MNHQ Racism policy

If you don't know the political situation in a country then have the good grace to ask, not jump on a bandwagon.

^^^Exactly, but so many people seem to think they are experts on anything and every own thought is immediately perceived to be fact which needs to blurted out to the world... it's terrible.

Sometimes, I think gone are the times where people would double and triple check before blurting stupid ingnorant stuff out, because of fear of embarrassment. Seemed to be a good social door keeper

Oh ages ago, there was a discussion 're the abortion law in NI and there was a comment made along the lines of "what do you expect from a Catholic country", etc. If you don't know the political situation in a country then have the good grace to ask, not jump on a bandwagon.

What's the stuff about abortion on the feminism boards?

People are playing MN BINGO and are posting deliberately provacative threads, i.e. I parked in a P&C space to spare my shoes.

People are starting loads of threads with goady titles and then saying Happy new year in the OP.

I think she's talking about them.

It can't be a joke though??? That would top everything

I am confused too.

MNHQ seems to be serious or is this a joke now on chat???

Thanks wanna

Thanks wanna.

The first post from MNHQ on that thread said it was being deleted for turning into a bunfight.

So it could have been worse.

Fair enough.

Should say more. But I usually think that.

Thread deleted
Message from MNHQ: Thread deleted for being deliberately inflammatory

I didn't see it either as I hid the thread.

Can anyone link or share?

What was the deletion message? I hadnt posted on the thread so i didnt see it.

I think based on this response we need to wait on MNHQ - they do have protocol to follow, and hopefully this protocol may change.

I am pleased with the deletion message now though, that puts the onus of deletion thoroughly on the op.

Fair enough, its NYE, it might take them a while to change tact on this, we are asking them to change policy.
However, MNHQ, if you're going to take your time looking into this, look into all of it. I didn't the original thread and I'm only on this because I've seen this happening too many time on here.
I know as soon as a thread comes up about Scottish independence or mentions travellers in the title that there's going to be pages of ignorant bile and this happens pretty much every time because the moderators tolerate it.
I can't comment on the NI thread because, as I said I haven't read it, but it sounds like something similar happened there too.

Agreed neun those traveller bashing threads are vile.

I too was thinking of the traveller threads where blatant racism is allowed but is hidden behind someone saying it was their experience. As if someone would start a thread local settled people made a mess in my local park I felt intimidated and now I hate settled people but saying that is your experience of travellers was perfectly acceptable and stayed put.

isni I am so sorry. I hope you feel here that you are not alone. Lots of people are posting. Also very sensibly and everyone here is also backing your point!!! And your feelings and what you and others are trying to say and express here.

'Isni' to you and everyone else here. Great how yu all are standing up and speaking the obvious and don't let your mind being clouded.

Actually gives me so much hope for 2014. That people do come together and speak up against injustice.

wiggles this made me cry

I'm 39 and did leave home to study & work for a bit in my early 20s - I had people move away from me on the Tube - you know incase I had a bomb. I was also called various hate terms in a workplace but in a friendly way

and isni this

^I remember being very strenuously searched and having a female security guard shove her fingers just about right in my fanny on a plane journey from London about 20 years ago.
And this thread takes me right back there.^

Glad im not the only one. I thought it was something i had missed on the original thread but it seems not.

All smacks of arse covery. I feel one of my mothers type of apologies coming on "I am sorry, if you feel that ............."

You know where somehow all the onus is shifted back to you.

Massive x-posts.

I'm just not getting it Julie I'm sorry I must be thick.

An apology I hope. At least.

And some kind of reassurance that threads about NI in future won't just be shut down and have the reasoning given as "bunfight."