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Subject: Re: Freedom of speech - To Moderation team

Author: Charles Wane

Date: 09:05:28 02/26/06

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On February 26, 2006 at 11:49:34, Pedro Gomes wrote:

>On February 26, 2006 at 10:23:46, Charles Wane wrote:
>
>>On February 26, 2006 at 08:46:40, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On February 26, 2006 at 08:29:15, Charles Wane wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Well a Sherry Windsor never attacked a person when she said Hiarcs Sucks and
>>>>was banned, so I don't understand, your banning seems selective. By the way I'm
>>>>sure you are aware that the term sucks is used in Everyday english in america.
>>>
>>>Well Charles,
>>>
>>>You obviously do not understand the meaning of destructive speech.
>>>
>>>Saying something sucks and providing no data to support it is a troll. Saying
>>>something sucks and providing data to back up your claim is something entirely
>>>different all together.
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter this is crazy, surely you are more intelligent then this? Are you telling
>>me that sherry was banned cause she had a negative opinion about a program but
>>did not back it up with facts???  You  can't be serious here. You appear to be
>>saying that the term "sucks" in itself was not bad, but the fact that Sherry did
>>not provide proof. This is on a whole new level of adsurdity . I think half the
>>post here should be deleted if that's your criteria for banning people. No way
>>you can label "Hiarcs sucks" as a personal attack. I do believe people have a
>>Right to express a strong opinion, with or without proof. Sorry I just can't buy
>>this as a reason for you deleting Sherry's post.
>
>
>I think Peter is right.
>
>If commercial propaganda is not allowed, then commercial anti-propaganda also
>should be banned.
>
>So, if you attack a commercial program without data that support your claims,
>than you may be doing an anti-propaganda of a commercial software, which is not
>allowed by chart.
>
>HFP

hmmm that's a very interesting way of looking at it,  but the question is Did
peter have this ideal in mind when he deleted the post, it does sound logical
though I'll give you that.



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