Author: Ratko V Tomic
Date: 09:10:16 11/23/00
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> Whether the simile had a factual basis is irrelevant to that: > 1) it is off-topic That implies we need to ban use of any metaphors at all, since metaphors by their nature compare things from different realms. For example, should we require these kind of metaphors be only of the sort "CM 8000 beats CT2 like Hiarcs 7.32 Sargon 3", so that both halves of the metaphor are always "on topic," the computer chess? >2) it involves a topic of sensitive nature. The "sensitive nature" is in the eyes of the beholder. Having lived once in a communist country, these kinds of calls for censorship are "topic of sensitive nature" for me. So whose "sensitivities" are we going to count and how much per "sensitivity" in case various "sensitivities" conflict? Maybe your "sensitivity" ought to be given the final say -- would that "solution" be agreeable with you? >They are censored because they stir lengthy, emotional, off-topic discussions >that are contrary to the spirit of this message board The rules of the forum moderation, especially while being aggressively applied, are certainly a relevant topic. It was precisely the politically colored moderation and the rationales offered for it which caused this whole commotion.
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