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

[juan]

On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:37:12 -0700
Razer <rayzer at riseup.net> wrote:

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> 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? 





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> Rr