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ok so my views are far different to you
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but does anyone know what i mean. i only a select few on here and i get a lot of grief for forcing my opinions and i dont understand. if there wa no me there would be just narrow minded losers. i make you think right?
just what i a have done there
just what i a have done there
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Forcing an opinion on an internet site is impossible. Nobody forces the reader to do anything.
For me the appeal of sites like this is the opportunity to hear a vast range of perspectives on a wide range of issues. The Internet is not suited to those of frail disposition or the easily offended.
However sites like this frequently become dominated by a clique who only want to hear their own values reinforced by others. They are the easily offended and lean the moderation of the site towards regarding anything that might offend anyone as coming from a problem user.
Those who don't conform either get banned or leave because they are made to feel so unwelcome. Then the user base collapses to a bunch of boring people who don't have much to say.
For a good example have a look at:
http://www.cerescape.com
I was considered a radical as was another user who had strong rightwing beliefs which almost always conflicted with mine. We and several other wrote passionately and supported the right of all to express themselves openly regardless of perspective.
This once vibrant site was abandonned by the controversial posters because they were being treated like trolls and getting suspended for the mose inane reasons.
Conservatives left because they got offended. Religious people left because they didn't want to hear well constructed arguments exposing the dark side of religion and its negative consequences on our society.
The cultural control became obvious after Chatterbank's demise. Several CB users turned up and were criticised for being too trivial and bloggy. Yet some of them had a lot to offer the site.
For me the appeal of sites like this is the opportunity to hear a vast range of perspectives on a wide range of issues. The Internet is not suited to those of frail disposition or the easily offended.
However sites like this frequently become dominated by a clique who only want to hear their own values reinforced by others. They are the easily offended and lean the moderation of the site towards regarding anything that might offend anyone as coming from a problem user.
Those who don't conform either get banned or leave because they are made to feel so unwelcome. Then the user base collapses to a bunch of boring people who don't have much to say.
For a good example have a look at:
http://www.cerescape.com
I was considered a radical as was another user who had strong rightwing beliefs which almost always conflicted with mine. We and several other wrote passionately and supported the right of all to express themselves openly regardless of perspective.
This once vibrant site was abandonned by the controversial posters because they were being treated like trolls and getting suspended for the mose inane reasons.
Conservatives left because they got offended. Religious people left because they didn't want to hear well constructed arguments exposing the dark side of religion and its negative consequences on our society.
The cultural control became obvious after Chatterbank's demise. Several CB users turned up and were criticised for being too trivial and bloggy. Yet some of them had a lot to offer the site.
BTW:
Cerescape was an imperfect clone of the best question and answer site I have seen . In its heyday around the turn of the century, KnowPost thrived with a wide range robust opinions of a wide range of topics. Some users had exceeded 10,000 answer postings.
Unfortunately KnowPost couldn't raise the money to keep it running.
I know other came here from KP. If you are feeling nostalgic there is a fragment of the site content posted here:
http://www.angelfire.com/nv/knowpostfriends/
Cerescape was an imperfect clone of the best question and answer site I have seen . In its heyday around the turn of the century, KnowPost thrived with a wide range robust opinions of a wide range of topics. Some users had exceeded 10,000 answer postings.
Unfortunately KnowPost couldn't raise the money to keep it running.
I know other came here from KP. If you are feeling nostalgic there is a fragment of the site content posted here:
http://www.angelfire.com/nv/knowpostfriends/
i am with you on this one kite surfer,,,lots of cliques on here,i could name a few,mostly woman and the odd guy with no bal*s who will go with the flow.....look wot happened to luckyman and dirtydingus to name a few...they ended up getting banned because they werent accepted for their views by the (in crowd)
