My friend nida - one of our active members here on MyEC - just asked where all the blogs about Gaza are and if I have deleted all of them. I thanked her for asking and told her I didn't deleted the blogs. But I also told her that anything that may cause fights or hatred between MyEC members can be flaged or closed by the system, which means you can't see the blogs any more.
I understand the subtlety of the situation in the Gaza Strip. I'm so sorry that so many lives there were lost. The question is when we'll have true peace or when we don't need to fight or kill any more. I know it's a long story or history. I think people around the world have already noticed the situation there and there are a lot of places on the Internet where we can discuss the problems. Let's pray for the peace and hope for the best!
MyEC is intended for being a place where you can learn English and make friends, so it can be so improper to post anything that may spark a serious argument. You may argue that it's also related to English learning - we're discussing in English:))
Sorry if you don't agree with me. What do you think of that?
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@Ameur
Thank you for the wonderful comment!
Accept my deep respect and appreciation Madam Tara Benwell and Sir Expector Smith.and as you said my friend Let's just hope for the best for everyone in this world.
A Special thanks for Sir AH_TK for his great discussion.
Thanks all.
Ameur.
@AH_TK
Did you know one of my blogs was just flagged? Yes, it's the blog about the Chinese female astronaut. I coped the pics from the Internet, even though I did add the two links to the original sites. So, just as you can see, we are trying to keep this site (MyEC) a decent, friendly place by correcting and adjusting. I hope this discussion will help clarify the rules too, and hope more and more members (like you) here can help maintain the decency of MyEC. You've been an active member here and have such strong English skills, so I'm sure you can be of great help here.
By the way, I can tell you were so angry when you knew your blog was flagged, but you didn't use any abusive language, which I really appreciate. Keep up your great work here.
@Tara
Thanks so much for helping us make it clearer!
@Ameur
Thank you for joining in the discussion. You really have a point there. Don't get me wrong - I never said you are not allowed to talk about politics or some other serious or sensitive issues here. I just wanted to say Gaza issue is such a sensitive topic and it's not a good idea to publish so many blogs about Gaza. I understand your feelings about Gaza and I said I'm so sorry about what's happening in Gaza. Let's just hope for the best.
I hesitated a lot in writing my point of view on this blog, but I found myself forced to say only some words, I find very sad that there are people who still think this way ...
I just want to say when became the talk of the rights of others in life and to live in peace and to protect the innocent and to stand with the truth and a tell the kind word and call for cooperation and love and..... raises hatred and fights ...
you said***MyEC is intended for being a place where you can learn English and make friends..*** Tell me how!!!!!! learn English ... but do not talk about politics Is this the logic of life ..and how I make a friend I dont know how he think about the real cases now..
How do I learn English and you prevent me talk about the lives of others and their suffering and prevent post their photos for whatever happy or sad ... Is the education or learning English or anything else is just words we write or read it ... NO!!!!NO my friend Sir Expector Smith.
Aristotle said
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”
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I apologize for using the word "stole". I just wanted it to be very clear. Plagiarism is stealing. You're right. There are many other places where people have used images illegally on MyEC. I hope this incident helps clarify the rules. It is illegal to copy and paste images that aren't in the public domain. Identifying the source is not enough. You need permission from the photographer to republish the photo. I hope you can also understand that we don't have time to go through every illegal photo on MyEC. We do our best. Thanks to all of the people who help maintain this site. Please do not harass our mods. They are volunteers who are English learners, too.
@AH_TK Most likely the reason your blog post was flagged is that you stole pictures from a news site and didn't have permission to use them. I'm not sure which post is being referred to, but I recall at least one post that was flagged due to illegal images. Feel free to take this up with me in private. Thank you.
I think Tara has made it clear, or rather she has answered the questions clearly.
We're having a discussion here and we encourage other members to join in.
As for political topics
First, political or rather international political topics aren't a taboo here on MyEC - you are allowed to talk about it here. I don't really know about politics, though. Political topics can be so sensitive and may cause fights or hatred here, which I don't think is what you want. You should know our members come from different countries or cultures. It's natural for them to love their own country. Politics is all around, not just in the Middle East. The USA vs Russia or China, China vs Japan, India vs Pakistan... For some members, they may think if only there were no such a country as Israel, while for some members, they may think if only there were no such a country as the USA, or Russia or China or Japan or whatever country you hate or dislike. But, the problem is no matter how you hate or dislike them, they won't disappear from this world. We need to face the challenge and try to deal with the problem and make this world more peaceful. When I was studying in Canada, I saw a Jewish doctor and a Syrian doctor working together in the operating room. They both were my friends and they didn't really hate or dislike each other. I hope people in the Middle East can enjoy true peace, but first the both sides should find a solution. It takes time and effort from both sides. Let's hope for the best. Sorry again for people who are still living in the conflict areas. Let's pray for them.
@AH_TK
I know you're one of our active members here on MyEC, and I really enjoyed reading your blogs. I understand what you were trying to say. We do have guidelines on the content of blogs - any improper blog is subject to be flagged or closed or deleted, sometimes just depending on a mod's or the admin's personal judgement. I hope you can understand and keep up your great work here on MyEC!
I haven't deleted any blog posts about Gaza. We promote freedom of expression here on MyEC, as long as you haven't used abusive language. If you've included photos or text that you copied from the Internet, a post will likely get flagged or deleted. Or, if you've attacked another person or group, a post will get deleted.
Thanks,
Tara