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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 300695" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Actually paidslave, there are some similarities between the childish behavior discussed on the parenting forum and the behavior of a couple of the posters here. </p><p> </p><p>The freedom of speech issue has come up several times in the forum administrators groups I frequent. All forums that discourage the use of offensive language have encountered the declaration that without the friend-word the right to speak freely is being suppressed. A moderator on another forum expressed his experience this way:</p><p> </p><p><em>"after a couple years as a moderator on a large internet message board, there's one thing i noticed: </em></p><p> </p><p><em>the people who bleat the loudest about their free speech being infringed upon usually have the least to say in the longest possible way, usually liberally seasoned with various obsceneties. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>i guess my point is that just because you can say something doesn't mean you necessarily should."</em></p><p> </p><p>I agree.</p><p> </p><p>Paraphrasing more comments written by the same moderator:</p><p> </p><p><em>"Unfortunately the actions of a vocal few often generate the public image of the larger community they are a member of. These flagrant posts might be the first (and last) thing someone reads when he or she stops by the site to consider joining our community. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>It's understandable that some of us differ in opinions and can get heated about them. It happens. I'm just asking that we all use a little common sense before hitting submit." </em></p><p> </p><p>On a lighter note... here's what happens when flame wars go too far:</p><p><a href="http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2007/07/internet_flamer_gets_his_trail.php" target="_blank"><u>Internet Flamer Gets His Trailer Torched</u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 300695, member: 1"] Actually paidslave, there are some similarities between the childish behavior discussed on the parenting forum and the behavior of a couple of the posters here. The freedom of speech issue has come up several times in the forum administrators groups I frequent. All forums that discourage the use of offensive language have encountered the declaration that without the friend-word the right to speak freely is being suppressed. A moderator on another forum expressed his experience this way: [I]"after a couple years as a moderator on a large internet message board, there's one thing i noticed: [/I] [I]the people who bleat the loudest about their free speech being infringed upon usually have the least to say in the longest possible way, usually liberally seasoned with various obsceneties. [/I] [I]i guess my point is that just because you can say something doesn't mean you necessarily should."[/I] I agree. Paraphrasing more comments written by the same moderator: [I]"Unfortunately the actions of a vocal few often generate the public image of the larger community they are a member of. These flagrant posts might be the first (and last) thing someone reads when he or she stops by the site to consider joining our community. [/I] [I]It's understandable that some of us differ in opinions and can get heated about them. It happens. I'm just asking that we all use a little common sense before hitting submit." [/I] On a lighter note... here's what happens when flame wars go too far: [URL="http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2007/07/internet_flamer_gets_his_trail.php"][U]Internet Flamer Gets His Trailer Torched[/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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