08-17-2014, 11:43 AM
Short Timer, I'm not picking on you and I liked the joke, so forgive me for using your post to illustrate the moderator's dilemma.
Let's hypothesis as follows: I'm of Irish descent (true) and I'm easily offended (probably not true). I'm sick to death of the stereotyping of my ancestors as hapless idiots, the butt of wannabe funny men and women the world over. So I blast off a PM to the moderator demanding he takes down the post because I'm offended. The moderator (or owner) is inconvenienced and has to ponder what to do about it which interrupts their other pursuits. It is decided to delete the post and all hell breaks loose about the decision because the OP and others thought it was funny and do not understand my feelings about it.
If, as Guth does, you want a courteous, friendly place where the clear focus of discussion is on the CB1100 with some drift into other motorcycling topics, then a place where my ancestors are constantly lampooned or riders of certain types or brands of motorcycles are abused or endlessly made the butt of people's jokes or girlie pics litter every thread will just not going to achieve that goal.
It's time for us all to suck it up. This is Guth's forum and he alone gets to say what goes. I don't always agree, but I like it a lot that this forum remains pretty energetic, viable and a great resource and that people behave well.
I'm also a member of the UK forum because I like to exchange banter with other CB1100 riders. Curiously, in spite of a drift of some members of this forum over there and few apparent limitations on what can be posted, sadly, it remains a moribund place.
(08-17-2014, 04:49 AM)Short Timer_imp Wrote: Seems to me we oughta have a Humor Section on this forum! But since we don't, I'll just give it a go here!
paddy is doing some roofing work for murphy.. he gets the top of the ladder and starts shaking and going dizzy .......
'murp' he shouts down [in your best irish accent] 'a tink all ave to go home.. ave come all over giddy an a feel sick."
'ok' murphy asks 'ave yer got vertigo?'
paddy replies 'naa I only live round da corner'
Let's hypothesis as follows: I'm of Irish descent (true) and I'm easily offended (probably not true). I'm sick to death of the stereotyping of my ancestors as hapless idiots, the butt of wannabe funny men and women the world over. So I blast off a PM to the moderator demanding he takes down the post because I'm offended. The moderator (or owner) is inconvenienced and has to ponder what to do about it which interrupts their other pursuits. It is decided to delete the post and all hell breaks loose about the decision because the OP and others thought it was funny and do not understand my feelings about it.
If, as Guth does, you want a courteous, friendly place where the clear focus of discussion is on the CB1100 with some drift into other motorcycling topics, then a place where my ancestors are constantly lampooned or riders of certain types or brands of motorcycles are abused or endlessly made the butt of people's jokes or girlie pics litter every thread will just not going to achieve that goal.
It's time for us all to suck it up. This is Guth's forum and he alone gets to say what goes. I don't always agree, but I like it a lot that this forum remains pretty energetic, viable and a great resource and that people behave well.
I'm also a member of the UK forum because I like to exchange banter with other CB1100 riders. Curiously, in spite of a drift of some members of this forum over there and few apparent limitations on what can be posted, sadly, it remains a moribund place.