locked/closed threads

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

A reasonable question might be - why does this happen? Not that the threads are locked but that people behave in such a way that this is even necessary.

I've been on other forums where people are quite polite, regardless of their disagreements.

Why is this forum so unpleasant at times?

Can I blame USCIS/DoS or would that be too much of a cop out?

[Krikit 1,164]

Why is Canada not in the list!?

There have been at least 4 threads locked, including the very popular:

Has a thread in the Canada forum ever been closed before!?

I the irony. LaL, did you do that on purpose?

[Krikit 1,164]

TOS

˙ɹǝqɯǝɯ ɐ ƃuıɯoɔǝq noʎ ʎq pǝɯɹıɟɟɐ ɹǝɥʇɹnɟ sı puɐ sǝɔıʌɹǝs puɐ sǝʇısqǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝsn ɹnoʎ uodn pǝʇdǝɔɔɐ sı soʇ ǝɥʇ ˙ʇɔǝɟɟǝ lɐnʇɔɐɹʇuoɔ ɹo lɐƃǝl ou ǝʌɐɥ puɐ ʎluo ǝɔuǝıuǝʌuoɔ ɹoɟ ǝɹɐ ʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ sıɥʇ uı sǝlʇıʇ uoıʇɔǝs ǝɥʇ ˙sʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ ɹoıɹd ʎuɐ ƃuıpǝsɹǝdns 'sǝɔıʌɹǝs puɐ sǝʇısqǝʍ ɯoɔ˙ʎǝuɹnoɾɐsıʌ ɟo ǝsn ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇɔǝdsǝɹ ɥʇıʍ ɯoɔ˙ʎǝuɹnoɾɐsıʌ puɐ noʎ uǝǝʍʇǝq ʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ ǝɹıʇuǝ ǝɥʇ sǝʇnʇıʇsuoɔ sʇɹɐd pǝɔuǝɹǝɟǝɹ sʇı puɐ soʇ ǝɥʇ 'sǝƃɐd qǝʍ ɹɐlnɔıʇɹɐd uo "ǝɔıʇou lɐƃǝl" ɹɐlnɔıʇɹɐd ɐ uı pǝpıʌoɹd ʎlssǝɹdxǝ sɐ ʇdǝɔxǝ

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A reasonable question might be - why does this happen? Not that the threads are locked but that people behave in such a way that this is even necessary.

I've been on other forums where people are quite polite, regardless of their disagreements.

Why is this forum so unpleasant at times?

Can I blame USCIS/DoS or would that be too much of a cop out?

I was thinking along the lines of GWB and Michael Moore

[almaty 19]

i am blaming brother stevie..before others do............

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

A reasonable question might be - why does this happen? Not that the threads are locked but that people behave in such a way that this is even necessary.

I've been on other forums where people are quite polite, regardless of their disagreements.

Why is this forum so unpleasant at times?

Can I blame USCIS/DoS or would that be too much of a cop out?

I was thinking along the lines of GWB and Michael Moore

And islamofascists and insurance companies, too.

i am blaming brother stevie..before others do............

goes without saying. the fancypants man is the root of all evil.

[chri'stina 190]

I understand what you are saying. I'm not advocating personal attacks on members. I'm for free expression in any adult forum which VJ is. I do not see anything wrong with members using choice words to indicate a distaste for a public figure or entity. I'm sure many, on occasion, would like to say the USCIS can kiss my... without having to alter spellings or use weaker words. Of course, I would not find it appropriate to call a fellow VJer a MFer or what ever. That is wrong, but, yes, sometimes, I would like to call the rapist mentioned in a different thread those words!

I wasn't really comparing VJ to work.. was just tying to make the point that in the "real world" we don't say everything we want to say because we will now it will hurt or offend someone...

yeah, I am all for letting loose but I don't think it should be done at the expense of other people's feelings...

There should always be places where a person can speak their mind without censorship. The work place is hardly a fair comparison to VJ. A bar is closer. So what's wrong with having a place here where people can say what's on their mind. It's healthy to let lose from time to time.

I just wanna know summfin...

would you say whatever you want in the work place?? would you say whatever you want to that person in the bar??

most of us have an internal censor in the real world... we don't say what we want to say because we know it will hurt or offend someone....

but it seems like the internet is fair game and people can say what they want to say regardless of how it will make someone feel....

Not to get too nit-picky, but is VJ really a true adult forum? It's been so long since I signed up that I don't remember if you had to click that you were 18 in order to join. I don't recall that. If it was there, someone let me know.

But this is a family immigration board, so I don't see why younger people couldn't be on looking for help even if it's to help their own parents.

I think OT is more obvious a name for a place where anything goes, but I don't see why there shouldn't be any censorship when anyone can be reading not just adults. I don't know why we'd assume that only adults can read VJ.

I don't curse so I don't have a need for those words to be uncensored(yes you can live life without cursing lol), though I know most people do use those words all the time. Vj isn't a complete "let loose" place, maybe OT is or the general topic areas. It's an immigration help forum. I think some other kind of forum would be a better place to let loose in every way.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A reasonable question might be - why does this happen? Not that the threads are locked but that people behave in such a way that this is even necessary.

I've been on other forums where people are quite polite, regardless of their disagreements.

Why is this forum so unpleasant at times?

Can I blame USCIS/DoS or would that be too much of a cop out?

I was thinking along the lines of GWB and Michael Moore

And islamofascists and insurance companies, too.

i am blaming brother stevie..before others do............

goes without saying. the fancypants man is the root of all evil.

And Islamofascist insurance companies

[Nessa 23]

lol some people actually voted on Yodrak

[LaL 418]

Why is Canada not in the list!?

There have been at least 4 threads locked, including the very popular:

Has a thread in the Canada forum ever been closed before!?

I the irony. LaL, did you do that on purpose?

wat did i do? *looks around innocently* must be too early in the morning for me

Edited January 18, 2008 by LaL

[Krikit 1,164]

Why is Canada not in the list!?

There have been at least 4 threads locked, including the very popular:

Has a thread in the Canada forum ever been closed before!?

I the irony. LaL, did you do that on purpose?

wat did i do? *looks around innocently* must be too early in the morning for me

Can't tell if you're kidding or not.

[LaL 418]

Why is Canada not in the list!?

There have been at least 4 threads locked, including the very popular:

Has a thread in the Canada forum ever been closed before!?

I the irony. LaL, did you do that on purpose?

wat did i do? *looks around innocently* must be too early in the morning for me

Can't tell if you're kidding or not.

you're going to have to PM me!

[Marilyn. 340]

it's all greek to me

same here..maybe trailmix needs to be banned for writing in a profane symbolism

TOS

˙ɹǝqɯǝɯ ɐ ƃuıɯoɔǝq noʎ ʎq pǝɯɹıɟɟɐ ɹǝɥʇɹnɟ sı puɐ sǝɔıʌɹǝs puɐ sǝʇısqǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝsn ɹnoʎ uodn pǝʇdǝɔɔɐ sı soʇ ǝɥʇ ˙ʇɔǝɟɟǝ lɐnʇɔɐɹʇuoɔ ɹo lɐƃǝl ou ǝʌɐɥ puɐ ʎluo ǝɔuǝıuǝʌuoɔ ɹoɟ ǝɹɐ ʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ sıɥʇ uı sǝlʇıʇ uoıʇɔǝs ǝɥʇ ˙sʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ ɹoıɹd ʎuɐ ƃuıpǝsɹǝdns 'sǝɔıʌɹǝs puɐ sǝʇısqǝʍ ɯoɔ˙ʎǝuɹnoɾɐsıʌ ɟo ǝsn ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇɔǝdsǝɹ ɥʇıʍ ɯoɔ˙ʎǝuɹnoɾɐsıʌ puɐ noʎ uǝǝʍʇǝq ʇuǝɯǝǝɹƃɐ ǝɹıʇuǝ ǝɥʇ sǝʇnʇıʇsuoɔ sʇɹɐd pǝɔuǝɹǝɟǝɹ sʇı puɐ soʇ ǝɥʇ 'sǝƃɐd qǝʍ ɹɐlnɔıʇɹɐd uo "ǝɔıʇou lɐƃǝl" ɹɐlnɔıʇɹɐd ɐ uı pǝpıʌoɹd ʎlssǝɹdxǝ sɐ ʇdǝɔxǝ

it is just the TOS written upside down.... not sure why though

[SupportOAFJF 0]

How about which member's participation in a thread is most liklely to increase the chance that it will be closed...

Oh wait that would be a TOS...

Sorry.. never mind

[Nessa 23]

I'm fairly positive that if nobody posts a response in posted threads there is no way those threads will be closed.