Yet another reason to stick with TE

[East Hill]

I know we have had an interesting time discussing whether or not men should be allowed in this forum.

Back at the other bike forum, I sent a 'report this post' complaint about a 'joke' which I felt to be sexist--in other words, it violated the forum guidelines.

Not only is the 'joke' still there, I have been attacked by a fellow member as:

"What r u the ****ing forum rules nannie & police?"

Wow. Wow. I reported this post too. I'll see what is done with it, but I doubt anything will happen.

It's nice to come back to TE

This is a link to the 'joke':

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=263368

And men wonder why we don't want them around here.

I'm guessing that due to a tightening up on the P & R forum, certain members just can't restrain themselves.

I'm trying to stick to just my favourites, like C & V, but--Wow.

East Hill

[Offthegrid]

Ouch.

I have never found another forum as inviting, welcoming, helpful and caring as TE.

{{{{{{{ Group hug }}}}}}}}}}}

[caligurl]

i hear ya, east hill!

i HATE the moderation... or rather lack of moderation... at that forum....

but then again... "i'm a stick in the mud" or so i've been called!

[lowcel]

i hear ya, east hill!

i HATE the moderation... or rather lack of moderation... at that forum....

I'm very sorry to hear this. We do our best to look into every issue and take a vote on any item that is borderline. We then decide what to do each and every time either of you report a thread. We do our very best and will continue to do our thankless (volunteer) jobs. I'm sorry we don't meet your expectations.

lowcel

[Bluetree]

Sorry you had to go thru that, EH.

I lurk on a horse racing forum and this week the moderators had to do a 2-day shutdown as a "cooling off" period because the fighting got so bad. It got pretty vicious... physical threats, foul language, all around abusiveness... and some of the women were as bad as the men!

Yeah, TE is definitely the best.

[Veronica]

I saw that joke somewhere else and I thought it was kind of funny. But I think it came from my sister in law - a self described BMW - Big Maine Woman. Presentation is key. Our instruction in sexual harassment says that if someone tells you they are offended, you need to stop.

Good manners say that the joke should be pulled. I guess the guy who replied to you needs some vocabulary lessons as well.

V.

[caligurl]

I saw that joke somewhere else and I thought it was kind of funny. But, our instruction in sexual harassment says that if someone tells you they are offended, you need to stop.

Good manners say that the joke should be pulled. I guess the guy who replied to you needs some vocabulary lessons as well.

V.

they do the red light, yellow light, green light stuff here (well.. the last time i had a sexual harrasment class it was that way) but ya.... they have NO CLUE over there!

it's all in the context of where it's at... and in a co-ed cycing forum that is as volatile at that one is... it has no place IMO.....

[Eden]

I may not read the right threads, but it seems like CyclingForums (the other board I read and post to) is more civil than BikeForums? Not to say that there are not some real jerks and trolls over there, but it doesn't seem as if it's as constant. They have banned some folks for threats and personal attacks or inappropriate postings.

[snapdragen]

How did this person know you reported it? The "bad post" button only sends emails to the moderators on TE.

[KnottedYet]

I like BikeJournal, too. It's kinda like a co-ed TE.

I spend about 1/5 my "forum time" over on BikeJournal. Mostly lurking. (I'm a big fan of Pansy Palmetto)

The moderators there are pretty quick to act, but they're also pretty quick here on TE.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience on that "other" forum, EastHill.

yeah, that joke would be ok told to me by a friend in private, but posted on a public forum it is pretty bad manners. And to attack you is worse manners.

[Duck on Wheels]

yeah, that joke would be ok told to me by a friend in private, but posted on a public forum it is pretty bad manners. And to attack you is worse manners.

I agree. That joke wasn't the worst I've ever heard or seen, but it falls into a generally nasty category of sexist jokes where the point is that women have some sort of moral duty to put on fat where men like to see it and avoid it where men don't like to see it, any woman who fails to distribute her fat in this unnatural fashion deserves to be humiliated, and any woman who doesn't think this is funny has no sense of humor. Yukk! And that last step is waaaay out of line!

[chickwhorips]

the point is that women have some sort of moral duty to put on fat where men like to see it and avoid it where men don't like to see it, any woman who fails to distribute her fat in this unnatural fashion deserves to be humiliated,

not sure if this justifies the candy bar i just ate, or makes me feel guilty about eating it.

either way, it was good!

[caligurl]

How did this person know you reported it? The "bad post" button only sends emails to the moderators on TE.

she posted the blurb from the rules about no vulgarity and no sexist posts... that's what he was reponding to.... (which was still a personal attack)

reports to the mods there only go to the mods, too....

[snapdragen]

she posted the blurb from the rules about no vulgarity and no sexist posts... that's what he was reponding to.... (which was still a personal attack)

reports to the mods there only go to the mods, too....

I see. I couldn't see Bike Forums at work, some sites are blocked others aren't. (Government job too... )