Updated rules, and some commentary on them

First topic message reminder :

The updated rules are under "About NewsFix" at the top of the page. Here's a copy of them:

"NewsFix members include veterans of Shortnews.com and the defunct NewsHabit.net, along with a large influx of members who have found us through ForumMotion and other places.

As the name implies, NewsFix is a forum for the sharing and discussion of news.

It is not a place to carry out personal quarrels with other members, nor a place to discuss other forums, nor a place for posting hate speech against minority groups.

Thus, the first guideline is that a post should, in the spirit of a news forum, be of interest to anyone looking in the category in which it's placed. It follows that replies to such posts should be of potential interest to anyone looking in.

It is accepted that discussions will become heated and that insults will be swapped between members, but lines of common decency and propriety should not be crossed:

Posts that are obviously engineered to insult or provoke other members are not acceptable (action or discipline subject to moderator discretion).

Likewise, posts that are racist, homophobic or otherwise contain hate speech are unacceptable, and those who create such posts are subject to discipline including permanent banning.

Please feel free to PM one of our admins -- Ben_Reilly, Lurker, Caution, Veya_Victaous and Irn Bru-- if you need help. Otherwise, enjoy yourself!"

As of now, everyone is subject to administrator or moderator action if they don't follow these rules. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Just to throw out an example or two of what I'm talking about:

If you were to say, "I'm a Christian and I believe homosexuality is wrong and that gay marriage shouldn't be allowed, and that we must join together to stop the gay agenda," that is your opinion, stated civilly, and it would be allowed.

Resort to hate speech, however, and you could be disciplined.

Please simply ask yourself if you're behaving like a civilized person before you post in anger. I am guilty of doing that; we're all guilty of it, and nobody expects perfection.

Puriel wrote:

Clarkson wrote:

Phil you are a nasty leech on society who delights n insulting others and then running to teacher. Ben is foolish enough to back you he will tire of you in the end unless he too is a militant bitter intolerant homosexual. In which case you are home and dry but it will be ultimately a very small left wing forum.

home & dry  , I thought   KY gel stopped that.

Adding to the 'majority of posts directed to/about Catman' tally i see!  

Ben_Reilly wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:

Off topic indeed as now I am a foreigner even though born to this land, that is the resolve of idiotic racists, who cannot themselves using their illogical views claim 100% descendant to Angles.
He just likes to start shit that one, all he can muster Ben  

Yeah, I'm apparently gay now -- wonder how my mom's going to take that? :D

Puriel is a Dirty Fuck

Wow, that's being a bit hard on yourself Durham.

You know, I thought you'd be much kinder to gay people after posting this:

https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t872-news-i-could-well-do-without#3717

News i could well do without

Post by Puriel on Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:30 pm


ive just found out my partner is HIV positive. this is bad news as our relationship has been rocky of late . we've been together for seven years and Jamal was the love of my life.


Mind you, you were calling yourself Didge at the time.

Sassy wrote:You know, I thought you'd be much kinder to gay people after posting this:

https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t872-news-i-could-well-do-without#3717

News i could well do without

Post by Puriel on Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:30 pm


ive just found out my partner is HIV positive. this is bad news as our relationship has been rocky of late . we've been together for seven years and Jamal was the love of my life.


Mind you, you were calling yourself Didge at the time.

HA!

He's busted!

Sassy wrote:You know, I thought you'd be much kinder to gay people after posting this:

https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t872-news-i-could-well-do-without#3717

News i could well do without

Post by Puriel on Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:30 pm


ive just found out my partner is HIV positive. this is bad news as our relationship has been rocky of late . we've been together for seven years and Jamal was the love of my life.


Mind you, you were calling yourself Didge at the time.

What the hell are you playing at now?!

Catman wrote:

Sassy wrote:You know, I thought you'd be much kinder to gay people after posting this:

https://newsfix.niceboard.com/t872-news-i-could-well-do-without#3717

News i could well do without

Post by Puriel on Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:30 pm


ive just found out my partner is HIV positive. this is bad news as our relationship has been rocky of late . we've been together for seven years and Jamal was the love of my life.


Mind you, you were calling yourself Didge at the time.

HA!

He's busted!

Well after that post, it's seems very strange he has suddenly become homophobic. Anyone would think he was on a wind up.   

Sassy wrote:

Catman wrote:

HA!

He's busted!

Well after that post, it's seems very strange he has suddenly become homophobic.   Anyone would think he was on a wind up.   

By who are you claiming me?

Proof that sassy is up to her old tricks again, why not ask Ben if this poster is me, as I came first here to disprove people claiming to be me by using usernames I had chosen


Sassy stirring the forum as per usual

PhilDidge wrote:

Sassy wrote:

Catman wrote:

HA!

He's busted!

Well after that post, it's seems very strange he has suddenly become homophobic.   Anyone would think he was on a wind up.   

By who are you claiming me?

Proof that sassy is up to her old tricks again, why not ask Ben if this poster is me, as I came first here to disprove people claiming to be me by using usernames I had chosen


Sassy stirring the forum as per usual  

No, no, big misunderstanding. Puriel was posing as Didge at the time, you can see in the quotes from that thread:

Catman wrote:

Didge wrote:

ive just found out my partner is HIV positive. this is bad news as our relationship has been rocky of late . we've been together for seven years and Jamal was the love of my life.

Stick with it as all relationships go through rocky periods but if your relationship is strong enough love will win the day and you will find ways to get through  

Seems Puriel's pulled some shenanigans here.

Ahh I wondered which of you impersonated Phildidge??

Puriel mustn't have realised if you change your name it changes all your posts but not other peoples if they quoted you while you wrote that
                      

Not at you Didge, as you have proven to be quite nice I assumed it was one of the assholes. but didn't know which one  :\\:[:

Hang on....didge IS Puriel? Is he not?
That was his name on Flap for a while. I assumed he'd been posting as one and then changed to the other?

Am I missing something here?   

eddie wrote:Hang on....didge IS Puriel? Is he not?
That was his name on Flap for a while. I assumed he'd been posting as one and then changed to the other?

Am I missing something here?   

Someone has posted here before I joined also using Didge, but won't own up who they are Eddie.

They think they are being clever, I joined to prove the person claiming to be me was fake, they then stopped posting to then the name Puriel turning up also.

PhilDidge wrote:

eddie wrote:Hang on....didge IS Puriel? Is he not?
That was his name on Flap for a while. I assumed he'd been posting as one and then changed to the other?

Am I missing something here?   

Someone has posted here before I joined also using Didge, but won't own up who they are Eddie.

They think they are being clever, I joined to prove the person claiming to be me was fake, they then stopped posting to then the name Puriel turning up also.

Ah ok. When I tried to use the name Eddie I couldn't so I  joined as another ID then asked Ben to change it. Weird because he managed to change it and there's no other Eddie on the member list?

Why does sassy not understand what happened to you then?  

eddie wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:


Someone has posted here before I joined also using Didge, but won't own up who they are Eddie.

They think they are being clever, I joined to prove the person claiming to be me was fake, they then stopped posting to then the name Puriel turning up also.

Ah ok. When I tried to use the name Eddie I couldn't so I  joined as another ID then asked Ben to change it. Weird because he managed to change it and there's no other Eddie on the member list?

Why does sassy not understand what happened to you then?  

Because she stupidly thought it was me, not to bright is sassy, even Costa had to come in and say as much on this. Like I say the same poster has been trying to pull themselves off as me and poorly to say the least, you know more than any the kind that have tried this before Eddie, they think they are being smart and only end up looking idiots!

@phildidge
so who is plurel         

Worse than bloody neighbours           

Ben_Reilly wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:


By who are you claiming me?

Proof that sassy is up to her old tricks again, why not ask Ben if this poster is me, as I came first here to disprove people claiming to be me by using usernames I had chosen


Sassy stirring the forum as per usual  

No, no, big misunderstanding. Puriel was posing as Didge at the time, you can see in the quotes from that thread:

Catman wrote:
Stick with it as all relationships go through rocky periods but if your relationship is strong enough love will win the day and you will find ways to get through  

Seems Puriel's pulled some shenanigans here.

Exactly Ben, I remember this came up on SF as the name on the post originally was Didge. Obviously it was Puriel, he must have changed it to that at a later date and didn't realise all the posts he had made in Didge's name would change. I should think Phil/Cat is pleased this has been solved, because at the time Didge thought it might be Phil/Cat, and he got accused of it.

Not accusing you of anything Didge, pointing out the person who was pretending to be you, because you were quite cross at the time.

Can you change your own name on here?

@Muffin
pretty sure you can under the profile tab.

I'm not sure it is wise but whatever, the site wasn't made with these petty games in mind
         

veya_victaous wrote:@Muffin
pretty sure you can under the profile tab.

I'm not sure it is wise but whatever, the site wasn't made with these petty games in mind
         

I'm already confused by hamster/seaman staines/captain may.   

eddie wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:


Someone has posted here before I joined also using Didge, but won't own up who they are Eddie.

They think they are being clever, I joined to prove the person claiming to be me was fake, they then stopped posting to then the name Puriel turning up also.

Ah ok. When I tried to use the name Eddie I couldn't so I  joined as another ID then asked Ben to change it. Weird because he managed to change it and there's no other Eddie on the member list?


Why does sassy not understand what happened to you then?  

When I tried to join here as Tess it said the name already existed so I had to put a full stop after the name. I think it might mean that the name's registered under Forumotion, on another forum..

eddie wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:


Someone has posted here before I joined also using Didge, but won't own up who they are Eddie.

They think they are being clever, I joined to prove the person claiming to be me was fake, they then stopped posting to then the name Puriel turning up also.

Ah ok. When I tried to use the name Eddie I couldn't so I  joined as another ID then asked Ben to change it. Weird because he managed to change it and there's no other Eddie on the member list?

Why does sassy not understand what happened to you then?  

I changed my name in deference to you, Eddie...aren't I a kind, considerate person?

Fred Moletrousers wrote:

eddie wrote:


Ah ok. When I tried to use the name Eddie I couldn't so I  joined as another ID then asked Ben to change it. Weird because he managed to change it and there's no other Eddie on the member list?

Why does sassy not understand what happened to you then?  

I changed my  name in deference to you, Eddie...aren't I a kind, considerate person?

Ah so you are the kindly culprit that stole my name and then returned it? Thanks lord Ed   

is this post from beekeeper the sort you want to see..

YOU still here, you obnoxious little turd !?!

directed at another poster...

veya_victaous wrote:@Muffin
pretty sure you can under the profile tab.

I'm not sure it is wise but whatever, the site wasn't made with these petty games in mind
         

Not in this case, veya. You can generally take whatever name you want, unless someone has taken it previously. That is what happened to me--someone claimed 'Quill' before I came (I know who)--hence, I had to settle for Original Quill.

I have never been on flap, so to me didge is Phildidge here.

Ahhh...but Moley, It has the virtue of brevity....

victorismyhero wrote:Ahhh...but Moley, It has the virtue of brevity....

That's certainly true, Victor. I have to confess that I was a little reluctant to "abbreviate" myself, though; Lord Edmund Moletrousers was a character in a children's play that I wrote years and years ago, so he's my copyright if nothing else!

Fred Moletrousers wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:Ahhh...but Moley, It has the virtue of brevity....

That's certainly true, Victor. I have to confess that I was a little reluctant to "abbreviate" myself, though; Lord Edmund Moletrousers was a character in a children's play that I wrote years and years ago, so he's my copyright if nothing else!

...hope you won't sue me for still using your former name ? ::rfth::