[ POLL ] Is limiting replies to certain people offensive?

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Is limiting replies to certain people offensive?

Yes, it is always offensive to request that only certain people reply to your posts.	30%	[ 6 ]
Yes, it is offensive only when it discriminates against others on the basis of age, disability, color, gender, et cetera.	25%	[ 5 ]
Maybe / Maybe not.	25%	[ 5 ]
No, it is not offensive, although people do have the right to be offended.	15%	[ 3 ]
No, it it is never offensive to request that only certain people reply to your posts.	5%	[ 1 ]

Total votes : 20

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16 Sep 2015, 9:53 pm

Didn't check any option because the question itself is irrelevant to the case.

"Limiting replies to certain people" is not the issue.

Saying "only reply if you have actually lived in the United Kingdom", or "only reply if you are a man/woman", or "have served in the armed services" , "been a victim of crime", or "have actually had such-and-such certain life experience" is one thing.

But what the OP did was in effect say "don't reply if you're dumber than me".

That is something quite different.

Limiting replies per se is a minor secondary issue in this case.

The particular derogatory WAY he was limiting replies is the obvious main issue here.

Being asked not to respond because of a per se non derogatory trait like what sexual gender you are is not the same thing as "don't respond if you're a dumbass".

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16 Sep 2015, 10:32 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

How do we know that's the real case? Maybe Fnord has an IQ of 60 and believes that he can only be sure of getting an intelligent answer from an individual who has an IQ that is over double his own. Couldn't that be a possibility?

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16 Sep 2015, 10:43 pm

Couldn't you say something like "I'd prefer to hear from people who have personally experienced this issue".

That would be much less confrontational and possibly more effective?

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17 Sep 2015, 5:59 am

Actually, the sig line was an experiment to see if such a sig line would be construed as offensive. It was.

This was in response to the idea that men should not be allowed to respond to posts by women. This is offensive, as well.

So, I think we can lay to rest any further claims that "X should not be allowed to reply to posts by Y" in any thread on this website, even in the "Women's Discussion" forum.

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17 Sep 2015, 8:54 am

I don't think anybody here is stupid enough to say, seriously, "I only respond to people with a 130 IQ or above."

That's so patently ridiculous that it has to be satire.

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17 Sep 2015, 12:54 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I don't think anybody here is stupid enough to say, seriously, "I only respond to people with a 130 IQ or above." That's so patently ridiculous that it has to be satire.

I thought so too. Yet, there was one person who complained to the mods that it was offensive.

There's always one in every crowd. :roll:

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17 Sep 2015, 1:00 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I don't think anybody here is stupid enough to say, seriously, "I only respond to people with a 130 IQ or above."

That's so patently ridiculous that it has to be satire.

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I thought so too. Yet, there was one person who complained to the mods that it was offensive.

There's always one in every crowd. :roll:

Your logic and the point you're trying to make doesn't make sense. I reported you not because I thought you were being serious, but because other people who have been the butt of so many ret*d jokes might have become very upset., who would of guessed on an AUTISM forum. :roll:

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17 Sep 2015, 1:02 pm

Fnord wrote:

Someone recently reported me to the moderators for offensive use of a sig line, which read "It is my sincerest wish that only those people whose IQs are 130 or greater would reply to this post. Thank you." - some people with intellectual disabilities might consider it offensive.

well may you hunger for the thoughts of a 130 IQ to reassure you that your thoughts are valid, but understanding can be had from all levels of intellect as long as you can translate what you think into simple terms.

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17 Sep 2015, 1:07 pm

Self-censorship seems to me to be best. There are certain individuals on this website who I avoid like the plague. If I see them posting, I steer clear of that discussion until someone rational blogs on it, and then I join back in without commenting on what that person communicates in any way, shape, or form. And when I describe these people as being irrational, I don't mean people who don't agree with me, I mean people who are intolerant, mean spirited, bigoted, and narrow minded.

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17 Sep 2015, 1:12 pm

glebel wrote:

Self-censorship seems to me to be best.

that is insane. to curtail your being in order to fit in socially with who is not like you is the bain of human existence.

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17 Sep 2015, 1:19 pm

b9 wrote:

glebel wrote:

Self-censorship seems to me to be best.

that is insane. to curtail your being in order to fit in socially with who is not like you is the bain of human existence.

Not at all ! I am simply excluding them from my life. I also do this in real life. There are a few jerks who I absolutely will not acknowledge the existence of. And, by the way, I'm not doing this to fit in socially, there merely are people who are not fit to be associated with.

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17 Sep 2015, 1:29 pm

glebel wrote:

b9 wrote:

glebel wrote:

Self-censorship seems to me to be best.

that is insane. to curtail your being in order to fit in socially with who is not like you is the bain of human existence.

Not at all ! I'm not limiting myself socially, I am excluding them from my life. I also do this in real life. There are a few jerks who I absolutely will not acknowledge the existence of. And, by the way, I get along with most people, so it's not like I'm harming myself by isolating myself. :roll:

rationalizations of timidity are rarely convincing to me, but you say it is all well and i am off to bed. everyone is happy

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