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[Bbbananas]

How do I go about reporting an offensive post?

[sara3]

right under the question there's an option to "report this question", then you get some options to choose from.

I have to say, it doesn't really cover all angles!

I've not seen it make any difference, except for the advertising and duplicate question options.

[daniela31]

If you click on 'my profile' on the left of the screen, then scroll down and you will come to 'contact us'. you have a choice of contacts, click on e-mail the Editor, and follow instructions. Tell the ED which post it is, or do a link, then wait and see what happens.

[monkeywiener]

which post? i am ever so intrigued

[Bbbananas]

thanks sara.
see news topic - Sarah Brown, PM's wife. A thread that started off by criticising her dress sense, then somehow veered into a most offensive and uncalled for post (from Abdulmahjid) saying that she should die, amongst other things. Like Sarah or Gordon Brown or loathe them for whatever reason - comments like that are just not on.

[bigmamma]

It takes goodness knows how many people to press the report option before the thread is zapped , sometimes it can sit there for ever and a day just escalating ! I guess you could try emailing the ed , making sure there's a link to the thread in your email , or , at least , the thread number and date/time . Good luck though .

[Bbbananas]

I might send an e-mail.

I just think that to outrightly state, in all apparent seriousness, that someone (a mother of 2 children) should die is just downright wrong.

[daffy654]

Most of us here are used to that sort of post from abdulmajid/wardy.To be honest that is quite tame for him! I'm not excusing it btw.

[sara3]

I hadn't seen that thread but some people get so carried away! I'm sure they don't mean some of the stuff they say but you're right. it's uncalled for and offensive, but sometimes I think it's one-upmanship between the posters. who can be the most ridiculous/offensive etc.

[Bbbananas]

I don't think it's me just being sensitive or anything, he/she can call anyone all they like - I supose public figures are game for criticism simply by being in the public eye. But she is there because of her husband's role.

I am sure she is immune to a lot of the namecalling, you have to develop a thick skin, but it was just the comment that she should die. That really is despicable.

Now I was never a fan of Cherie Blair - detested the woman & she deliberately put herself out there, But I would never say that she deserved to die.

[daffy654]

You should read his opinions on the Welsh and disabled children if you think that is bad sallabananas!!!

[Bbbananas]

Great - being as my boyfriend is Welsh, I would love to hear his opinions!!!

You see - those are (probably) quite amusing. But his Sarah Brown comment is definitely not.

[daffy654]

They really are not amusing at all! I have learnt to ignore them though as I have a disabled child myself and i'm not prepared to go into battle with him over it all.

[Bbbananas]

sorry daffy - saw your comment on children, missed the term disabled that went before. No - I'm sure his/her comments on those are not amusing at all.

I am prepared to laugh at the Welsh, in a lighthearted way (I'm from the Lincolnshire Fens and we get the pee taken out of us all the time, so live & let live...!) but disabled children? I can't see any potential humour in that one.

What a vile person he/she obviously is.

[johnny.5]

sallabananas
abdulmahajid is not being offensive deliberatly but only taking to the extreme the criticism which has been thrown at mrs brown

[Ethel]

Use the 'contact us' button at the bottom of this page to email the editor.

Put the Question Number in the heading, and copy and paste the offending post, including the user id.

Hopefully, if enough people do that they will bring back the 'report' button for every post.

[Bbbananas]

Oh J5, so its 'irony' - well that's ok then ;-)

[bigmamma]

Erm...... I already said that .....

[Bbbananas]

Thanks bigmamma - I did follow your advice & sent an e-mail !!

[daniela31]

Sorry??? I said it first about sending an e-mail to the ED....am I invisible today or what?...

well if nobody wants my advice...I'm off to Tescos...see ya...

;-)