Warned for "Jesus"

[lobf]

It surprises me that you are not complaining about your aggressive posting style and bad language in posts #36, #38 and #77 of that thread and the fact that post #79, which contained the word "Jesus", was also a clear attempt at getting that thread even more heated than it already was and which eventually caused the thread to get closed...

Maybe Ludens was in a hurry (as he indicated when he closed the thread, btw) and didn't have enough time to write an elaborate explanation about why exactly your behaviour in that thread was way out of line? Not that such an explanation would be needed, as it seems pretty obvious.

All in all, I think that just a pm warning was more than fair in this case, considering your behaviour in that thread.

Except in the PM he specifically cited my use of "Jesus" as the reason for the warning and called it "profane," while making not a single remark about any other posts?

Not to mention I was attacked in that thread after committing the grave offense of asking for sources. Oh no!

[KarlXII]

The guy above me said "God this thread is funny." Why don't you take offense to that?

Because "God" can refer to a number of dieties, it is not the Christian God, because that is not His Name.

The use of the word "Jesus!" as an interjection is profanity, and it is commonly defined and accepted, especially in America, as profane. You cannot get around that, it's the simple truth. No matter how common it is, it is still profanity. You cannot make profanity accepted just by saying "WELL LOL PEOPLES SAY IT ALL THE TIME SO WUTS THE DEALZORZ!!!?!?!?", or else we'd have more swearing in here than a navy ship!

[TinCow]

lobf: I believe this discussion is not useful to your case. You had a valid question about your warning, but unfortunately you did not handle it properly. As a result, the issue regarding your warning is now difficult to disentangle from your subsequent behavior. When you raised the issue via PM, the Moderators immediately began discussing whether the warning was proper under the circumstances. However, after that point you started this thread and have since dropped several very significant curse words and have otherwise demonstrated less than sterling behavior. This influences your case a great deal, as it makes your look like a troll and that cannot help but distort our perception of the original incident.

I would suggest that you simply let the matter lie, as from my standpoint it looks like your current course is only likely to get you into more trouble. I will once again emphasize that a warning PM is just that: a warning. No action is taken on it and it is simply a notice sent from a Moderator to a member. Be careful you don't talk your way into an actual infraction, when all you've gotten so far is a finger wag. In the future, please be aware that we really do review warnings and infractions in a proper and reasonable manner when an appeal is lodged. Doing so in a polite and respectful manner is far more likely to result in a positive outcome than reacting in the manner that you have demonstrated in this thread.

[Ludens]

And you didn't -say- you were a Christian, but nobody else would get upset at a "profane" use of his name (as you said in your PM) Am I wrong?

Yes. In fact, my very first post on the .Org was a defence of atheism. I am not religious, but I think it important to be respectful of the religious feelings of others, if only for the sake of politeness.

You may have noticed that Ludens already posted in this thread, admitted that he himself is not sure and already asked Tosa's opinion on the matter.

For the record: it was lobf who contacted TosaInu, not me.

Oh for crying out loud, it was just a PM?

Yes.

I honestly never realized that Ludens wasn't a native speaker of English. His written English is better than mine at any rate.

Likewise. I also believe he would speak it better than myself.

And yes, others noted, I never realised Ludens was not a native speaker. I mean, his style of writing seemed to indicate inborn fluency. Non-native speakers usually write better, but it is noticeable in the syntax as well as other factors which country they come from.