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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: Nikola
       Date: January 29, 2019, 12:49 pm
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       That's nice. Is Luigi a member here? If not, do we give out
       honorary memberships? And could we also have Mario and Yoshi,
       please?
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: Alharacas
       Date: January 29, 2019, 1:15 pm
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       Nikola, you're welcome to a) invent and give out honorary
       memberships and b) invite whoever you like. Actually, I'm very
       much hoping you will. :)
       To my knowledge, Luigi is not a member, no.
       Agree with Irena - Neal, please elucidate!
       Agree with Chizuko - have never been banned either, not even
       temporarily (knock on wood), even though I've repeatedly linked
       to EGP, and for the most part, those discussions have remained
       visible.
       Susan, great idea! I'd suggest you refrain from writing the
       words "political" and/or "religious" though, as IMO those may
       trigger downvotes/bannings/removal of the discussion.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: NealC
       Date: January 29, 2019, 8:47 pm
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       Just some bits of evidence from my own experience
       I somehow missed being banned in April, I didn't get banned
       until I started posting threads.  Posting two controversial
       threads in one day got me banned pretty quickly.  I think the
       Italki staff reviews the thread titles, we have seen bold anti
       italki threads banned in minutes.
       I think they investigate and keep track of complaints.  Jerry
       says they told him how many complaints some of his accounts
       received.  It is just what I see, sometimes you just know a
       thread or a poster is going to get banned - the sad sacks are
       only going to put up with so much.
       @Susan- maybe it is my intuition?  :-)
       I don't remember threads being deleted because they mention
       other sites or our site.  Italki only gets mad if you say
       "italki sucks".  It seems they don't care if you spend a lot or
       have a lot on account with them.  They couldn't wait to get rid
       of Aliph, for instance.
       It interests me that in the recent post guyomar was upset that
       people here might downvoting there.  Is it her own vanity, she
       doesn't like to be downvoted?  Or does she really believe that
       people are banned over downvoted posts?  I don't think Italki
       gives a **** about downvotes, that is just something to amuse
       the peasantry.  If downvotes meant anything Jerry would have
       been banned 10 times over!  Every once in a while he would post
       something pro trump or anti brit and the blood would flow in the
       streets.  Downvotes didn't mean anything.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: NealC
       Date: January 29, 2019, 8:59 pm
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       Finally, the most controversial part of the post, I guess.  It
       seems that Italki has no problem reinstating active teachers, or
       making sure they don't get banned in the first place.  Being a
       teacher seems to be the only safe place.
       There are teachers there who frequent the discussion board and
       decry the chaos.  In my humble opinion they are some of the most
       active complainants because keeping that board on track and in
       some semblance of order benefits them financially.  As a filthy
       capitalist I certainly cannot blame them for wanting to clean up
       their workspace.  If I was them I would probably resent the hell
       out of jokers like me.
       I also don't trust anyone who is still there from April and
       actively posts.  It is too easy to run afoul of the authorities
       and be tossed out without warning.  I think they might be
       helping Italki police the boards.
       I know for a fact I was targeted by a teacher.  I would despise
       him and plot his downfall but I don't remember his name anymore
       :-)
       Don't mind me, I have always hated teachers.
       #Post#: 11818--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: SHL
       Date: January 29, 2019, 10:16 pm
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       Well, if Jerry got complaints over some of his avatars, thatīs
       strange. I never got into trouble over my DDR Coat of Arms
       avatar over there.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: NealC
       Date: January 29, 2019, 10:41 pm
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       Steve I didn't mean the avatar itself, I used the word as an
       alternative to "account".  I have it fixed now.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: Aliph
       Date: January 30, 2019, 1:19 am
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       --- Quote from: NealC link ---
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       >
       > I also don't trust anyone who is still there from April and
       actively posts.  It is too easy to run afoul of the authorities
       and be tossed out without warning.  I think they might be
       helping Italki police the boards.
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       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I was thinking the same thing.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: Aliph
       Date: January 30, 2019, 1:37 am
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       --- Quote from: SHL link ---
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       > Well, if Jerry got complaints over some of his avatars, thatīs
       strange. I never got into trouble over my DDR Coat of Arms
       avatar over there.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Italki is a Chinese joint. Though utterly capitalistic
       officially they still are Marxist-Leninist on the paper!
       Try to write something on human rights either in China or Saudi
       Arabia! Mention the declaration of human rights you will see how
       it works! I even think that the algorithms light up and ban you.
       Try it consistently! Your avatar will not save you!
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: Nikola
       Date: January 30, 2019, 4:02 am
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       Somebody started a thread "How much do you know about China?" I
       was thinking about saying "I don't think I know as much about
       China as China knows about me" but I didn't think it would go
       down well.
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       Re: Thank you! somebody introduced this site. 
   DIR By: benseac
       Date: January 30, 2019, 5:58 am
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       --- Quote from: Chizuko link ---
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       > Have a look,
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  HTML https://www.italki.com/discussion/196048
       >
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       That's the discussion that brought me over here.
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