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Don't let Mud-Club go the pay <Name Removed> went!
EvilEd:
Hold on, I am being flamed here for saying he should be allowed to post rude and profanity ridden posts... I have never said that... and support the moderators in that role 100%. what I don't support is the censorship of free speech. He made a post that had no profanity, did not link to another site where the mods had no control, and asked a simple question.
And a Mod Locked it... If he wants to bring something out in public, then let him, as I understand it you have nothing to hide as you did it for a very good reason. Or have you something to hide?
--- Quote ---"He has not lost his right to free speech... "
--- End quote ---
Oh, so this is the Iraqi forum now....? (Or the labour party conference)
Maybe the new MudClub motto should be "Say what you want, so long as we agree with it" ??? That is the way the <Name Removed> has gone and their membership is leaving in droves. I don't want to see MudClub go the same way...
Mod posts that have bad language. Mod posts that link to dodgy sites.. But don't mod posts for personal preference which is what happened here!
muddyweb:
When Mike's account was put on probation, a PM was sent to him explaining the reasons why. It also explained how he should appeal against that decision if he so wished.
The post was not locked because of its content, it was locked to prevent it being hijacked and turning into a devisive, destructive thread.
To quote from Mike's post : "what i now want to no is every1's opinion on me being on probation,if you think its apt say so,if not say so aswell,"
The decision to put an account on probation is not taken lightly, it is not done glibly and it is not taken by any one person. There is no way that a poll on whether it is "apt" could be useful or accurate without all the facts, and to publish that would have been, in my view, counter-productive and would have done nothing more than stir up bad feeling.
Ironically... if we'd been the evil censors some would make us out to be, we would have just deleted it, and this entire conversation would never have even started... hardly the actions of people who don't like debate.
EvilEd:
--- Quote ---The post was not locked because of its content, it was locked to prevent it being hijacked and turning into a devisive, destructive thread.
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But in doing so, you have decided to censor free speech. That is a right everyone is entitled to, and it is also a right that you cannot win the arguement against.
Unless the Mods have something to hide, then you should unlock that post.
I would suggest other members back me on this, otherwise you will never be able to make an informed decision based on the information held on this site! If you are only seeing what you are "Meant to see" then you are being treated like numbers rather than members!
How many soldiers died in the 1st and 2nd world wars to keep your right to free speech? And you enjoy that right by running this forum. Do you really think you have the right to take someones away?? no, I don't think so!
Why is it so hard for you guys to admit you were heavy handed and sort this out?
muddyweb:
You seem to speaking very freely, and nobody is stopping you.
Try as you might, you will struggle to turn this into an argument that we are stifling people's ability to express an opinion. That thread was locked for specific reasons.
You are perfectly entitled to your view that this was a heavy handed approach, just as entitled as I am to view that it wasn't.
Hightower:
--- Quote from: "EvilEd" ---How many soldiers died in the 1st and 2nd world wars to keep your right to free speech?
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Oh for goodness sake, grow up.
--- Quote from: "EvilEd" ---Do you really think you have the right to take someones away?? no, I don't think so!
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On this forum, actually they do. It's their backsides on the line if ever anything went legal, not yours.
Just accept their decisions (and reasons behind them) and get on with it. Please!!
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