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I agree. Some responses are removed for trivial reasons. At least give a reason that is more than
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As long as it isn't abusive, ie racist or prejudice then everyone should have the right to state
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I know ehh..
I never knew that they edit some posts or comments.
As long as its not "abusive",
you have the right to state your case:D |
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I agree with you baconbust. I just so happen to bump into this website and wrote about a topic
concerning unwed mothers vs women who choose artificial insemination where the child either way
wants to know who their father is and it was not accepted why? I saw a article on TV and some of
the children from artificial insemination was on Oprah show telling their sad story about wanting to
find their fathers. So, I was just trying to express this but it was deleted as this will probably
be. |
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I agree because obviously if this is a site where we can state our views on a subject without
profanity or vulgarity, we should be able to express our opinions without being afraid of them
getting deleted. |
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What do you mean "As long as there is no profanity or threats"? I don't think they should edit
comments no matter what's in them. |
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Forandagainst has every right to delete my posts for whatever reason they want because this web
domain is their property. I think they should not delete things. I think the site would be more
popular if they didn't delete profane comments. This would lead to more profit from advertisements. |
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Unless the comment is completely pointless, or extremely offensive I think they should probably be
left alone. I say this because really what is the point of the site if people are not allowed to
express themselves? If the post is going to be edited there should be a reason given for it so
people know in the future and it should not be edited to the point where the original posters
opinion is be misrepresented. |
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It's starting to seriously get annoying. We have the right to give evidence to support our side.
The admins and moderators shouldn't remove them at all. |
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I agree with this topic, to a certain extent. If someone’s post or comment violates a particular
regulation, I believe it should be edited. However, I believe that the person who’s comment or
post is being edited should get notice of this occurrence, to prevent future events of similar
aspects. My posts within the topics of “Evolution has no proof whatsoever” and “The Big Bang
Theory contradicts science” continue to get edited, by means of deleting information essential to
the post’s overall point. I’ve received no notification of these changes, nor any reason as to
why someone believed it was a good idea to delete information in my discussions. At first I believed
it was due to the length of the posts themselves. However, after noticing that many other posts in
other debating topics were just as long, if not longer, than my own, I dismissed that conclusion as
a reasonable excuse. If there is a problem with any of my posts or comments, I ask that it be
discussed with myself before any staff member takes it upon themselves to edit my posts to their
liking. |
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I agree, no opinion should be discriminated against - wouldn't make a good debate if they were.
Although swearing should be edited out for the most part. |
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Yes, I agree because some of the stuff I have said has disappeared or not appeared at all. |
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That would be denying our right to speak our mind. As long as there is no racial, threatening or
abusive comments/posts, why should they need to moderated when we have the right to speak freely and
get our opinions across? |
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I completely agree. I have seen some of this going on, this is a debate site. If you don't like what
someone has to say, too bad get over it! |
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Of course I'm going to agree with myself! I'm tired of leaving comments or posts, that get deleted!
This is a debate site, it's not going to be "sugar, spice, and everything nice," people will argue.
That is just the reality of it, comments, and posts should not be edited/deleted! |
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Profanity and threats is just blowing off steam for some people. |
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Why not i love doing that |
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If you are an American, or live in a country where freedom of speech is a constitutionally-mandated
right, then you should have the right to say whatever you please.
But the Internet is not America. It's worldwide, and largely ungoverned. Further, just because you
-can- say whatever you want doesn't mean you -should-. ForandAgainst has every right to edit
whatever they see fit on their site. If you don't like it, then don't comment here.
See how that turns around on you just as easily? The whole 'if you don't like it..' train of thought
is not only arrogant, it's immature and abrasive. Perhaps you might want to consider -why- what you
said got canned, and act to correct it. |
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There is always one crucial thing I've found that people who partake in a forum don't seem to quite
get or understand..
This is not a democracy .. The site owners can do what the hell they like, when they like and no one
else has any say.. So forget it..
You have no rights here, there is no freedom of speech here, you are simply allowed to say stuff at
the site owners discretion, end off ... |
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To make the site a good debate site, I think sometimes it is necessary to edit some bad spelling or
delete non-sense debates. Moderating the site is a different thing with free speech. |
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Aside from nasty language and the inciting of hate and violence that a website owner should have the
right to ban, there are always spammers to keep at bay. So there are times when it's perfectly
reasonable to snip words or press delete. |
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There are several instances when I think that moderators of debate websites like "For and Against"
are well advised to modify or even delete comments. Despite what some people may claim, deleting
comments that do not add any substance to a debate or modifying those that are unclear or incoherent
are not actions that constitute censorship. If debate responses were deleted for ideological or
political reasons, then that would certainly constitute censorship, but moderators of any site would
still be well within their rights, since they are permitted to control what content appears on their
pages.
It is obviously important that people who visit this site are able to benefit from the posts that
appear on these pages. Sometimes, a little editing may be in order and through this review process,
moderators can clarify ambiguous comments. |
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Well, it's their website so technically they can do what ever they want. |
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Well crap. I'm against censorship, but Hidell makes a convincing argument. Did you mean to argue for
censorhsip Hidell? I have had some comments reworded, but never deleted. I didn't even like the
rewording, but I can see where it could be a steep downhill slide if people could say whatever they
wanted. Maybe a separate site? Most people on this site don't seem mature enough to say whatever
comes to their minds and still make a good argument (probably me included). I sure do miss cursing
though. :) |
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I'm not sure about this one. On the one hand, I believe in freedom of speech. On the other, the
anonymity of the Internet encourages the worst in some people. I certainly think that no ideas
should be censored. But debates sometimes descend into exchanges of insults. The site owners might
take the view that they want to encourage a more elevated level of discourse.
There are also instances where people start debates which aren't really debates, just foolish
observations, or which raise a topic for discussion without advocating a particular point of view.
It seems reasonable that moderators should intervene in these cases to preserve the integrity of the
format. |
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People has the right of free speech, but forandagainst.com is a regular debate website, and the
moderator also has the right to edit or delete so called debates that actually are more like
questions. The debates site should be like a site of debates not questions, and there will also be
some improper or bad comments, such as" you are an idiot" when people disagree with others opinions.
The site has its own rules, Users need to understand that good etiquette will make the site a
pleasant and safe place to spend your time online. And The site should be responsible for its
feature and the users. That's what the moderators try their best to do. |
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14 Feb 2008 14:09
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