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Re: Discuss: Are some cultures objectively better than other
Post Number:#39 PostThu Mar 27, 2014 3:15 pm
Didge wrote:
Belinda wrote:In Nazi German society cultures of belief and cultures of practice were largely in accord with each other so that the evil beliefs were practiced.
that´s no culture, that´s terrible sickness
And I'm sure they'd say that same thing about your favorite culture.
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"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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Although the old multiply-nested quote looked messy I seem to remember that it was easier to attach the name to the utterance. I have tried, mostly successfully I think , to use forms of words to indicate whose utterances I am talking about but I believe that formats in this regard should be standardised if possible.
I note that quotes of entire posts do allow nested quotes.
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So the following code:
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[quote="John"][quote="Mary"]I'm Mary. What's your name?[/quote]
My name is John.[/quote]
***John wrote:My name is John.Mary wrote:I'm Mary. What's your name?
However, any deeper nesting will get removed, so that the following code:
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[quote="John"][quote="Mary"][quote="Bob"]I'm Bob.[/quote]
I'm Mary. What's your name?[/quote]
My name is John.[/quote]
****John wrote:My name is John.Mary wrote: (Nested quote removed.)
I'm Mary. What's your name?
However, you can maintain a longer series of conversation and probably make the code less confusing to do each quote individually, such that the following code:
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[quote="Bob"]I'm Bob.[/quote]
[quote="Mary"]I'm Mary. What's your name?[/quote]
[quote="John"]My name is John.[/quote]
Bob wrote:I'm Bob.
Mary wrote:I'm Mary. What's your name?
This last way is what I would recommend.John wrote:My name is John.
"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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Just as in sports, there will always be bad calls, but that is the nature of things. Just like Ami, we can always choose not to play the game, if the ref seems too one sided.
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Frankly, I think this is ridiculous. I have allowed numerous pro-pedophile topics, pro-racist-topics, pro-Obama-is-not-a-citizen, pro-theism, pro-germs-don't-exist, pro-the-big-bang-is-a-conspiracy and pro-government topics. The claim that I only allow that with which I agree is thus offensively untrue.Present awareness wrote:One thing I find interesting in this form, is how the moderator chooses what is off topic and what is not. Ami will probably agree with me here. I've read many threads here, which are clearly off topic, but allowed to stand, providing it doesn't clash with the moderators belief system. However, make an off topic statement that seems to go against the moderators understanding of things, and it will be deleted.
Just as in sports, there will always be bad calls, but that is the nature of things. Just like Ami, we can always choose not to play the game, if the ref seems too one sided.
You say you see many "threads" that are off-topic. Did you use the report button to report them?
What I find interesting is how often people disagree with each other and then both accuse the moderator of bias when each has one or more posts deleted. Get over it; do you know how many posts we delete? The accusations of bias might not be so blatantly silly if they didn't regularly come from both sides of the aisle. These rule-breaking posters quicker jump to paranoia than simply read the forum rules and follow them.
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Re: Moderators integrity
I'm assuming you're referring to me in the following comments:
If that is indeed in reference to me then if you have any specific examples of your complaint you'd care to discuss I'd like to try to resolve it through PMs.Present awareness wrote:I've read many threads here, which are clearly off topic, but allowed to stand, providing it doesn't clash with the moderators belief system. However, make an off topic statement that seems to go against the moderators understanding of things, and it will be deleted.
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I apologize if you were offended. I did not realize that I was supposed to report all these people whom stray off topic. How far off topic does a person have to stray, before they cross the line and I push the button. Who decides where to draw the line in the sand? Is there a penalty for someone who pushes the button every time the don't like a particular statement? We are all guilty of staying off topic from time to time and deserve time in the penalty box, but if the ref isn't consistent with the calls, the game gets out of hand.Scott wrote:Frankly, I think this is ridiculous. I have allowed numerous pro-pedophile topics, pro-racist-topics, pro-Obama-is-not-a-citizen, pro-theism, pro-germs-don't-exist, pro-the-big-bang-is-a-conspiracy and pro-government topics. The claim that I only allow that with which I agree is thus offensively untrue.Present awareness wrote:One thing I find interesting in this form, is how the moderator chooses what is off topic and what is not. Ami will probably agree with me here. I've read many threads here, which are clearly off topic, but allowed to stand, providing it doesn't clash with the moderators belief system. However, make an off topic statement that seems to go against the moderators understanding of things, and it will be deleted.
Just as in sports, there will always be bad calls, but that is the nature of things. Just like Ami, we can always choose not to play the game, if the ref seems too one sided.
You say you see many "threads" that are off-topic. Did you use the report button to report them?
What I find interesting is how often people disagree with each other and then both accuse the moderator of bias when each has one or more posts deleted. Get over it; do you know how many posts we delete? The accusations of bias might not be so blatantly silly if they didn't regularly come from both sides of the aisle. These rule-breaking posters quicker jump to paranoia than simply read the forum rules and follow them.
I have no idea of how many post you delete. The reason I never use the report button is that I find those off topic comments interesting, even if I don't agree with them.
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Re: Danger of Ambiguity
Basically, any off-topic insult or personal attack at all is prohibited. Pleasant asides are allowed as long as most of the post--or in other words the overall gist of the post--is on topic, and the asides are not particularly derailing.
There is no allowance based on interestingness or enjoyability.
If the post hasn't been reported, then I think it is unfair to say the moderators let it stand. If a moderator closes a report without deleting the reported post, then an email notice of the closure will be sent to the reporter. It is then that if one disagrees with the decision that I would recommend we compare the post to the forum rules in a discussion in the feedback section like this or in PM. A decision cannot really be appealed or criticized if it hasn't been made. The same goes for deleted posts: If one disagrees with a post's deletion, then I am happy to scrutinize the specific post in relation the forum rules.
The claim that I agree with the claims or opinions being made in the posts I haven't deleted and have intentionally let stand is patently false, as shown by the list of types of posts I have allowed with which I clearly disagree.
"The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master."
I believe spiritual freedom (a.k.a. self-discipline) manifests as bravery, confidence, grace, honesty, love, and inner peace.
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That sounds fair enough to me.Basically, any off-topic insult or personal attack at all is prohibited. Pleasant asides are allowed as long as most of the post--or in other words the overall gist of the post--is on topic, and the asides are not particularly derailing.
There is no allowance based on interestingness or enjoyability.
The claim that I agree with the claims or opinions being made in the posts I haven't deleted and have intentionally let stand is patently false, as shown by the list of types of posts I have allowed with which I clearly disagree.
Yes, my statement was wrongly worded and is incorrect. I'm sorry if it seems to imply what you are saying, because I know it's not true.
My complaint was actually direct towards Spiral Out, and he seems to have already sensed that. However, There is nothing further to discuss, as you have made the rules clear.
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I await your message outlining the specifics of your complaint in order that we might resolve any misunderstanding.
Thank you.
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Although I misdirected my post, Scott has answered my question very well, and so the case is closed.Spiral Out wrote:Present awareness,
I await your message outlining the specifics of your complaint in order that we might resolve any misunderstanding.
Thank you.
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