oneofanotherkind Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 So now the forum moderators in their infinite wisdom are deleting various posts ( mine included ) in the interests of ... what exactly ? Playing nice ? Respect for the deceased who can't defend themselves ? Protecting innocent ears ? Protecting the reputation and image of Oganissimo , the band ? Well guess what ladies & gents ( and apologies in advance since almost none of you know me in real life ) ... THIS IS WRONG. The last time I was censored was on a technical analysis forum -- yeah, that fuzzy science used to analyze stocks and bonds 'n' shit. Why was I censored ( and banned ) ? Well , see I posted a defense of Obama against a bunch of right-wingers who were attacking him as the worst thing ever for free markets and free economies. See, the **owner** of those forums is a well-known markets analyst down in San Diego who happens to be a rather outspoken right-winger ( " if you come to take my gun away, I'll shoot you " , " don't give *my* money to those lazy inner-city black folk" -- that type of fellow ). CENSORSHIP IS WRONG. CENSORSHIP IS THE PRACTICE AND TOOL OF THE RIGHT-WING OPPRESSORS. Sorry Bev Getz , your interests and emotions pale in comparison to the principles of free speech that now loom large for this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Yeah, well....whatever. My wood spoon is gone. Now that...I'm upset about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Or maybe it's called editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 This may be a "public forum", but the board is owned and operated by an individual who has the right to decide what is allowed on his site. If I posted a bunch of porn I'm sure the thread would be deleted and I would be banned from the board...that is his right as the Administrator of this site. Jim should be able to shape the content of this forum any way he sees fit. If you don't agree with his practices, start your own board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Read the thread. The reasons are in there. Your post did not add anything to the discussion that wasn't already stated a hundred times over and also repeated a story from the deleted thread that I don't want here. I stand by my actions. It's nothing personal. No reason to get all bent out of shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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