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The last few posts made here, they've shown up, made the most inane, idiotic, and pointless comments, upvoted each other in a frenzy of circle jerking, and generally made a pest of themselves.

They're a nuisance, and add nothing of value to the Lemmy experience.

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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 8 points 1 year ago

There's nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works, eh dave?

I feel the fact you decided this was necessary kinda proves my point though.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 5 points 1 year ago

Not really, I messaged @dave so he could be on top of it if it got 'interesting'.

Now you have got very anti hexbear and 'they' have not been antagonistic in this thread.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

No, but they have absolutely flooded the thread. They certainly got antagonistic in the previous thread though, basically calling everyone who disagrees with them racist.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 1 points 1 year ago

You are the one in that thread getting hun up on a te Reo name when Te Reo is an official language (the only written in Law - English is only a common language as far as I understand), they, and others have called out the developers and you fo a quite an easy Te Reo name.

I have seen issues with 111 having issues with an English street name - Dick st. It took three calls to get EMS to attend because the first two went to (i guess) the same controller who insisted that Dick st was a prank call.

I don't like how they exclusively use memes, and seem to group post, but on the issue of the street name I think you are in the wrong.

[-] SamC@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

English is an official language. All our laws etc. are in English so we didn't need to make a law to make it official like with te reo (and NZ sign language).

But agree with your main point, there's no problem with the name.

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago

Your laws are in Te Reo, they’re translated into English. Your Supreme Court decided that.

[-] SamC@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

That's not even remotely true

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

Uhhh okay it’s not like that was decided about the document that literally started your country or anything

[-] SamC@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

The treaty of Waitangi is not part of NZ law.

[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago

Interesting that I see it listed as being an integral and foundational part of your constitution, then

[-] SamC@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

That doesn't mean it's part of law

At any rate the fact that the te reo version of the treaty is recognised as primary doesn't mean all nz law is written in te reo as you initially claimed

Fair enough, I overshot.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

"your constitution"

You mean you're not even a Kiwi, and you're ten comments deep spouting nonsense like this?

Honestly, you're even more pathetic than I thought.

[-] liv@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Te Reo is an official language (the only written in Law

Just have to point out that New Zealand Sign Language is also an official language written in law.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

I missed typed as I know that Sign is also.

What I meant was: "Te Reo is an official language (the only written, written in Law - English is only a common language as far as I understand)"

I'll blame the bottle of wine I was 3/4 of the way through at the time ;)

[-] liv@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago

Do you seriously think that's quite an easy name?

[-] subignition@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's eight syllables, but I think most minds would chunk it out as three or four units of short term memory ("papa", "kanga", "horo" or even "horohoro") which isn't too unreasonable to me compared to some more ...western sounding? place names.

(Though I am not the person you were responding to nor do I have experience with Maori. Just sharing my take)

[-] liv@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If we want to pronounce it properly we do it "Papa" - "ka" - "nga" - "horo" "horo".

I'd predict people who want to mangle it will probably go for something like "Paper" "kanga" "hoaro" (with a hard g like in kangaroo, argh) and leave the last bit off.

Paraparaumu gets called "Parrer Pram" by people who don't pronounce their reo. Not all of whom are pakeha I might add.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -3 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's certainly possible to remember, but to describe it as an easy to remember word just seems so elitist.

[-] subignition@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

If literacy standards have sunk so low that that's elitism, these are troubling times indeed.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -4 points 1 year ago

You don't work in the trades, I take it?

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

I'm elitist? F me.

It truly is one of the eiser [longer] te reo names that are in our good green [or not so] country.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -2 points 1 year ago

Seriously? Just as easy as Taupo, for example?

Surely you can't think that in good faith.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Even as a white gen x-er with probable dyslexia I would possibly have issues spelling spelling not living there, but if you lived there I really can't see the problem with papa-kanga-horo-horo (shit, look at that I spelt that correctly first time [yes I looked it to check])

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Who said Worcester was an easy name though?

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I just heavily doubt you'd kick up the same fuss over a European name

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -2 points 1 year ago

Doubt away, you strange person.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 year ago

Having to spell that out every time I renew my insurance or whatever would suck, but it is at least shorter.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

Okay, you're still missing the point. How about Loughborough?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

That would be a pain in the ass, and I wouldn't be happy if someone tried to name the street I lived on that.

[-] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Sure buddy. Sure.

[-] MORTARS@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Lmao you toadie, listen to yourself

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago
[-] MORTARS@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

I mean, you've had the same hostile attitude right out the gate as the Hexbear crowd, of course people will think you're one of them.

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