Is it another example of a mod imposing their own predjudices or point of view.?
It breaks non of the posting rules does it?
It hasn't been posted before. That old excuse rolled out time and time again.
Surely a mod should only lock a thread that is offensive, has had complaints about or broken the rules?
It is a current topic. Not one I wish to post on personally as I don't watch BB, but what happened to free and open forum.
If it isn't to somebodies taste just roll on to the next thread and ignore it.
Dawn, please rethink your standing on this one.
Pete
I have never seen the "site rules" in print. I have no interest in BB, think it is inane rubbish, would regard it as torture if I was forced to watch it..........however this looks awfully like a Mods prejudice showing through. A unilateral decision, surely a couple of people should have a say in something like that?
Planemike
I knew somebody would say that the mods have a difficult time moderating.
But show me just cause for the lock.
And i've been on here since 2003.
So Dawn doesn't like it.
Well nobody forces her to read it.
It is a current item with the potential to be very funny.
It is in the correct forum and would generate chat I'm sure.
If not it'll soon drop off the front page.
Maybe some people aren't as open minded as they might like to think.
Pete
I had one locked for some apparent reason yesterday also.
Oh well, not to worry.
The Barrymore post is in bad taste and I agree it should have been locked
However .....
the reference to the football post was I think refering to mine about Sunderland afc being put on ebay. This was locked and the mod ( to be honest I cant remember who ) stated its not a football site . but as has been said it is not a film or shopping site either. These posts appear and dont get locked
I can see both points here
there needs to be some continuity
I'm confused. Why offensive.?
Barrymore and co on on BB to stimulate interest in the programme and themselves.
They lay themselves open to discussion about themselves, favourable or not.
We keep getting told this site is not a quick shag site, but more like a club or pub.
Well I bet in any clup/pub today at least one group is discussing me I'll be sat in the corner sipping my Coke.
And Ok maybe Dawn does have to read the thread in conection with the mod dutiies, but I still wonder why offensive?
Pete
I'm not sure why all non swinging posts are not locked. What's the point? If you want to discuss Barrymore go to one of hundreds of sites dedicated to BB. Ditto with football, shopping, cars, whatever....
The amount of irrelevant rubbish that has to be ploughed through on here is mind boggling.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Seems to me. Sunderland being on Ebay isn't a football topic. The fact it's for sale on Ebay is note worthy imo. Why if these post are so offensive aren't they just removed (or does it simply make it more humiliating to leave the thread locked ).
How do you know that it wouldn't incite discussion or humourous posts Steph?
Loads of threads only get one or two responses. Should they be locked too?
Not everybody whats indepth thought provoking debates, not all the time anyway.
It was a light hearted question, and should have been treated as such.
And agreed, Dawn is a member, but with rather more power than the average member. If I don't like / disagree/find boring a thread then I just ignore it. Simple.
Pete
I agree with those who locked the Barrymore thread. Here in SH we accept people of all sexual persuasions and inclinations equally and believe that everyone should be treated with equal respect, including gay men and TVs, both of whom feature here among SH members. The post was just a sniggering, mocking, remark about a celebrity who is gay and another celebrity who is a TV, adopting a jeering tone which should be offensive to all of us.
Just read the thread that is involved in this little debate!!
To be honest i think it is just a little bit lacking in a point, who cares if barrymore and the "trannie" fall in love build a house together and live happily ever after or not. To be honest to the author of the thread, it wasnt well written,bears little assemblance to any real thought or has any real point.
Im suprised it was locked as im sure nobody would have responded should it have been left. I think people would have more sense and not wasted their time.
PS for all the people thinking this may be a newbie bash, or a regular sticking up for a mod, it aint im just being honest, the thread was shit.
I'd like to point out that Pete Burns is not a tran-sexual. He is a cross dresser who has had facial surgery, and who does not even consider himself to be a cross dresser, but a person who wears what he wants. He is still intact as a man.
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