[Rant] Freedom of speech is no more on a popular Amiga site. | ANN.lu |
Posted on 03-Feb-2004 15:32 GMT by Jordan Taylor | 238 comments View flat View list |
Today a so-called Amiga site which was supposed to allow freedom of speech has now become a exposed heavily censored website, webmasters acting like children insulting members of the site just because they stand up and say what they think.
I feel betrayed.
Check it out yourself here
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Freedom of speech is no more on a popular Amiga site. : Comment 189 of 238 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Wayne Hunt on 06-Feb-2004 14:20 GMT | In reply to Comment 188 (Raffaele): > A Forum site is a public place as a restaurant, tearoom, etc...
> and in that you must serve the clients who enter.
I politely disagree with your analogy.
A "forum site" is still a Web site, hence still part of a "house", hence more like hanging out in my kitchen drinking margaritas that I paid for. If you want to bring your own alcohol to the party (as in make a contribution to the site) that's different. No one HAS to serve anyone. The house owner does not OWE anyone anything. You are there because he opened the door and allowed you to come into his house.
That being said, I do appreciate the fact that you at least acknowledge that a little respect is required. I don't think you and I are very far apart on this issue. The only thing you don't seem to understand is that I both respect and appreciate a vast majority of the site's users. I simply have zero tolerance for the small, vocal minority of people who are determined to make the experience of visiting a site miserable for anyone.
But I digress. There was no reason for this thread to have even been started, except that someone is unhappy with the fact that they were banned from the site permanently. Spending time supporting and discussing "Jordan Taylor"'s (whoever that is) allegations simply provides more visitors and advertising to Amiga.org at this point.
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