No, you asked if my parents had sex in front of me when i was a child, now you are backpedaling. For you to ask that is low, and sick. To now try and say you were worrying about children should embarrass you.

And that's a valid question for someone who thinks the way parents have sex is important in raising their children, as if their children are part of their sex life. I'm not backing from this, NO SIR. Were you part of your parent's sex life that now has made you think all parents have sex in front of their children?

You just keep getting more offensive as you go along. And I'm not a sir.

OK, 2 can play this. Are you a pedophile? Were your parents pedophiles? If you are a pedophile, did you learn it from having sex with your parents, or did you get into it on your own? ? And last, do you have sex with your own kids?

It figures that the people who support homosexual marriage and adoption are degenerates who can't post with any constructive arguments, but only with degenerate comments. Specifically, Afsaneh.

Yet I'm not the one saying the way people have sex behind closed doors of their bedroom makes them unfit parents, you are.

Now this is getting weird..

1. Gays are not going to disappear if they are not allowed to marry each other. They'll be there, they'll be doing what they do.
2. Sex/intimacy between parents doesn't have anything to do with the child. It's on the parent's responsibility to raise their children and teach them about what happens in life. I doubt any gay couple forces their children to be also gay, as a part of them have been forced to be straight or to pretend to be straight in some part of their lives.

This is the kind of post that drove SC away.

I agree. The moderators can institute procedures to mitigate these types of posts and threads. Yes, doing so will probably affect Board traffic. I don't know the economics of running a Board, but those economics may be better off in the long run if the moderators take action now.

y going to be tough. I actually reported this particular post. Perhaps some of us can take it on ourselves to report these type of posts, or at least to call ou the people making them, then ignoring them otherwise.

Probably the first rule of thumb would be nostand alone ad hominem attacks....This would not include
valid disagreements, i.e. "Olivant, I think your legal reasoning is wrong because...blah blah blah"

DT, that's one approach with which I can concur. Why not place new members on probation? For years I've inveighed against the Board's tolerance of foul language. Again, Board traffic may be affected, but that may prove beneficial in the long run.

Actually NOT a bad idea. I'm not one to report posts, but rather stay away from replying to them, especially if it's one created to make trouble or for the purpose of spewing hate. That only fuels the hate.

It would work I suppose as long as nobody feels the need to report every little thing simply because they don't agree with or like the poster. It's gotta be a good/valid reason IMHO Or the mods would go crazy checking every little thing.

The example you state above....if it's a legitimate argument/disagreement is good.

TIS

Personal insults/attacks and the overuse of foul language should not be tolerated. But we're also not about censorship. Everyone has a right to share their opinions, whether they're agreed with it or not. Sometimes people you disagree with are worth arguing with (politely), but other times this sage advice holds true: "Don't feed the trolls"

Everyone, in their own heart, believes that s/he's right. But not everyone is. While it may be fun to try and prove them wrong, it often goes down a dark path. Once you see yourself on that path, it's time to head back.

Let us get something straight...there are no sides here. not new vs old or old vs young or us vs them. Posts are just that posts!...you shouldn't try and wipe things so clean or you will have only one side of things or what is popular from a given group of people.

You know how to deal with things you don't like here..skip over them! Don't feed the trolls and just like any other place, you learn to fit in and enjoy or you will leave when you/they don't get anything out from being here.

Some people here have to learn that they don't control the board. Geoff does. It is his and we all are just guests. So everyone should act like they would if they were in someone's home as a guest.

Kill the openness and you kill what the board is. A great place to exchange thoughts with others. Otherwise you will have nothing but a kiddy club with only people who you let join.

You will always have some who will come here and see how far they can push or how many buttons they can push...but the truth is they don't get any of this unless you stand here and tangle. It takes two to tangle. Just don't post back and that ends anything that you feel is that dumb.

Seems like many here, just can't walk away and have to fight to the death...with people posting from almost anywhere in the world? What is there to win on here? Let us not try and control another poster, but just enjoy the space we are provided with by Geoff....Peace to you all!

gee, I came back from typing and tis and Geoff had posted everything I was posting...next time I will not take some phone calls and be a late poster-

I have no problems with same sex marriage. That's a private issue between two adults that doesn't concern me. What does concern me is gays or lesbians adopting children, because such a child will grow up thinking it is normal for two males/women to be together. So a child who would otherwise most likely grow up to be attracted to the opposite sex (which is nature's usual practise) might very well become sexually disturbed. That's just my opinion, but I do not make a big deal out of it either, because in the end it doesn't concern me personally.

OK. The April Fool joke is done and over and the Sheriff is back in town. Calling afsaneh a degenerate is despicable and I won't stand for it. She remains one of the most humane, intelligent and compassionate persons I know.

Don't like her politics? Fine. Argue yours with hers. Call her a degenerate? Uh, Uh, Uh!! Won't be allowed here. Don't like that ruling? Tough titties! The Sheriff is back! Beware!!!

jace, you can start by apologizing to afsaneh.

I didn't report anything, and I certainly don't get offended being called anything by this jace fella. I was trying to make a point, and I went personal, so it hit a nerve. But these debates are personal. You can't offend people by calling their sex lives, which is BTW between consenting adults sick, and not get a personal remark right back at you.

Edit: Now I see SC's post. Thanks, but really, I don't really need her to apologize. We're debating. It's quite all right.

Woo woo!!!!! Here come the judge!!! Welcome back SC. We love ya!!!





TIS

ey up look who's back, i knew you couldn't keep away..

NEXT YEAR PICK A BETTER JOKE!

Welcome back SC!!!

Actually it was a great joke no? I mean he did pull it off. We all believed him (liar SC).




TIS

Let me fix that post for you!:

Actually it was a great joke no? I mean he did pull it off. SOME believed him (liar SC).

I think this post should be in the running for the most ignorant post in the history of these boards, or at least during my tenure here. I support gay marriage. You calling me a degenerate?

I am shattered. How can we ever trust him again?

I was thinking the same thing. But I guess it's up to the parents to teach the children what's what.