Those doing the bombing are of the same race as those being bombed. SO what’s racist about that? Anyone whether they fly the Stars and Stripes or whatever is a primitive savage if they are out bombing people whether of their same tribe or not. SInce we are all of the human race I don’t even understand the term racism.
I would think it was obvious, Ibn. You - all posters - are encouraged to report posts that YOU think violate a rule. That is no guarantee that a moderator will agree with the report - and we have reporters who seem to believe that a report WILL generate swift punishment, God knows - but it will bring the post to the forums moderation staff.
So go ahead and report. It costs you nothing but time and is the best way to call to our attention things you think are infractions. I don’t usually object to getting reports and I try to review all of them, though I admit some may take a while depending on my schedule for the day. Sadly, I don’t sit at my machine - or my phone, horribly enough - ready to pounce on reports.
FWIW, since I’ve been a bit harsh on the mods the last few posts I’ll say that’s how I took it. That JC was concerned if he didn’t step in we’d wind up derailing the thread and one or both of us would escalate the situation to where he’d have to warn one or both of us, not that he felt I’d violated any rules.
I’ll admit Dingo had really, really offended me and I doubt a continued conversation between us would have been pleasant.
Frankly, the only reason I jumped into this thread was because people were suggesting that I was engaging in “junior modding”.
That said, I think Irishman like Left Hand thought I was being accused by Dexter of engaging in personal insults which my post wasn’t, though it was certainly less than flattering.
Your post made a broad brushed characterization of two groups of the apparently same ethnicity and very different behaviour. It’s by no means clear that the Iraqi pilot was bombing a hospital with intent.
FTR, I don’t think you meant it: I think you were making an American isolationist argument. Methinks the best thing to do is apologize and move on, like you did on the previous page.
That said, I think DingoelGringo’s post deserved some sort of response. I mean I think he can see how a bigot could have typed something like that. Seriously: I’m not being a wise guy.
Now there were no warnings issued, but I honestly can’t see how** Ibn** substantially diverged from best practice. You don’t report a possibly racist post (that’s not actionable in GD): you confront it. The post that is, not the poster. But that’s what Ibn did. I’m not sure snarking about broad brushes would be better. A certain terseness seems appropriate.
Whenever I see a poster or moderator criticized, I look for some sort of indication of how he could have made his point better. JC prevented a thread derailment which I suppose is a good thing. But I honestly can’t figure out an appropriate improvement for Ibn’s post. Maybe I lack creativity.
I don’t have a problem with that. My concern was with remarks Dex was making as how they applied to this situation, though he was probably speaking in a more broad generality than the situation that existed here. That wasn’t clear.
Yes AK
But the other method is to claim no race is seen.
It is amusing in a sour fashion to see this kind of statement, even more so when credited.
Yes, this is in fact why I made this thread.
I did not say middle easterners, it is more that the sensitivity on saying a statement is racist or prejudiced is as great or greater than to statements of this nature.
It is doubtful because perhaps like Iraki pilots are bombing children on purpose…
You know, this is so not About This Message Board.
We have explained the moderation view.
Stop trying to open new battlefields in forums on the board where fighting is not allowed.
This thread is closed.