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thegubner
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Karma Reply with quote

I use the word P A K I in the most non racial way possible, even stating I have friends from Pakistan.

And Bazza the great decides to karma bash me too.

Ten minutes I went from 4 green dots to this rabble of reds.

How can this be allowed?

All I wanted was a yellow one, all I wanted was a yellow one well gold. I keep getting good ratings on the old Karma too lately, except from Bazza obviously who has made it his lifes work to destroy my karma on BCF.

Where is siggi, I need help from the pro's.


I only want a gold one, just for 5 minutes at the most, that will do.
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Cigaro
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PostPosted: 18:29 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Know what you mean mate, I say it too and I have friends from all over the place - India, Pakistan (I wonder if you're allowed to say that?), Africa, Jamacia, Japan, China...
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Fisty
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PostPosted: 18:38 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

You indeed have been karmaraped. Have a green cookie from me to help redress the balance of your precious blobs.
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yambabe
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PostPosted: 18:39 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suspect that somebody (or some people) has recently set you as an enemy. That really blows your blobs away!

If you can persuade some of the people who don't hate you to set you as a friend Wink the balance will be redressed.
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McGee
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PostPosted: 18:56 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just guess some people can't see the funny side in it.

I have countless black friends, and they were the ones that started me saying;

Quote:

"Nigga , Nigga, Nigga, Nigga, Nigga!"


really quickly.

We all laugh.

And hell I used to work with a bunch of old black women at one place, that was a trip the amount of racist stuff they said Laughing

Didn't know what to expect one day from the next,

Quote:
Lee did you call me a nigger ?

..... Shocked

Jackie been saying you said I was so black I was purple, boy I ever catch you saying that I'll kill ya.


Some people are just to PC its unreal nowadays. If I want to say something I will. Mr. Green
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 19:40 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe ............ Informative Thumbs Up
Rawker ..........Insightful Thumbs Up
mr_fisty............Funny Thumbs Up
lozzypop1 ........Interesting Thumbs Up
LeeR .............Interesting Thumbs Up
Minty ..............Cool Thumbs Up
benjami ....Insightful Thumbs Up


Cheers Mr. Green

Andy. (officially a karma whore)
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tutton
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

As im feeling generous
Enjoy! haha.
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2006 _p1
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PostPosted: 20:27 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paki is just short for pakistani.
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 20:47 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

2006 _p1 wrote:
Paki is just short for pakistani.


Try saying that a few times see what happens to your gold blobs.
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LeeR
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PostPosted: 20:48 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not entirely sure I grasp the karma system fully, but does giving out good karma have a positive effect on your own? If so, try giving some out to those you deem worthy it may come back to you. Wink
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 20:51 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always give out good karma.

Its the use of a word that killed it, that and Spazza.
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2006 _p1
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PostPosted: 21:04 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

the_guvnor_1_uk wrote:
2006 _p1 wrote:
Paki is just short for pakistani.


Try saying that a few times see what happens to your gold blobs.


Well most people obviously dont know this then.
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Paivi
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PostPosted: 21:29 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most people do know the word 'Paki' originates from the word 'Pakistani', but they, and you, also know it's mainly used in a derogatory way and as such, its use is discouraged.
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Dragonfly
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PostPosted: 21:55 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Karma goes down quicker than it goes up. I had two gold blobs last year and posted once in fight and flame. I haven't got ant bad ratings since that and I have peas. I am convinced someone has frozen or can control karma in this forum. So from about month ago I gave up cencoring my words and even spell checking cause that last pea just changes color and doesn't move.
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Misc
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PostPosted: 22:09 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

dragonfly wrote:
Karma goes down quicker than it goes up. I had two gold blobs last year and posted once in fight and flame. I haven't got ant bad ratings since that and I have peas. I am convinced someone has frozen or can control karma in this forum. So from about month ago I gave up cencoring my words and even spell checking cause that last pea just changes color and doesn't move.


I actually think it varies between members, remember Stokes's karma? No matter how many set him to enemy or down rated he's posts, it didn't go down. Laughing
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matt_uk
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Too many people care about karma.. Very Happy
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Ariel Badger
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PostPosted: 22:30 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pakistan literally means "Land of the pure" in Urdu.
Stan=land Paki=pure.
However the word Paki is mostly a derogatory way in the UK by White (Gurra) people. Pakistani is a far better word to use IMHO.
I do not like being called a Gurra and my Pakistani friends do not like being called Paki.
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PostPosted: 22:34 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Re: Karma Reply with quote

the_guvnor_1_uk wrote:
I use the word P A K I in the most non racial way possible, even stating I have friends from Pakistan.

How can this be allowed?

Most non racist way possible, maybe. But it is obviously 'racial' Wink, anyway ignoring being predantic...

'Abusing' the ratings system is definitely not encouraged - if you see it, why not contact a mod, rather than complaining in Random banter that it shouldn't be allowed Razz. If lots of incorrect ratings are given then revoked, they definitely do lose karma for it.
Note that I would consider positive karma just for the sake of boosting someone's karma an abuse of the system - maybe all those people did find your post 'insightful and informative', but that doesn't seem that likely - however definitely nothing will be done about that
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Anyway, I did look at your profile, but the offending ratings are now not displayed, so haven't looked any further.

Having a couple of gold blobs, I can assure you it's over-rated.

My own thoughts on the actual subject...
As Paivi suggests - everyone know that it's used in derogatory way. Personally I wouldn't really have a problem with the word 'paki', 'nigger' or similar in the same way as 'pommy' is used by Australians against brits, often in a slightly-derogatory way.
However, the fact is that for me, I'd say 99% of the time I hear it, the person saying it has no idea where the person they are talking about is from and is referring to someone with a certain skin colour, usually with a derogatory suggestion.
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 22:36 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

matt_uk wrote:
Too many people care about karma.. Very Happy


I never used to but I just wanted a gold one, even for ten seconds.

All I did was use a word that has been debated many times before, but it is only racial if its meant racial.
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PostPosted: 23:05 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've helped you BIG TIME guv! Very Happy Thumbs Up
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ncrn
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

dragonfly wrote:
Karma goes down quicker than it goes up. I had two gold blobs last year and posted once in fight and flame. I haven't got ant bad ratings since that and I have peas. I am convinced someone has frozen or can control karma in this forum. So from about month ago I gave up cencoring my words and even spell checking cause that last pea just changes color and doesn't move.


You get very little Karma for posts in the random banter sections of the forums, all the everything else sections aren't worth much. Talking in the bike sections and Karma received there is worth a lot more.
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thegubner
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PostPosted: 23:24 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will thank everyone with karma but for now I dont have enough to dole it out.
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PostPosted: 23:32 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's ok, post a pic of yer missus and all will be well again. Laughing
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PostPosted: 23:35 - 05 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

the_guvnor_1_uk wrote:


All I did was use a word that has been debated many times before, but it is only racial if its meant racial.


Theres the misunderstanding Guv. You may not be using it as a racist term but then it is not you on the receiving end. The people who find it offensive have been on the receiving end of the word when, as mentioned above, it is used with racist intent.
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