Jay, your point may or may not be valid but

1. Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you can shout "fire" in a crowded theater. I missed the original thread so I can't comment on what you did that was so "inappropriate". However,

2. This board is not protected by the first ammendment. The mods try to be fair to everyone but when they see that something is "out of line" they'll step in.

3. The corner is not a place you can come whine about the mods (this is mostly true, ask wicky). So let the issue die. Let this thread die. If you play nice, in the future, your rant may carry more weight here.

 

i'm 15.

 

I hate quoting myself--but I what I said I hope you read.

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH HERE. It is a PRIVATE forum, subject to the rules and regulations set forth in the agreement YOU digitally signed.

 

of course, who ever reads those agreements? i remember there was this one agreement that wouldn't let you go on until you scrolled all the way down.

 

why read anything...shoot first ask questions later...dont mind me..I am expanding my mind

 

You don't know me very well if you think I am hiding behind my moderator status. I post what I post because it's what I believe...not because I have some sort of granted authority to say things.

I'm not sure what this censorship issue is that you keep ranting about? Well, let me rephrase that, I'm not sure why you're ranting about it. I DO understand what censorship is and the issue that you are specifically referencing...I just think it's silly.

Now if you had some valid but unpopular viewpoint that was not previously called out as a taboo subject and someone went out of their way to quiet you I could see your point, but the issue in question was something that had been previously deemed inappropriate on the board so it was canned.

If you're going to cry wolf...please be sure to see a wolf first...


For the record, I NEVER said you didn't have the right to say what you wanted to say...and I've made absolutely no attempt to stop you. You want to post here in the Corner, please feel absolutely free to post what's on your mind. I won't censor you unless you post something that has previously been deemed inappropriate. You can argue with me...mock me...whatever. I really don't care.

All I ever said is that the post you started this thread with...and the rant associated with it...weren't worthy of respect from me. If you show me that I'm wrong, I'm more than willing to either change my tune or maybe even apologize...but I haven't seen anything that would sway me in that direction yet.

For the record, this board is privately owned, so please don't confuse it with a public arena where you have all the rights to free speech that you might have in the outside world. Also, please don't confuse freedom of speech (the right to say what you want) with freedom from mockery for that speech. I'm just as free to say about you and your thoughts what I want as you are to speak out in the first place.

I haven't now, nor do I intend to start, censoring people. Please stop crying because respect doesn't automatically come along with your ideas...

 

The interesting thing is that the thread that started this was a post by someone else entirely. The thread was canned and the original poster didn't have a problem with it...even seemed to not be overly surprised that it might have crossed a line.

Jay just seems to have taken this on as a cause for some reason. THAT'S what I'm unclear on...

 

What was the original thread? I looked at it but forgot its content. I do recall that it was trashbin material by the rules of every forum I'm on, though.

 

it was a sexually explicit video clip or something along those lines...

 

get over it