COVID thread locked without explanation (again)

Any chance we could restrict posting on the Coronavirus PDF to only those who are vaccinated or have already recovered from the virus? 🤣

Noah Diaz said:How about we suggest that only people who were vaccinated or actually caught Coronavirus can post in the COVID subforum? 🤣

Nah. That sub would be a ghost town. Like, five active users total.

... and please, update the subforum rules. People are clearly confused about what they can actually say here—what kind of rhetoric is allowed, who is off-limits for quoting, and all that. 😁

bluelynx52 said:My bad, I could've sworn I had them unlocked yesterday morning.

Thanks for the unlock! 👍

Samuel Turner2 said:Thanks for unlocking this! 👍

I’m personally just glad that "go to hell" comment was removed.
I get that whoever wrote it thought they were being funny, but as any Highlander would tell you—too much of a good thing is never actually good.

It was just plain vulgar and out of line (at least for us—the well-mannered, high-society types of this forum).

😒

Edit:
By the way—why was my QR identity card deleted? 😉
(Presumably because of some privacy laws...

Frank Martin2 said:Personally, I’m just relieved they finally moved away from that crude profanity.
I suppose the person who thought it was funny was probably trying to be edgy, but as we might say in the rural South—there's such a thing as going too far, and it just doesn't land well.

So, is this new direction actually an improvement over the previous insults?

We are essentially quoting a sweeping, baseless statement from some random nobody that is incredibly defamatory and overly generalized. On top of that, it contains a massive logical fallacy; I think anyone who even briefly brushed up on basic logic in high school would immediately spot the glaring error and find it quite an affront to common sense.

So, they're shutting down the debate regarding those protests against life and AI?

Smart move, I guess...
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Noah Diaz said:... and while we're at it, let's actually update the subforum rules—because apparently, people have lost all sense of how to communicate here. We need clarity on what kind of rhetoric is permitted, who is off-limits for quoting, and so on... 😁

Lately, I've noticed posts being scrubbed without even a single warning—specifically those attempting to expose Djikić as a fraud in his scientific capacity. So, if we're being honest, someone should probably write it down clearly: you aren't allowed to speak ill of him, Rudek, or Pokosin Švaler either.

But let's make sure that actually ends up in the official rules.

Gary Cooper3 said:...so let's just write it out: you aren't allowed to say anything bad about him, Rudek, or Pokosin Švaler either.

Fine. Let's put it in the rules then.

Yeah, let’s make it official rulebook material. 👍

For instance, I slipped five packs of gum into my pocket at Spar yesterday and—boom—security was on me immediately...

I get it. Stealing isn't great. But let's have it codified in the law, specifically for gum...
...and precisely for five packs of gum.
...and specifically for five packs of gum at Spar.
...and specifically for five packs of gum tucked right into a pocket at Spar.
...and so on...

Cuka Asks:
You should grab an Indric and head over to Kafen with me. Once you get settled in there, things tend to get a little soft—like cheap cardboard. You’ll end up posting some absolute nonsense online, and before you know it, you're stuck footing the bill for everyone.
Don't try to sell me on getting rich by betting twenty grand on a muscle.

Oh, look at that. Did someone get their old handle back? 😍

Casey Bennett said:Enchantress for Anderlon! 🎉

Pace, regarding the Speaker Quote. 👍

Hellboy said:I'm just sitting here watching some footage from the Freedom Festival. Honestly, I can't help but be a little curious. 2:43:15 Some priest is talking:

So, Father, why was I barely able to get my kid signed up for religious studies?

That priest and his bunch of heretics are a little misguided. It reminds me of those scientists who lost their way: "Science is built on doubt and the constant pursuit of evidence. Any science that refuses to ask questions or embrace skepticism isn't actually science." 🤣 Way to go, Pope! That’s how you do it. Honestly, if he doesn't tell people they need to be skeptical, who will?

The anti-vax movement here in America is such a strange phenomenon to me. You have the Pope—both current and emeritus—backing the vaccines, and even our local bishops are firmly in favor of the shots and the safety measures. Yet, there’s this specific group of priests and vocal laypeople in the media who take the opposite side. They represent their views quite clearly, even if they try to wrap them up in religious rhetoric to appeal to the Catholic community. 🤔
I get the feeling they mostly lean toward the more conservative side of the political spectrum within the church.

bluemason3 said:Well, look at that. Is this an old handle making a comeback? 😍
...

No clue. I just rolled up on my bike.😁