violet wrote: I suppose the owner has a vision for the site.
You've obviously never met him. The only vision he has is which wine he's going to order with his meal at Topaz.
Post by gavinmac » Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:28 pm
violet wrote: I suppose the owner has a vision for the site.
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Post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:22 am
Post by gavinmac » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:40 am
What I have a I posted that isn't believable?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:GM is stirring the pot.
He’s a smart guy, can’t believe he believes all that he has posted.
There probably is some truth there but... How can someone complain about the lack of decent new articles when he does his bloodhound thing on many new threads.
Post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:49 am
Your complaints about the lack of new posters. I’m not sure these are believable complaints. I think you do raise some valid points but do you ever think that you might be part of the reason why there aren’t so many new posters?gavinmac wrote:What I have a I posted that isn't believable?ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:GM is stirring the pot.
He’s a smart guy, can’t believe he believes all that he has posted.
There probably is some truth there but... How can someone complain about the lack of decent new articles when he does his bloodhound thing on many new threads.
Post by gavinmac » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:59 am
I don't remember doing that all. I usually defend first time posters against cries of "troll!"ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: Sidelining the discussion from the point at issue to whether the OP is a ‘dick’ and the whole post is ‘bullshit’..
Post by Garry Crabtree » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:05 am
You do realise that's the K440 official term for a complete asshat.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: He can be funny our GM, top bloke indeed...
Post by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:10 am
Not necessarily talking about first time posters. But many people lurk before they post. If they see existing posters being crucified for fairly innocuous posts then no way they’ll sign up and post themselves.gavinmac wrote:I don't remember doing that all. I usually defend first time posters against cries of "troll!"ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: Sidelining the discussion from the point at issue to whether the OP is a ‘dick’ and the whole post is ‘bullshit’..
Post by Miguelito » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:30 am
I would like to address a few of these concerns. First off, GM has addressed these concerns to me privately. Previously, months ago we were talking about general racism on the board, and he expressed these similar thoughts. And then, regarding this specific thread, he had messaged me in the morning to make his concerns known. I did not respond promptly, so he has aired them here.gavinmac wrote:McCarter is claiming on Facebook that Khmer440 is picking on him because he's black.
I have two responses to that.
1. McCarter has claimed to be a "junior partner" in this law firm and "legal advisor." Most or all foreign "legal advisors" in Cambodia are or were licensed to practice law in their home countries. When McCarter has been asked about that on Facebook, he refuses to answer.
2. We had a great thread two years ago called Ned v. Grim Reaper Expat Lawyer, in which we questioned the qualifications and background of a white guy from Texas who moved to Cambodia and began offering legal services on Facebook. We've also raised questions in the past about the qualifications of psychologist Ken Wilcox, "Dr." Gloria, and that portly American lawyer who failed the bar exam four times. Race has nothing to do with it.
3. There have been a few predictable comments from the K440 peanut gallery about Mr. McCarter being "Nigerian," because of his skin color. I find these comments to be abhorrent. They make Mr. McCarter look like a victim, when he is not. Racist comments like these, and the 15 year policy of K440 admins not to moderate or delete such comments, are part of the reason why Cambodia Expats Online and Facebook groups are leaving Khmer440 in the dust.
The new owner/admin of Khmer440 has a choice. He can continue to cater to racist, juvenile, and crass postings (likes use of the term "chink" and gifs of men grabbing women's breasts), or he can try to grow Khmer440 beyond a niche site shunned by most expats that has the same two dozen regular posters that it has had since 2006, posters who now frequently just post about stuff we have read in Facebook groups, because no sensible expats want to post on Khmer440 and be attacked due to their gender, national origin or skin color.
Post by gavinmac » Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:06 am
I think you should put Playboy in charge or purging racism from the board and put The Third Man in charge of removing misogynistic posts.Miguelito wrote:I would like to follow up on the above post, that we have deleted a blatantly racist post from a poster this morning, and warned the poster. Same will happen with future posts.
Post by Dahon » Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:42 am
Maybe avoid sarcasm?gavinmac wrote:violet wrote: I suppose the owner has a vision for the site.
You've obviously never met him. The only vision he has is which wine he's going to order with his meal at Topaz.
Post by Durian Gray » Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:07 am