Did you know that using a word that the president used to refer to countries where the residents are primarily dark skin-toned will get you a warning letter about "cursing" on the main page?
Umm... I wouldn't consider it pettiness, so much as uniform rules for everyone. If we start using Trump's behavior as a model for acceptable standards, we're all screwed. It may not have been me who removed it or edited it, but it could have just s easily been me. I would have made the same call.
But, for what it's worth, most letters aren't intended to be "warnings," especially not with language. We do have some fairly strict language guidelines, and not every site has them. I personally have the mouth of a sailor, so I have to actively monitor myself,and yes, members have caught me cursing and reported me to me. lol The letters we send out are generally just supposed to be a "hey, we saw this, we had to remove it, and this is why..." sort of thing. It's not a reprimand. We do have guidelines, and we have to enforce them. We can't be selective about it just because it's a presidential quote or there's no point in having the policy to begin with.
On the other hand, I do take it more seriously when people make a habit of insulting others. That's not the environment I set out to create here, and if people feel like they need to talk crap about other members to get their point across, they can go elsewhere and do it.
I've give up insulting for Lent.. last Lent,. And believe me that's VERY hard, I am a Brit and we are taught sarcasm before we are taught to speak so it doesn't come naturally not to show people how beneath contempt they are :P
Love the bloody Brits. For years, I had an assistant who was from north of London. I could listen to that lady read a phone book.
This post was edited by Don Barzini at January 28, 2018 12:31 PM MST
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