Discrimination

[Annie]

Hi

I have thought long and hard before coming here and posting this message.  Last week I came to ask about converting from xoops to joomla.  I emailed a member to request information.

What I got back was a total rant about my religion which according to him is fueled by satans deceptions and telling me that I should convert to his religion.  In the general atmosphere that is prevalent in the world today this is not an attitude that is acceptable.

Needless to say I won't be converting to joomla now.

Annie

[pe7er]

Last week I came to ask about converting from xoops to joomla.  I emailed a member to request information.

What I got back was a total rant about my religion which according to him is fueled by satans deceptions and telling me that I should convert to his religion.  In the general atmosphere that is prevalent in the world today this is not an attitude that is acceptable.

Needless to say I won't be converting to joomla now.

It's a pity that you judge the software (Joomla) on the behavior of one (rude) fellow (?) Joomla user...

[brian]

this sort of behavior is unacceptable. pleas report t
is to the moderator team to handle. can I assure you that this persons response is not typical. one of the strengths of the joomla community is that it welcomes everyone irrespective of their creeed, nationalality or religion

[nathandiehl]

Annie,
On behalf of the mod team, i apologize to you. No user should treat you this way.
I am going to email you, hopefully you can provide some helpful information and corrective action can be taken against this user.

[Tonie]

I'm very sorry to hear this. Joomla! is for everyone, no matter what race or religion. A PM like this doesn't show respect in any wat, and we will never tolerate this on one of the Joomla! sites. I will send you a PM in a few minutes.

Moving to Sites & Infrastructure forum

[brian]

glad to see the moderator team are onto this. lightening faast as ever

[Annie]

Hi All,

Many thanks for the fast reponse to my message.  I was actually just going to walk away and not bother saying anything - I did not want to start problems on this forum.

I kept the email for a week and read it several times and then dismissed it and was going to search elsewhere for another system.  But something about it kept bugging me - As a medium and psychic I am used to such bigotry cropping up occassionally and usually just ignore it and move on.  It really isn't worth my time responding to bigotry and discrimination.

But then I realised that if I don't stand up then other people may get treated in the same way and its not something I would wish to have on my conscience, hence the message today.

Again, many thanks for the fast respnse, and the message has been forwarded to Nathan and I shall now reconsider changing to Joomla.

[Apollo]

Hi Annie,

Good choice and great courage.

[eyezberg]

Why would you mail someone instead of asking on the forums,
and why would you talk about your religion in that mail?
just wondering...

[Annie]

Hi,

I couldn't find the PM link so used the email link.  Simple.

As for mentioning my religion - I didn't - I gave the link to my sites which are mediumship and psychic development groups.  These were the sites I wished to convert from xoops to joomla so it seemed natural to give the links.  I just didn't expect the response I got from a member of a technical group.

Annie

[brad]

Annie,
I believe Tonie is handling this issue now. However you are welcome to let me know who the person was PRIVATELY.
If not, I have full confidence Tonie will get to the bottom of it for you.

Thanks.

[MMMedia]

Annie - if you need help with your site's conversion or have any questions about how your sites would work with Joomla, don't hesitate to PM me., and we have a great community of users here that are very helpful, so don't hesitate to ask questions on the forums. 

Glad you're here.

[Annie]

Hiya,

Thanks for all the good wishes but I think it would be a good idea to close this discussion rather than let it go on and on.

I am now looking for help on how to convert three sites to one joomla installation.

Annie

[Tonie]

Fair enough, good luck with your site! I will lock the thread now, so nobody can reply to it any more.