Election Year or Fear!

[Andy_Faber]

only this morning our moderator was calling him Sweardale. It’s a bit like the Tories…the ‘leader’ sets the tone… .

My tone may not be to your liking but I am paying a bit more attention now rA, witness a post being deleted last week for racial stereotyping. As for that nickname, it was meant as a bit of fun but if one person on the board is offended by it, I won't use it again, despite it relating to someone who managed to answer a recent question by describing the questioner as 'racist, xenophobic and bigotted', without actually answering the question. As I said, I'll not use the nickname again, and I think I'll include not allowing insulting nicknames in my new 'tone'. I'm guessing that'll mean a lot more deleted posts but hey ho thanks for the suggestion

[ramAnag]

My tone may not be to your liking but I am paying a bit more attention now rA, witness a post being deleted last week for racial stereotyping. As for that nickname, it was meant as a bit of fun but if one person on the board is offended by it, I won't use it again, despite it relating to someone who managed to answer a recent question by describing the questioner as 'racist, xenophobic and bigotted', without actually answering the question. As I said, I'll not use the nickname again, and I think I'll include not allowing insulting nicknames in my new 'tone'. I'm guessing that'll mean a lot more deleted posts but hey ho thanks for the suggestion

Just because you call someone something doesn’t make it a ‘nickname’ and it’s not a question of whether your tone is to my ‘licking’ or not.

I’ve no idea which or whose post was deleted last week but I agree with MA’s point last week. Tempers may become frayed from time to time but we’re all adults and we ALL - especially you as moderator - should be a bit above the use of derogatory name calling. I wasn’t offended by it, just thought it was inappropriate…from a moderator.

On the other hand if someone behaves in a way which is ‘racist, xenophobic and/or bigoted’ or for that matter ‘naive’ or ‘idealistic’ or ‘arrogant’ - as you described me last week…then so be it. Fair play to call it out…imo.

Personally, I never resort to name calling so I’ll remain unaffected.

[ramAnag]

Just because you call someone something doesn’t make it a ‘nickname’ and it’s not a question of whether your tone is to my ‘licking’ or not.

I’ve no idea which or whose post was deleted last week but I agree with MA’s point last week. Tempers may become frayed from time to time but we’re all adults and we ALL - especially you as moderator - should be a bit above the use of derogatory name calling. I wasn’t offended by it, just thought it was inappropriate…from a moderator.

On the other hand if someone behaves in a way which is ‘racist, xenophobic and/or bigoted’ or for that matter ‘naive’ or ‘idealistic’ or ‘arrogant’ - as you described me last week…then so be it. Fair play to call it out…imo.

Personally, I never resort to name calling so I’ll remain unaffected.

…or even ‘liking’. Most certainly not a Freudian slip.

[Andy_Faber]

…or even ‘liking’. Most certainly not a Freudian slip.

I did wonder