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Originally Posted by sk546
If I knew what this woke thing was then maybe I would take offence but as I'm not really old (or really young) I have no idea what its all about.
I just want people to actually read the whole post before making replies that either contradict or don't actually answer the original questions.
Comments like 'when I last checked' aren't of much use to people as no-one knows when it was that you did 'last check' and it has obviously moved on since then.
And before you start claiming victimisation here, I'd say the same to anyone doing similar as I like to keep things inclusive.....
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I can understand your intensions in saying what you said, but your response did feel a bit disproportionate and aggressive in relation to my saying 'when I last checked'. This was not a false or misleading statement, but rather an honest ‘point in time’ reference for me personally. I would always expect a reader to check and validate what they read for themselves based on a current time reference, as things can change over time.
A community forum is a place where ideas and views on a particular topic can be exchanged, but if it is felt by the site Administrators/Moderators that any wording posted must be factually accurate and able to be supported with admissible evidence, then all posts should first be validated by the admins before being published. Some community forums do conduct this process.
Let’s try and keep the site a relaxed and informal place to have a bit of banter, where people are not afraid of what they may say in fear of offending someone (obviously within acceptable standards) or not getting it textbook accurate. And obviously anything that is posted and read should always be taken with a pinch of salt, as sometimes people do get things unintentionally wrong.