Thread: Gender neutral

Originally Posted by Gordie

He won't pay anything, he will just jump up onto the hickory stump and challenge you to a fiddle-duel.

Nah, your thinking of Old Nick, not old Mick.

By the way, what gender is Old Nick because I have a photo of him from an old statue in Stirling Castle, Scotland. Notice the boobs and other gear. Been under going a bit of gender reassignment I reckon.

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Originally Posted by incisor

you got some facts to back this opinion up or are you just parroting shock jock drivel ?

If you believe that I'm influenced by shock jocks, then you need to spend more time getting to know the people who pay you. I have no idea what a shock jock thinks, as I refuse to listen to them.

As to facts: they are reported pretty much every day. Bjorn Lomberg cannot speak. Bettina Arndt cannot speak. Milo Yiannopolous cannot speak. Christopher Monckton cannot speak. I can go on, at length if needed. The issue is NOT whether you agree with people like this. The issue is that they have as much right to speak as anyone else.

If you truly want to debate me on this topic, I suggest we do it off list. I look forward to it.

Sometimes I believe that this: "Unless otherwise stated, this post is the opinion of Mick_Marsh and should be read accordingly." is the smartest part of your political posts; and then you say this, which seems quite smart:

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

It appears that people expressing their views in a forum are now shouted down by people with an opposing view.

Now, I am unsure what forums, or opinions, you refer to, but I "contribute" to many forums, and that has been my experience as well, so perhaps groupthink can come from both directions.

I don't know about you, but I value diversity above almost anything else. It would be a dull life otherwise.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

All I require is a signature in blood on the bottom of the contract.

OK if it's your blood?

Originally Posted by LRJim

Current affairs section, apparently you have to sell your soul to mick to join
Cheers Jim

See, that's where I'm in trouble... I sold mine years ago. Fat lot of good it did me. That Powerball thing never worked.

As for CA. Do you really want to?? Plenty of sites and blogs out there, with "really smart people" to debate. Everyone here has a LR, which probably disqualifies them.

Yeah, John, by forum, I meant the traditional meaning.

a place where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged

You know, hall, theatre, auditorium.

The last shout down I observed in Melbourne was on the 7th of September IIRC.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Yeah, John, by forum, I meant the traditional meaning.

The "traditional meaning" occurred around 2000 years ago, Mick. Didn't know you spoke Latin. However, this place works well as a modern equivalent, provided we all allow for each other, something that has been increasingly missing recently, sadly. Shouting down, personal abuse, these are more prevalent these days ( I got some, but those that threw it mean nothing to me ), and it's the job of you, and the other mods, to police it, and you aren't, at least not in my opinion.

This thread proves it. 5 years ago this thread wouldn't have seen the light of day in General Chat. Fine. If the standards have lapsed, then let me post things that I want to. But, I get "warned" for a silly joke about SHY. Warned by you. You want it both ways, and that is doomed to fail.

Just my 2c worth.

Originally Posted by johntins

and it's the job of you, and the other mods, to police it, and you aren't, at least not in my opinion.

This thread proves it. 5 years ago this thread wouldn't have seen the light of day in General Chat. Fine. If the standards have lapsed, then let me post things that I want to. But, I get "warned" for a silly joke about SHY. Warned by you. You want it both ways, and that is doomed to fail.

Just my 2c worth.

2c ain't legal tender no more.
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