided tour -even if you didn't vote for him)the week after the nasty business where a cop was stabbed outside the houses of parliament.

and i admit it spooked me a bit, but really its such an amazing place that you have to persist.

a war zone though....

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 08 May 18 - 06:44 PM

Not a fair analysis of what happened Joe, but I bow to your decision
The list is part of several hundred more abusive posts by the poster - you may go and cheeck should you wish
If that behavior is allowed to continue that you give carte blance for it to continue and threads like the one discussing why threads close are wasting their time
I would have preferred a PM on this, but since you chose to bring it into the open, so did I
Do you really think that list is made up of "allaged" offences?
You surprise me
It doesnt offer much hope for decent discussion in future
Sadly
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 08 May 18 - 06:46 PM

Just noticed the thread closure thread is closed
Bye all
Thanks for the fish
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 08 May 18 - 07:24 PM

"I received requests from two Mudcatters for moderator intervention in this thread and another."

Having been excoriated by several people on both sides of the divide following my honesty in revealing that I'd asked for the Gaza thread to be looked at, I wish to declare that neither of the above-stated was me! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: London is a war zone!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 May 18 - 12:49 AM

Like I said, I would have been safer playing in traffic.

I tried my best not to take sides. I said the offenses were alleged, because I did not want to pass judgment on them. But to bring them up a month later does nobody any good.

This thread didn't improve, so it's closed.

And note that although I did not name who complained, I can say with all certainty that it was not Steve Shaw....he'll complain later. ;-)

-Joe Offer-