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

[Razer]

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.

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