How does this gel with your thread on your moderation policy MNHQ??

i was once deleted because i posted that our then PM ......about his child
he didn't

so if a thread slagging off an USA PM is now in classics
yep mn had gone weird

I'm telling MNHQ that it seems inconsistent and wrong, imo, to delete PAs about one public figure who has said some unpleasant things and promote to classics a PA about another public figure who has said some unpleasant things.

So it really was about PL all along then?

All this stuff about "not suitable for classics" was just scraping around for another thing to kick MNHQ with.

Let it go OP, let it go.

That poem is brilliant - thank you for bringing it to my attention OP

DT requires no protection from a poem.

BTW, I wasn't on your thread Squishy, but I think your poem was class.

I thought they were great quotes too, Errol.

Those quotes are fabulous, Errol.

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago made me smile.

The rule about misgendering is very clear OP. Most of the deletions on the PL thread were for misgendering. They are so clear that some posters on that thread pointed out the risk of deletion at the time.

If the Slebs have kicked off the moderation suddenly gets a bit heavier on posts about them. It has always been like that.

The poems a bit shit. Post Penis Beaker the bar is so low who cares?

PA s to me have always been against other members not the sleb types.

You're just trying to catch MNHQ out - I agree. The phrase 'pearl clutching' springs to mind... 'Inappropriate' to send it to Classics? Seriously?! I know the world's gone mad but I thought at least Mumsnet was a safe place from the insanity this man has inspired in people... You do know it's Donald fucking Trump we're talking about here?! Potentially the most powerful man in the world. Once again, he does NOT need protecting from unkind words on a parenting forum!

Squishy

Those who are demanding 'consistency' might do well to reflect on some of these quotes, especially the Emerson.

MNHQs more flexible approach makes their lives harder but I think many of us are grateful for it. They don't get absolutely every call absolutely right, but by and large their moderate moderation hits a good balance.

I had no idea that Donald Trump was transgender

...it's always been very flexible moderation, but the wave of posters demanding uber correctness and absolute infallibility from HQ is quite new....

Absolutely this.

Squishy.

Remember, we do not pre-moderate posts. We rely on our members to let us know about any posts that break our Guidelines.
^^from the talk guidelines.

That is the way this site has been run for many years Ginger. Interpret it as "mob rule" if you like. I personally feel that the site would not be as much fun if poems about world leaders were deleted.

I'm getting the impression that 'absurd proposition' = 'doesn't agree with CaesiumTime'

I'm not relenting in my position that doesn't mean that I am demanding agreement FFS

Sorry, it dosen't rhyme.

Yy saucery - it's always been very flexible moderation, but the wave of posters demanding uber correctness and absolute infallibility from HQ is quite new....

One very important clarification - I didn't mean he has a fat flaccid cock. I have no idea and would rather stick pencils in my eyes than find out. I meant that there is something about the shininess and shape of his face that looks a tiny bit like one. And it rhymes with shock.

Below is a politer version which I really hope will not offend anyone:

I do not wish to offend you, sir, but I must respectfully admit that I do not much care for the cut of your jib.

Furthermore, I have reason to feel some misgivings about the veracity of several of your past statements.

I am also concerned that you have not always conducted yourself in a gentlemanly manner and at times your comments on minorities in particular could be construed as a tad unsporting.

Most importantly, I am compelled to confess that I have observed certain parallells between your rhetoric and rise to power (in particular the threats to lock up political opponents; scapegoating of unpopular minorities; exploitation of security fears as an excuse to clamp down on civil freedoms; nostalgic nationalism; promises to increase military power; inciting violence against protestors at rallies; strong reaction to media criticism; demonisation of those who disagree with you; and links to white supremacists) and a political ideology of the 20th Century.

I'm in 2 minds as to whether it should go but I think it's completely inappropriate to make it a 'Classic'

It's not 'mob rule,' it's taking the lead from the opinions of their members.

Totally different.

I'd disagree that it's recent and even a lack of professionalism. I've been here about 9 years and there have always been discrepancies. Not so much with PAs against other posters but those aimed at public figures.

I did speak for myself. I never said I was speaking for anyone else. 😐