Are 21 and 31 over-rated?

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Originally Posted by hands11

I understand. Your approach is one way of dealing with the situation. And sure, you have the right to do it. Another way would be to let it go for the following reasons.

A. This means of communication (i.e) in writing. More specifically in writing where there is slow interaction, is a terrible way to communicate to being with. All we have are typed words. There is no ton of voice, facial expression, etc. As a rule of thumb I try to remember this so I give a forum like this more latitude. I'm also very careful what I type to any women I'm seeing using this format (IM or TM). Specially if they are having their friend visiting. ( ladies reading, please don't bit . I never get into overly emotional issues with them in text, I always do it face to face or on the phone. See, you have to be careful, both writing and reading.

B. You don't really know anyone here so it's almost impossible to put what they are saying in context. Beside, most people here are not professional writers nor have they been to journalism school. The Internet has created a world where we are all authors, but few have any training in it.

C. Even if they were racist, it is very unlikely you would change their minds using this format. Those kind of changes come from real life experiences, not posting on a Skins board.

So, let it slide. Let it get lost in the thread and get back to what we are doing here. I hope that is sharing football knowledge, posting articles, compiling interesting stats, pumping each other up when things are slim and going wild win we are kicking Arrss.

All valid points. In this case, however, the history of this particular poster I don't think can be ignored. He has been warned, to the point of a temporary ban from the site, to stop accusing us of racism and saying things like we're out to lynch athletes of color. And yet he continues to do it. Even if he's not a professional writer, if he's incapable of having an intelligent conversation without unnecessarily playing the race card at every turn then he doesn't belong on this, or any, site.

As mods, we could let it slide. And we have tried, and continue to try, to settle the issue with him privately. But if we let such messages pervade this site that wouldn't be fair to the members that make this site worth reading every day.