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Willi, I’ll say this for the record: As far as I can recall, the first time I learnt that Sickko was banned from the Caribbean forum was when he made his post above (in this thread, August 19). And even after reading that post, I wasn’t sure whether he was serious or merely exaggerating.
The fact is that there have been times in the past when I haven’t visited the Caribbean forum for months at a time, so things happen without me realizing, and so I certainly had no idea that he was actually banned!
Once in a while I read postings on SprintZone, but not very often. I have very little interest in that particular American message board, and certainly will never become a member. I am also certainly aware of some of the Americans and their attitudes towards Jamaicans.
However, the posters I was referring to in my post above are not anti-American posters! I could care less about the Americans! The fact is that, in recent times, there are one or two Jamaican posters who make very little tangible contributions to track and field discussions over on the Caribbean forum, but rather use the freedom that the Internet gives them to attack individuals (some longtime valuable contributors to the forum) simply because they are not Jamaicans!
I’m sure you know the mischievous people I’m referring to. In fact, you had to respond in measured (and, in my opinion, commendable) terms to one of the main ones today! This is a person who blindly attacks everything that he does not understand or even agree with, including a very valuable Jamaican track and field publication. He comes across at times like a lunatic!
And he is not the only one!
Posters on the Caribbean forum need to realize that reasonable, objective Caribbean people from various islands not only read the comments, but some also post there; some have been posting for many years. If Jamaican zealots with no real interest in the sport of track and field turn the forum into their personal agenda-laden political football field, valuable posters will soon leave that outstanding track and field site. Many Caribbean people are anti-Jamaican, but many also are not!!
So, what is my suggestion? Clearly such people should be warned, and then after repeated warnings, if they fail to stop using the forum to attack well-meaning Caribbean posters or for other selfish, self-serving reasons not limited to track and field, then they need to be banned temporarily or permanently.
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The fact is that there have been times in the past when I haven’t visited the Caribbean forum for months at a time, so things happen without me realizing, and so I certainly had no idea that he was actually banned!
Once in a while I read postings on SprintZone, but not very often. I have very little interest in that particular American message board, and certainly will never become a member. I am also certainly aware of some of the Americans and their attitudes towards Jamaicans.
However, the posters I was referring to in my post above are not anti-American posters! I could care less about the Americans! The fact is that, in recent times, there are one or two Jamaican posters who make very little tangible contributions to track and field discussions over on the Caribbean forum, but rather use the freedom that the Internet gives them to attack individuals (some longtime valuable contributors to the forum) simply because they are not Jamaicans!
I’m sure you know the mischievous people I’m referring to. In fact, you had to respond in measured (and, in my opinion, commendable) terms to one of the main ones today! This is a person who blindly attacks everything that he does not understand or even agree with, including a very valuable Jamaican track and field publication. He comes across at times like a lunatic!
And he is not the only one!
Posters on the Caribbean forum need to realize that reasonable, objective Caribbean people from various islands not only read the comments, but some also post there; some have been posting for many years. If Jamaican zealots with no real interest in the sport of track and field turn the forum into their personal agenda-laden political football field, valuable posters will soon leave that outstanding track and field site. Many Caribbean people are anti-Jamaican, but many also are not!!
So, what is my suggestion? Clearly such people should be warned, and then after repeated warnings, if they fail to stop using the forum to attack well-meaning Caribbean posters or for other selfish, self-serving reasons not limited to track and field, then they need to be banned temporarily or permanently.
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