The anti-Muslim/Islam nonsense needs to stop

[JesusKnowsYou]

No. Calling a religion a mental illness on a forum that is supposed to welcome religious people is, imo, against rules 9 & 3.

I cannot make a determination without reading the actual posts.

However, if the belief that said religion was a mental illness was a part of a "reasoned argument" then it would not be a violation of Rule #3.

The same could be said of Rule #9.

That is my opinion.

 

[columbus]

Thank you.

Ya know,
You did check a box on a form claiming that you had read and agreed to follow RF rules before your membership was accepted by the forum.
Jus' sayin'
Tom

 

[Lyndon]

Show me where.

better if you just explained the policy, it seems people want to know

 

[Quagmire]

better if you just explained the policy, it seems people want to know

After you show me what I asked for.

 

[columbus]

better if you just explained the policy, it seems people want to know

You're the one making claims and attributing the claims to the staff.
Tom

 

[Lyndon]

The staff told me when I inquired about why my thread hadn't been featured that threads in some categories are never featured, and those in categories that can be featured are posted by algorithm unless a moderator blocks it from being featured for whatever reason, now if you want to search the forum and find where I was told that, go at it, I have no idea where to look, probably personal messages to a moderator. Now if you consider this discussion of moderation, please delete my post.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Thank you.

You're welcome. Sorry for being mean.

 

[columbus]

Didn't we just lose a non-theist member, @Phaedrus , because RF is too inclusive?

Of course, over my many years here I have noticed that the members who make a production out of leaving are more likely to be back soon than the ones who just stop posting.
Tom

 

[JesusKnowsYou]

Ya know,
You did check a box on a form claiming that you had read and agreed to follow RF rules before your membership was accepted by the forum.
Jus' sayin'
Tom

Thanks Tom.

You never "Click" or "Check" without reading?

Either way. It has been amended.

Is that not enough? Or should I wear a "Shame" sign everywhere I go?

 

[Quagmire]

The staff told me when I inquired about why my thread hadn't been featured that threads in some categories are never featured, and those in categories that can be featured are posted by algorithm unless a moderator blocks it from being featured for whatever reason,

Thanks, that's a bit more honest.

 

[JesusKnowsYou]

You're welcome. Sorry for being mean.

No worries.

I'm also sorry for being brash.

 

[Quagmire]

Truth is that regardless of having the technical ability, far as I know, no one on staff has anything to do with featuring or unfeaturing threads.

I know I don't.

 

[Rival]

Truth is that regardless of having the technical ability, far as I know, no one on staff has anything to do with featuring or unfeaturing threads.

I know I don't.

Threads can be unfeatured. We've done it before.

 

[Quagmire]

Threads can be unfeatured. We've done it before.

I'm saying it isn't something we usually take an active role in.

The post I was replying to was suggesting we did.

 

[Quagmire]

Threads can be unfeatured. . .

Yes, hence the "regardless of having the technical ability" part if my post.

 

[Rival]

Yes, hence the "regardless of having the technical ability" part if my post.

I guess this'll teach me to have a headache and post on RF at the same time

 

[Quagmire]

I guess this'll teach me to have a headache and post on RF at the same time

I was actually going to delete that [my last post] but you were too quick for me.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Look, I get it. Many of you don’t like Islam and some of you don’t personally like Muslims. It’s not so much that personal opinions regarding Islam that bothers me (because 90% of the people here critiquing Islam know diddly squat on Islam), it’s the fact that “the powers that be” posts these same anti-Islam threads as featured threads on the website.

I, at least in the past spread the criticism around to different religions yet I rarely see those threads pop up as a featured thread. The issues that I see with those threads becoming featured discussions is that you’re featuring these “critiques” but these are redundant issues that have been regurgitated and talked about.

All I am saying is if I criticize Judaism, or Hinduism, or any other faith let that be a featured thread as well. I’m not saying that threads I’ve made in the past weren’t featured but it seems that more likely than not, anything critiquing Islam or the Muslim community at large more commonly gets featured over threads that question the validity of other faiths.

That to me displays the level of bias by the website itself or those who are in control of featuring threads. This to me is not fairness. Not to mention featuring threads that continually bash Islam or Muslims just draws people who already have a negative view of the faith into discussion, making it not an actual intelligent discussion, but an echo chamber.

If it’s going to be about religion let it be about it, but stop always featuring threads that criticize Islam. This is one of the main reasons why the only moderate Muslim who was a moderator left. It just fosters the level of toxicity that makes actual discussion impossible.

From a collective aspect, the religion brought it upon itself by the actions of its followers.

The sheer brutality and violence of the major Muslim sects speak for itself.

There's too much going on with this religion that doesn't deserve a pass which is why it's critiqued so much.

 

[LuisDantas]

Well, you're not paying much attention or aren't around enough because it happens a lot. I've seen posters advocate genocide against Muslims on here.

Either I have failed to notice those posts, or they are from threads of political nature. They were even targeted against specific nationalities, IIRC.

For what it is worth, I disapproved of those emphatically. Despite common misrepresentations, I personally oppose Islaam, but I oppose trampling over the rights and safety of Muslims just as much.

Then again, apparently that is too much for some people as well. What is a person to do?

 

[LuisDantas]

No. Calling a religion a mental illness on a forum that is supposed to welcome religious people is, imo, against rules 9 & 3.

Yes, that is one of many possible takes.

Not necessarily the best, mind you. Among other reasons because there is ultimately no arbitrary way of deciding what counts as a religion.