[dima124]

Recently I started the literary discussion on this forum that did not cater to the interests of "some people". The thread was promptly shut down by the moderator.

Are you allowed to discuss topics only if you support liberal agenda?

What are your horror stories of censorship on this forum?

[JohnH]

My horror story?

The fact that it took so long to shut your other post down.

Just my opinion of course and not really a liberal one as it is liberals who preach all words must be read. When it comes to your silly meanderings (once again my opinion), I am just about a Nazi (you should get ideologies straight). Oh and you are confusing a private forum open to public joining with a group that actually has an interest in egalatarian democracies. Democracies do not have moderators with the power to make you essentially disappear.

Seems you are more liberal than most of us after all. Irony tastes so good.

[Rob B]

It was more than "some" people who found what you were saying objecectionable.

The fact that the topic was not immediately shut down or censored, I think, shows that the moderators here were trying to be lenient, which we have been accused of in the past--whether members have e-mailed us or asked us to step in on heated discussion.

Liberal agendas or whatever, you can discuss what you want, just don't speak of people in such a derogatory manner.

[Vitriol]

Yep, welcome to the benevolent oligarchy that is the sffworld.com forums.

Love it or leave it.

[dima124]

I understand now. Sorry for the censorship remark.
However it is curious that some people would actually rather petition the moderator to shut down the discussion, rather than just skip this topic or making their disagreement with the subject known.

I guess either everyone has to agree with them or just shut up?

[Rob B]

SHUT UP!!!
J/K http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/wink.gif

No dima124, we don't want to be like Big Brother, but we are treading a fine line when it comes to monitoring what people post.

As I said, if a substantial number of people want a topic closed, then we do.

[Mithfânion]

oh come on now Mordread, enough already


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[Bardos]

Though I agree the closed topic was offensive, I wonder WHY some people are offensive, and cause topics to close. For I must say it was interesting.

Also, I would like to suggest to FF that he opens the topic (if that is posible now) and delete the offensive posts, or edit them.
I hope some of you agree on this. It's not right IMO to close a topic b/c some1 used bad language or offensive words, etc. Just delete his post or change it.

[Rob B]

In theory I'd agree with you Bardos, but the topic itself, and at least the phrasing of the topic title, was offensive in and of itself.

We (the moderators and Dag) would rather edit posts where the language or tone is objectionable and offensive in stead of closing it.

Even then, as I said, we are between a rock and a hard place. Some members want us to allow the discussions to continue, others want us to delete and censor.

[This message has been edited by FitzFlagg (edited February 07, 2002).]

[dima124]

Well here is a question.

I was the one who created the topic you are interested in. I was also the one who used language that some of our friends found offensive. If you delete all my posts and leave only our friends' replies to them, these replies would sound kinda silly, wouldn't they?