Author: Jonas Bylund
Date: 07:31:42 09/08/04
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>His principles are not at stake. Steve said that a CTF (and CCC of course) >member already secured the financial stake of CTF, so any donation he made, >would in fact be towards the future of CCC. He refuses to support CCC because of >a hyperlink at the top of the page to that forum. It has been pointed out again >and again that despite the claims that it is 'filled' with hate, discrimination, >and racism, it isn't so. I even went so far as to compile a long list of the >last 30 threads or so there. There were some 2-3 by the same member that might >be classified as bigoted. The rest discussed politics, foreign affairs, health, >and a wide range of subjects. If you wish to point out 2-3 threads by a single >member to classify CTF as a place 'filled' with hate, discrimination and >whatnot, be my guest. > >The fact is that the threads are either ignored by some or addressed by others. >Addressed doesn't mean applauded either, so that hardly qualifies as universal >acceptance and agreement with their content. Should they be deleted offhand? >That indeed is a good question, and one of internal CTF moderation. It is up to >CTF members and moderators and has been debated on more than one occasion, and >will no doubt be so again. However, none of this serves to classify CTF as it >has been by some of the extreme conservative members here. For every bigoted >thread initiated by some member, I can point to 20 that aren't. Yet that bigoted >thread is the measuring stick being used, and you can be sure I won't agree with >that. > >I saw in another reply here, that one member pointed to a thread by Tim on an >asnwer to being disturbed to the extreme at 2 AM. I have no problem with the >post. Many people get extremely upset at this. Should it be deleted? It would >never even cross my mind to do so, yet someone thought it should. That's what >freedom of speech is about. It says you can speak an opinion that isn't agreed >with by the majority. It also means that the majority will be able to voice that >disagreement. And they most assuredly do. > >The diversity of views, cultures, etc. are what help make CTF the fascinating >forum it is. It is made up for the most part by active CCC posters BTW. > > Albert Personally i think that it would be good if CTF continues, i just don't want to pay for it, directly or otherwise. Friends of mine once told me: "Jonas, you are so open minded that you need a to balance a weight on your head to keep your brain from falling out" :) I would fight for the right to keep CTF up and running, but i will not support it!
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