to think I should not be threatened with a ban for questioning the use of offensive language?

[thefirstMrsDeVere]

I am a member of a very heavily moderated website. Swearing is not allowed at all, threads are pulled regularly if people are mean to each other, not threads about threads are tolerated and you are not allowed to mention anything said before on the boards at all. All these things will result in deletion and warnings.

I have been a member for years (before mumsnet even). There was a particularly nasty thread that was allowed to go on for pages which ended with a woman referring to children with LDs as 'being tapped in the head'..

I started a seperate thread wanting to discuss the use of disabilist language on the site and asking why words like bitch, whore and piss were not allowed yet retard, mong and spaz were.

I was told that some people might think it was ok to use those words so they couldnt filter them out, it wouldnt be fair.

I continuned to question this in a firm but polite manner and have now discovered I have been sent a message telling me that my style of posting is offensive and I have been taken straight to a final warning!

Not that I give a toss, the site is crap. I guess I am taken aback that you can be pretty much threatened into silence if you dare question the mods on this HUGE and well known site.

Its an issue that means a lot to me. If it was a site on which everything went language wise I wouldnt have bothered. But on this prissy site where you cant say bugger - you can call something retarded or monged out with no bother.

I think its bollocks and makes me glad I have mumsnet to come and tell people to fuck off on.

Just can't find them on netmums, I'm only a lurker but wondered where they are?

oh good EllenJ, glad it got sorted

maryZ I have been thinking of flouncing for ages,there are so many bugs who come out of the woodwork sometimes over there. The disabled and race threads get particularly bad. I am a bit glad I got a ban....it was really pissing me off there for a while

That was of course!

they're not very bright over there though are they? I think the tickers are to distract you from the fact that they don't seem able to reason an opinion without resorting to insults
BTW you know the mods positions pay £12 an hour ? We should all apply and take over from within

Where abouts are you on nm insanity?

£12 an hour to criticise those morons? Wow. Sign me up.

I'm here just browsing it's all gone quiet.

Yes downloaded a job description. You'd think for £12 an hour though they'd get people with at least some understanding of current thinking wouldn't you ?

Aah. Thought you were getting more aggro from that madam. I still can't bring myself to set up an account.

Hooray!!! just picking up from last night and really pleased to see that progress has been made on NM re the filter. However, I remain unconvinced about the use of swear filters etc. This was about the hypocrisy of their policy and their authoritarian approach in banning posters wishing to debate issues and challenge some very unsavoury views and I remain unconvinced about their sincerity.

Overall, I am sad that there are still people out there that will defend their "right" to say whatever they like and use words that without a doubt cause offence and extreme hurt.

We all still have a lot of work to do - fight on!

p.s. lovely to have made some new twitter friends.

Ellen sometimes when it's not a sensitive subject the ignorance displayed is entertaining I wonder how some of them manage to log on I honestly do

eh? aggro from me??? surely not Ellen?

Ok who's reminding them of the rules? pmsl

that could have been me

Smug are you after a mods position ?

Im a volunteer MOD

Thank God - I have just found a button in the NM profile settings to turn off those awful signatures.

Hey where's that? I've got one as a disguise

Has someone just called me a slut on there?

Smug think you've annoyed somebody

[shocked]

I think I'm following the wrong thread over there

Apologies for doing something which pisses people off and saying "I haven't read the whole thread but... " but I haven't followed this thread since I posted here last night and there are 700-odd messages!

Has anyone emailed NM and received a reply as to why they were barred?

I have, will post it if no-one else has already done so upthread. I'll also post my reply if anyone wants to read it.

here crazy