(June 2, 2013 at 12:37 am)The Germans are coming Wrote: Sorry for being vague.

If a muslim were to post something like:

I see it as my duty to force non muslims under the sharia, which will include fighting people like you!

that would not violate the forum rules (at least that is how I understood it)

Honestly, that's something I couldn't give you an answer on before the fact, for a variety of reasons.

One, it takes a quorum of staff to decide such matters. Two, the statement is devoid of any context whatsoever - and it's not possible without such context to determine if the threat is credible, or in jest. Third, the threat is vague and not directed at anyone in particular.

This hypothetical is probably one of the edge cases where there might be staff on both sides, some in favor of taking action, and some opposed - so it's hard to say which way it might go.

Does that answer your question?

(June 2, 2013 at 12:42 am)Stimbo Wrote: We're not only here to look pretty - which of course we do, in spades.

Speak for yourself. I fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

See my reply in PM. It's not appropriate for me to discuss this in open forum.

Those statements are super vague.

Although, how about threats that don't have a basis in religion and aren't so vague? Just the other day, I witnessed some atheist members having a lovely chat about killing some guy they read about in an article with a tire iron.

(June 2, 2013 at 12:49 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: See my reply in PM. It's not appropriate for me to discuss this in open forum.

ok. I`ll snip my post aswell.

Thank you anyway.

And thanks to Stimbo

(June 2, 2013 at 12:51 am)Gilgamesh Wrote: Those statements are super vague.

Although, how about threats that don't have a basis in religion and aren't so vague? Just the other day, I witnessed some atheist members having a lovely chat about killing some guy they read about in an article with a tire iron.

Same answer: it depends, on pretty much the same factors. I haven't read the posts in question, and as far as I know, they weren't reported. We don't make a habit of scouring posts looking for violations, we depend on the members using the reporting system.

(June 2, 2013 at 12:59 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Same answer: it depends, on pretty much the same factors. I haven't read the posts in question, and as far as I know, they weren't reported. We don't make a habit of scouring posts looking for violations, we depend on the members using the reporting system.

I wasn't asking for an answer. I had no problem with their comments, either. Just pointing out the double standard.

It's like we can go "Hahaha yeah i'd have no problem with that dumb cunt being killed off lol and this is how it should happen lololol" jokingly, but HOW DARE a theist say "My people are at war with non believers" - a super vague comment, not necessarily violent.

(June 2, 2013 at 12:47 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:

(June 2, 2013 at 12:42 am)Stimbo Wrote: We're not only here to look pretty - which of course we do, in spades.

Speak for yourself. I fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

And then landed on me.