I wouldn't speak about it unless you want to get banned. There is a reason why posts with a racist slant to them are accepted on here, you just have to take it as a given.
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I wouldn't speak about it unless you want to get banned. There is a reason why posts with a racist slant to them are accepted on here, you just have to take it as a given.
Many years on this forum.....you've been a member for how long?
Returnee by any chance?
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I dont see a problem, the threads contain a lot of discussion from people all over the country, you get a few idiots being racist but people dont understand how volatile people can get when they don't like what they read.
If you dont like whats posted, RTM, I am sure they will deal with it within their powers.
If you dont like whats posted, RTM, I am sure they will deal with it within their powers.
I wouldn't speak about it unless you want to get banned. There is a reason why posts with a racist slant to them are accepted on here, you just have to take it as a given.
Ah I see....
You dun goofed
Indeed. I think it's great to see so many people standing up racism and trolls. This community is stronger than ever and I'm proud to be part of it, and so happy to see people generally posting with so much thought and tolerance for those around them.
A huge change to how OcUK used to be - refreshing and pleasing to see.
With no small contribution from your good self, Freefaller....fair and even handed moderation as always and you can count on my support, for what it is worth.
For example look at this thread
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18349575
Zero deletes while this
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18348305
Has 13 deleted posts
One is about entertainment the other about current affairs.
People are mad because they cant deal with real life.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18349575
Zero deletes while this
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18348305
Has 13 deleted posts
One is about entertainment the other about current affairs.
People are mad because they cant deal with real life.
I don't post here much but I believe that anything inappropriate tends to be dealt with swiftly.
As individuals, we all have our own opinions and views - which is the main reason I read the forums. Unfortunately, as with the real world we will at times come across someone with a view which doesn't sit right with us. It's up to the house to moderate as they see fit. In my opinion
As individuals, we all have our own opinions and views - which is the main reason I read the forums. Unfortunately, as with the real world we will at times come across someone with a view which doesn't sit right with us. It's up to the house to moderate as they see fit. In my opinion
I believe someone mentioned DD on the first page. I disagree with what he says, but the way he says it (to start of with anyway) is perfectly acceptable. He doesn't go in and say "OMG the n***az and pakiz are responsible for all the theft and suicide bombings cuz thys not white"
At least DD tries to back up all his points and he does have some good point... he just ruins them with what he says afterwards
At least DD tries to back up all his points and he does have some good point... he just ruins them with what he says afterwards
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Never has been as far as I can recall and I doubt it ever will be. Like much on these forums though it seems to go in cycles so there'll be a spate of posts about religion then maybe race then perhaps some meme will be beaten to death and any variation on the above - repeat ad infinitum.
If you've got any issues then please either RTM the post or contact one of the moderators via email - that's not a guarantee that what you find offensive will necessarily be removed or otherwise acted upon but it will be looked at. The system and the moderators are not perfect but we do try to achieve a balance so to achieve this there's a lot more discussion and action that goes on behind the scenes (as it were) to try and keep everything going smoothly. Sometimes you may not feel that we've got the balance right but the main way that we can know is via your comments.
I completely agree with you.
So is news which people here consider to be racist when discussed on OCUK also racist when being discussed on a forum with mostly brown / black users who make the same kind of arguments and comments?
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=19006.0
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=19006.0
So is news which people here consider to be racist when discussed on OCUK also racist when being discussed on a forum with mostly brown / black users who make the same kind of arguments and comments?
http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=19006.0
That's an interesting link.
I genuinely believe that many people here would like to be a bit more outspoken (perhaps not as much as dirtydog
), but they worry about the reaction they will receive.There are far too many people that jump on the anti-racism bandwagon far too quickly when it comes to immigration issues and so forth.
I think when points are put across with a bit more impartial eloquence, people are more receptive of them.
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I have had no objections thus far during my membership of OcUK, this thread was mearly my observations and curiosity of what some of the other longer serving members thought and was not just about racism, but also the rather strange threads (random) that appear.
I appreciate the the reply though
I agree, has been progressively getting worse over time. I have mainly noticed this against Muslims more than anyone else. Daily fail sensationalism on a weekly basis..
I think moderators are partly to blame for not stepping in (and handing out suspensions/ bans as appropriate) also. An example- the eid mubarak thread where they clearly got things wrong (and then the religious threads sticky was finally introduced).
I think moderators are partly to blame for not stepping in (and handing out suspensions/ bans as appropriate) also. An example- the eid mubarak thread where they clearly got things wrong (and then the religious threads sticky was finally introduced).
Yes, it was much better in [insert past time here], these days the forum is full of threads about [insert thing you disagree with here], I think it's down to [insert social group you dislike here] and [insert age group you dislike here].
If you can't see the subtle racism then you're blind and stupid.
DD is notorious for it, for example:
We had the "Man feeds kitten to snake" thread by someone, fine people debated about it and said their views on the subject that a man has fed a kitten to a snake, did it say "White man feeds kitten to snake"? No, because that would be silly because his skin colour doesn't make the thing that he did any better or worse. But then we take a typical DD thread "Black man hits 96 year old veteran" "Muslims do this" as if him being black /muslim makes the situations worse and is clearly him looking for other people to get riled up because it was someone who was black/muslim doing it, it's not just a man hitting a veteran for example, oh no, it's a black man! Because it's a black man it makes it 50 times worse. Really?
Every single 1 of his threads is the same, all of his posts insinuate that because they're a different colour what they've done is worse than if a white person did it and that anyone of that race would do the same given half the chance, the funniest part is mods let him do it, not caring if he does insult people on the forum, nono, as long as he doesn't say the 4 letter P word for Pakistanis or the 6 letter word for black people it's fine, right?
DD is notorious for it, for example:
We had the "Man feeds kitten to snake" thread by someone, fine people debated about it and said their views on the subject that a man has fed a kitten to a snake, did it say "White man feeds kitten to snake"? No, because that would be silly because his skin colour doesn't make the thing that he did any better or worse. But then we take a typical DD thread "Black man hits 96 year old veteran" "Muslims do this" as if him being black /muslim makes the situations worse and is clearly him looking for other people to get riled up because it was someone who was black/muslim doing it, it's not just a man hitting a veteran for example, oh no, it's a black man! Because it's a black man it makes it 50 times worse. Really?
Every single 1 of his threads is the same, all of his posts insinuate that because they're a different colour what they've done is worse than if a white person did it and that anyone of that race would do the same given half the chance, the funniest part is mods let him do it, not caring if he does insult people on the forum, nono, as long as he doesn't say the 4 letter P word for Pakistanis or the 6 letter word for black people it's fine, right?