[Deleted. Off-topic.]

At least I can smirk at the irony of that action given the topic.

Posted by mjpb, Thursday, 10 February 2011 1:52:32 PM:

"At least I can smirk at the irony
of that action given the topic."

Despite the enormous latitude effectively given by Shintaro's brief and enigmatic opening post for you to post an opinion even remotely having anything to do with freedom of speech on OLO, you chose not to contribute in any way to this discussion.

I saw the two posts of yours before they were removed, and they were, as noted by the moderator and confessed to by yourself, simply off-topic. They had no objectionable or controversial content, they simply promised to disrupt any on-topic discussion that might yet continue on this thread. (Viewers can judge for themselves from all but the first line of mjpb's post of Wednesday, 9 February 2011 4:02:53 PM the general vein of irrelevance for which the two subsequent posts were deleted.)




I only remark upon your most recent post to make it clear to viewers that there is/was nothing remotely ironic in the deletions and because I see your attempt to imply that there was as being somewhat disingenuous.




Given the threat currently posed to OLO's continued existence by those purporting to maintain that OLO's moderation is inadequate in not having deleted comments certain persons claim to have been offensive on the Muehlenberg article, your remark on a thread discussing that very threat as a consequence of OLO having UPHELD freedom of speech strikes me as 'biting the hand that feeds your ego', and, as such, is one worthy of being shown up for what it is.

Yes, let's get back to

Vilifying gays - that's what

Freedom of speech is

Shintaro,

The discussion has dealt with and progressed well past that earlier diversion.

The primary intent of your remark coming as it does at this stage of the thread could easily be taken as to provoke other users into a desired emotional response or to disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

Forrest you have my admiration.
I did not see those posts, have never visited the place the war on GY stems from.
I do my bit as long as I can to keep this forum running, donations,and beg others to do the same.
But you may have noticed I have distanced myself from a few who played an unhappy part in our longest thread on this subject.
I am no angel, have re thought about some posts. But a side effect of this needless controversy worries me.
I have seen some posts that should be deleted, and not reported them,did not want to add to Grahams load.
Forums such as this have been destroyed by not harsh enough control.
I would like a straight out honest answer how many think we have a problem?
I think some who say yes are the problem not the answer.
This site exists because GY and a few put it together so we can play here have a say here.
Such sites are not mushrooms they do not grow over night,and do not come free.
Those looking for non existent problems should consider this.
What do you want for free,have you contributed.
And are you aware this forum is if not the best the one that brings us back, in my view clearly the best.