MOD POST

[misstia]

I have had to post this before and I am having to post it again.

Intolerance to people's sexual orientation, their race, gender, handicap, religion, political leanings, etc. will NOT be accepted in this community.

If an ad makes you want to leave a comment that is just a hateful statement against people's sexual orientation, etc. I have three suggestions for you:

1. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT (meaning don't leave a comment)
2. LEAVE THE COMMUNITY (if you leave the comment I'll remove you)
3. post your personal feelings of HATE and INTOLERANCE on YOUR personal LJ, not in MY community

ALL community members are to feel welcome here. If anyone EVER feels unwelcome here based on comments left (or even if you feel an ad is offensive), please contact me---send me a LJ message or email me misstiaemail@yahoo.com and I will handle it.

For the 99.9% of members who understand this, THANK YOU, for making this community great!

Comments

[totheseaside.livejournal.com]

*applauds* I'm not active in this community (at all) but I do really respect mods who care about making people feel welcome. Thank you for that.

[misstia]

you are very welcome!

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

DAMN, did I miss the excitement... AGAIN?

[funkybrewsta]

And here I thought I was just being nosy by looking back to see what went on lol No excitement, just a ignorant bigot spouting off at the keyboard.

[misstia]

yeah, a bigot spouting off, but they can spout off their bigotry on THEIR LJ, not in my community.....

[meleth.livejournal.com]

Is this in reference to my prostitution comment? I was actually trying to reference the Victorian usage of "gay" as another term for prostitute. Looking back, it isn't nearly as funny now as it was then. Sorry.

[misstia]

NO! i didn't see your prostitution comment anywhere!!

if there's a problem with a comment, you'd get a message from me!

[meleth.livejournal.com]

Ok, cool.

[misstia]

yeah, not THAT exciting, but it WAS a hateful derogatory comment and i felt i had to post this again as a primer....

and seriously, i don't WANT that kind of excitement!!!

[misstia]

there was actually MORE excitement in the message they sent me (that i just got this morning)....it was VERY VERY difficult to keep my mod-hat on, but i think i did....but boy, am i REALLY REALLY REALLY PISSED OFF NOW!!!!!!!!

i think in a bit (i got up late) i might blog about it in my personal LJ....cuz that's where you post things like that.... :)

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

shall I find something obnoxiously GAY to post? or was it a different ism this time ...

[amiga500.livejournal.com]

Not sure what I missed, but I could use some new towels, if you know what I mean.

[misstia]

unfortunately, that was the -ism, again....i deleted the comment and the user was kicked out the community and banned....it was on the jester yarn ad.....

i try to read the comments on all posts every day, especially on ones that might bring out such comments, but with the 100 degree heat and being busy, i didn't read them yesterday, so kudos to my co-mod tanwen for alerting me to that comment!!

you post whatever you want to post!! :)

Edited to correct my lj-user code for tanwen! i'm tired! can't code while tired!

[kimerastorm.livejournal.com]

For pity's sake, that ad has been here before and its kinda cute in a clueless sort of way. Definately not something that should be ranted over.

Awesome of you to knock the jackalope out of the picture.

[fallconsmate.livejournal.com]

oh please please do! i'd honestly love to see what you could come up with!

(seriously. who doesnt want to see a fun colorful ad? laughter makes the world go round, and the jester one was truly delightful!)

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I looked for an ad for Earring Magic Ken doll, but he was released in 1993 so he's not quite vintage enough for this comm, darn it!

[fallconsmate.livejournal.com]

Ok, so that was the year my *younger* bratling was born, and since his older sister hated (and still does) dolls of all sorts, I missed out on that one, lol!

....I still cannot believe he's off to college this year. And his sister about to be 29. And me still rocking the unnatural hair colors... ;)

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Earring Magic Ken is in Wikipedia. Look him up. He was very briefly a gay male icon, and was Mattel's best-selling Ken doll ever, but the objections from the religious right made them stop making him.

[fallconsmate.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know of him, yep. But I didn't have an excuse to add him to the barbie collection! :)

[misstia]

you know what, i will make an exception for Earring Magic Ken....rules are meant to be broken every once and a while.....you post an ad for Earring Magic Ken and perhaps say you have permission for posting a 1993 ad so no one says anything about the year....

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that, but so far I haven't been able to find any ads. Lots of pictures, but so far no actual ads.

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

There's always that classic "Wake up GAY in the morning!" ad.

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

Don't worry Betty will take care of them


(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y4TqX9RvuOM/S5VimWIO5dI/AAAAAAAAAOY/l7_wWjWy7ow/s400/BettyWhite_Gun.jpg)

[blasphemusfish.livejournal.com]

Thanks for being an awesome mod C:

[misstia]

thank you! and you're welcome!

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I missed it, and thanks for being a really good mod.

[misstia]

thank you very much!

[njbearcub1.livejournal.com]

I love this group, and than you for all that you do to help make it an enjoyable place to visit.

[misstia]

thanks!! I love this group too!

[corridor7f.livejournal.com]

I did not even see what you speak of, which I approve of, indicates good modding and all.

[misstia]

thank you!

[thejackaolf.livejournal.com]

I missed what happened, kinda want to know kinda don't, but either way good call and thanks for being a awesome mod!

[misstia]

thank you very much!

[gwenyvere4.livejournal.com]

::golf claps::

Well done, Mod.

[misstia]

thank you

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry there was a need for this post, but it makes me glad to see it. Thank you.

[misstia]

yeah, i'm sorry there was a need for it too....you're very welcome....