christiefan915
Catalyst
It isn't easy when the rules are changed after the fact.
What, ex post facto by our strict constructionists?
It isn't easy when the rules are changed after the fact.
This is why I could never be a mod, I'd shut down threads so fast the board would grind to a halt. Agreed, people shouldn't be calling others "pedophile". But what about all the sleazy, sickening sexual insults to the women on this board that just get a nod and a wink? The "n" word and the other race-based insults? The homosexual insults?
(Grind, no need to jump in and lecture me about how pedophile references are the worst thing you can call someone, I already agree they're bad.) But from a woman's point of view degrading sexist comments are just as bad and there are no shortage of them here. If someone had the bad judgment to make me a mod, several people would have been permabanned for their vulgarity ages ago.
This is why I could never be a mod, I'd shut down threads so fast the board would grind to a halt. Agreed, people shouldn't be calling others "pedophile". But what about all the sleazy, sickening sexual insults to the women on this board that just get a nod and a wink? The "n" word and the other race-based insults? The homosexual insults?
(Grind, no need to jump in and lecture me about how pedophile references are the worst thing you can call someone, I already agree they're bad.) But from a woman's point of view degrading sexist comments are just as bad and there are no shortage of them here. If someone had the bad judgment to make me a mod, several people would have been permabanned for their vulgarity ages ago.
The pedophile comments have nothing to do with the vulgarity involved and everything to do with where they inevitably have led in the past. Posts would get more detailed and that effectively becomes child erotica, which we do not want and can get the board in trouble. Rape stories, while disgusting, are perfectly legal to publish and therefore cannot get the board in trouble. It's a CYA measure and nothing more.
And what about the numerous sexual slurs like Darla mentioned? Libeling someone as a whore is criminal, too.
I couldn't agree more. Yesterday I made the mistake of reading a thread without being signed in (something I hardly do anymore for just this reason, but I forgot), and I learned that I am on here bragging about all the guys I like to fuck! am always on my back! and a bunch of other made-up sexually degrading horseshit. this on a thread that got it's start by degrading Rana -twice! I was really pissed, I almost said something but then said fuck it. But to read the nonsense the male mods post about this bullshit, makes me really angry. To be clear; i am not speaking about posting depictions of sex with children as has been done by very very few posters in the past, and they really stand out, the two I know of being Icedancer and Mainman. I am talking about calling someone a pedophile. Oh shut the fuck up and get over it!
I just could not agree with your post more. And Grind, please do take her advice and don't chime in with your horseshit about it being different. I am so sick and tired of hearing that and I don't buy it and never have. Unless we are talking about actual depictions, i don't buy it, never have, never will.
First, libel would have to actually damage her reputation. 2nd, if you want to charge a poster here, go nuts. The board itself doesn't get in trouble.
This is why I could never be a mod, I'd shut down threads so fast the board would grind to a halt. Agreed, people shouldn't be calling others "pedophile". But what about all the sleazy, sickening sexual insults to the women on this board that just get a nod and a wink? The "n" word and the other race-based insults? The homosexual insults?
(Grind, no need to jump in and lecture me about how pedophile references are the worst thing you can call someone, I already agree they're bad.) But from a woman's point of view degrading sexist comments are just as bad and there are no shortage of them here. If someone had the bad judgment to make me a mod, several people would have been permabanned for their vulgarity ages ago.
Words in cyberspace exist forever. And people who don't know you might just think there's a grain of truth in all the dirt.
I couldn't agree more. Yesterday I made the mistake of reading a thread without being signed in (something I hardly do anymore for just this reason, but I forgot), and I learned that I am on here bragging about all the guys I like to fuck! am always on my back! and a bunch of other made-up sexually degrading horseshit. this on a thread that got it's start by degrading Rana -twice! I was really pissed, I almost said something but then said fuck it. But to read the nonsense the male mods post about this bullshit, makes me really angry. To be clear; i am not speaking about posting depictions of sex with children as has been done by very very few posters in the past, and they really stand out, the two I know of being Icedancer and Mainman. I am talking about calling someone a pedophile. Oh shut the fuck up and get over it!
I just could not agree with your post more. And Grind, please do take her advice and don't chime in with your horseshit about it being different. I am so sick and tired of hearing that and I don't buy it and never have. Unless we are talking about actual depictions, i don't buy it, never have, never will.
The pedophile comments have nothing to do with the vulgarity involved and everything to do with where they inevitably have led in the past. Posts would get more detailed and that effectively becomes child erotica, which we do not want and can get the board in trouble. Rape stories, while disgusting, are perfectly legal to publish and therefore cannot get the board in trouble. It's a CYA measure and nothing more.
Darla, perhaps you are not aware of how powerful an impact the word in your signature has on the brains and bodies of men? Could it be considered provocative in any way?
I don't mention my penis in many threads, nevermind every post I make.
I thought any porn was against the rules of this board, not just child porn.
12. No Porn. This is not a porn site. It will be deleted. If it is constant you will likely lose access to the board. The board is for debate not sexual content. This includes nude photos and links to such as well as graphic stories of sexual encounters. This is a politics site, not a site for sexual gratification. It should be particularly attended to, to avoid any and all mention of descriptive encounters with children. It is unacceptable to bring that onto the board in any context. Do not suggest encounters with another poster and a child, or with yourself and another poster's child.
I couldn't agree more. Yesterday I made the mistake of reading a thread without being signed in (something I hardly do anymore for just this reason, but I forgot), and I learned that I am on here bragging about all the guys I like to fuck! am always on my back! and a bunch of other made-up sexually degrading horseshit. this on a thread that got it's start by degrading Rana -twice! I was really pissed, I almost said something but then said fuck it. But to read the nonsense the male mods post about this bullshit, makes me really angry. To be clear; i am not speaking about posting depictions of sex with children as has been done by very very few posters in the past, and they really stand out, the two I know of being Icedancer and Mainman. I am talking about calling someone a pedophile. Oh shut the fuck up and get over it!
I just could not agree with your post more. And Grind, please do take her advice and don't chime in with your horseshit about it being different. I am so sick and tired of hearing that and I don't buy it and never have. Unless we are talking about actual depictions, i don't buy it, never have, never will.
Darla, perhaps you are not aware of how powerful an impact the word in your signature has on the brains and bodies of men? Could it be considered provocative in any way?
I don't mention my penis in many threads, nevermind every post I make.
Darla, perhaps you are not aware of how powerful an impact the word in your signature has on the brains and bodies of men? Could it be considered provocative in any way?
I don't mention my penis in many threads, nevermind every post I make.
This is in regards to being called a pedophile. Would also apply to being called a whore.
Three things must transpire for slander to legally occur within most jurisdictions.
1) A spurious and unsupported allegation must be made about a person. (Being called a pedophile certainly fits in this category.)
2) Other people aside from the slanderer and the slandered must hear this allegation. (I.e. If the slanderer and slandered are talking privately and no one can hear, no slander occurred. If the slanderer and slandered are talking in the middle of a shop around numerous customers and the same thing is said in a strongly disapproving tone, there may be slander pursuant to the third condition.)
3) Definable harm comes to the slandered individual on account of others hearing the slander. (Most commonly this is economic - i.e. termination, reduction in hours, reduction in business (if a storekeeper), or social - i.e. friend begin to abandon the slandered individual en masse. The social issues are harder to prove in a court of law.)
There is a second part of your question that many would not pick up on. "Can you sue" is both a question of permissibility (which was outlined above) and viability. Just because all three of the above criteria are checked does not mean that the civil lawsuit will be successful or that any firm will take the slandered's claim. If there are insufficient witnesses, the damages are too hard to prove, etc. a firm may not believe the case can bring enough windfall to pursue the claim.