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Are offences/bashing about other things that aren't directly related to the spot allowed?

I mean... There is that spot about a particular couple from a TV Show and people there are constantly bashing characters, couples and actors of that show (oh, and the show itself!). Is that allowed? Isn't it against the spirit of Fanpop? I think that it is also against the FP guidelines: "[i]You may not post Content that is patently offensive to users of the Fanpop Site, such as Content or messages that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual.[i]" I went to that spot (even though I am not a fan) and I asked them politely to stop bashing, because it was offensive for me and my beliefs. They kept on doing the same thing, so I repeated my request and then they started bashing ME too! I am not sure if that was Ok (from my part), but was it right for them to start the bashing at the first place?
Also, is it Ok telling someone "get the fuck off our spot", "No one wants you here", "THIS IS THE ...... SPOT AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T CATCH THAT, WE DO WHATEVER THE FUCK WE WANT." and "If you're not a .. fan, how about you GTFO our spot!?" and then calling that person a "dumb bitch"? Because that's what they did to me. I never personally attacked anyone or called them names or even judged their beliefs! I just told them that what they did was offensive. Yet they keep complaining that this is THEIR spot and that they can do whatever they want there (AKA bashing) :/

P.S. I hope this is the right place to post it. And I hope it's not a repeat :)
 Team_Brooke posted over a year ago
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Eline_K said:
Hi,

Bashing or posting offending content/comments is never allowed! It doesn't matter if it's related to the spot's topic or not. People who post these kind of things are often not open for reasoning. My advise would be to report them or their comments. If you report them on their profile page, make sure to put a link with it to the page where they were posting those comments.

I hope this helped, and I hope the bashing stops!

Keep the peace.
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