It's hardly trolling.
I agree that Scarpe's request is the sort of thing that shouldn't have to be made; but it does come across as rather holier-than-thou. It's that public piety that I had in my sights, rather than the events themselves. (I'm assuming that the same goes for Quentin - although I'll admit that I can't say for sure, because he seems to be a bit strange.)

Besides: if it is trolling, there's plenty of scope to be flamed to Ganymede and back in the replies.

I can only assume that the same vetting policy will henceforth be applied to Maddie "jokes", mong "jokes", and all the rest of it? Consistency is important.
(Star Wars Starwarsy McStarwars Face, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:08, 2 replies)

Did you miss this?
"They are victims of one of the most tragic circumstances, one of the worst events that could befall any person. So please, put yourself in their shoes. What if it were happen to you? What if you had suffered the horror of being born in Liverpool?"

He doesn't appear to be being serious.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:12, closed)

Thank you!

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:12, closed)

But quite what this has to do with the mods deleting responses that they don't like
is anyone's guess.
(Star Wars Starwarsy McStarwars Face, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:13, closed)

I'm glad your sense of massive MORAL OUTRAGE has suddenly been dropped when it is pointed out that you totally failed to spot a joke.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:31, closed)

This was added later.
The response from me (and Q) was to an earlier version of Scarpe's post that didn't have it.

Sorry to disappoint you, fucko.
(Star Wars Starwarsy McStarwars Face, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:38, closed)

To be fair, my request was only made because
I suddenly realised just how tedious it would become to read time and time again people thinking they were being funny and original. It wasn't from any sense of moral outrage.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:12, closed)

True.
But this place being what it is, you were far more likely to encourage people to make that kind of response, just to annoy you. (My post was evidence of that - I wouldn't have made it otherwise.) You've been around here long enough to realise that.
(Star Wars Starwarsy McStarwars Face, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:15, closed)

Teh
MUNICH OLYMPICS.
(username failed moderation, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:18, closed)

Far too sophisticated.

(Star Wars Starwarsy McStarwars Face, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 14:38, closed)