The difference between moderation and censorship [was Re: Inspirational - Senator Culleton's Passionate...]

[juan]

On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:15:11 -0700
Razer <rayzer at riseup.net> wrote:

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> On 10/15/2016 07:04 PM, juan wrote:
> > On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:37:12 -0700
> > Razer <rayzer at riseup.net> wrote:
> > 
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/15/2016 03:41 AM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2016-10-14 at 22:24 -0300, #$%& wrote:
> >>>> To be more precise. Expect to find absolutely no russian
> >>>>         propaganda, because that list is fully 'moderated'. That
> >>>> is, censored. And expect it to contain loads of american
> >>>>         propaganda, which the 'moderators', aka censors, simply
> >>>> consider
> >>>>         to be 'ontopic' 'morally perfect' 'legitimate' 'content'.
> >>>
> >>> Moderation is not censorship. Moderation is the selective approval
> >>> of messages so that a forum is not effectively censored by the
> >>> prevalence of off-topic material, and to maintain standards of
> >>> decorum and conduct. 
> >>>
> >>> Moderation, when done properly, is actually the *prevention* of
> >>> constructive censorship. If this list were to be overrun by spam
> >>> for knock-off Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses, penis enlargement
> >>> pills, Dr. Oz approved acai berry diet pills, or even ads for
> >>> VPNs that accept payments in Bitcoin, I'm sure most of you would
> >>> demand something be done to protect the integrity of the forum.
> >>>
> >>
> >> I agree with that. Absolutely. It stops about there too.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 	What do you agree with, exactly? You agree with quinn's
> > fascist vomits? 
> > 
> > 
> 
> That advertising is spam.
> 
> >>> knock-off Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses, penis enlargement pills,
> >>> Dr. Oz approved acai berry diet pills, or even ads for VPNs that
> >>> accept payments in Bitcoin,
> 
> I thought that was pretty clear.


	Well, since you quoted the whole thing, I wasn't too
	sure...Thanks for the clarification.


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> Rr