My Public Apology!

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Ming
First, you were the one throwing around insults.. making up bad assumptions... and just generally acting like you were high and mighty for creating an insulting thread with the sole intent of egging people on to insult people... and all under what you call an "experiment"...

He claimed it was an experiment minutes after posting it, and actually ended up insulting nobody. If it was meant to be an offensive thread, it failed miserably. If it was intended to highlight the fact that some "offensive" jokes seem more acceptable than others, then it worked for at least the two people who commented on it, and probably more who didn't. The fact that there wasn't a mod online and so the two were completely incomparable was an unfortunate circumstance that ruined the experimental nature of the thread, and rendered most of the argument about blame and double-standards completely pointless. MOBIUS in this thread is "acting the ass", but MOBIUS in the other thread was just acting. Since the thread in question has now been deleted, and going by the number of people offended by it (i.e. approximately zero) I don't think an apology thread will do anything to help matters for anyone. Not to mention the fact that there's no way it would be a sincere apology because there's nobody to apologise to and nothing remaining to apologise for.

Banning MOBIUS straight off would be rather silly IMO, he's done no worse than anyone else who posted "jokes" in that thread, or the many that have come before, and banning him for being a jackass would mean banning half the OT if we were doing "fairness".

[Kuciwalker]

I think Ming needs to cool off. Attack the arguments, not the posters.

[Winston]

So, Iskandar Reza only posted his public apology because Ming grabbed a firm hold of his balls?

Puts this very thread and his excuses for the original, repulsive thread a bit in perspective...

[Provost Harrison]

Hehe, it does make one wonder why it is quite acceptable to attack the French but not the Jews...

[Ming]

Gee... I don't see an apology from MOBIUS.... bummer.

I guess this site will just have to apply the equality that he seems to be demanding...

See Ya Mobius... you are restricted.

[Provost Harrison]

In all fairness, he hasn't even been online since you posted that...

[Immortal Wombat]

MOBIUS: Banned for spending 90 minutes offline. Good call Ming.

[Ming]

That's funny... on the screens I can read, his last download was at 2:50 my time... just 12 minutes ago...

Sounds fair to me... his problem, not mine. He wants equality... he got it.

[PLATO]

Note to self: Be careful what you ask for.

[Winston]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
MOBIUS: Banned for spending 90 minutes offline. Good call Ming.

In my book, Ming isn't the one acting like an immature spoiled brat with megalomaniac tendencies.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Winston
In my book, Ming isn't the one acting like an immature spoiled brat with megalomaniac tendencies.

Who is?

[Winston]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison

Who is?

MOBIUS

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
Which was the point of my experimental French Joke thread...

Some of the jokes I posted on there were at least as bad as the jokes on the thread posted by IR, but not a flutter of outrage for almost 24 hours when I checked back.

The difference was that your thread was obviously in good humor, whereas IR's thread looked like genuine anti-semitism.

[Ming]

I'm not a big fan of people who make crap up in an attempt to belittle the owners of this site... They work hard to provide us with a place where we can post on line... So if people don't want to respect the owners, and try to belittle them in a silly attempt to make themselves look good, I will show them the same level of respect... none

[Immortal Wombat]

Yes, if I was an anti-semite I'd let everyone know by posting a stupid thread and ending it "flame me now "