Thread: Inappropriate comments

Originally Posted by Bruno

Several times now, I've seen inappropriate posts in threads where the topic is about women and shaving. For some unfathomable reason, such threads end up with 'funny' comments which one would expect from hormonal teenagers instead of gentlemen.

Such comments have no place here.

Last thread I saw started by a lady in regards to shaving down under I remember refering her to the ladies only section simply due to this reason. I concur Bruno and wish all would see your warning, but I honestly doubt all will. It shouldn't matter if someone is shaving any part of their body, we all should be courteous to one another.

Yes, there are some language differences between the countries this forum covers, but a Gentleman is a Gentleman, no matter what country or language.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

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Yes, there are some language differences between the countries this forum covers, but a Gentleman is a Gentleman, no matter what country or language.

What many of us often forget is that besides speaking different languages, there are also major cultural differences. What may be deemed acceptable behaviour in one part of the world would definitely not be in another. When all is said and done it is the World Wide Web. Even in the English speaking world there are wide variations in attitude to what constitutes good manners. In the UK and I am sure the USA also, age and family background has a marked effect.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

What many of us often forget is that besides speaking different languages, there are also major cultural differences. What may be deemed acceptable behaviour in one part of the world would definitely not be in another. When all is said and done it is the World Wide Web. Even in the English speaking world there are wide variations in attitude to what constitutes good manners. In the UK and I am sure the USA also, age and family background has a marked effect.

So how then do you police that? and whose standards are to be used? Would it not, possibly be, offensive to tell someone that what they say could be deemed by some to be offensive, when in fact, what was said was not meant to be taken that way? And if the standards of the one policing the 'standards' finds something acceptable that others from different cultures do not, what then? I'm not trying to be a bast...a pric...a pain in the ars...a thorn in the side here . I'm genuinely curious and concerned that I may have missed something.


Mick

Sensorship......bad. Don't like it, turn it off. Besides...why would a 10 year old be reading a shaving site?

Hey! Puberty hit me like a sledgehammer. I take offense, sir!
jk

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Sensorship......bad. Don't like it, turn it off. Besides...why would a 10 year old be reading a shaving site?

Originally Posted by MickR

So how then do you police that? and whose standards are to be used? Would it not, possibly be, offensive to tell someone that what they say could be deemed by some to be offensive, when in fact, what was said was not meant to be taken that way? And if the standards of the one policing the 'standards' finds something acceptable that others from different cultures do not, what then? I'm not trying to be a bast...a pric...a pain in the ars...a thorn in the side here . I'm genuinely curious and concerned that I may have missed something.


Mick

I think the way to "police" the cultural differences among us gentlemen is already being done. We have moderators of this forum in all corners of the World. For instance, Bruno is in Belgium, Otto & Birnando are in Norway, Ryan82 from Cananda, and of course all the mods here in the US. I believe there is a general mod consensus before decisions are made on matters concerning the forum. While all may or may not agree, what's usually best for the forum is the direction the moderators take.

Remember awhile back the decision regarding sig lines? If I recall not all the mods agreed to delete them, but the consensus was made to disable them for a time. The team of moderators here do an outstanding job of "policing" this forum considering the huge worldwide membership and I am certain more goes on behind the curtain than we will ever know.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Sensorship......bad. Don't like it, turn it off. Besides...why would a 10 year old be reading a shaving site?

If it were arbitrary and imposed on the membership without warning and without consent then I would see it as censorship. However what the Mods are doing is enforcing a set of clearly posted rules and guidelines to which we all agreed when we joined. With respect, I don't see how that can be considered censorship.

EDIT: for anyone interested, here are the rules

Forum Rules - Straight Razor Place Forum

I, for one, find inappropriate and offensive comments, well, inappropriate and offensive. Too often they tend to lead to personal attacks which I find extremely offensive.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

If it were arbitrary and imposed on the membership without warning and without consent then I would see it as censorship. However what the Mods are doing is enforcing a set of clearly posted rules and guidelines to which we all agreed when we joined. With respect, I don't see how that can be considered censorship.

EDIT: for anyone interested, here are the rules

Forum Rules - Straight Razor Place Forum

I think this is the "rule" in question:
"post or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;"

The questions still begs: Where are the standards coming from? What I find objectionable you may not. What is unlawful in the US may not be in Belgium, etc...

My position stands: Sensorship is a slippery slope. Of course there are things that on their face violate the terms of service, but we are not talking of them.

Here is the best sensorship I know of: You read what you like and ignore the other stuff, I'll read what I like and ignore the other stuff. Makes things really easy.

Simply using a word like "objectionable" leaves things to interpretation.

Originally Posted by Mike12345

I, for one, find inappropriate and offensive comments, well, inappropriate and offensive. Too often they tend to lead to personal attacks which I find extremely offensive.

Some of us love a good Personal attack!!!