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[Genny]

Hi Guido

I read your indymedia article 372403 this morning - great stuff! - but 
was concerned at the use of the word 'retard' (see below).

As a new admin I didn't know what to do, but I didn't want it left with 
a clearly discriminatory phrase in the report, so I changed retard to 
sadist and sent a query to the features list about whether this was the 
right action.

There's been some discussion today on the list.  Someone suggested 
'stupid' would be a better replacement.  Ben has changed the word back 
to retard because he didn't feel it was right to mess around with 
someone else's work - it should be hidden or left or your agreement 
asked for.  I think that strictly this is correct, but because it was a 
great report I really didn't want to hide it.  However, I don't think it 
can be left as it is, so I have just now hidden it and I'm writing to 
ask your agreement for a word-change so it can go back up.

Perhaps you can reply to imc-features so this can be sorted asap.

Cheers

Genny
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Internal comments from admin:

ad_nauseam promoted

I was going to hide this for discrimination: "The cop in question is 
wearing a riot helmet with a ski mask underneath so his face is not 
visible anyway. Either he is just looking for someone else to pick on, 
or he is a complete retard" implies that people with learning 
disabilities would generally behave like this.  But it's a great report 
otherwise, so for now I've just changed "retard" into "sadist", although 
it now sort of says: he's a sadist or he's a sadist!  Couldn't think of 
anything else to do.  Should I have hidden the post?  Is it acceptable 
to alter other people's work? Genny

ben - changed it back. either it should be hidden or left alond. or ask 
guy to change his article himself.
2007-06-04 17:28 genny hide

I'm unhappy that this is now on the site with the word 'retard' again, 
so I'm hiding it temporarily and will email guido who I hope will agree 
a rewording.  Genny