sorry!

[bmccasland]

Man, you were out playing, and some of us didn't notice it. No fair!

Hyjack - anyone see "Juno"? Deadpan funny!

[Popoki_Nui]

Well...I thought long about remaining silent about this furball, and -typically- I can't. I'll probably get punted from this forum, but...

I'm sorry, but that thread was in no way an insult or disrespecful to the bikejournal.com site; it was just a trip into the alfalfa based on the unfortunate combination of their initials and some members who have quick minds and appreciate a little bawdy humour. We could have been talking about blue jeans, or the Toronto Blue Jays.

I'm sorry, but we didn't exactly break new ground in the Field of Immorality. You can easily hear much worse things on almost any tv channel in N/America after 8pm any night of the week. (not that that's a Good Thing, just that it Is). Or on the radio. Or almost anywhere.

I'm sorry that some folks read thru the thread and couldn't manage to find the "Back" button but had to keep reading until they finally became offended.

I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind. I'm not sorry that I participated; it was fun, and you ladies are a hoot. At least those of you who don't take life too seriously!

I'll just go into the corner and await the Boot.

[jobob]

Susan had a legitimate concern about how the posts on this site reflect upon her business.

It's unfortunate that some of you can't seem to understand or are unwilling to respect that.

[salsabike]

Susan had a legitimate concern about how the posts on this site reflect upon her business.

It's unfortunate that some of you can't seem to understand or are unwilling to respect that.

I agree. This is Susan's business and she has an absolute right to ask us to behave in ways that keep her business healthy. Period. She's doing us a big service by providing the forum, and I believe we owe her thanks and cooperation. We're in her house here.

[Popoki_Nui]

I agree. This is Susan's business and she has an absolute right to ask us to behave in ways that keep her business healthy. Period. She's doing us a big service by providing the forum, and I believe we owe her thanks and cooperation. We're in her house here.

Granted. And Thank You Susan and Moderators for providing us with this great forum. I sincerely mean that.

But consider this: with all due respect, TE is packed with thousands of helpful, informative posts. Will one off-colour (albeit hilarious) thread break the business?

If the answer is "yes", it will be a sad day indeed. Very sad. In extremis.


~Sherry (still awaiting the feel of hard leather on my tender tush as I get drop-kicked outta here)

[OakLeaf]

Granted. And Thank You Susan and Moderators for providing us with this great forum. I sincerely mean that.

But consider this: with all due respect, TE is packed with thousands of helpful, informative posts. Will one off-colour (albeit hilarious) thread break the business?

If the answer is "yes", it will be a sad day indeed. Very sad. In extremis.

+1 to all of the above.

This is not a criticism of Susan. DH used to be a forum moderator, way back before they were even called that, back when we had 300 baud modems and ASCII interfaces and liked it. So I fully appreciate the overwhelming amount of work it takes to moderate a forum.

But that said, I have to comment on the sentiments that prompted Susan's actions. In the Health section we've talked about our genitalia when they've been bleeding, abscessed, hairy, swollen, and lumpy. Any of that would've gotten us TOS'ed from most other moderated sites. Here, it's considered perfectly appropriate, and in fact, if that kind of discussion got TOS'ed here, I don't think I'd bother staying around. We have those discussions knowing full well that there are males who identify themselves here, and in all probability there are hetero males here who just get some kind of sick thrill from pretending to be women on a women's forum (I'm assured of this by the above mentioned DH , who is not one of those lurkers).

So then we have a couple of laughs with far less explicit discussion of other people's genitalia, and that gets TOS'ed? That's stupid, and it's sick.

Anyone who was offended by the discussion could've chosen not to read it, as some apparently did, and that's their privilege. For the record, I told the intercom joke to my aerobics class, consisting of a dozen women aged 55-70, and they all thought it was hilarious.

'Nuff said.

[Irulan]

Anyone who was offended by the discussion could've chosen not to read it, as some apparently did, and that's their privilege. For the record, I told the intercom joke to my aerobics class, consisting of a dozen women aged 55-70, and they all thought it was hilarious.

'Nuff said.

I do believe in the forum guidelines it says that anything "nsfw" should be labeled as such, just to prevent this sort of thing. There was an incident many years ago here, based on some images posted, not labeled, that caused a big blow up ( and me to resign my moderatorship here) for the exact same reason,and for that clause to be added to the forum guidelines.

Not everyone agrees on what is offensive.

[Tokie]

I enjoyed the thread break, I knew what the off-color interpretation was, and had to figure out what the "legitimate" acronym stood for. It cracked me up that someone would use those initials! Oh well, best to err on the side of not offending I guess, but I thought it was funny! Carol

[IFjane]

All,

I have been away from TE for two days now and apparently a lot has happened.

I feel responsible for the whole thing because I am the one who started the thread. When I titled it I did it in complete innocence, believe it or not. For those of you who followed the thread, you know I eventually had to ASK what the heck everyone was joking about. I'm slow like that, you know...

I was feeling quite proud of myself for inadvertantly starting a thread in which people were having such a good time. My, how things change in an instant.

Susan and all who were offended - I apologize. I promise to write out EVERY word from now on. No acronyms! I can see, from a business standpoint, why it had to be done. From a fun standpoint, I am sad.

Crawling back under my rock now......

[RoadRaven]

I'm with those who are saying this is Susan's business

My personal apologies, Susan, for my part in placing you in an awkward position.

It was fun, but it was venturing into non-TE-typical territory - and there are plenty of fora out there for that kind've banter.

[Tuckervill]

Yeah there's nothing preventing us from holding BOTH opinions at the same time: fun thread + respectful of the owners of the forum.

Karen

[salsabike]

Yeah there's nothing preventing us from holding BOTH opinions at the same time: fun thread + respectful of the owners of the forum.

Karen

Exactly!

[Zen]

I'm not sorry that I participated; it was fun, and you ladies are a hoot. At least those of you who don't take life too seriously!

Hear, Hear!