I was thrilled to read shiekmummy's (now deleted) message, when I thought it was being written by a woman. I'm not sure why, but the revelation that it was actually a man disappointed me . Does he feel that he was pretending to be someone else when wrote it?
I wrote a mild criticism on another discussion board and it attracted quite a hostile response, so I suppose I wanted someone else, another woman,
to be outspoken like me.
I accept that tech felt they had to delete the message in question, and that some people feel they need to be protected from strong opinions, although they could try just not reading things they dislike. Also, Connie's comments might be looked at unfavourably by the Campaign for Racial Equality, as unlikely to promote racial harmony.
I may be repeating other's comments, but does anyone else think that being afraid of Muslims because of al-Qaida is like being afraid of all christians because of the UDA calling off their cease-fire?
Did you know that fatwa just means opinion?
I would like to know of any other discussion boards/chat rooms where arguments can get heated without censorship.
Finally, shiekmummy you were very funny, but I would stop short of the personal attcks, stick to the reasoned argument.