General Chat

No offence to Sharron but I'd say the vast majority of her threads have humour in there somewhere in some form or other. Might be best for the itchy fingered one to not read her threads at all.

I certainly have not said Sharron intended to offend btw. I don't think anyone said that.

I'm sorry but as far as I recall the title of the original ( which seems to be years ago now, talk about flogging a dead horse!) did not actually imply it was a thread about a dead person with no legs and a drink problem ? Did it?

So it really is no good saying "Don't read" what might offend, HOW exactly is one to do that?

Not read anything written on the board at all. probably best.

Nyx the differences between the choices you mentioned was my comment and that of Sharron didn't have to be read....the person that chooses to take offence when none was intended affected everyone by having it pulled/RR'd. That is not needed censorship for the masses.

Oh I'm sure I will get RR for telling what actually happened....and as for my father he was always rather 'armless even the night he was so drunk he barked back at the neighbours dogs think it was a New Years Eve.... :-D

Caroline I would wait to get your post above RR'd as well but, sorry Rose, it actually made me chuckle.

It's a matter of choice Caroline, you choose to say that about a relative, Sharron chose to say what she said about a friend, the reporter chose to report it because they wanted to.

In the land of my birth, it is customary & an honour for (male) family members of the deceased to carry the coffin.

So far, I have had the privilege of doing so four times.

Both of which were true...she was legless and liked a drink

Here's a thought my father had an arm taken off and liked the odd drink too....and he's dead now.....

She commented on a recent event, bit weird if she'd waited until Sept to comment on the funeral.....

I very much doubt it was reported for any mention of the one son being gay ( who would care about that?!) ...it was more likely that the comment re the lady's drinking and amputation was at the root of the report. Just my assumption.

Then as far as I remember, though you may correct me as I only glanced, the second thread gave more personal details of the lady's past.

How long dead does one have to be? imo probably more than a week or two I'd say.

It's generally accepted I think that making a joke about a tragedy, big or small, is less appropriate ( however funny it might be) the closer it is to the event?

Maybe the report wasn't because of any of that...maybe someone just had a bad day and was fed up,who knows, I'm sure I've been reported more than once because someone was just sick of the sight of my name :-)

How dead does one have to be I wonder before mention can be made in any humorous context..in this case it really wasn't the dead person per say...Sharron commented on the two strong sons being smart enough to carry the light end of the coffin and the other son who wasn't as strong ended up at the heavy end....the fact that son happened to be gay might have offended some in some way....I know Sharron wasn't saying he wasn't as strong due to be gay, and wasn't having a go at him for being gay....

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I don't care what anyone reads or doesn't, whether they find it funny or not... some like Frankie Boyle's sharper style of comedy, some prefer... I don't know, Michael Mcintyre?

but if either of the above offend or upset someone with a joke or comment, don't they just move on. Not everything gets a laugh.

Take a look at the People's Friend website. It has pdf policy documents for all sorts of things except humour. The granite north of Scotland wouldn't recognise humour even if hit over the head by a large wet halibut. I have never understood how DCT came to own the Beano or the murdered Dandy.

Whether you are an adult sassenach or not is of little relevance. They (DCT) know what their readers like or don't like and that includes Web sites.

For whatever reason Dundee cake and a generous wee dram go very well together.

Only if you want to misinterpret what was said, which can't now be looked at of course!, as someone (me?) taking the "moral high ground". I and the only other poster I saw posting suggested reasons why someone 'might' have reported it.

I can't say of course why the reporter reported, nor can anyone else it's just a guess based on years of life lol ...maybe they just don't think you should make comments about the recently dead? that's an old thing but it doesn't actually make it taking the "moral high ground" does it?

Certainly the internet has changed things, because now a post about a person's life or death can remain visible for generations to come... maybe that is a good thing, maybe it's not...I'm not sure I would particularly like my good friend to drag over my flaws on GR when I'm dead .. what's put online is possibly going to be there for generations.

I agree, Caroline :-)

Sorry...this moral high ground has got to my head.....Sharron did a thread based on factual albeit humorous information....it got RR.....Genes pulled it.....Sharron did a thread to say it's been pulled....that attracted the moral high ground so Sharron pulled it...then did this thread to say she'd pulled it I assume before it could be RR too...but this has started to get moral high ground again and many of us feel as adults we can decided whether to read humour comments or not.

The original thread was RR by someone for whatever reason, then before Genes could pull it Sharron did as it became a thread about moral high grounds it seems.
The general feeling is whilst being aware there have to be guidelines, it has rather become a case of someone deciding what we as adults can find funny. As we said the humour in her thread was factual.

Where do you get the idea from that the boards are moderated, Rollo? If that was the case, the thread would have been pulled without a RR showing.
The only 'moderating' is done by the members. Even then it's been known for a post to remain as 'reported' for days on end until Support get round to reviewing it.

Way back I used to post jokes from the likes of Lenny Bruce. They were always referred plus I got two banning warnings.

I doubt it is any "itchy finger" referring stuff but rather Gr/fmp staff. DC Thompson are well known as publishers of "the People's Friend" and have made several public statements in Dundee making it clear that they have a v trad policy standpoint. The nearest thing they have to running through wheatfields is "the Beano".

It is their moderated board. Posters should consider company policy. There are plenty other places to post. IMHO it is a bit like skooldays seeing how far you can push the line.

Hey ho

I read this thread last night. I'm pretty sure I read that Sharron had pulled the thread herself.

I don't see anything this morning.

Sharron have you edited or was I' seeing things.'?

I must admit when I first read it I was a bit surprised and as the lady only just died thought it a bit' off''.

However, knowing Sharrons sense of humour, from past threads, I knew she didn't mean it in any way to be nasty.

Sue