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Of course not, I was reading through the various threads last night and was amazed that someone who regularly stirs things up (this is often in the guise of "playing devils advocate" or "livening things up") had the audacity to post this!!!

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So you decided to mirror the behaviour you allege others display?

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Pot
Kettle
Black

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Says you who regularly uses the phrase "oh the irony"!!!

I concur with this. The thread is serving no useful purpose other than unwarranted personal attacks.

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Richard, I freely admit to saying I enjoy a good discussion when the opportunity to play devil's advocate arises, but I don't recall saying I want to liven things up. I may very well have said it.

I think (and I may be wrong) that there is a big difference between having a discussion with people and trolling. If you care to look at most of the discussions I have, I generally step out of them when neither participant can agree with the other.

This is a discussion forum, and, oddly enough, sometimes I like to get stuck into a discussion.

Mods, of you would like to take retrospective action to any of my posts in which I have been "trolling", I will happily accept your judgement.

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Stop harrasing me via PM.

Anybody know the procedure to block unwanted contact?

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Thanks Dilli. I've never known such persistent and bizzare behaviour! At least I wasn't exposed to the disgusting level of abuse that you suffered via PM because of your disability; it's time that these people were taught that harassment of the disabled is a hate crime.

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It seems to me that this thread has now served its purpose, whatever that was.

On a general note, of course we should not be harassing or tormenting anyone owing to their disability (or for any reason, actually). There are laws governing such behaviour. But I do think that in some cases, people blame others for discrimination where the behaviour attributed to does not even relate to that protected group, nor is it intended that it should.

I am certainly aware of some incidents where people have complained of discrimination in cases where the behaviour complained of is nothing of the kind - it's just a case of unwanted comments received by the complainer.

That is not to say that this is what has happened here, because I don't know the circumstances, and obviously I don't know anything about the PMs. If Richard has been subject to any abuse owing to his disability, or any other type of harassment, I am sorry to hear that and it must stop.

However, I do think we all need to cool off now and proceed to another thread. This one is surely dead now.

PS - The TV dunnit.

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Unless that harassment has nothing to do with said disability. Not everything revolves around a persons disability.

Just because a person is of a certain colour or has a disability doesn't mean that is what the bullying or harrassment is about.

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Due to the fact that most open displays of discrimination are now generally frowned upon by society and there are now laws in place to prevent this; it's very unusual for those that discriminate to openly do so.

They slyly employ the use of subterfuge to try and get their way. In the workplace, for example, a sexist man will not say that a woman is not up to the job because she's a woman, he will simply say that he believes that she is not up to the job.

The courts aren't stupid and fully understand, recognise and take this into account.

Of course, there is always the exception who will send vile comments such as "the disabled are a burden on society and should be gassed". Thankfully, such people are a minority.

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If somebody repeatedly and persistently contacts somebody, despite being asked to stop, I regard that as harassment. I have had to resort to using forum software- for the first time ever- to make it stop. Screenshots have been taken should I need to produce evidence in case the discrimination/harrassment continues in another form (such people will often try to find another avenue to get their kicks).

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Use the block button and do not take the bait

Also:

Remember to hang your troll by the neck on your car rear view mirror if you have one.

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Thanks Hugh.

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I've followed Dilli's instructions and believe that he is now blocked :)

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Consider all 6 of the PM's sent to which ever mod picks them up.

If I have to banned from the forum for my comments, so be it.

Mods, I don't claim to have been a saint with my comments, but the assertions are far, far removed from the truth.