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If a wheelchair user went to a bar and was subject to abuse and offensive behaviour, the answer isn't to tell them not to go to that particular bar. If the abuse was from a house on the street, the answer isn't for the disabled man to be expected to use another route or put in ear plugs. This new legislation aims to set out the rules that we must all abide by, or face the consequences. By far, the vast majority of people won't need to make any changes as they already behave properly on the internet. |
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If they received abuse specifically because of their disability by the management of that establishment that’s different. If they received abuse by patrons that wasn’t dealt with they may also have a point, but either way, would you go back? Quote:
Being “exposed” to something and something being “targeted” at you are two different things. |
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If a member of a protected group is being unlawfully discriminated against, this behaviour must be stopped. Anyone in business who displayed such a view is likely to face legal action or a visit from the police. |
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People should vote with their wallets. Not specific to disabilities, but #metoo led to a number of venues essentially outed as routinely tolerating harassment/spiking drinks/etc. Yet many of the people making the claim were regular in attendance. Utterly bizarre. Don't fund someone who isn't looking after you. |
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---------- Post added at 10:17 ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 ---------- In an ideal world we would all just be nice. I know a pipe dream but one can pray one day it will happen. And I do |
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As a side note they’re also well known for it on Digital Spy - I know one of the mods and this person is a often a thorn in the side for testing the patience of their team by posting the same kind of thing regularly. |
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reasoned is not always the same as reasonable
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When teenaged and push so far they feel so desperate they kill themselves then I am sure everyone on this forum agrees something needs to be done ---------- Post added at 10:43 ---------- Previous post was at 10:42 ---------- Quote:
This topic is a huge and important one yet no matter who is to blame it has turned into an Arthur is wrong everyone else is right thread ---------- Post added at 10:45 ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 ---------- Quote:
By belittling my opinion by calling it laughable I therefore disagree with your opinion that it was reasonable |
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Have I got that right? |
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If you were in Tesco and someone with Tourette's starting swearing at you saying obscene things would that be antisocial behaviour or a symptom of their disability ? |
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How would I know for certain that they’re not just milking it as an excuse? Genuine questions. |
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You are not to know but if you were to know the person had a disability one would make allowances knowing they have the issue Say for example a close relative of yours who you know suffers from severe anxiety. You invited them to your birthday party and they said they were coming. Then on the day they did not show up. Would you see it as a slight or call them and make sure they are ok? The difference being you would have some form of understanding of the persons issues. |
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But nobody on CF knows if anyone else has a disability for certain. But either way, disability or not, I will not stand by and allow legal threats to go unanswered. Let me tell you something. I’ve been part of this forum for 18 years (not so much the last 5 or so as I’ve been side tracked) and in all that time I can assure you that a grand total of zero people have accused me of bullying anyone. If I had then I’m sure the mods/admins would have a chat with me. No such chat has ever taken place. I’m not bullying or targeting anyone unless it can be proven they have a “disability” or whatever as you say. My inbox is open to any such evidence if anybody feels inclined to send it. |
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What if your partner or wife (or someone on social media) posts a photo of themselves and asks if their arse look big and God forbid you give an honest answer of 'yeah it does, it's huge' and they don't like the answer is that being abusive or reasonable?
It applies to everything when it comes to social media, if you put yourself out there then expect negative comments, if you don't like it, don't put yourself in that position. Same applies to certain people on here. |
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Well I for one would give the benefit of doubt. I understand peoples frustration. Even a mother sometimes gets frustrated with a crying baby, but she still carries love and kindness in her heart. I try to carry love and kindness in mine. But same as everyone else get things wrong sometimes. |
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I’m part of an online paedophile hunting group, I’ve seen and heard some truly horrific things. I’ve seen such things blamed on someone’s “mental disability” but when it comes to court there is no mention of it, often been withdrawn as ‘evidence’ when a psych report was requested. I am not suggesting anyone on CF is a paedophile. However what I have seen elsewhere is people claiming to have all kinds of conditions when it actual fact, they don’t. I even see online predators who later genuinely have conditions try to blame their actions on what these conditions are. So yeah, when someone tries to blame their odious and anti-social behaviour on “disability”, excuse me (not really) if I remain sceptical until it’s proven. |
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I live on an opposite principle to you and yes it has caused me damage and pain but I trust people until proven untrustworthy. I struggle enough in life without having so much distrust in it |
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There is no way to totally protect people with laws never has been and never will be it can protect upto a point but is most effective when a person exercised sound judgments. It would be great if everyone would be nice and polite but it just isn't going to happen and it cannot be acceptable to impact the majority for the sake of the minority as down that route lies madness.
Free speech no longer exists and we even have the beginnings of a thought police personally I'd rather hear the truth from people regardless of how unpleasant or offensive it may be as that enables me to strengthen myself in dealing with those things and those types of person. I've not been a member here very long but I've read a bit of Richard's postings enough to know he'd support the total shutdown of any expression of views he doesn't like or construed to be offensive another dangerous route to go down. |
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People like Richard forget there is always a block/ignore button and what it for.
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Free speech certainly does exist and is a long held part of our British identity and culture. Free speech, however, does not mean that people can say anything that they like, now that would be a route to madness. What you refer to as 'the truth', is often simply a matter of opinion, a personal (mis)judgement or simply a case of bullying/harassment/trolling. I have no objection whatsoever to those with a different viewpoint to mine and never have had- isn't discussing.different viewpoints the whole point of a forum? No, my issues are with those who seek to make a debate personal, the use of lies, deliberately not taking a person's disability into account or questioning a person's disability and its affects thereof. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what I or anyone else thinks, all the evidence has been submitted by our organisation and many others and it's now down to the politicians to decide how to proceed with this new legislation to protect vulnerable people on the internet. The first signs are that the committee currently scrutinising the matter don't think that the legislation goes far enough with regards to some things eg material online that encourages or drives someone to commit suicide. Despite my own disabilities, I always strive to take into account the effects that physical or mental disabilities have on others. An autistic member, for example, is likely to view the world differently to others and truly believe that they are right. If their autism is aspergers, this can often lead to an obsession, particularly if they have other complex mental health problems/disabilities on top. This obsessive behaviour can take many forms and can include people, hobbies, sport, personal fitness, animals etc as per this link: https://healthtalk.org/life-autism-s...essions-autism Regarding my own disability, those who are unsure of the effects of a serious brain injury may find this site informative: https://www.headway.org.uk/about-bra...-brain-injury/ ---------- Post added at 11:56 ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 ---------- Quote:
You may wish to withdraw your claim that an employee of Hearst UK has unlawfully passed on information about one of their members to yourself. |
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Free speech means speech without control that people can say whatever they want we no longer have that and the number of things that people can no longer say is growing. I despise both extremes in politics but as much as I despise them they should be free to spout their ideology so I can oppose it and respond to it. No when it comes to speech the majority should be the deciding factor because minorities being minorities are too numerous and to placate them all could leave very little.
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About halfway down on the left hand side is "Edit Ignore List" You then have the option to add a member to your Ignore List. (nb - Admins and/or Mods cannot be added to an Ignore List). |
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Makes no difference. You can’t put a Mod or Admin on ignore.
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Just tested I never get to see their posts woohoo. Do they still see mine? |
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Are you suggesting that those who were traced after making racially abusive comments to those three football players should not have been dealt with for this? If so, thank heavens we don't have a 'say whatever you like' version of free speech. You wouldn't be the only one to think like this though, Matthew Wright is on record as saying that he believes that free speech should have no controls whatsoever. [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 14:32 ---------- Previous post was at 14:29 This article looks at the call to get rid of online anonymity as a way to prevent inappropriate comments: https://aeon.co/essays/curtailing-an...g-online-abuse |
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The cause of many issues now is the minority trying to 'take precedence'. Quote:
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Being of that age remember being called names all my childhood ,can l sue someone please
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Hopefully these new laws will make it clearer what is acceptable and what isn't ie freedom of speech within defined parameters of acceptability. People will still be able to speak freely, but will have to be mindful of the feelings of others. The use of tact and mutual respect goes a long way. I'm also hoping that dealing with scammers will be a priority too, as they initially seemed to reject this request. |
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Yes they do get paid. Virgin give them free services to make sure the place is kept Virgin-friendly
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However, that does not not mean they have to "accept the bad". Anyone breaking the rules [T&C's] will find their participation curtailed. The link is at the bottom of every page : Terms and Conditions. |
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Sky give out free services to moderators, but only on their own Community Forum.
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I suggest you, and everyone else, get back to the subject. |
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Just as you (or anyone else) may see something you consider to be “trolling” does not necessarily make it so. There is a report post junction on this site. If you see perceived “trolling”, report it and leave it to the team. Simple. |
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I volunteer to referee kids football games, so I should accept abuse from parents? For example. |
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#I was referring to Richards comment when he seemed it necessary to say it was only Sky forum mods that get free services and not any others. |
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damn you quoted Pierre, not much use this ignore feature.
Maybe the first stage of dealing with trolls on this forum would be a working block feature I would be a lot happier with one. |
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I was also a mod once in the gaming section of a large forum, also 'elected' as the spokesperson/ambassador/diplomat for dealing with any issues with other gaming 'clans' of the many online games we played.
All unpaid voluntary, no special allowances for what I posted as a mod (rules are rules) . . made lots of friends, made a few enemies, that's life ;) |
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When we modded the original NTHellworld (when NTL owned it) one of the team successfully negotiated £200 a month plus the-then NTL staff services package for us all which meant we had the full internet, phone and tv package for something like £20 per month.
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Dark forces orchestrating social media abuse claim:
https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/new...-40176118.html It appears that there could be an on demand industry devoted to this practice :shocked: |
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TikTok star with spinal muscular atrophy talks about her online trolls:
https://londondaily.com/the-tiktok-s...y-myths-online Do those who advocate complete and utter freedom of speech believe that this young woman should have to put up with this on top of everything else that she has to cope with, just so that others can amuse themselves? |
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She mentions she get some negative and hateful comments, briefly, but that would be the same for anyone. For you to twist that into the narrative “you” are trying to push onto is us wholly disingenuous. For someone who claims to be cognitively impaired, your showing very acute cognitive skills…..just saying. |
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If you are able to remotely diagnose somebody without any training, I imagine that the NHS would snap you up. Do you think that this young woman should have to put up with online trolls just so that the likes of you can have your free speech free for all? |
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Has the original title heading been answered?
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This thread began 5 years ago and I’m not aware of any attitudes significantly changing in that time. |
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oh, and comedy isn't funny anymore . . |
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I had to look that one up and I'm still confused.
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Surely the #BeKind campaign didn’t pass you by? https://www.independent.co.uk/voices...-b1802514.html |
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I have no time or tolerance for so called social media. The only thing I ever look at (about once a week) is Fakebook. Its where a few friends and family post pictures, Im usually done inside 5 minutes. |
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It was a huge thing at the time and the ramifications are still being felt today by some.
Given how much abuse she received it’s plain to see all these initiatives, statements and ideas etc that keep being linked to in this thread have had minimal if any effect. |
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This sort of thing is exactly why another 5 years of this thread won’t change anything. Not suggesting nothing is done, I just can’t be bothered with a change of policy, campaigns etc just for the sake of being seen to do something, which is what I see the vast majority of the new links in this thread to be. ---------- Post added at 16:59 ---------- Previous post was at 16:57 ---------- Quote:
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People should be allowed to go about their business without threat and fear of persecution though. Social media site owners have a responsibility to their membership to protect them from such Where is the justice for the innocent with the "just not use them" approach? How is it right to punish the innocent and leave the guilty to continue doing as they please? Should women not go to clubs so they cannot get date raped? should people stay in after dark so they cannot get robbed? no doubt it will be said that this is a stupid comparison, but is it? I personally do not think so Plus on top of all that you are totally missing the whole psychological aspect of social media and the millennial there is an interesting video on it I will see if I can find it |
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Should we tell people to lock their doors at night in case they get burgled?
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In reality however, almost impossible to achieve. Facebook has roughly 2.89 Billion active users. Twitter has about 200 Million, Instagram just about 1 Billion. Quote:
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