Censorship!

[no1bankteller]

Hi there all, I have a question regarding censorship but before I ask the question I would like to set the scene.

Few days ago I posted on a topic regarding which Disney character are you... My post was humorous, in an irrelevant sort of a way, and I used a s##t word. My post was as follows and I quote.

"Originally posted by no1bankteller
Who has the good sh#t and can I get some...

I have no idea what yo'all are smoking but it must be good....

"

To my suprise on the following day when I re-read the post I found that my response went missing. At the time I was slightly annoyed but then I though well maybe my attempt at humour was seen as somehow hijacking the topic and was cleand up in response to this. Whilst I did not necesserally agree with this I kind of was willing to let it go.

Then two days ago I noticed that I had a PM from Mobbenfuhrer and it said:

"Edit: PM removed"

This annoyed me (I was actually going to use the pi...ed me off but chose not to just in case this post is censored/removed). THe reason it annoyed me is because of the selective use of censorship. I fully do acknowledge that I did swear and I did avoid the swear filter, however the annoying part is that I am not the first not am I the last person to do so and yet for some reason my post has been removed and other posts remain.

Given this I thought I would send a humorous response to our estimed moderator:

"Surely you jest!

"

To which the response was:

"Edit: PM Removed"

No I understand that as a moderator Kev is supposed to uphold certain standards and I also acknowledge that I may have breached them. Having said that I also believe that if a set of standards is in place one person should not be made example and their post shoudl not be selectively removed.

I do not wish to discuss during this post the merrits of censorship as that is a never ending discussion or the fact that a linkage between if a use of word "sh#t is acceptable what else is" is totally baseless.

However I would like to canvass and opinion from people on this board as to what do they think about selective removal of a post when a swear filter has been avoided. In my opinion if one rule is to hold for an individual it shoudl hold for all of the community. Therfore in the future to be fair if you do remove one post all other posts breaching the same rule should be removed too.

 

[Stegelator]

what does the "P" stand for in PM?? did you have permission from Mobbers, to post the Private Message?

 

[no1bankteller]

Originally posted by Stegelator
what does the "P" stand for in PM?? did you have permission from Mobbers, to post the Private Message?

Private message is a form of direct conversation with a particular person it does not mean that I am not allowed to display this to general public, hence no permission is necessary for me to display this.

The annalogy I would use is if a company sends me a letter that reduces my rights I have a full right and authority to share that letter with the press as that letter has now become my property. Just like Mobbenfhurers words have in reality become my property.

 

[Danni]

Originally posted by no1bankteller
Private message is a form of direct conversation with a particular person it does not mean that I am not allowed to display this to general public, hence no permission is necessary for me to display this.

Incorrect. Private Message is just that - Private. Should someone wish to have their comments announced to the world, they will post them on the PUBLIC boards, not in a PRIVATE mesages.

The annalogy I would use is if a company sends me a letter that reduces my rights I have a full right and authority to share that letter with the press as that letter has now become my property. Just like Mobbenfhurers words have in reality become my property.

You can use that annolagy all you want. The thing is it doesn't apply in this instance. When registering you have agreed to the terms of service. No one has 'reduced' your rights here. You have chosen to act outside the terms of service and in turn recieved a warning for doing so. You are not the first, nor will you be the last to receive such a warning.

If you wish to further communicate on this issue, please do so via Pm to Mobbenfuhrer and/or any other adminsitrator.

 

[Mobbs]

Just inserting a note here ... I was out this evening at a concert and missed the above while it was happening.

My quoted PMs were edited out correctly in my absence, though in truth I personally in this case wouldn't have had any problem with them being displayed, obviously only by the other party, as thereby their own permission is also given.

I welcome further discussion about the issue of what no1 calls 'selective censorship', but it would belong on the Suggestions board rather than here.