On Aug 31, 2:24 pm, samsloan wrote:

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Originally Posted by Terry_Vibbert Quote: Originally Posted by samsloan Quote: Originally Posted by joelchanning As far as I'm concerned the significance of the motion is that we're making it clear that we think that a greater level of civility is what we want. Joel a greater level of civility = censorship Sam Sloan What do you think moderators do in a moderated forum, Sam? The defining feature of a moderator is censorship. If not censorship, what do you think moderators do? Do you think they sit around and design posts based on assumption and then go on to condemn the subjects of the assumption implying impropriety via innuendo? Terry Vibbert

One thing for sure is that posters have been sitting around trying to
figure out how to get the point across that they were trying to make
without being censored.

For example, Happy Payne used to write about S.ome P.oor S.oul but
giving us enough clues as to enable us to figure out who that "S.ome
P.oor S.oul" was.

Brian used to write about "The Name that One Dare Not Speak". We knew
who that was too.

Sam Sloan

I moderate three different discussion groups and am a co-moderator on
another one. I have three rules as a moderator

a) Stick to topic
b) No peddling your stuff or your private website or products
c) No personal ad hominem attacks on other members by name.

Topics are fair game, its attacking another person for taking a
position that you disagree with that is not acceptable.