I guess JamesR didn't read all the rules

Hmm…I guess JamesR didn’t read all the rules.

Privacy

14. Private messages, whether from other members or from moderators, are private and should not be posted to the public forums without the express permission of the authors.

False allegations with respect to Trooper

Ah, but when the moderators are using their position and tools to alter the discussion and passing out infractions, I’d say that’s when it starts to get a little tricky for sciforums and the administration.

An ad hominem is when someone employs irrelevant facts about the author. A libel is a false and malicious defamation of another.

I would like to be able to openly discuss controversial and sensitive issues. Strong views and beliefs complicate controversial issues, and can arouse personal feeling, but discourse is beneficial. By posting, one is voluntarily entering into the discussion about the controversy and inviting responses. It opens one up to criticisms that are related to the controversy being discussed, but not to ad hominem attacks or slander.

The White House has renewed its efforts to prevent and control rape by launching a new campaign making rape a hot topic for many articles.

I would like to explore this topic further by discussing why rape is unique and should be a distinct crime from battery. I would like to explore sexual autonomy, the difference between female and male sexuality, and how they may view sex differently. I would like to understand how it damages a woman’s self-image, identity, and dignity. Also, the impact that cultural views may have on self-image, the stigma, the antiquated goal of protecting a chaste woman’s virtue, the intimacy, the cost, etc. How rape is treated under the criminal law can have significant effects on our status. Therefore, current and unbiased views will allow everyone to make informed decisions and take considered action on these controversial issues.

I started a topic “Why rape is unique and why it should be a distinct crime from battery?” Hopefully, it will receive fair and unbiased moderation.

Thank you,

Secular Sanity

 

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Some of that was PM?

 

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All of it was.

 

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Hm... so you feel you were mistreated (after verbally abusing other members), then you feel you were wrongfully accused (after being called basically the only thing that your statements seemed to indicate)... you whined to the administration, and don't like their reply... so now you're trying to attack the administration as well.

First and foremost, for it to be libel/slander, the statement in question would have to be a falsehood being passed off as a truth... trying to decry a statement made on the basis of your own words as "libel" isn't going to make people see you as the victim... if you don't like having those kinds of statements made about you, perhaps you should address the root cause (what you say and how you act) rather than the symptom (people seeing what you say/do and coming to a conclusion based on it)

Trooper, if you don't like it here so much, then a simple solution seems to be "don't let the door hit you on the way out". Delete the bookmark, don't come back. If you are worried people will talk about you behind your back... well, honestly, you aren't that important here... nobody will talk about you if you were to leave, behind your back or otherwise.

*shrugs* Truth hurts Trooper... all I can say.

Actually, I lie - there is something else to say...

Is there a point/request to this thread, or does it exist merely to complain that you did not get your own way?

 

I don't think anyone values your opinion, Kitt.

Thanks, though.

 

Ah, excuse me, Kittamaru: she's complaining in this thread that a PM was posted out on the forum, not that the initial attacks were slanderous and/or libelous, which they probably were. If you're going to wander into a discussion, check its contents.

Further to that: remember way back when, when Bells was pressing for you to become a moderator? What was that she said about you? That you wouldn't overmoderate, that you wouldn't needlessly inject yourself into discussions that didn't concern you?

So how's that working out for you? Thanks for stopping by, Captain Weathervane.

 

Member Note

Been there, done that.

Thank you, though.

 

@ Trooper
In his defence... i thank they often do it as a courtesy... but i dont beleive that James R or other mods are required to abide by the forum rules.!!!

 

*shrugs* It worked pretty well when I gave a damn what the likes of your ilk thought. Now that I don't, I'm not going to hold myself back for your account - I'll do what I feel is right, what my gut tells me is right, to protect anyone with a desire for ACTUAL conversation, for ACTUAL pursuits of the mind, from people who would attack them... no matter where that comes from.

Capiche?

 

I asked you to either defend the defamatory statements of misogyny and rape apology that were made against several members by your staff or to address the fact that there was insufficient evidence supporting the accusations. A concluding statement from you would have been sufficient. I was very clear and precise.

 

And who's to say that you'd be any kind of authority to decide when to lock a thread?

Now, would you be kind enough to lock this thread?

Good day to you, JamesR.