The Bicker Board

[HiloJulie]

Yak: While it may be true that "the courtroom is not an old boys club", it is obviously true that Punaweb is not a courtroom, nor are posts here legal briefs, so your related expectations are misplaced. Also, your doc there isn't advocating for censoring the offensive language or rude gestures, rather trying to point out that they may not be effective and/or may negatively impact your audience. Ok, sometimes the point is to offend, rude language and gestures exist for a reason, see Carlin's 7 words routine, etc. But again, none of this supports your calls for a tech-based censorship regime.

Again, some don't think or care much about your definition of human decency, where bad words are a no no, but refusing to listen to community members about the number, tone, and lack of Hawai'i focus of your posts is entirely ok, as it serves your interests, everyone else be damned. Do you really want to be the most unliked member of Punaweb ever, whose permanent banning brings nothing but cheers and sighs of relief?

If so, keep it up then, keep it right up...

You know, Yak, you're right. (See, I am agreeing - so no argument, right?) Who else but you could claim the right of one to have free speech and no censorship when someone uses derogatory sexist, misogynistic or racial insults or terms while simultaneously calling for me to be censored for not adding in something about Puna or Hawaii? How can I possibly argue with that logic?

As for the perceived lack of my posts containing a reference to Puna/Hawaii, I made a new post it note and attached it to the corner of my screen, next to my post it note with all my passwords and bank account numbers on it, here in my Puna, Hawaii trailer park home, here in the Puna, Hawaii ghetto, that says, "Remember, toss in a Puna or Hawaii reference." 

Further, I am also learning how to emulate your ability to sometimes toss in some irrelevant mention of Puna or Hawaii, and more or less shove it under Moderator 2's nose, when YOU make your non-Puna or non-Hawaii related posts, just so you can claim your post is Puna or Hawaii related! Something like this one:

Gotta remember those early lessons from watching Saturday morning cartoons with a bowl of Honeycombs, that the entire ocean can be out to get Moby, and Mighty Mightor isn't always around to help (pretty sure the clips below were taken from off the local coasts Mod2)

So, again, bear with me a little more, so I can learn to emulate all the other posters who always make sure each and every post is always Puna or Hawaii related as I make posts here on PunaWeb, in Puna, in Hawaii. I'd also like to suggest that maybe we should consider a change with these seemingly acceptable types of derogatory name calling to that of calling me a "Puna Bimbo", so we clear that Puna or Hawaii related hurdle.