Finally "Don't ask, Don't tell" repealed!!!

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  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,198 Member
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    All I'm saying is it is a sad commentary on our society that I am only person defending morality in this thread.

    Continue with your gay pride. I'm going home.

    I know right? Like, it's the military, what if they gay bled their gay blood all over you and you got gaytch-I-V?

    I sincerely hope my sarcasm is clear to everyone else! I mean, it's pretty clear homophobe jones over here enjoys his yearly colonoscopy FAR too much!

    OMG...awesome!! :laugh:
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    You guys, it's a great commentary on our society that only one unfortunate troll invaded this thread! Look at this beautifully open-minded group here!

    A great commentary on the MFP society anyway, hopefully the rest of America can catch up with us!
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
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    ok guys, i am going home. keep up the party and ignore the trolls if they come again.

    *does the Happy dance*
  • emmaNEEDSskinny
    emmaNEEDSskinny Posts: 317
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    was only made aware of this when lady gaga was backing it up
    im not sure many people from the UK are aware of this? anyway i wasnt!
    im so glad its been put right!
    xx
  • emmaNEEDSskinny
    emmaNEEDSskinny Posts: 317
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    was only made aware of this when lady gaga was backing it up
    im not sure many people from the UK are aware of this? anyway i wasnt!
    im so glad its been put right!
    xx
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
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    All I'm saying is it is a sad commentary on our society that I am only person defending morality in this thread.

    Continue with your gay pride. I'm going home.
    You are mistaking bigotry for morality and that is just sad.
  • kevinlynch3
    kevinlynch3 Posts: 287 Member
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    About damn time.....
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
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    it's a step in the right direction and we have good reason to celebrate! :D
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
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    Can I ask everyone to stop quoting a certain person that attempted to stir up an argument.

    Ignore that person. Otherwise this entire topic will get deleted.

    Thank you.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
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    I am grateful to ANYONE who serves in the military!
  • DeathIsMyGift
    DeathIsMyGift Posts: 434 Member
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    Yay for gay. gay. gay. gay.
  • Steven
    Steven Posts: 593 MFP Moderator
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    Dear Posters,

    I wanted to offer a brief explanation for the locking of this thread, as well as offer a preview of some changes that will be debuted soon at MyFitnessPal. These changes are being made with the express purpose of allowing more leeway in terms of what users can freely post on the site.

    I greatly appreciate the positive nature that, for the most part, this thread maintained. Another reason I'm only locking rather than deleting. I'll remove the insulting and non-contributive posts and let the healthy conversation stand as a testimonial.

    Believe me, we're working like mad behind the scenes to make more topics possible on the site, while still avoiding attacks and harassment.

    However, as of this moment, the forum guidelines include this item:

    "13) Topics about politics, religion, atheism, or sexuality are not allowed and will be deleted. This includes posting images or signatures. Unfortunately, we have seen that topics about either of these subjects are highly likely to result in heated arguments and disputes. If you really wish to discuss any of these topics, please google political forums, religious forums, etc. - there are plenty of other places to express your views. "

    In the past, with only a small crew of volunteer moderators to help keep the dialogue on the site positive and supportive, Mike has reluctantly had to create a rule which disallows any posts about these potentially divisive topics. Mike would greatly prefer to allow all of these topics to be discussed on the site, but so far, we haven’t had the resources to moderate such topics in a manageable fashion. Often the tone of the original thread is harmless, but as the threads proceed, members participating in such topics have been subject to insults or attacks, feelings have gotten hurt, and in more instances than we would like, a moderator wasn’t able to step in quickly enough to prevent this from happening.

    To help the situation and with the purpose of really letting conversation on the site blossom, two things are being done: the team is training more moderators, and the site will soon feature a new “Groups” feature.

    With Groups, Members will be able to form their own groups and invite other members to join. Each group would have it’s own forum, and group forums would have much more leeway in the range of topics discussed. So, for example, you’ll absolutely be able to create a faith-based, or politically leaning support group and discuss the exact range of topics you’d like to discuss. Groups will be able to host a much more diverse and mature range of conversations, and because groups will be able to moderate themselves, we hope they’ll be much better at protecting some of our more targeted populations from unwanted hassle. We plan to heavily promote the existence of groups to all of our members, fostering strong participation and hopefully giving you exactly the community experience you are looking for on our site.

    In the meantime, we appreciate your understanding. We’re committed to making MyFitnessPal a place where all members can communicate openly in a supportive, and positive environment that helps them to achieve their weight-loss and fitness goals.


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