You Will Never Guess What This One Is Going To Be.... ( Archived) (8)

Hello my darlings--again. (s i g h . . . ) another thread has been locked (No! You don't say!) It's the one titled "In defiance of censorship" and my, my, my, isn't that ironic? you know, if it wasn't so goofy, I'd get irritated about it, but I guess I'm getting used to this. How can we have an open dialogue if everybody has to walk on eggshells and be so dang worried about what they say?A forum is just that, and sure, sometimes people don't like what is said, etc... well, like the t.v. just change the channel or find something else to do. Anybody else out there have any thoughts about censorship on a topic about censorship? This takes the cake, frosting, and candles.

Do you guys not get that it is the censorship of a topic of censorship? YES I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT MY SITE. (Do y'all get a penny every time you bring that up, or what?) Besides,the moderator has replied to my question about blocking, etc... and it seems that it is usually a couple of writers near the end of a thread that stink it up for everyone else. I appreciate your comments, redundant though they may be.

thank you sweetheart

Here is what I have been able to find out since asking this question: there are far too many posts for the staff to audit every single one. When someone does complain, those threads/posts that are offensive to that reporter are looked at for content, as well as latest posts/threads began or participated in by the offending writer. If that writer has been "tagged' enough times, those threads/posts with his/her name on it are blocked or pulled, affecting all the people on that thread. I get it, and I agree that there does need to be some overseeing of it, but it is too bad that the folks who aren't offensive are dumped along with the ornery ones. (When I've asked about it, I've been told that it is not me, so that end of my concern is satisfied. I just don't like having to be so meticulous in what I say--kinda takes the "punch" out of the sponteneity (sp?) of the leisure/fun aspect of it. But the guys are right, it's a free site and if it becomes too much of a headache, well, it just ain't fun no more. Looking back through some of the threads I have NOT participated in, I see that this has happened, so won't 'personalize' this. We all get our feathers a little ruffled (boy howdy, it seems) but it shouldn't be a good reason to put up barriers. Just my thoughts...