Re the ongoing discussion.
I think we have more freedom here than in most BBs I have been to and really there are enough different viewpoints at this place to attest to that.
My point is where in the world is there complete freedom of speech? Will America broadcast it's classified information on the evening news? Will Britain allow it's press to divulge State secrets?
The only site which was totally free of censorship on the net was Chowk and that got closed down by it's freedom loving administrators because people started practising their free speech a little too inventively.
People who really value free speech will realise that important issues get discussed very vigorously here and there is not really too much restriction other than keep language decent. If Gupshuppers don't like it they can always got to the alternative sites.
The numbers here though indicate that people far prefer this site to any other.
One suggestion:
If people are banned then we should be told why. As far as I can recall Shpooki seemed pretty harmless and Ironman before that was ok. You may know better but some explanation should be given so that it doesn't look like a personal thing.
I think we have more freedom here than in most BBs I have been to and really there are enough different viewpoints at this place to attest to that.
My point is where in the world is there complete freedom of speech? Will America broadcast it's classified information on the evening news? Will Britain allow it's press to divulge State secrets?
The only site which was totally free of censorship on the net was Chowk and that got closed down by it's freedom loving administrators because people started practising their free speech a little too inventively.
People who really value free speech will realise that important issues get discussed very vigorously here and there is not really too much restriction other than keep language decent. If Gupshuppers don't like it they can always got to the alternative sites.
The numbers here though indicate that people far prefer this site to any other.
One suggestion:
If people are banned then we should be told why. As far as I can recall Shpooki seemed pretty harmless and Ironman before that was ok. You may know better but some explanation should be given so that it doesn't look like a personal thing.
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