Redmak Administrators Posted August 18, 2004 Administrators Share Posted August 18, 2004 and we cannot allow one thread and some drug - abusing Neowinians to ruin us One thread won't ruin us. Our moderators will step in when things get out of hand. I live in holland and therefore I'm not really bothered by soft drugs personally (alcohol is much worse imho). I do agree we should keep this within limits since it's illegal afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 One thread won't ruin us. Our moderators will step in when things get out of hand.I live in holland and therefore I'm not really bothered by soft drugs personally (alcohol is much worse imho). I do agree we should keep this within limits since it's illegal afterall. Illegal where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 One thread won't ruin us. Our moderators will step in when things get out of hand.I live in holland and therefore I'm not really bothered by soft drugs personally (alcohol is much worse imho). I do agree we should keep this within limits since it's illegal afterall. I hope so. But pictures and glorifying of drug abuse is already starting to happen there. They are trying to get people to smoke weed to get an artifical "high", and it's been proven that weed harms both body and mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Illegal where? In many other countries, weed is considered illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 In many other countries, weed is considered illegal. What about the countries where it is legal and people are perfectly happy with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 And allow their own life to become completely ruined in the process?I cannot allow that to happen. A.K.R you are not their parents. You are not them. What they do, is their choice. I personally feel you are just going on like an old woman here, bitching about everything. Nobodys going to look on Neowin and say "wow neowin users r teh crackzors!!1!oneone" so quit the bitching man. I have never done weed, and I never will, but if somebody sees this and decides they want to do it, that's their sole decision and we have no control over it. Quit moaning, if people do it, they do it, leave them to it and just stay away from the threads just like anybody else against drugs might do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 What about the countries where it is legal and people are perfectly happy with it? Can you count how many countries legalise weed, out of the >200 countries on this planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavion Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 LOL some of you people really need to get out of your houses or maybe just off your computers. Weed is the same as alcohol it's a drug.. god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Accidental double post - please ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I live in holland and therefore I'm not really bothered by soft drugs personally (alcohol is much worse imho). Given your opinion, I thought I'd post a bit of irony... the Google Ads at the top of this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 I don't see those advertisements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmak Administrators Posted August 18, 2004 Administrators Share Posted August 18, 2004 Talk about targeted ads :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Back to the topic: my proposed rule does not prohibit the discussion of illegal drugs completely - maybe you people are misunderstanding me. It is designed to prohibit the promotion and/or glorifying of illegal drugs. Illegal drugs are drugs that have been deemed as illegal in any one country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Back to the topic: my proposed rule does not prohibit the discussion of illegal drugs completely - maybe you people are misunderstanding me. It is designed to prohibit the promotion and/or glorifying of illegal drugs. Illegal drugs are drugs that have been deemed as illegal in any one country. No. Drop it man it's a war your loosing with style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishX Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Illegal drugs are drugs that have been deemed as illegal in any one country. Hell, the Internet and Windows have been deemed illegal in some countries... shall we just close Neowin now and move along to something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted August 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2004 AKR, off the record, hit a bong and lighten up. I don't see anything wrong in that thread except for your over-reacted comment flaming everyone just because they smoke marijuana. hahahah (Y) wanna join me? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Hell, the Internet and Windows have been deemed illegal in some countries... shall we just close Neowin now and move along to something else? Name them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted August 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2004 i have moved the thread to members metropolis. all i can tell you is... use the report button if you see an unacceptable post. but you as a member have the control of where you visit, and if you see a post is related to illegal drugs and you have a negative stance on them... just save you and us the trouble and do not enter the post. simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 It's since closed. We've closed other threads in the past when drugs have been 'promoted'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.K.R. Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 (Y) :) :D :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 If the drinking age where I live is 18, and it's 21 in other countries, does that mean I can't talk about it? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemania Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 How about just don't go into the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted August 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 18, 2004 This is an international forum. Most countries consider weed illegal. My country, Singapore, is one of the several examples. Singapore is not exactly an open society and they are seriously anti-drug. http://www.cnb.gov.sg/index.asp On July 16th 2004, Raman Selvam Renganathan was hanged in Singapore after being seized with 6lbs of pot. Now 6lbs is lot of pot but... execution? In Singapore they arrest you first on suspicion of drug use, then they check your system for drugs, then they charge you. I don't think you can consider Singapore "normal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Now... Some people use the argument "It isn't illegal in all countries, so we should be able to talk about it". I know of at least one country that doesn't recognize any piracy laws, so does that mean that we should be able to talk about pirating also? Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaKeY Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Aww man... heres another drug topic: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=201487 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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