Discussion: Posting Guidelines & the work of the Mods

[tikay]

I do have a question about the "rules" though, what about PM's? i understand Nem was banned because of PRIVATE messages, what's the standpoint on that??

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For the record, I was not banned from blonde because of an argument with Rookie via pm. It was one of the final straws but not THE final straw that made Darth Tighend banish the great one for 2 weeks.

Thanks Nem, for correcting that. We don't really wish to disciuss with others, on the open Board, why that "Suspension" thing happened, so we are grateful to you for correcting the erroneous Statement.

[ifm]

He did however say it had a factor in it, so i still think it needs an answer

[Nem]

Also for the record I love Tightend dearly.

[ifm]

Who's buggering with the threads?
Someone take the button away rom Tikay.

[tikay]

Also for the record I love Tightend dearly.

I'm insanely jealous, & deeply hurt.

[tikay]

He did however say it had a factor in it, so i still think it needs an answer

It wil be answered Ian. Please bear with us.

[AndrewT]

To what anti-atheist legislation are you refering to? I accept that in some places athesism may be discriminated against, but no more so than other minority groups.

Blasphemy is still a crime in this country.

Even this year, some religious groups sought to gain the right to discriminate against homosexuals purely because of their religious beliefs.

[Ginger]

The Mods have decided to sticky and lock the main guidelines to have as reference for current and future members

The rest of the thread has been split to allow the discussion to carry on.

[Wardonkey]

Quote from: AndrewT on Today at 11:37:52

Pro-religious counter-arguments tend to be 'I'm right'. 'Why?', I ask. 'Just because', comes the reply, which is obviously no kind of argument whatsoever. It is precisely because pro-religious arguments cannot be backed up that they seem to require special protection - religious people seem to need to legislate against atheists saying the emperor is naked.


Thats a very dismissive statement, and not very accurate.

Yes, many religious people have difficulty explaining rationally their beliefs. Their answer tends to be 'It's what I believe' rather than 'I'm right'. I think the distinction is important. There are also many religious people who are happy to debate the nature of their beliefs.

There are also some people who find it hard to rationally debate the way they played a hand of poker. I tend to ignore these people, you cannot win.

To what anti-atheist legislation are you refering to? I accept that in some places athesism may be discriminated against, but no more so than other minority groups.

[Wardonkey]

To what anti-atheist legislation are you refering to? I accept that in some places athesism may be discriminated against, but no more so than other minority groups.

Blasphemy is still a crime in this country.

Even this year, some religious groups sought to gain the right to discriminate against homosexuals purely because of their religious beliefs.

When was the last prosecution for blasphemy?

The latter was unsuccessful because of the law, not in spite of it...

[Wardonkey]

Supeb, Andrew gets to quote me before I post. There are supernatural forces at work!

[TightEnd]

Also for the record I love Tightend dearly.

 


for the record Nem, I did not ban you the TEAM did

I happened to be the mug who had to communicate it.

Its how a "main" mod gets a reputation for being OTT apparently!!!

[kinboshi]

Supeb, Andrew gets to quote me before I post. There are supernatural forces at work!

It's a sign!!

[AndrewT]

Supeb, Andrew gets to quote me before I post. There are supernatural forces at work!

I'm using my special atheist powers to post from the future.

When was the last prosecution for blasphemy?

The latter was unsuccessful because of the law, not in spite of it...

Whether successful or not, the law is still there. And there is a movement within Islamic groups in Britain to get it extended to cover Islam (only Christians can be legally blasphemed against)

And the fact that the religious groups thought they could get their exemption passed as law tells its own story. It's not so much the fact there is 'anti-atheist' legislation, more that being a part of a religious group confers advantages that are not available to atheists.

[Nem]

Also for the record I love Tightend dearly.

 


for the record Nem, I did not ban you the TEAM did

I happened to be the mug who had to communicate it.

Its how a "main" mod gets a reputation for being OTT apparently!!!

rotflmao

Now that was funny.