Should Theatre Australia Members Only be allowed to post

Beginning censorship even for the most cogent of reasons puts a foot on a very slippery slope. Sure Trolls like Sting and Ripper are a pain in the neck and some of their remarks are just plain offensive or abusive. Actually outside of Rippers obsession with what he insists on calling a "click" some of his comments have been interesting if a little blunt. Come to that Sting even managed the occasional good insight, the trouble is that they immediately got attacked in quite unpleasant terms themselves and they responded accordingly. So Ok so we moderate every comment Ripper makes, which appears to have happened on at least one thread. Object achieved he seems to have gone away, but you haven't solved his dissatisfaction with what he sees as a clique. He is therefore still angry. So now we've lost him. Maybe good. So who is next? Is someone going to go along moderating all of my posts that mention censorship and complain about loss of freedom of speech because they find me boring or just plain annoying? It could happen. I can think of one person who would like to but he doesn't seem to actually be a member here. Then what? We've already discussed the dangers of moderating reviews you don't like because you don't like them. It has happened. It will happen again. After Grant bowed to pressure and censored one thread a number of other members took it upon themselves to moderate quite harmless posts because they didn't like them. Don't get me wrong I do not disapprove of the moderation of abusive or genuinely offensive posts or posts that are clearly a personal attack on a person, not a criticism of their performance. Just think for a while. It may be your posts that someone will be baying to have censored at some point. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au