Who is voting down the posts?
Thu, 7 Aug 2008, 08:45 amjmuzz30 posts in thread
Who is voting down the posts?
Thu, 7 Aug 2008, 08:45 amI've already commented in a particular thread but I'm raising this as a general question - has anyone else noticed recently that there are certain posts that, whilst they may hold unpopular opinions, are not in any other way derrogatory and yet they appear to have been arbitrarily voted down?
Am I jumping at shadows here?
Is there a little self-appointed censorship gang out there?
In my opinion, someone or someones are flaunting the spirit of the website and censoring posts they happen to disagree with.
If you're not a little more careful I will vote up at my discretion that which you've voted down.
Whilst I hate the trolls I believe we should be seen to be democracy in action and my fear is someone is trying the autocratic approach. I have no trouble with voting down posts which villify, mock, or are just plain offensive but what I'm seeing goes beyond that.
It makes me angry.....you wouldn't like me when I'm angry (sorry, couldn't resist the last bit).
Anyone care to 'fess up?
Have to agree
Thu, 7 Aug 2008, 09:23 amI have to agree with jmuzz here. I did this once because I felt that a vicious, vitriolic post was damaging the morale of the cast I was in, but as it was explained to me at the time, censoring something I don't like is not in line with freedom of speech. I took that point on very strongly, and since then I've been the target of some pretty atrocious comments, but the only posts I will vote down now are those that I feel are offensive and have nothing to do with the point of discussion. eg: those posts that turn up with reference to body parts and actions from one of the clever-little-walters out there. (I would like to note that I am not attacking all the walters, just the ones with nothing but offensive stupidity to say) Other than that, no matter how personally offensive a post is, who am I to vote it down?
Just think how annoyed you would be if someone voted down your comments because they didn't like what you had to say. If this censoring keeps happening soon there will be nothing to read!
DazzaB
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