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[slark]

Is it now acceptable for people who post news items that some disagree with to be classed as mentally ill. I thought the Ed was to doing an excellent job of cleaning ths site up till i read this post.

Zeuhl
Because he is clearly mentally ill.

I feel rather sorry for him.
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13:14 Tue 02nd Nov 2010

Are the people who have mental health problems in our society not to have a voice.Are we to go back to the old days when people would be locked away in a small room never to be seen again.

[jno]

if you feel bad about a post, report it.

[jno]

PS are you hinting that the person referred to really is mentally ill but should be allowed on AB nonetheless? I think that's a very fair stance.

[slark]

If he/she has mental health problems he/she should still be allowed to post so long as he/she does not break any Site Rules.

It is a wicked thing to mock the afflicted.

[Zeuhl]

You really shouldn't jump to assumptions unless you are simply being 'trollish'

My reference to mental illness was not due to disagreeing with another's point of view - it was based on another poster's behaviour: repeated posting on the same subject to the point of obsession or fixation.

My expression of sympathy for them was also sincere.

I would be the last person to deny R Soul a voice even when mental illness is a factor
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[B00]

having not read the original, i can only assume that the poster made that remark as an insult, rather than genuinely believing that particular person was mentally ill.

[slark]

I think people like you Zeuhl are stuck in the Dark Ages. The days of locking people away from the rest of society are long gone i am glad to say.

[slark]

http://www.mind.org.uk/

[jackthehat]

Great to see things being kept in proportion.................

[bibblebub]

this is the thread on which that posting was made http://www.theanswerb...s/Question953762.html

[jno]

where did Zeuhl suggest locking anyone away?

[Zeuhl]

Slark

One of my friends is on the Board of Mind. They are an excellent organisation but I don't think they could help you as they don't encourage Trolls
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[slark]

Zeuhl is that your insult for me for today

[Zeuhl]

I wonder if Slark is also R Soul?

Anyone who has followed his anti-BBC rantings over the years will need counselling by now anyway.

:-)

[slark]

I have reported this person to the Ed and shall post no more on this topic.

[Zeuhl]

Good for you

I wonder what the Ed could find offensive in any of my postings other than a genuine concern over another AB-er and the asking of reasonable questions when suspicious of troll-like behaviour.

I think some people might construe your baseless accusations that I am prejudiced against mentally ill people rather offensive in themselves.

But I thank you for your comments anyway.

Have a pleasant evening
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[naomi24]

I don't think anyone got the wrong idea Zeuhl - except slark. Blimey, we'll all be frightened to breath soon for fear of someone reading into it something that isn't there!!

[Zeuhl]

Naomi

<< people reading things that aren't there>>>

I hope you're not having a pop at people who are mentally ill because that's just wrong.
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[naomi24]

:o)

[boxtops]

I can't see anything about mental illness in that OP, but one answer's been removed. As jno says, if you find a post offensive, you should report it, not just complain to us here about it.

[Zeuhl]

Ed bhas removed my post:

<<Because he is clearly mentally ill.

I feel rather sorry for him.>>>

I think that is fair enough.

It was intended as a sincere comment prompted by R Soul's obsessive anti-BBC posts but I accept some people might have chosen to be offended by it.

I have no complaints; Ed has to err on the side of caution which is right I think.
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