An appeal to TSR

Seeing as one is a criminal offence and the other isnt, it makes a significant difference.

...I'd love to see more co-operation between members/mods/super-mods ... but the way things are going ATM, it doesn't look like its going to ever happen...

Its religion, thus an ideology. It has nothing to do with race.

That kind of attitude isn't going to help is it?

I've started a thread to promote harmony on TSR and you have effectively said 'no, forget it'.

- Moderators need to relax and sit back. The current approach is far too authoritarian and it is IMO dividing mods and normal members. If this carries on, there will be reduced respect for the moderation.
At the same time, some members need to give mods more of a chance, rather than starting a thread everytime something happens to have a moan and to poke fun at the mods.
When this happens, the intention is purely to antagonise mods and divide members, because if they really wanted an explanation, they would take it to the Ask a Mod forum first, rather than "About" which is visible to the whole of TSR and usually fuels some bitter arguing.

If legislation was brought in that outlawed insults in conversation, would you approve?
What makes it any different on TSR? There seems to be this notion that TSR requires super-policing.

If someone is insulted in a PM, it is probably provoked, and it poses no immediate threat. The rep should not be considered void because the recipient does not approve.
If anything, rep rules need to be liberalised.

Erm, someone taking the micky out of Homosexuality *IS* racial hatrid. Although not quite the same as white/black, or Spanish/Americans. I still class the post in question as racial hatrid. Guess thats just my personal stand on it though

Nobody was taking the micky out of homosexuals. I was criticising how Christians view homosexuality.

Would you really consider it "incitement of religios hatred"? Is there really any free speech on TSR, or does every post have to be approved by a higher authority?

Erm, someone taking the micky out of Homosexuality *IS* racial hatrid. Although not quite the same as white/black, or Spanish/Americans. I still class the post in question as racial hatrid. Guess thats just my personal stand on it though

So you call for liberalisation in your first post and you call for liberalisation again here. Youre not defending the status quo from my draconian suggestions.

As I said, Im not particuarly bothered whether things become more liberal, the problem is sheer inconsistency. Guidelines are universal. Liberalising to the point where consistency isnt an issue will mean no guidelines at all.

Im sorry, sexuality and nationality are not racial.

If you wouldn't say it in public, don't say it on TSR.

I'd hope you wouldn't say it in public

Note: most Christians wouldn't like being accused of discriminating against homosexuals.

I've started a thread to promote harmony on TSR and you have effectively said 'no, forget it'.

A lot of mods are feeling the usual summer stress on top of being overworked and hassled every time they log onto TSR. It doesn't take long before we start to get a bit snappy.

If I said "Christians usually want homosexuals to burn in hell" in public, I would not be punished.

It is personal opinion, and I would be using my own freedom of speech, a fundamental civil liberty.
Why do these civil liberties not exist on TSR?

Why don't we first agree on the following:

1) Less post reports from members

2) Less willingness to remove posts by mods

Christians don't usually want homosexuals to burn in hell! You might not be punished but you'd piss people off.

That's irrelevant.