Appealing infraction in AfterHours.

AskMyChocolate

Heh gang,

Received an infraction from Biko in After Hours for being uncivil which I thought was a little harsh. I PM'ed Biko on 07/04 to say so but I haven't received a response yet. I realise that After Hours is the busiest forum on Boards so perhaps he just hasn't got around to it yet.

Anyway, the post in question was post no.63 in the "Product your county is famous for" thread. I posted an old joke about Wexford people which I did my very best to make sure was only meant in jest (put it in inverted commas and added smilies to make sure the other poster knew it was tongue-in-cheek and wasn't directed at them or meant to cause offence.

I don't think the other poster (TatumKelly) took any offence and certainly none was intended. I certainly don't take offence when people post about Dublin people being skangers and heroin addicts and I'm sure nobody from Cavan takes offence when people make jokes about Cavan people being mean.

Anyway, as I said, I PMed Biko to say I felt is was a bit harsh, but didn't get any response.

It's no biggie but I would prefer if the infraction was rescinded.

Cheers

Choco.

randylonghorn

Yes, it's an old "joke", I've heard it myself.

It isn't really funny tho is it? ... and I would certainly say it survives from a different time.

I wouldn't mind seeing it die tbh, and all others of its ilk. I certainly would prefer to see it and the kind of terminology and generalisations which it employs disappear from Boards and indeed from Irish society ... but I suspect that's a forlorn hope just yet.

Having discussed it with biko and one or two others of the AH mods, we're prepared to accept that there was no malice intended however, and that all we're looking at here is an old catchphrase trotted out with (imho failed) humourous intent.

Tbh, if it had been yellow-carded I'd probably let it sit, but as it is I will lift the red and let this incident serve as a warning in itself to think a little more carefully before posting. In this case, the user seems to have taken little or no offence, but someone else might easily have done so, and with some justification. Always remember that an old chestnut you might get away with face-to-face / with someone who knows you may not come across quite the same way to a stranger on an anonymous site!

Zaph

Thanks for that randy. I'll reverse the infraction this evening as I'm just on the phone until then.

AskMyChocolate

Zaph wrote: »

Thanks for that randy. I'll reverse the infraction this evening as I'm just on the phone until then.

... and I have some telly to watch.

Anyway, cheers lads, so now, all that remains is to make sure that no "accidents" happen on the helicoptor that is giving me safe passage to Cuba.

*Biko throws eyes to heaven*

*Zaph and Randy look at each other*

Zaph: "I'll field this one Randy"

Zaph: "For the last time Choco, there's no helicoptor."

Choco: "Are you sure? Randy thinks jokes involving berries aren't funny, yet I'd defy him to find me a joke whose punchline wasn't enlivened by the presence of a berry or a helicoptor."

Zaph :"The helicoptor was never on the table, and,btw, you're neither a communist nor a Cuban, so what say we just leave it there?"

Choco: "I'd love a go on a helicoptor"

Zaph : "Yep. And I'd love a go on Pamela Anderson, so there's two things that won't be happening today."

Choco: "There's no moving you on the helicoptor?"

Zaph : "'fraid not chief"

Choco : "Fine so"

*walks dejectedly back to After Hours*

randylonghorn

You forgot your blue pills, Choco!! :P

Zaph

Choco uses Viagra?

AskMyChocolate

randylonghorn wrote: »

You forgot your blue pills, Choco!! :P

The pink ones stop you screaming.:pac: