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Hello AB.
On 02:26 Sun 10th Mar 2019, I posted the following question to the Editor's Blog:
“Why Do You Shut Down Active Threads?”
I then went on to explain why a thread involving me and a false allegation about me had been locked down, preventing any further debate. I received no reply.
Now, a week or so later, I return to see if the AB editors had anything to say on the matter. And lo and behold, the entire exchange on the Editor's Blog has been eviscerated from the site. It's as though my question was never asked. The original question thrown down Winston Smith's “Memory Hole” in true 1984 totalitarian fashion.
Nice one AB. Nice one. Censoring legitimate debate about the matter of legitimate debate. You must be so proud. I hope you sleep well at night in your beds, safe in the knowledge that you are the true custodians of morality and righteousness and that all opinions that differ from your own are illegitimate and morally deficient.
You censorious ***-wits. I don't normally swear on forums such as this but seeing as this post will likely be immediately deleted because of the criticism of AB rather than the profanity, I simply don't care anymore.
On 02:26 Sun 10th Mar 2019, I posted the following question to the Editor's Blog:
“Why Do You Shut Down Active Threads?”
I then went on to explain why a thread involving me and a false allegation about me had been locked down, preventing any further debate. I received no reply.
Now, a week or so later, I return to see if the AB editors had anything to say on the matter. And lo and behold, the entire exchange on the Editor's Blog has been eviscerated from the site. It's as though my question was never asked. The original question thrown down Winston Smith's “Memory Hole” in true 1984 totalitarian fashion.
Nice one AB. Nice one. Censoring legitimate debate about the matter of legitimate debate. You must be so proud. I hope you sleep well at night in your beds, safe in the knowledge that you are the true custodians of morality and righteousness and that all opinions that differ from your own are illegitimate and morally deficient.
You censorious ***-wits. I don't normally swear on forums such as this but seeing as this post will likely be immediately deleted because of the criticism of AB rather than the profanity, I simply don't care anymore.
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Good evening, Birdie.
AB censors are reasonably fair and benign at the moment.
The two biggest events in the advance of the new fascism are: (1) the universal capitulation in Europe and the "free" world generally to sharia blasphemy laws following the Charlie Hebdo murders, and (2) the endorsement, by legal precedent, of the criminalisation of all[i criticism of Islam.
You're aware of point 2, aren't you? I'm referring to the ECHR's upholding [i]unanimously] the criminal conviction of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff for saying - quite truthfully - that the prophet Mohammed who died in 633AD was a paedophile. The appellant had complained that the Austrian court's original conviction - upheld on appeal - violated her right to free speech under the European Convention on rights.
So, under Austrian law you, I and several others are criminals for telling the truth, Birdie.
Coming to a country, town, social media site near you.
AB censors are reasonably fair and benign at the moment.
The two biggest events in the advance of the new fascism are: (1) the universal capitulation in Europe and the "free" world generally to sharia blasphemy laws following the Charlie Hebdo murders, and (2) the endorsement, by legal precedent, of the criminalisation of all[i criticism of Islam.
You're aware of point 2, aren't you? I'm referring to the ECHR's upholding [i]unanimously] the criminal conviction of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff for saying - quite truthfully - that the prophet Mohammed who died in 633AD was a paedophile. The appellant had complained that the Austrian court's original conviction - upheld on appeal - violated her right to free speech under the European Convention on rights.
So, under Austrian law you, I and several others are criminals for telling the truth, Birdie.
Coming to a country, town, social media site near you.
Origin of the expression, one George Edward Lynch Cotton became Bishop of Calcutta in 1858 and while there established schools for Eurasian children. A man of great sensitivity, he ordered crates full of socks for the children, to be worn during lessons. It was the rule of the Bishop to bless all goods which arrived at the schools.
It's the lynch bit that probably upset who ever deleted the 'bless your cotton socks'
It's the lynch bit that probably upset who ever deleted the 'bless your cotton socks'
The failure to afford members the courtesy of a response to emails, the appointment of anonymous overseers who utilise, at will, their personally flexible version of the rules, and the very clear bias towards the select few, all contribute to the impression that herein lies a culture of secrecy and of utter disdain for the membership as a whole. Over the years we’ve seen the same concerns arise time and time again and because of the determined failure to acknowledge and address those concerns, the preference instead being to simply strike all criticism – even the constructive kind – from the record, we’ve lost very many fine and valuable contributors.
Good business is not only about acquiring new customers, but far more lucratively, in retaining the old because they are a business’s bread and butter. If the AnswerBank wants to survive and expand – and I sincerely hope it does - the alienation of those who are fundamental to providing its income and the blanket rejection of transparency isn’t the way to do it.
Good business is not only about acquiring new customers, but far more lucratively, in retaining the old because they are a business’s bread and butter. If the AnswerBank wants to survive and expand – and I sincerely hope it does - the alienation of those who are fundamental to providing its income and the blanket rejection of transparency isn’t the way to do it.
Birdie, your thread "Why Do You Shut Down Active Threads?” was removed because it states in the Site Rules:
Any posts asking or discussing why a post or thread was removed or closed, or why a member was banned or suspended, will be removed.
Regarding removing content, if we removed all opinions that differ from our own as you say, there would be hardly anything of this site left.
For future reference, calling the AB team "***-wits" is not particularly appreciated and if you had directed that at another member your account would be suspended.
Any posts asking or discussing why a post or thread was removed or closed, or why a member was banned or suspended, will be removed.
Regarding removing content, if we removed all opinions that differ from our own as you say, there would be hardly anything of this site left.
For future reference, calling the AB team "***-wits" is not particularly appreciated and if you had directed that at another member your account would be suspended.
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