Humour Section under attack

[mikepologti]

laughs , i dont think he was serious lol

[Treza360]

Sigh once again the constant vocal objections of a few are ruining it for the majority who use this section.

If you constantly find this section so offensive to your tastes and you have to vocalise this as well then why do you come to this section?

Also to those that whinge about hypocrisy in this section when their post/thread gets moderated. See where this has got us now. Instead of having the good grace to just suck it up, build a bridge and get over it, we now stand a very good chance of losing this awesome section.

Finally...
You want to hear a dirty joke?
The boy/girl/transgender person (we don't want to be sexist here do we) fell in the mud.
Now you want to hear a clean joke?
They then had a shower. I will clarify though that this shower was only for 4 minutes and with a water saving shower head so as not to upset any environmentally concerned people.

Cheers,
Trent

[Treza360]

laughs , i dont think he was serious lol

Yep the big font word that is spelled in white probably gives that away hey (not that I condone it in any manner).
Cheers,
Trent

[Logzy]

We are not living in the 1950's anymore.
Surely these days we can all handle a bit of humour and swearing these days, especially when most of it is heard on the radio or seen on the TV.

[maca]

.............I will clarify though that this shower was only for 4 minutes and with a water saving shower head so as not to upset any environmentally concerned people.

Cheers,
Trent

Hahaha awesome mate! Always best to cover all basis!

[RhysQ]

Well the stats currently sit at 33-2.... and I was more than happy to put my vote amongst the 32 others happy with the humour thread.

What a sad and dull place this forum would be without humour and with tight restrictions on every thread created....heading a main rule of VAG CONTENT ONLY! (excuse the pun).

I truly feel sorry for these internet vigilanties who are just out to whinge and complain, keeping a hawk eye on anything that may be even slightly politically incorrect. If you think some content is bad here, go and join boostcruising or rexnet for a week and you'll realise how clean and straight we are here, and what a great FRIENDLY community has been built up....with obviously a huge thanks to the mods for steering it in the right direction.

As has been said, no one is forcing you to look at the content in the humour section. If you look at it, that's your problem. If it's 'that bad', just don't go to the section and you will have no issues. I agree I have seen some content that is questionable, but that particular thread/page will disappear in a matter of days never to be seen again. Don't whinge to the mods every time, they've got plenty to do already.

On that note, I'm off to the humour section to have my morning laugh (much better than coffee).

Mods, the I's have it, /thread

[The_Hawk]

Finally...
You want to hear a dirty joke?
The boy/girl/transgender person (we don't want to be sexist here do we) fell in the mud.
Now you want to hear a clean joke?
The they then had a shower. I will clarify though that this shower was only for 4 minutes and with a water saving shower head so as not to upset any environmentally concerned people.

GOLD! I laughed a lot at that one

[maca]

For people who find it offensive; looking at this section is like playing with a piece of poo..

You know that playing with it will get your hands dirty and smelly, so don't!

You know that looking at this section will upset you, so don't!

[Treza360]

I agree I have seen some content that is questionable, but that particular thread/page will disappear in a matter of days never to be seen again.

Don't worry. It is merely resting in a safe location ready to rise again and dominate the laughter.
Cheers,
Trent

[whiteVR6]

I think the humour section is great...
There have been some very kind of posts but i either dont read or voice my disgust! ...
I do find it very humourous that there are alot of people on here saying things such as 'i dont read the humour section its a waste of time blahblah' yet you do a search and can clearly see that they have read it and have posted how much they enjoy reading such threads ...
I think so long as when a complaint is made a thread is deleted that there shouldnt be an issue...
and seriously if its too much trouble moderating dont be a moderator !!!

Have a nice day

[Bug_racer]

The Motivational thread is gone ?
Weird , very weird .
I think this forum is now overmoderated and Admin/Mods are overextending their powers .

I never read it and it enerates lots of work and complaints from things people find offensive.

But in the same section earlier :

Thats hilarious, I lauged outload a couple of times.

So you laugh at some thread , but you never read that section ? How does that work ????

And if this all about not offending anyone well , I took offence to this :

I didnt quote any. I just said it was FATTER.

Enlighten us then drag queen.

And according to these rules :

Personal Attacks
Any form of defamation will be deleted and the user warned.

I complained to admin , nothing was done .

I take it as an insult in you assuming my sexual orientation , but yet the admin team deletes a thread because of , umm , well I really dont see any good reason . Im sorry but this is pathetic !

[HOLEIN1]

X2 for just a simple waring in the thread title...

many other forums i frequent have a similar policy/courtesy measure in place and it seems to be working fine - none of this silly bickering going on...

[wombatoutofhell]

If you don't like it, don't look. Simple. Don't ruin it for others.
There is alot of questionable content I admit. Bit the day I get offended about a joke is the day you can put me in a pine box.
I'm sorry about the motorvational thread-my favourite thread on the entire forum. My almost adult daughter and I have done alot of bonding laughing at that thread together. I admit that I didn't get a few though.

[maca]

I'm sorry about the motorvational thread-my favourite thread on the entire forum.

X2. That and the Mk5 section.

[sporran]

For what it's worth here's my take on the current situation regarding the Humour Section.
1. VWwA is not an exclusve club that you are invited to join by revered and respected members of society, and for the privelege of joining you are asked to part with $1000s worth of cash. It is like any forum that is freely open to anyone willing to come up with a username and password. If you want exclusivity and privelege join a private golf club.
2. The Humour Section may not neccessarily have much to do with the world of "Das Auto" but quite often does, and in any case serves a completely different purpose. It provides humour! A quick glance of the daily papers or news channels gives a stark reminder of how little this is depicted in our daily lives. For those of you who need a reality check I suggest checking out some of the acts that have performed at this years' Comedy Festival in Melbourne.
3. It is not hard to see that the Humour Section would take up a disproportionate amount of Mods time when compared to the other sections in VWwA, but it is a bit rich for them to complain that they have a problem with the section because of the workload. Closing the section is not the answer, but applying a clearly defined set of rules for posting if you wish to filter the content so as not offend too many people.
Personally I enjoy the Humour Section, as apart from checking out the "dailys" on the net each morning it is one of the first things I log on to. I know that some one out there in VWwA land will be able to put a smile on my dial no matter what news awaits in the outside world. OK the Humour Section may have taken on a bit of a FHM or Ralph type persona, and if that's not your bag then don't bother looking, or maybe you should log on to vw.com.au to get your fix!