asked if i was irish

[The Thing]

I was just trying to post facts about Irish history because I've studied it for so long and am a proud Ulster and Irish man
Yeah lets keep it kilty

[tripleblessed]

I, on the other hand, was enjoying all of it. So few actually paid attention in
history class. It's discussions like this, with history relevant and in context that
more people realize how fascinating and entangled it can get. Thanks. And I personally am not offended by direct discussion. It can lead in intriguing directions.

[McClef]

History is indeed fascinating and educational when it is conducted within the rules.

It's the nature of many threads that they start off on one subject and end up with heated discussions over something else with religion, politics and provocative personal opinions thrown in.

That can create a cancer that ultimately destroys a thread.

[Lallans]

History is indeed fascinating and educational when it is conducted within the rules.

It's the nature of many threads that they start off on one subject and end up with heated discussions over something else with religion, politics and provocative personal opinions thrown in.

That can create a cancer that ultimately destroys a thread.

Fair enough, but I was more worried about this happening in other contexts. May I humbly suggest that some trace of a deleted post might be left in place to show that happened?

[skauwt]

GOOD LORD... all i did was ask if anyone got asked if they were of irish heritage while wearing a kilt here in the US.

well for what its worth
i`ll be in northern Ireland for a wedding this monday coming and i`ll find out first hand how the younger generation(e.g 16-35) of mixed irish see the kilt ,
the last time i wore it over there was a funeral/cremation and noone seemed to say anything but that was a older generation (50 plus )
it'll be interesting to see if anyone over there regard it as part of their own heritage or just see it as purely a scots thing

[Lallans]

well for what its worth
i`ll be in northern Ireland for a wedding this monday coming and i`ll find out first hand how the younger generation(e.g 16-35) of mixed irish see the kilt ,
the last time i wore it over there was a funeral/cremation and noone seemed to say anything but that was a older generation (50 plus )
it'll be interesting to see if anyone over there regard it as part of their own heritage or just see it as purely a scots thing

I'll be very interested to hear... but the wedding is... on which side?

[skauwt]

I'll be very interested to hear... but the wedding is... on which side?

as i said mixed
the wedding will have folk from scotland, ireland, northen ireland and england

[Lallans]

I missed the reference. I guess I was hoping for a "pure sample." Still eager to hear.

[McClef]

Fair enough, but I was more worried about this happening in other contexts. May I humbly suggest that some trace of a deleted post might be left in place to show that happened?

Sorry for the delay in addressing your concern, it's been a busy night!

If we move a whole thread to the holding cell the software allows us to leave a redirect explaining why. When it's a post or posts that are moved there is no redirect feature and the system shuffles and renumbers the remaining posts.

We try where possible to add a post to explain what has happened, I wasn't the Moderator who dealt with this in this case but when I saw your first comment I responded so that there was then a record.

Be assured, we only move posts for very good reasons. This post proved to be but one of many disruptive posts from the same poster who ended up posting pornographic material and as a result their membership has been revoked. We were getting inundated with complaints about what this poster was doing and have been working hard to get it all dealt with and the problem resolved.

[denmcdough]

Thanks, McClef, for explaining!