Personal attacks and a review of the Forum Rules

[scotty]

Do you ride over red traffic lights?????

I find bunny hopping them easier.

[The_Break]

Now if only we could moderate all the Raleigh haters

The Hub would be a perfect place

 

Oh but you surely cannot try kill a national sport? :D

[Starvin' Marvin]

I take offence at being flamed for riding a 7.13kg Raleigh. I hurt my feelings

[The_Break]

I take offence at being flamed for riding a 7.13kg Raleigh. I hurt my feelings

 

Its that green spartan helmet you wearing that weighs you down. Off topic, I actually just finished watching 300. Still one of the better movies of all time.

[Starvin' Marvin]

Yeah I enjoyed 300. Can imagine Leonides shouting in a starting pen " this is my DOGMA!!!!!!!!"

[The_Break]

Yeah I enjoyed 300. Can imagine Leonides shouting in a starting pen " this is my DOGMA!!!!!!!!"

 

Spartans! Prepare a hearty breakfast for today we ride on DOGMA!

 

Following on from your Raleigh bash:

 

You there! What is your profession?

 

I am a Raleigh rider.

 

And you, what is your's?

 

I am a Scott rider?

 

And you?

 

I am a BlackAce rider?

 

Spartans! What is your profession?

 

Dogma! Dogma! Dogma!

Edited December 21, 2010 by The_Break

[Starvin' Marvin]

But Spartans be wary of that guy on his Raleigh he is quick.

[The_Break]

But Spartans be wary of that guy on his Raleigh he is quick.

 

He may have been that lone rider on the white horse who chopped the Captain's sons head off.

[RodTi]

Hey where's my change?

 

Sorry about that. Donated it to the popcorn fund.

The Hub without popcorn would be like a world without Raleigh haters.

 

Edited December 21, 2010 by RodTi

[Lounge Lizard]

Words:-

Further to comments and examples above on 'context' being the regulator.

context depends on the individual In my view, - jy dink soos 'n poeph... is just the same as saying - jy is a poeph.. etc.

 

so suggestions were that ;

'K@k' is OK but 'Sh!t' is not ?

'Poeph.. OK but 'arseho..' is not ?

etc.

Does not make sense guys.

Looks a bit like a language-chauvinist-race type thing ?

 

It has become very common for english speakers to use afrikaans words - ..'k@k', 'poeph..' and the most used - don't be such a 'doo$...

 

Somehow english speakers consider these term less offensive when used in an english phrase ? where as most afrikaaners would say the are vulgar or offensive words.

 

Admin - moderator:-

You can not have consistency when you have more than one moderator - unless the rules are very very specific.

A jewish moderator my object to jesus and new testament type reference - a muslim my object to comments about booze and getting drunk, a woman may object to ... a man may object to ......... and so on blah blah blah.

 

I personally object to threads with references to how good religion is - or avatars with 'jesus died for you' etc etc. But, I am I allowed to post opposing views - can I have an avatar that says 'god is not great' ? Probably not - but that is because different people are biased in different ways - one moderator thinks 'free speech' and will allow it while another will be biased and call it an insult to religion.

 

The bottom line is :-

i)The hub must be only cycling related and a direct reference to cycling must be evident in every thread ('insults' on characters or different views barred).

OR

ii) The hub Open section must be an OPEN forum.

 

You can't have cake and eat it - if its Open - its Open - No Moderator should be able to judge or influence an item in the NCR OPEN chit chat. By creating an OPEN section - it can't be restricted

- OPEN means OPEN (not half open in pietpompies' view)

- Its like a Red light when you are on a bicycle - its not 50% green - it does not say 'Slow Down'

Stop is Stop

 

OPEN is OPEN

Edited December 21, 2010 by Lounge Lizard

[Myra]

Sticking my neck out here, but I think no swearing whatsoever should be allowed. If you wouldn't say something in front of your father/granny/teacher/boss - don't say it on theHub.

Ok, that's probably too harsh...

But, wait! What have we here? The wonders of the modern keyboard! Awesome characters such as &^%$#@*! What more do you need than a couple of these to indicate to other Hubbers that you are swearing?

And if you really need to refer to a specific swearword, add the first letter in front of the swearing characters. S*%$# - I am dazzling myself with my sheer f&*^%$ brilliance.

Be that as it may, it is never acceptable to direct any stars or hashes at a fellow hubber. They should only be used when complaining about inanimate objects or circumstances.

[The_Break]

Sticking my neck out here, but I think no swearing whatsoever should be allowed. If you wouldn't say something in front of your father/granny/teacher/boss - don't say it on theHub.

Ok, that's probably too harsh...

But, wait! What have we here? The wonders of the modern keyboard! Awesome characters such as &^%$#@*! What more do you need than a couple of these to indicate to other Hubbers that you are swearing?

And if you really need to refer to a specific swearword, add the first letter in front of the swearing characters. S*%$# - I am dazzling myself with my sheer f&*^%$ brilliance.

Be that as it may, it is never acceptable to direct any stars or hashes at a fellow hubber. They should only be used when complaining about inanimate objects or circumstances.

 

I know a good word for people who feel the need to swear in order to be able to communicate:

 

Common (It can even be used as an Afrikaans word to better effect.)

[Starvin' Marvin]

Sticking my neck out here, but I think no swearing whatsoever should be allowed. If you wouldn't say something in front of your father/granny/teacher/boss - don't say it on theHub.

Ok, that's probably too harsh...

But, wait! What have we here? The wonders of the modern keyboard! Awesome characters such as &^%$#@*! What more do you need than a couple of these to indicate to other Hubbers that you are swearing?

And if you really need to refer to a specific swearword, add the first letter in front of the swearing characters. S*%$# - I am dazzling myself with my sheer f&*^%$ brilliance.

Be that as it may, it is never acceptable to direct any stars or hashes at a fellow hubber. They should only be used when complaining about inanimate objects or circumstances.

 

That is sheer f@#$%^&* brilliance.

[dirtrider]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[RodTi]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

What swear-word is this??

 

[Guest Big H]

Words:-

Further to comments and examples above on 'context' being the regulator.

context depends on the individual In my view, - jy dink soos 'n poeph... is just the same as saying - jy is a poeph.. etc.

 

so suggestions were that ;

'K@k' is OK but 'Sh!t' is not ?

'Poeph.. OK but 'arseho..' is not ?

etc.

Does not make sense guys.

Looks a bit like a language-chauvinist-race type thing ?

 

It has become very common for english speakers to use afrikaans words - ..'k@k', 'poeph..' and the most used - don't be such a 'doo$...

 

Somehow english speakers consider these term less offensive when used in an english phrase ? where as most afrikaaners would say the are vulgar or offensive words.

 

Admin - moderator:-

You can not have consistency when you have more than one moderator - unless the rules are very very specific.

A jewish moderator my object to jesus and new testament type reference - a muslim my object to comments about booze and getting drunk, a woman may object to ... a man may object to ......... and so on blah blah blah.

 

I personally object to threads with references to how good religion is - or avatars with 'jesus died for you' etc etc. But, I am I allowed to post opposing views - can I have an avatar that says 'god is not great' ? Probably not - but that is because different people are biased in different ways - one moderator thinks 'free speech' and will allow it while another will be biased and call it an insult to religion.

 

The bottom line is :-

i)The hub must be only cycling related and a direct reference to cycling must be evident in every thread ('insults' on characters or different views barred).

OR

ii) The hub Open section must be an OPEN forum.

 

You can't have cake and eat it - if its Open - its Open - No Moderator should be able to judge or influence an item in the NCR OPEN chit chat. By creating an OPEN section - it can't be restricted

- OPEN means OPEN (not half open in pietpompies' view)

- Its like a Red light when you are on a bicycle - its not 50% green - it does not say 'Slow Down'

Stop is Stop

 

OPEN is OPEN

 

One day when I grow up I would like to be as eloquent as you!!!!!! Verrrry good words this!!!!!!

 

One thing that angers poepholle (now that we may say it) is when you show a mirror at them..... they hate to see their own assholes.