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Politics Moderators condoning political violence

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  • 22-01-2017 11:20am
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    FA Hayek
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭


    One would have thought that in the politics forum we can discuss things in a grown up, fair even handed manner.
    The key word here is discuss. People are going to have different political beliefs and ideologies, sometimes these debates can get heated. That is the nature of politics.

    However, I have noticed a trend where by the use of violence is often condoned, not only by users but by moderators themselves.

    If the politics forum tolerates this, then what is the point of a politics forum? At the end of the day, if someone disagrees with my points of view, instead of debating the points made and making reason, logic your weapon, you instead use your fists, bats, knives, guns and bombs your weapons.

    If moderators tolerate this, then is it ok people to advocate violence and condone violence against a whole range of people, races, ideaologies and subjects, who share different political beliefs.

    In my opinion moderators on boards.ie should condone violence all times when used illegally. It is disappointing that moderators advocate and condone street violence.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,221 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Have you got a link to the mods condoning violence?

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    FA Hayek
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭FA Hayek


    Sorry, links added.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102351864&postcount=1734

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102351977&postcount=1738


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,221 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    It should be pointed out that he isn't a mod of the general Politics forum (where those post are from), only the Politics café.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    FA Hayek wrote: »
    Sorry, links added.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102351864&postcount=1734

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102351977&postcount=1738

    Hardly a trend. 2 comments on the same subject.


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    D0NNELLY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭D0NNELLY


    Is it possible to find something hilarious while condemning it?

    I'd say yes.


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,290 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    OP, did you report your concerns to the local mods before starting a thread here?


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    What we have here are two posts by a regular poster (not a mod of the forum) that the OP finds issue with. This is not appropriate for discussion as site Feedback.

    OP - Please use the report post function if you feel that the forum charter has been breached.

    tHB


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    Special Circumstances
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭Special Circumstances


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Hardly a trend. 2 comments on the same subject.

    I'd say I'm not the only one to have known who the OP was referring to before following the link at all.


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    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    FA Hayek wrote: »
    One would have thought that in the politics forum we can discuss things in a grown up, fair even handed manner.
    The key word here is discuss. People are going to have different political beliefs and ideologies, sometimes these debates can get heated. That is the nature of politics.

    However, I have noticed a trend where by the use of violence is often condoned, not only by users but by moderators themselves.

    If the politics forum tolerates this, then what is the point of a politics forum? At the end of the day, if someone disagrees with my points of view, instead of debating the points made and making reason, logic your weapon, you instead use your fists, bats, knives, guns and bombs your weapons.

    If moderators tolerate this, then is it ok people to advocate violence and condone violence against a whole range of people, races, ideaologies and subjects, who share different political beliefs.

    In my opinion moderators on boards.ie should condone violence all times when used illegally. It is disappointing that moderators advocate and condone street violence.

    Petty thread is petty


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