Only ONE race here... HUMAN!

[oldchopperguy]

OK guys and gals,

I've been a happy member of this site (as well as ScootDawg) for some time now. I've worked with the moderators long enough to be absolutely certain that nobody's ever been banned from either site because of race, gender, sexual preference, dandruff, acne, bad haircut, nearsightedness, baldness or brand of scooter they ride, etc.

There now is a You Tube posting which accuses both these sites of racism. If a member gets banned, it's because of unacceptable behavior. If a misunderstanding is involved, that is unfortunate, but it's behavior, not any other factor that gets anyone banned. I communicate with many members, and I have no idea what color (or even gender) they may be, and it certainly makes NO diference.

I'd like to remind folks that there is only one "race"... That would be the HUMAN race. [/color][/i] Humans, like scooters, come in a variety of colors. Black, white, red, yellow and brown are pretty much standard on production models... No problem there. If you happen to be purple or green, just let me know in advance so I won't stare while shaking your hand.

If for some reason, it just doesn't work out to be a member of a website, there are many other good ones to join. Or, start one up yourself... It's a lot of work, and not much glory. It might be a good learning experience though.

Regardless of who we are, we all see green grass, blue sky, and bleed red if we kiss the asphalt. All our feelings get hurt sometimes, but any opinions about these sites being racist are misguided, no matter how sincere those thoughts may be. It just doesn't happen that way on either site.

If anyone on these sites feels they've been wronged, please, let's try to work it out without posting negative things that tell only one side of a story.

Just for the record, I'm old, fat, white, live in a trailer park... and all my black, white, Asian, Indian, rich, poor, straight and gay friends somehow manage to put up with me, as well as each other. Surely, we can do the same on a website where we don't even have to deal with each other in person...

PLEASE... Ride safe, and post friendly!

Sincerely to all readers,

Leo in Texas

[90GTVert]

Well said Leo.

[idnative1948]

Good job, Leo!!

[Rebel]

FYI, I have never banned anybody because of their race, never will. And Thanks Leo!

[Rebel]

This is what I posted on SD;

OK,

Here is what happened. I banned another member. That other member had been a member on Scooter Rebels and had deleted his own membership. I saw a new member register there, checked that new members name, email, ISP. It was the same as the person that had just been banned here. I did not need him making problems over there so I banned that screen name there and found it here so I also banned it here. Then the next day I had another new person register on Scooter Rebels, as with all new members over there I check out who they are. This new member had the same name in his email as the recently banned person over here, and he was using an ISP from the same city as the banned person.

I looked at the same name, the same city and figured it was the same person trying to sneak in on a friends ISP and a new email address. so I banned him there, then found the same screen name address and ISP here so I did banned the person, thinking he was the same person I had the trouble with. I had no idea about the his color, I was just trying to make sure things were not confrontational here.

I apologize for the furor it has caused and regret the error I made.

The name address and ISP have been unbanned.

[oldchopperguy]

These sites are as non-discriminatory as any entity can possibly be. Just "tellin' it like it is".

Great members here of all persuasions. Glad to be here myself, and a BIG thanks to all who so kindly patted me on the back for the post. I'm not always so good at saying things, but this is one subject I am more than certain about.

I wouldn't have Rebel's job on a silver platter (don't need the ulcers as a reward for doing something nice...) but Im REALLY glad he's up to it! How would I ever get my scooter back together without these great sites?

Enjoying the ride!

Leo

[shescoots]

Amen Leo.
I would like t add to that but I think you said it all.
There is a lot of good out there and a lot of bad. Seems to me that there are folks that like to make something bad out of something good.
I couldn't even attempt to be an adminastrator or even a moderator on any site. I am a sweet and easy going person but I don't have patience for folks that pick a part every little tiny thing that others say or try to do. It is hard to please every one.
I too am on SD and here too.I just like reading and writing and sharing the enjoyment of riding and scooters. I think that some of the people forget that is what it is all about.

[astroprof]

I'll echo what the others have said!