Sacred cow? I checked my comments. No one has said Beamish is above criticism. As far as I know he is the only media person who posts here.South Pender wrote:Fine about the issue of not criticizing a fellow forum member, WCJ; I've already acknowledged and agreed with his. I didn't know that Beamish was a forum member. It therefore seems to me that the mods might consider informing the forum members just who in the media are forum members so that such sacred cows can be spared in the future. As for the rest of your comment, my opinions about Beamish were no more bullying than dozens of comments made by forum members about others--Glen Suitor, Rod Black, Valli, etc. I think it's easy to see criticism of someone we like as "insulting," "bullying," "over the line," "harsh," etc., but as fair, even if strong, criticism if we feel similarly negatively about the person!WestCoastJoe wrote:.
In any case, at least two Mods have expressed the view that South Pender's comments about Mike Beamish were over some perceived line, especially since Beamish is a member who posts here on occasion. Is the line carved in the sand? No. But it seems to me it is kind of like the way anyone judges bullying/teasing or humour/racism. I think it can be recognized.
You can have the last word.
