Aletheia

Don't forget, the church makes money of christ to.

Demon Deacon

It seems that strong emotional replies or views are a prerequisite to censorship and deletion.

Lasereth

This thread is simply ridiculous because the topic starter thinks that people go see the movie to worship Christ instead of going to church. That's bullshit. It's a movie, and they go to be entertained. If they're informed about Jesus, that's great, but it's not the point of the movie.

It's one thing to judge a movie before seeing it, but it's another thing to say that those that see it are substituting it for their religious practices. It simply doesn't add up. Not a damn person has said that the movie is a substitute of church.

-Lasereth

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Lasereth

There's a difference between being emotional and being a rude smartass. This is the Tilted Forum Project, and the mods are equipped with Anti-Smartass cannons. Let the shells fly!

-Lasereth

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MSD

No, being rude and disrespectful are prerequisites to censorship (only if absolutely necessary) and deletion. Continued behavior of this type is grounds for banning, as is coming back after being banned.

Peetster

I think you are confusing skin tone with race. The darkest Pakistanis are Caucasian. The lightest Egyptians are Negro. The only difference is dental. The size and shape of the molars is the key difference, not darkness.

Demon Deacon

So then, you're saying that if a person got overly emotional about one certain subject and got themselves banned it would be for life.
Even though that the subject matter may have been a controversial topic to begin with such as religion,politics,laws, moral values or policies etc.

Someone may get overly emotional about a controversial subject and actually show their flawed humanity.
Especially if they felt they were being abused or attacked in a derogatory insulting manner. They also might feel defensive about their views when a majority of people speak to them condescendingly. They lose control of their emotions temporarily and they would never be allowed to come back.
THEY ARE HUMAN.



This site is fantastic.

seretogis

People get plenty of warnings when they are on the verge of going "out of bounds" in terms of TFP's rules -- I've gotten a couple myself. To suggest that the moderators are unfair because you don't understand the rules to begin with, is foolish.

Lastly, this is a free private site. If you don't like it, feel free to go elsewhere.

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perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost
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kel

I saw it. Boring and nauseating. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep after the whipping started. It blended without concern for consistency various apocryphal traditions to produce a specific carefuly crafted inflammatory image.

And their aramaic/hebrew accents were TERRIBLE, I couldn't understand what they were saying half the time. If they were going to make a big deal of using the authentic language they should have put in more effort.

The new yorker has been tweaking its nose at POTC for the past few weeks. All true haters should pick up a copy it's pretty funny.

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Demon Deacon

Yeah
Maybe I should leave because my opinion differs from yours.

I fully comprehended what was said.
Banishment from this site was said to be permanent even if someones bad behavior was temporary.
It seems you failed to see my point.
That many people deserve a second,third or even fourth chance.
To ban someone permanently is *stops*
That all humans have personality faults and lose their tempers occasionally.
never mind
If you didn't understand it the first time there is no use in continuing.

P.S.
As for the mods giving multiple warnings to members before they ban them: Lets just say I know better from first hand experience and am not that gullible.

yabobo

I was at one distant time found guilty in a court of law by my peers. I was given all the opportunities to appeal. I did so,
guess what, still guilty as charged by my peers.

It still haunts me and follows me for life. I wasn't given 2or 3 or 4
chances. I lost my temper once,I knew all the rules.
The TFP isn't my house. I'm a guest and as long as I don't act a fool my opinions and thoughts are respected.
The TFPs rules are simple. If you have problems here you won't make it to long in life either. I wish the mods here were on my jury.

Just sliding off the topic a little

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Demon Deacon

right

The comparison of this website to an actual court of law was brilliant.
You don't seem to be still in jail or banished from society for life ?
So, I guess you did get that second chance.


lmao @ your other comment.
If someone has problems here they're going to be a loser in life.
More genius

warrrreagl

Why do so many people NOT want me to see this movie?

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World's King

I'm gonna give you an answer that no one else will. Yes. You act like a raging fucking retard then you will get banned. Opinions can differ all they want but when you talk down to me or any one else here... you get banned. Don't be fuck up. Just be yourself. And if you happen to be a fuck up. Bye.

See the key to sticking around here is to not try and fight everything everyone says (like you have). For the most part you just need to post you opinion and go about your meaningless life. Don't be a bitch about it. Don't walk in questioning my judgement. And most of all... don't fucking talk back to me. You don't know me or anyone else here so you best bet is to hang out and see how everything works around here and be nice. I'm sorry but you don't have the power to run everything in your life... every once in a while you will have a 22yr old, 5'6" 125lbs freak from Denver, Colorado tellling you what to do.

Thanks for you time.

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bermuDa

I started reading about halfway down the first page (from king's post, since cynicalgrrlll was so kind as to report it), and then I balked as I skimmed through the rest of the thread.

you want some definitions?

Passing judgments on a movie you haven't seen, and generalizing anyone who would want to see that movie? That's ignorance.

Complaing about how the masses blindly follow the media, when that same media was your only source of information for the topic you're discussing? That's hypocrisy.

Trying to tell us how to moderate our site when you are just a guest? "darling", that's lunacy.

Cynical, I can't say that your posts have made any impression on me other than "this girl needs to get away from her computer and smile in the sunshine." I used to be cynical myself, and it's a depressing lifestyle.

You want to call us hypocrites when you think we're breaking our own rules? send us a PM, or send another mod a PM... when you drag it out into public and try to make it a spectacle, you aren't going to look very good for it.

Saying you were ignorant of the subject wasn't exactly an insult. ignorance is pervasive, we're all ignorant of one thing or another. I have yet to see the film (although I plan to eventually, and guess what, I'm atheist, not a christian looking for another shrine where I can worship my white deities), so I'm ignorant about the film and what it contains, beyond what I've heard on TV or from others who have seen it. I don't mind being ignorant and I don't mind being called ignorant because I know I don't have all the facts. This doesn't stop me from seeking the truth.

Ignorance is a state of unknowing that can be changed. Stupidity is the inability to change. Ask yourself, which are you?

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jcookc6

by the way, you said Jesus was not white. What color was he? I don't think he was black or yellow, they were not in that part of the world.

bermuDa

.... sigh...

here is an example of stupidity. When you get banned, you are gone. When you are dumb enough to admit that you've been banned before, you don't get a warning.

In other words, if you aren't welcome, why come back to try and stir up trouble? Is your life really that empty??

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analog

...and now this thread has officially derailed into having nothing to do with the original topic.

If anyone has something to add about what was discussed here, please feel free to PM me or another Moderator about it.

Threads are not the places to have out your personal cheese with the mods- especially when you're just a banned ex-member with nothing better to do with your life than come back and be a pain in the ass to everyone and spout inflammatory nonsense.

If you have a grievance, PM a moderator or report the offending post. We're here to help, but we can't help you if you're going to be a raging asshat every time we offer advice (usually in the form of friendly suggestions).

Thanks to all those who really participated, my hat is off to you.

p.s.- there is also already a thread on this movie in Tilted Entertainment, called The Passion, which is the other reason I'm closing this thread. Please use that thread if you'd like to continue discussing it.

Thanks ,

-analog.

BuDDaH

Also adding on to Deacon Demon's reply:

NO, not all BAN are permanent.....

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