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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:08 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: It totally defeats the purpose of a forum if you can't discuss anything negative or controversial about Turkey, its culture or its religion. I talk openly about these topics with many of my Turkish friends and husband...and they don't get nearly as uppity as people on this site. People have been completely disrespectful and downright rude about my country and I have never complained. I have also been ridiculed for my religious convictions...but I have never complained about that either. My whole point is, offense is often taken where none is intended. I think many people think they want to discuss differences but really they want to convince other people that they are wrong. |
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:09 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Quoting catwoman: Quoting KeithL: I'm not a believer in censoring news about islam or turkey. I am just pointing out that these 3 threads were started to show a specific negative aspect of Islam. I don't need to discuss the right or wrong aspect. I am just showing the example that this type of thread exists. Similarly, there have been threads started showing a negative aspect of USA. Even though none of these examples have anything to do with Turkey, I am in favor of allowing the content as long as behavior does not get particularly abusive. |
Ok, I see your point Keith, but I don't understand how you decided that the purpose of posting those threads was to show negative sides of Islam? To me they looked like news announcements. |
They were news announcements but the posts that followed became inflammatory and indeed were insulting to some. But this happened, what about a year ago? Hopefully all discussions in the future will be just that. |
Thats my point LL. Its not the original post thats always so bad, its the direction they go. As mods, we need to control the intended offensiveness of posts, not the content.
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:10 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting girleegirl: Quoting KeithL: 100% right Kirsty and those are the types of threads that will get locked in a heart beat... |
So when can we expect to see this thread locked....
http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_11_28715
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I absulately agree with GG here..
Why did you block alpha's thread about israel and palestine and why are you allowing the above thread?
is above very much related to Turkey?
you may make mistakes as mods/admins..
it does not matter really.. everybody will understand that.
But when you are NOT JUST you will find it difficult to explain.. |
And this is absolutely my point all along too..
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:11 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: I absulately agree with GG here..
Why did you block alpha's thread about israel and palestine and why are you allowing the above thread?
is above very much related to Turkey?
you may make mistakes as mods/admins..
it does not matter really.. everybody will understand that.
But when you are NOT JUST you will find it difficult to explain.. |
It's not Keith, but me who asked Alpha to stop posting so many threads about the US and Israel. This was our plan for the forums - not to allow discussions of foreign politics and religion unless it's directly related to Turkey. It seems that everybody is against this rule though, so we can modify it into posting foreign news in a moderate way. I don't think Alpha qualifies as a "moderate" poster of the news about the US!
Keith has also defended the position of discussing all the topics by the way.
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:14 pm |
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Quoting xkirstyx: Some people just like to provoke people to get reactions. They like to belittle what others have or are or believe in to make themselves feel better. There is a BIG difference between the people who are using the site and ALSO have discussions with different views regarding religion and politics etc. and the people who have come on with ONLY the intention to provoke with no genuine interest in Turkey at all. It's very chidish. |
Quoting KeithL: 100% right Kirsty and those are the types of threads that will get locked in a heart beat... |
I wonder what that means really....
I wonder how it will be proven that a post is 'JUST TO PROVOKE PEOPLE' and then get locked in a HEARTH BEAT?
I would like to see that really...
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:15 pm |
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Even Alpha, I defend his right to post his occasional anti-US threads. But its any personal attack that accompany's the message that should not be allowed.
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:15 pm |
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I think there was a misunderstanding of Keith's words. We have agreed that there will be no censoring as to what kind of news can be posted and discussed as long as the discussion does not contain insults and personal attacks and is not meant to either promote or to denigrate Islam.
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:17 pm |
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Quoting catwoman:
It's not Keith, but me who asked Alpha to stop posting so many threads about the US and Israel. This was our plan for the forums - not to allow discussions of foreign politics and religion unless it's directly related to Turkey. It seems that everybody is against this rule though, so we can modify it into posting foreign news in a moderate way. |
Well, then, alpha needs to be informed about this..
And thanks for letting us know that there have been a policy change..
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:19 pm |
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Quoting catwoman: I think there was a misunderstanding of Keith's words. We have agreed that there will be no censoring as to what kind of news can be posted and discussed as long as the discussion does not contain insults and personal attacks and is not meant to either promote or to denigrate Islam. |
Phew, we've got there! Well I have an early start tomorrow, so I am having an early night! Sweet Dreams all 
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:19 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Well, then, alpha needs to be informed about this..
And thanks for letting us know that there have been a policy change.. |
We will update the rules.
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19 Mar 2008 Wed 11:21 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Quoting catwoman: I think there was a misunderstanding of Keith's words. We have agreed that there will be no censoring as to what kind of news can be posted and discussed as long as the discussion does not contain insults and personal attacks and is not meant to either promote or to denigrate Islam. |
Phew, we've got there! Well I have an early start tomorrow, so I am having an early night! Sweet Dreams all |
Night night LL
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