Over the last few months, an increase in religious fanaticism can easily be seen on Jatland. While everyone is entitled to their views, Jatland forum rules clearly state that "HATEFUL" & "ABUSIVE" messages won't be tolerated. Some members have been in open breach of these rules and advocated rape, violence & killings amongst other niceties. Below are just a few threads where one can find such instances in several posts:
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showth...ts-of-May-1987
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showth...g-.....Savdhan-!!!!!!
http://www.jatland.com/forums/showth...-House-of-Cows
The messages are so abundant that it is just not possible that the responsible moderator hasn't seen any of them. So is this then a wilful abandonment of duty due to one's own ideological positioning?
I can also notice a decrease in participation by many old members to the extent that quite a few have just stopped visiting JL. While the reason for that can be many, I won't be surprised if people don't want to associate themselves with a site where rapes, murders and fanaticism is freely advocated and goes unchecked.
I hope something is done about this, otherwise JL is on the fast track to become like Rediff messageboards - a free-for-all online gutter (rather than home that it aims to be).