I am back from a week out of town, and I have a comment in my mailbox asking me to report to the den to discuss things with Loki and Mark.
I assume we want to talk about this now deleted comment:
If anyone’s interested in a sexual encounter with an autistic teenager… I can neither confirm nor deny that Obey can hook you up.
He’s really knowledgable about human trafficking of teenagers. Knows his stuff. He’s happy to share with you.
Or do we want to talk about this one?
http://disq.us/p/2v5be2c
I think Mark’s views on whether or not prefacing a comment with “I can neither confirm nor deny” negates any insult in the comment… when a mod says it… are worth considering.
Or do we want to talk about this one?
http://disq.us/p/2v5bh1b
I think Obey’s argument that his using “child trafficking” doesn’t mean he’s not talking about “child sexual trafficking” is also… worth discussing… especially considering I specifically mention teenagers… you know, 19 year olds.
Or do we want to talk about this one?
http://disq.us/p/2v7iaq4
I think Loki’s argument that this language is a personal attack coming from me… in the face of Mark’s argument such language can’t be interpreted as an attack, and Obey’s argument that arguments lacking specific words mean inferences can’t be made is… worth discussing. After all, the rules are clear that “Rule #2” governs personal attacks, and attacks on groups. So… what did I do wrong?
Anyway, I’m available to discuss all this with you.
Do I need to set up a question for discussion how about: Should the take away from this be “Mods are held to a different standard that community members, and have a different set of rules to live up to with their participation on the boards”?
PS–Hi Obey! I… feel bad that I keep wailing on you with this. Your initial comments, 2-3 weeks ago, were inappropriate. They should have been handled at that point. As I said in conversation then, Mark’s ruling was wrong, and he shouldn’t have defended your comments. So provided you’re not continuing to allege that people you disagree with politically are pedophiles, or intentionally enabling pedophiles … this has very little to do with you at this point (if you are continuing to allege this… I’m gonna continue to be a kidney stone in the forum’s urethra about this).