View Full Version : Should Sheffield welcome asylum seekers with open arms?


ianbrownfan
18-07-2005, 15:28
Thoughts?

Me for one dont mind if they seek work etc. But not those who very willingly stand outside the peace gardens outside somerfield all day doing nothing with a brand new phone and trainers. Please.

robbie
18-07-2005, 15:34
olalsrat

Asylum seekers aren't aoud to look for work so what's the problem?

and I'm quite happy for them to spend their money in my local economy as well.

Greenback
18-07-2005, 15:39
I would say we should aim for our arms to be open at an angle of around 93 degrees.

bellis
18-07-2005, 15:46
albania must be a crap place to live if a lot of them want to live here. mmmm

redrobbo
18-07-2005, 15:52
I met two Albanian refugees at a BBQ on Sunday. They had escaped communist persecution some years ago now. The couple told me how they had been made welcome in Sheffield, and how grateful they were for the warm reception and help they had received. They have both learnt English, never having spoken a word before they escaped to England, have obtained good jobs, and have taken British nationality. A heart warming story of which Sheffielders can be proud.

banesmabes
18-07-2005, 17:32
As Robbie said, Asylum Seekers are not allowed to work and are given a very limited budget on which to live on while their case is being progressed (which can take forever as the Home Office is so slow). Personally I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt and make them welcome, and not just assume that they are bogus.

royjames
18-07-2005, 17:52
Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them.
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do .
This city would be much better without them here.

miniminch
18-07-2005, 17:57
Originally posted by royjames
Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them.
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do .
This city would be much better without them here.
Next to you Hitler is like Ghandi! Come back Adolf; all is forgiven!!:gag:

robbie
18-07-2005, 18:01
Originally posted by royjames
Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them.
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do .
This city would be much better without them here.

wow, what took you so long. olalsrat took a while

oh look another lets spout racism about thread.

kikc these Poles out. Getting everywhere. scrounging off the state and going out with locals to get citizenship ;)

1Man&hisBMW
18-07-2005, 18:02
Originally posted by royjames
Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them.
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do .
This city would be much better without them here.

...... maybe if they were allowed to work, they wouldnt be on the streets, being scroungers....?

Oh but then you would say they are taking british jobs. Anybody would think they are taking over directors positions at major banks or something.... they start at the bottom like everyone else, and do most of the jobs our own fellow british citizens who are unemployed won't do, because it will ruin their expensive shell suit.

I trust now you will say that your girlfriend was on your account and its her talking...
:rolleyes:

royjames
18-07-2005, 18:06
[ikikc these Poles out. Getting everywhere. scrounging off the state and going out with locals to get citizenship ;) [/B]


Nope she is working now,a E U citizen so she dont need a passport ;)
So you see she dont scrounge like this bloody lot.:thumbsup:

1Man&hisBMW
18-07-2005, 18:09
Originally posted by royjames
Nope she is working now,a E U citizen so she dont need a passport ;)
So you see she dont scrounge like this bloody lot.:thumbsup:

Still doesnt make her a citizen though I'm afraid.... :D Maybe they will deport her back to Poland under any new incitement to hatred laws.

polish_lady
18-07-2005, 18:14
you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

evildrneil
18-07-2005, 18:18
Ermmm since when does assylum seekers = non whites? Could we have strayed from the question of assylum into frothing racism (yet again!)

alchresearch
18-07-2005, 18:20
Originally posted by royjames
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do.

I don't normally like to be associated with comments made by Roy, but maybe he has a point?

What was the area like before these people (I'm not calling them foreigners, immigrants or asylum seekers because I don't know them, but I have seem them) congregated here?

Are women being hassled more now than before? I recall a very long thread about this recently.

These are valid questions. Don't just dismiss Roy's comments because of who and what he is.

Kristian
18-07-2005, 18:20
Originally posted by polish_lady
you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

If you don't like it here then why not go home?

1Man&hisBMW
18-07-2005, 18:25
Originally posted by polish_lady
you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

Maybe you can tell us how many Polish bus drivers there are in Sheffield taking jobs from Sheffielders? That is how ridiculous your statement actually is.

If we are all so stupid, with our heads in the sand, please feel free to leave at the next earliest opportunity.

redrobbo
18-07-2005, 18:29
Originally posted by polish_lady
you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

I referred to two Albanian asylum seekers in my earlier post. Albanians - who are white. Why are you equating asylum seekers with non-whites (which you managed to mention 3 times in your post)? Why, for that matter, have you changed the topic from asylum seekers to immigrants?

Note: rhetorical questions only - we already know the answers! Just another racist :rant: of course.

polish_lady
18-07-2005, 18:30
i have a holidays and i have boyfriend here ,
maybe you are so intolerant that you don't want me to be here.

Kristian
18-07-2005, 18:33
Originally posted by polish_lady
i have a holidays and i have boyfriend here ,
maybe you are so intolerant that you don't want me to be here.

Ooh, how quickly you turn from out and out racist to playing the victim PolishLady.

I don't like the insinuation that I am discriminatory in any way. I choose to judge people on their merits, not their ethnicity; however, with views like yours maybe I would be happier if you weren't here. :|

D2J
18-07-2005, 18:33
Originally posted by polish_lady
maybe you are so intolerant that you don't want me to be here.

Well you're not helping yourself with your comments so far..

But thats just my opinion.

polish_lady
18-07-2005, 18:38
I have my opinions and I am not afraid to share them,I really dont care if you like me or not.
I can see why the BNP exist in this country,its going to be hard for them here with all you white lefties around.
Ans polish people work when we come here,we dont take from you like the blacks and the rest,you maybe should be glad we come here to work and pay tax to keep your blacks who do nothing.

owdlad
18-07-2005, 18:39
Originally posted by polish_lady
you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

I have no dislike for any person no matter what the colour of his/her skin, I do however take exception to being judged as stupid by someone who certainly seems to have an axe to grind with anyone who has a different skin colouring to theirs.

You are not white you are pink, so shall we now ban pinkies from our country, and browns, and then anyone who has a suntan just in case they might not be whitey's..sorry pinkies.

Should you want to see stupidity at it's best look in the mirror.

D2J
18-07-2005, 18:41
Originally posted by polish_lady
you maybe should be glad we come here to work and pay tax to keep your blacks who do nothing.

Oh please, have a day off... I think its kinda insulting that an 'immigrant' in the UK is preaching to us how we should run the UK..

Yes, you have your views and we have ours..

royjames
18-07-2005, 18:44
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Should you want to see stupidity at it's best look in the mirror. [/B]


Do NOT insult my girlfriend like that ,she is entitled to her view like the rest of you.
I will have to take this as personal if you continue and then action will follow.:mad:
Debate by all means ,just dont make it personal.

owdlad
18-07-2005, 18:46
Originally posted by royjames
Do NOT insult my girlfriend like that ,she is entitled to her view like the rest of you.
I will have to take this as personal if you continue and then action will follow.:mad:
Debate by all means ,just dont make it personal.

So it was fine for her to call us stupid but when the boots on the other foot "action will follow" yeah ok we are down to the usual nitty gritty of the BNP :shakes:

Greenback
18-07-2005, 18:48
Originally posted by royjames
Do NOT insult my girlfriend like that ,she is entitled to her view like the rest of you.
I will have to take this as personal if you continue and then action will follow.:mad:
Debate by all means ,just dont make it personal.


As a non-Brit, when will you be recommending she ****** off back home?

We don't need neo-Nazis here (and the irony that this is a Polish neo-Nazi is incredible!) so the sooner the better as far as I'm concerned.

royjames
18-07-2005, 18:48
First of all she did not say anyone in particular,YOU on the other hand did so.

JoeP
18-07-2005, 18:50
Mod. Note

OK. Please calm down and keep the personal insults off the thread. This is the only warning I'll be posting on this thread. From here on in any one insulting other members will be banned.

Thanks,

Joe

royjames
18-07-2005, 18:51
Look who says she is neo nazi? I ask you to prove she is a neo nazi??
Just because she has right wing views does not mean she is a nazi for gods sake.
Many people think like her are they all nazis? Get real.:loopy:

owdlad
18-07-2005, 18:52
Originally posted by royjames
First of all she did not say anyone in particular,YOU on the other hand did so.

So you think it's alright to call everyone stupid, but not to single anyone out...... I can see the logic in that :huh: :huh:

redrobbo
18-07-2005, 18:55
Originally posted by polish_lady
i have a holidays and i have boyfriend here ,
maybe you are so intolerant that you don't want me to be here.

Despite your racist views polish_lady, I'm not intolerant of you being in my country. However.......I think you should know something........there is someone on this forum who definitely wants you to leave........just have a look at what he posted on another thread.........

Originally posted by royjames

if my party ever gets in to power those who are not british and living here will be deported

I do hope that royjames has told you that there is no long term future in your relationship - 'cos if the BNP come to power, looks like your boyfriend gets to sign your deportation order! :shocked:

royjames
18-07-2005, 18:56
The logic is irrelevant,to be honest I am suprised at you for getting personal,I did not think you was like that,maybe im wrong.
Anyway as Joe said lets keep it non personal shall we,back to the thread the peace gardens are not such a welcoming place now for women and I have been told by quite a few they are getting hassle when they walk past.
Its not right and something needs to be done about it.

Greenback
18-07-2005, 19:04
Originally posted by royjames
The logic is irrelevant

Seems perfectly clear and logical to me. You think she should leave, don't you?

1Man&hisBMW
18-07-2005, 19:12
yeah she doesnt insult anybody, just 'pakis' (as per a previously deleted thread) and lazy blacks.... yep, shes just the material we need in this country :rolleyes: . Ideal for a BNP motivational speech.

Maybe you can tell me how many Polish people have come to the UK to work.... on the same note, you can also tell me how many Africans have come here to work in the NHS...or don't they pay tax because their black, and let me guess, they don't contribute to the economy because they bring a lifetimes supply of food with them :loopy:

banesmabes
18-07-2005, 19:17
Originally posted by polish_lady
I have my opinions and I am not afraid to share them,I really dont care if you like me or not.
I can see why the BNP exist in this country,its going to be hard for them here with all you white lefties around.
Ans polish people work when we come here,we dont take from you like the blacks and the rest,you maybe should be glad we come here to work and pay tax to keep your blacks who do nothing.

I can't believe we are seeing such comments made in this day and age, to make sweeping generalisations about black people in this country. Maybe Polish_lady you are unaware of why many immigrants from other commonwealth countries came to Britain in the first place? They came because we had a huge labour shortage. We have a labour shortage today as well. We have millions of white Britons sat on the dole unprepared to do the jobs that are out there. But we also have many immigrants, and descendants of immigrants who have a strong work ethic and are fully prepared to knuckle down to some hard work. Anyone who comes to this country from abroad on a Visa has no recourse to public funds, so cannot scrounge from the state. Perhaps your racist views come from being a citizen of a country that is almost 100% white?

melthebell
18-07-2005, 19:19
depends if theyre decent people like the rest then yes, if theyre scum like plenty of white english people aswell then no

tbh i dont care either way if they work or not........ive spent long enough on the dole, im now working *shrugs*

1Man&hisBMW
18-07-2005, 19:23
Originally posted by royjames
Look who says she is neo nazi? I ask you to prove she is a neo nazi??
Just because she has right wing views does not mean she is a nazi for gods sake.
Many people think like her are they all nazis? Get real.:loopy:

Classic! You mean in the same way that somebody who is White but doesn't agree with you is automatically a left-wing tree hugging nutcase hell-bent on the destruction of their own race?

banesmabes
18-07-2005, 19:24
Originally posted by royjames
Anyway as Joe said lets keep it non personal shall we,back to the thread the peace gardens are not such a welcoming place now for women and I have been told by quite a few they are getting hassle when they walk past.
Its not right and something needs to be done about it.

As a Sheffield woman I can't say I have ever noticed anyone hanging around the peace gardens making me uncomfortable, let alone anyone who appears to be an asylum seeker, and I have never heard anyone I know comment about this either. But then I suppose we all see what we want to see. I see a beautiful public space that people are enjoying (myself included - on a regular basis).

sunshiner
18-07-2005, 19:26
som 1 told me this a while back that she met a bloke dont know where from but he wasnt english he told er he loved her etc married her and when he could stay in uk braught his wife over she had kids they got married and braught there wives over
i press no judgement but it may make a few people think

banesmabes
18-07-2005, 19:29
Originally posted by sunshiner
som 1 told me this a while back that she met a bloke dont know where from but he wasnt english he told er he loved her etc married her and when he could stay in uk braught his wife over she had kids they got married and braught there wives over
i press no judgement but it may make a few people think

So are you saying that the first man was a bigamist and was already married before he came to this country? If so then the second marriage would have been nil and void and he would not have been allowed to stay in this country surely?

redrobbo
18-07-2005, 19:43
Originally posted by sunshiner
som 1 told me this a while back that she met a bloke dont know where from but he wasnt english he told er he loved her etc married her and when he could stay in uk braught his wife over she had kids they got married and braught there wives over
i press no judgement but it may make a few people think

I have it on good authority, (from som 1 I know a while back that she met a bloke, don't know who), who told her that some people believe in fairy tales!

I think you ought to make a judgement on this fairy tale - I'm sure you wouldn't want people to think you are gullible.

robbie
18-07-2005, 20:38
Originally posted by royjames
Nope she is working now,a E U citizen so she dont need a passport ;)
So you see she dont scrounge like this bloody lot.:thumbsup:

so take it back 2 years and you'd have nothing to do with her as she's an illegal?

also I thought you were against the EU?

oh and she does need a passport. If she aint got one of them then bye bye ... no benefits, no work, no proof of ID.

robbie
18-07-2005, 20:44
this is aimed at no one in particular as that would be wrong.

however, did you know that during WW2 the Poles were Nazi collaborators who did a lot of their culling for them.

see, if you were to take a nice trip to say Krakow you'd see how right wing a lot of Polish people are.

and to the mods.

why do with have to have an endless deluge of racist threads? we all know what is going to happen. Can't we ban them nless they are specifically about something topical.

we will be the popular UK riight wing forum again :loopy:

coyleys
18-07-2005, 20:48
Originally posted by robbie
olalsrat

Asylum seekers aren't aoud to look for work so what's the problem?

and I'm quite happy for them to spend their money in my local economy as well.
Yes but its not there money its OURS

JoeP
18-07-2005, 21:31
Originally posted by robbie
this is aimed at no one in particular as that would be wrong.

however, did you know that during WW2 the Poles were Nazi collaborators who did a lot of their culling for them.



Robbie,

Get your history right.

Every country that fought against the Nazis had their run of collaborators - the UK included.

Poland gave this country a great advantage against teh germans before WW2 kicked off properly by helping us get hold of ENIGMA information that led to us breaking codes. Poles fought with the allies, and were hung out to dry by the Russians who disliked the idea of a free Poland after the War.

To say 'Pole were Nazi collaborators is utter ********'. Some were - but you cannot judge a country on teh actions of a few. After all..that's, erm....racism?

Joe

Greenback
18-07-2005, 21:35
Originally posted by coyleys
Yes but its not there money its OURS

Not necessarily. Poverty isn't a pre-requisite for an asylum claim.

wendygs
18-07-2005, 21:37
That Adolf Hitler be forgiven is outrageous. This thread should have been deleted then and there.

The author of that outrageous statement is no better than the people whose opinions he ostensibly seeks to deride.

It is one thing to debate in a seemly manner, but this thread incites racial hatred which is displayed at its most intolerant.

As this entire thread is inciting racial hatred it should be deleted with immediate effect forthwith.

It calls in to question the judgment of all those who indulge the perpetrators who I see no need to name because it is patently obvious.

JoeP
18-07-2005, 21:38
Originally posted by robbie
and to the mods.

why do with have to have an endless deluge of racist threads? we all know what is going to happen. Can't we ban them nless they are specifically about something topical.

we will be the popular UK riight wing forum again :loopy:

We apply judgement as to what threads and posts are overtly racist, and we remove more than you are probably aware of.

There is a thin line to be drawn between removing something because it's racist, and removing something because it doesn't agree with a particular political view.

'We all know what is going to happen' - yes, people get to name calling rather than arguing the politics. I have banned people from the forum for racist comments, inciting hatred, name calling, the lot - and I will ban people form both sides of the political divide.

You may disagree with something; fine. Report it. But we will not allow the 'it's racist' chant to be used to stop people posting. By allowing people to post their beliefs, people on this forum can make their own judgements as to the sanity or otherwise of the policies of political movements.

Joe

robbie
18-07-2005, 21:38
Originally posted by JoePritchard
Robbie,

Get your history right.

Every country that fought against the Nazis had their run of collaborators - the UK included.

Poland gave this country a great advantage against teh germans before WW2 kicked off properly by helping us get hold of ENIGMA information that led to us breaking codes. Poles fought with the allies, and were hung out to dry by the Russians who disliked the idea of a free Poland after the War.

To say 'Pole were Nazi collaborators is utter ********'. Some were - but you cannot judge a country on teh actions of a few. After all..that's, erm....racism?

Joe

i know. Just making a point ;)

carter101
18-07-2005, 21:46
Should Sheffield welcome asylum seekers with open arms?

I'd much rather someone with a genuine aslyum claim was welcomed to Britain rather than face persecution torture etc.

I'd disagree with the way asylum claims are dealt with, I'm sure things would be a lot simpler if they were processed much more quickly.

Norton
18-07-2005, 21:54
I think that when there is a genuine threat to these people from an intolerable regime then yes. I think if I was to become persecuted for expressing my thoughts or feelings, I'd try and skip the country. People are people, regardless of the colour of their skin or religion and people deserve all the human rights they are born with to be respected.


On another note, If people from anywhere want to come and work, then let them in as well. Many of the immigrants who want to become citizens of this country are more proud of it than we are, and many people do genuinely come to work here and work damn hard. I'm not talking about "non-white" (I hate that phrase) immigrants either, people from anywhere in the world. As said before in this thread, there are plently enough jobs to go around, especially in key public service areas, such as the buses who are forever advertising and in the NHS. Teaching is also a profession which is serverly under-staffed in many areas. The world has always had immigration, why the scrutiny now?

Fair enough, there may be some asylum seekers who take advantage of a soft system, but is it only their fault? And also, there are many "spongers" who couldn't be anymore British/English if they tried, can we deport these? Tax scams, false disability claims and spawning children just to receive a council house. Being pregnant seems to be a career choice for some girls these days.

That's my two-penneth. Appears I'm a tree hugger eh Roy? I happen to quite like trees...

eguin
18-07-2005, 22:06
Originally posted by royjames
Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them.
The peace gardens used to be such a nice place till they got here,now its a place where the women feel they are being hassled all the time by these scroungers with nothing better to do .
This city would be much better without them here.

They are allowed to work after they have been proccesed as then they are classed as refugees.
Still then most of them do not want to work as they are too busy enjoying 'free Britain',living off the taxpayer.
Although the do-gooders who stick up for them will gladly keep them as they dare not speak out against them for fear of people crying 'racist'!.........me i don't give a damn what they call me as i will say what i feel and i feel they are mainly spongers and liars.......now altogether now racist,racist, racist, racist

Norton
18-07-2005, 22:08
Originally posted by eguin
me i don't give a damn what they call me as i will say what i feel and i feel they are mainly spongers and lyers.......

Again, what do you suggest we do with the British spongers and liars? The British spongers and liars who's ancestors have lived here before potatoes were introduced?

Phanerothyme
18-07-2005, 22:10
Originally posted by eguin
They are allowed to work after they have been proccesed as then they are classed as refugees.
Still then most of them do not want to work as they are too busy enjoying 'free Britain',living off the taxpayer.
Although the do-gooders who stick up for them will gladly keep them as they dare not speak out against them for fear of people crying 'racist'!.........me i don't give a damn what they call me as i will say what i feel and i feel they are mainly spongers and lyers.......now altogether now racist,racist, racist, racist

Hmm, can I sing the "he's too stupid to be a racist" song instead? It's got a good beat.

eguin
18-07-2005, 22:48
Originally posted by Norton
Again, what do you suggest we do with the British spongers and liars? The British spongers and liars who's ancestors have lived here before potatoes were introduced?

give them more!

eguin
18-07-2005, 22:51
Originally posted by Norton
Again, what do you suggest we do with the British spongers and liars? The British spongers and liars who's ancestors have lived here before potatoes were introduced?

If you have a spare room maybe you could put a few of them up in it, if not you could always help a bit more by giving them some of your cash

redrobbo
18-07-2005, 22:56
Originally posted by robbie
and to the mods.

why do with have to have an endless deluge of racist threads? we all know what is going to happen. Can't we ban them nless they are specifically about something topical.

we will be the popular UK riight wing forum again


Originally posted by JoeP
We apply judgement as to what threads and posts are overtly racist, and we remove more than you are probably aware of.

There is a thin line to be drawn between removing something because it's racist, and removing something because it doesn't agree with a particular political view.

'We all know what is going to happen' - yes, people get to name calling rather than arguing the politics. I have banned people from the forum for racist comments, inciting hatred, name calling, the lot - and I will ban people form both sides of the political divide.

You may disagree with something; fine. Report it. But we will not allow the 'it's racist' chant to be used to stop people posting. By allowing people to post their beliefs, people on this forum can make their own judgements as to the sanity or otherwise of the policies of political movements.

Joe

This is a difficult call for the Mods. If the purpose of such threads is to argue politics - then can we have the politics thread back please?

I can't begin to imagine what overtly racist posts you remove, not when I see posts on this thread such as this.....
Originally posted by royjames

Personally we should throw the lot of them out of the country,bloody scroungers the lot of them........
scroungers with nothing better to do

The above was though mild compared to this......
Originally posted by polish_lady

you all are more stupid then i thought .
Maybe you will tell me how many jobs the non whites take from you?
You have 1 million non white immigrants in London alone,the poles dont have that many here.
You are stupid in this country,you more love non whites than other white from europe.

....which provoked this observation from a Mod

Originally posted by evildrneil
Ermmm since when does assylum seekers = non whites? Could we have strayed from the question of assylum into frothing racism (yet again!)



Despite the recognition of "frothing racism (yet again)" we then had to contend with this.......
Originally posted by polish_lady

I have my opinions and I am not afraid to share them,I really dont care if you like me or not.
I can see why the BNP exist in this country,its going to be hard for them here with all you white lefties around.
Ans polish people work when we come here,we dont take from you like the blacks and the rest,you maybe should be glad we come here to work and pay tax to keep your blacks who do nothing.



Whilst I don't mind be called a leftie, I do object to my fellow citizens being castigated as "blacks and the rest" and reading "blacks who do nothing". It is pure, unadulterated, vile racism. It contributes nothing to the debate. The topic under discussion has been reduced to a racist rant, and asylum seekers, immigrants and refugees are now simply referred to by the colour of their skin, i.e., "blacks", or by insults, i.e., "bloody scroungers", and, as we have seen in other threads "scum", and similar. This isn't civilised debating, and consequently, I feel it diminishes the quality status of the forum.

As I said, this must be a difficult call for the Mods. But if these threads all deteriorate into name-calling, insults and bans, then isn't there some merit in just closing down the aslyum seekers debate, the immigrants debate, and the refugees debate (in all their many guises) as happened with the politics threads?

I know and work alongside black and Asian people. I am dismayed that the diatribe, invective and overt racism of people like royjames and polish_lady continues to be allowed. Have not the racists exposed themselves to sufficient endless ridicule?

A.B.Yaffle
18-07-2005, 23:04
Originally posted by royjames
Do NOT insult my girlfriend like that ,she is entitled to her view like the rest of you.
I will have to take this as personal if you continue and then action will follow.:mad:
Debate by all means ,just dont make it personal.

If your girlfriend doesn't want to be insulted, perhaps you should suggest that she be a bit more careful what she says on public forums and in public chatrooms. Some of the things she comes out with make her sound like one of the stupidest people I have ever come across! :(

JoeP
18-07-2005, 23:06
Mod. Note

Enough. As this doesn't seem to be going anywhere, I'm locking it off.

Joe