mantra wrote on Feb 24
th, 2008 at 4:03pm:
A couple of those threads have been made in humour (good or bad is debatable) - although a bit on the "heavy" side. AN could be a bit more diplomatic if he chose. The articles could be tolerable and turned into positive threads if AN wanted to go there. It is the personal insults, innuendos and attacks that aren't acceptable and the deliberate racial comments which deters people who might want to post here.
Definitely 1, 2 and 5 need removing. You have deleted his comments in 3 - which is good. He could change the titles on the other threads as they aren't relative to the subject and are blatantly racist.
Articles 1 & 3 were directed at myself. To be honest, when I read them this morning, it did upset me, & I had to work through how I was feeling. Then I went to work, my job is very much involving the public. Today, of all days, it was busier than usual. Every customer that I greeted, cooked their meals for, & interacted with, were even more complimentry than usual, some even being very generous with their tips. I had the privelege of meeting so many lovely people, & I later thought, why am I allowing 1 person's comment's to upset me, when I am surrounded by so many positive people

I always tell my children, that if somebody does you a good deed, then you pass it on. I keep my tips in a jar at work and after recieving some more today, I used this money to pay for the meals for a family, 2 adults & 2 children, and when the little kids said thank you and gave me a hug, whatever had upset me earlier, vanished. It's a beautiful world isn't it ( I'm still on a buzz)