Bannings and Suspensions

[Jane The Virgin]

It's really frustrating that so many people don't realize when they've gone too far. What's worse is that most of us aren't teenagers - we're adults, and maybe some of us are parents. This makes it even more unacceptable. How can you be a functioning grown up and yet be so clueless about how dumb you sound, not by accident, but on purpose? It's disappointing and just plain wrong.

Labeling people as "soft" or "woke" because you feel entitled to make comments designed to poke fun at or intentionally offend someone, doesn't make you a "bad ass" or "fearless" or free speech warrior... This behavior isn't just childish, it's damaging to any kind of respectful conversation.

Sometimes i really believe in order to really get the point across, I need to give examples. Maybe then, those who make these remarks will understand how stupid they sound. But even then, I doubt it. Nothing said on this forum will make these people "grow up." And that's really sad.

This isn't about being "politically correct", it's about basic human decency.

 

[Fitzy]

Do @Fitzy next

This is obviously a ploy to get me to re-join the WhatsApp group.

Next time he criticizes my poor pronounciations on INTER JECTIONS, he's gone!

It won't be too long, then.

 

[IM21]

Can i still call Mason Greenwood a rapist and a woman beater, or will that make me a racist?

 

[NimAraya]

Can i still call Mason Greenwood a rapist and a woman beater, or will that make me a racist?

Since we are "brothers of the world" no, you can't. You should consider everyone your brother.

 

[ADRossi]

Can i still call Mason Greenwood a rapist and a woman beater, or will that make me a racist?

Okay: "I do not want Mason Greenwood playing at my club due to the allegations against him." or "I don't care what he is accused of, I'd still sign him."

Not okay: Insulting other forum members for not sharing your views.

I'm confident you can figure it out.

 

[Jane The Virgin]

I'm sure he figured out before asking the question. He was trying to be cool.

 

[Dave54]

I will ask admins here. Why my support for Kamala Harris, current VP of our country was removed from my signature profile. I'm not engaging anyone, not having political debates of any sort, but I feel my basic rights have been violated here. We can't even show support of our chosen candidate? Mind you, not engaging anyone politically here..

 

[Raul Duke]

I will ask admins here. Why my support for Kamala Harris, current VP of our country was removed from my signature profile. I'm not engaging anyone, not having political debates of any sort, but I feel my basic rights have been violated here. We can't even show support of our chosen candidate? Mind you, not engaging anyone politically here..

I don’t speak for the mods, but political content is just annoying when it creeps into everyday life. I personally revel in political discussions, but I wouldn’t want to see it here. For the most part, it just brings out the worst in people.

Presumably you wouldn’t want to log in and see MAGA slogans and Q-Anon conspiracy theories when discussing football. Politics just poisons everything it touches. The most healthy form of politics is when it’s almost invisible. Keeping it virtually invisible on FIF is the healthiest course of action.

Even though I live over a dozen time-zones away, I’m still forced to stress about the US election way more than I want to. I don’t want it permeating on FIF.

 

[brakbrak]

I will ask admins here. Why my support for Kamala Harris, current VP of our country was removed from my signature profile. I'm not engaging anyone, not having political debates of any sort, but I feel my basic rights have been violated here. We can't even show support of our chosen candidate? Mind you, not engaging anyone politically here..

Why are you showing political support on a football forum? Go join r/Democrat if you want to show your support.

 

[Dave54]

I don’t speak for the mods, but political content is just annoying when it creeps into everyday life. I personally revel in political discussions, but I wouldn’t want to see it here. For the most part, it just brings out the worst in people.

Presumably you wouldn’t want to log in and see MAGA slogans and Q-Anon conspiracy theories when discussing football. Politics just poisons everything it touches. The most healthy form of politics is when it’s almost invisible. Keeping it virtually invisible on FIF is the healthiest course of action.

Even though I live over a dozen time-zones away, I’m still forced to stress about the US election way more than I want to. I don’t want it permeating on FIF.

I support my VP and that is my signature. I don't care if other people support their candidates. Again, I'm not discussing politics. Not sure where you live, but here in the states, half of cars carry their stickers on the bumpers during the election season. And no murder or violence over this. Stressing again, not engaging anyone in discussion here.

 

[Dave54]

Why are you showing political support on a football forum? Go join r/Democrat if you want to show your support.

Don't tell my what to do. It's my profile and I have a right to show support of my chosen candidate.

 

[Raul Duke]

I support my VP and that is my signature. I don't care if other people support their candidates. Again, I'm not discussing politics. Not sure where you live, but here in the states, half of cars carry their stickers on the bumpers during the election season. And no murder or violence over this. Stressing again, not engaging anyone in discussion here.

You might not care seeing open support for political figures, but I assume many people would. By that measure, people should be allowed to display slogans for foreign dictators, some of whom may have caused the deaths of forum family members.

Just as an afterthought, the irony shouldn’t be lost that discussing toleration of politics is itself highly political.

 

[ADRossi]

I will ask admins here. Why my support for Kamala Harris, current VP of our country was removed from my signature profile. I'm not engaging anyone, not having political debates of any sort, but I feel my basic rights have been violated here. We can't even show support of our chosen candidate? Mind you, not engaging anyone politically here..

No politics means no politics. An American politician has nothing to do with Inter. I've removed it (again) from your signature and if you add it back you'll receive an infraction.

 

[Dave54]

You might not care seeing open support for political figures, but I assume many people would. By that measure, people should be allowed to display slogans for foreign dictators, some of whom may have caused the deaths of forum family member. Ok, this conversation is over. Comparing our VP to a dictator

 

[IM21]

There should just be a political thread in Flamers, so that people can just argue and be dicks to others. At least it would stay in one place... and this ''it has nothing to do with inter'' stuff is pretty weird, cause 50% of the forum has nothing to do with inter.

 

[Dave54]

No politics means no politics. An American politician has nothing to do with Inter. I've removed it (again) from your signature and if you add it back you'll receive an infraction.

I figured it was you, lifelong Republican. Anyways, I will remove it, but you guys are unfair at this.

 

[Dave54]

Thank you, you already did the second time)

 

[Raul Duke]

David I’m not comparing Harris to a dictator. I’m saying if you should be free to support Harris, then others should be free to support dictators, which we don’t want.

 

[ADRossi]

There should just be a political thread in Flamers, so that people can just argue and be dicks to others. At least it would stay in one place... and this ''it has nothing to do with inter'' stuff is pretty weird, cause 50% of the forum has nothing to do with inter.

It's not hard to figure out. We have an established rule against discussing politics, because we now have several instances over 20 years of people proving they cannot discuss politics without losing their minds and behaving like children.

So bringing up politicians, with no relation to the impact on Inter, isn't permitted.

 

[brakbrak]

Don't tell my what to do. It's my profile and I have a right to show support of my chosen candidate.

Apparently you don't lol