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Louisa has not been banned.

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NatashaD The original poster (and post) was commenting on how the she had a racist comment directed at her and found it offensive, and it has come to you telling her to "GET OVER IT". You may not be aware that this is out of order but I am telling you again that it is. Please restrain yourself.

Comment noted and acted upon.

Another thread yesterday entitled "Double murder in south east London - New Cross" was also moved to the Lounge area for a similar reason, it was not East Dulwich specific and there were two other discussions on the same thing. Harris Academy discussions are suffering the same, there are four threads about that on the first page of the ED Issues/Gossip section so I have locked three of them.

Lounged

There are three separate discussions on the Academy, so to avoid confusion I am locking this one and please use Harris Academy for boys on Peckham Rye approved to comment further.

There are three separate discussions on the Academy, so to avoid confusion I am locking this one and please use Harris Academy for boys on Peckham Rye approved to comment further.

What Keef said. Added: New people should not be put off expressing their views unless they are of course they are in breach of the rules. As always should you see anything that does break the rules please report them and we will deal with them as we see fit. This may involve setting the winged monkeys on them. [edited once]

Moved to the Lounge as it is not East Dulwich specific.

rifleman harris Wrote: > Am I allowed to swear on this forum? We prefer you did not so some rude words are automatically replaced with "@#$%&", this allows individuals to mentally insert their own preferred word.

With respect I am afraid you do not know what happens behind the scenes on the forum and you do not see the messages that are removed. You do not see the emails I receive from upset people who have been on the receiving end of malicious postings. You do not see the legal threats I receive from individuals and companies. You are not with me when I personally visit traders and shop keepers to say hello and have a chat with them about postings that are about their livelihoods. You do not hear the conversations I have had when the police have contacted me about forum issues. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes and I have to deal with issues as I see best. Sometimes I maybe wrong and make mistakes, not very often, but I do. The 'older' people you mention have been told off before and take being told off with a pinch of salt, a bit of humour but respect it as do the majority of the new posters. I agree with you that it used to be more relaxed, when you joined there were about 490 people visiting the forum everyday, now it is 1,900 everyday. Unfortunately there seems to have been a spate if nastiness recently which I have had to deal with. I do not like childish, bullying spitefulness and I believe others do not either so I try and stop it and I hope you can understand that. Therefore when people direct vitriolic and abusive comments at me it is especially not appreciated. I try and create a relaxed environment which people can use freely but there has to be rules otherwise it would be a place where only the loudest and aggressive get heard and I want everyone to have a voice. I am trying to create a decent environment and please think of me as someone who is trying to help keep the place tidy. I hope that helps reassure you and thank you for letting me know your thoughts, I do not know what people think unless they tell me. I am going to leave you with a message based on post from a year and a half a go that was aimed at the now 'older' forum users: "Imagine if someone opened a free art gallery and lots of people came and enjoyed it (for free), then a few people came and painted graffiti over the walls and the floor and the ceiling and made it unwelcoming, and when confronted and questioned they said "it's a free gallery, we can do what we want". The (unpaid) caretaker replied "I like to keep this place tidy for everyone, I want it to be a nice place for as many people as possible and I am afraid I do not want your crap graffiti everywhere as it detracts from the surrounding beauty, please do not do it. Now excuse me while I scrub off the willy and balls you have so humorously spray painted onto this canvas" and then one of the hoodlums said "how dare you remove my crap graffiti, what gives you the right, just because you don't like it ..." etc etc. edit - ps I am open to constructive criticism, you will see the a few "de-lounged" threads after people have raised objections to see that.

I am now moving this topic to the Lounge are where there is a full recovery area, congratulations to those who ran.

From my point of view, if I have warned people of their antagonistic, racist, aggressive, threatening, abusive or offensive posts and then they continue do so, I usually give them another warning. If they do it again then they are banned. In the last two years only three people have been permanently banned for that, there have also been some temporary bans administered. Or if someone falsely represents a company they are banned. About ten have been banned for that and then there's spammers, they've just banned straight away. For those who have not seen, please have a look at the terms http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?12,11 [edited once]

Now keep this East Dulwich specific

Shall not this thread revert to being East Dulwich relevant it shall be cast unto thy Lounge.

When you sign up your email address is not shown to other users, you have the option of changing that in the control centre. I do not and will not disclose peoples email addresses to others unless I am legally obliged to do so. I value your privacy and your confidence in me and the the forum. I can sometimes tell when people come on with multiple identities. I cannot tell what colour hair people have by they way they type messages. But I can tell if people have an older brother or sister by their chosen username. Not really. Seriously this forum has been built up on trust and the fact that East Dulwich is a smallish place. Myself, Mark and the hard working moderators always try and act fairly, it is not in our interest to abuse users. We try and keep the place friendly and welcoming and are totally honest and transparent so that people can enjoy themselves in a relaxed environment. May you continue to do so for a long time.

*swings open doors* *nods to everyone, removes Sheriff's badge, everyone relaxes* *strides up to the bar* *orders whiskey, drinks whiskey* *orders another whiskey, drinks whiskey* It sure is mental out there at the moment *pays for drink, tips barmaid, strides off in the direction of the distant gunfire*

I can state that it was not a football fan (or at least the ones you are thinking of)

If anyone feels that their PMs have been hacked then please let me know and I can reset passwords. I cannot access passwords myself as they are encrypted (MD5 to the techies) and I can state that I do not hack into messages. I am moving this to the About the Forum section.

The forum is intended to be a fun and useful place for the people who live in, visit, drive through and have an interest in East Dulwich and therefore aggressive, abusive, antagonistic, offensive, racist etc comments have no place round here. I will act accordingly with those few users who abuse this, sometimes without warning. If something is offensive please report it so that we become aware of it and can act on it if necessary. There is a "Report This Message" under every message, Everyone else is generally ok so thank you. And please stay on topic

Some users have been privately warned. Please anyone report any incidents of unsporting behaviour (just click on 'Report This Message' underneath each message) by anyone and I will deal with it. I'm going to remove some messages because they are just insulting, I apologise if it spoils the flow of the messages.

Lounged as it has turned into a pie fight.

Yellowdee, I appreciate that it is you first post but, as I have previously requested, please refrain from insulting people on this thread. Please feel free to start another thread in the Lounge about what racism means to you. Thank you.

Try reposting, that message sounds like your internet connection is intermittent.