I looked at his recent post and didn't find anything particularly bad, Why did you ban him? I always found his post rather interesting.
I disagree, who decides what one can and can not say? I don't think any human can be trusted to control information, that sort of power corrupts, it is inevitable that the people with this power will use it for their own gain, to make themselves and their government look better than it really is. Having absolute freedom of expression has consequences but not doing so opens the door to tyranny. There is a reason there have never been any good dictators, the very word dictator is synonymous with evil. Because people given to much power will use it or their own gain even if you have the most honest person in the world, the whole point of democracy is limiting the power of those in control because absolute power corrupts, and the power to control information is the power to control truth in the minds of the masses. No one should have such power. Regardless freedom of speech has nothing to do with banning on this website, it's not the government it's private property, just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter.Most people would agree that there has to be limitations on free speech. For example we have laws about verbal racial abuse. At the same time we no longer burn heretics at the stake.
What did Jacob Edwards do to be banned though?Thank you, you're very generous, Roger!
I started out as a more 'liberal' admin who would go out of my way to engage with trouble-causing members, sometimes in long conversations, to avoid having to ban them. I was firm in the belief that conversation could solve all problems.
I've made a lot of mistakes, and I regret every one of them.
Over the years I suppose I've become a tad more grumpy and ban-"happy", but it still often saddens me tremendously when we end up banning an established member who has put time and effort into the forum, even if I think it was the right decision.
.I disagree, who decides what one can and can not say? I don't think any human can be trusted to control information, that sort of power corrupts, it is inevitable that the people with this power will use it for their own gain, to make themselves and their government look better than it really is. Having absolute freedom of expression has consequences but not doing so opens the door to tyranny. There is a reason there have never been any good dictators, the very word dictator is synonymous with evil. Because people given to much power will use it or their own gain even if you have the most honest person in the world, the whole point of democracy is limiting the power of those in control because absolute power corrupts, and the power to control information is the power to control truth in the minds of the masses. No one should have such power. Regardless freedom of speech has nothing to do with banning on this website, it's not the government it's private property, just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter.
Indeed, but we must leave the government out of this..
Jumping around and yelling "blah blah blah blah blah" in the middle of the meeting is also free speech, but it's disruptive. I'm not saying that anyone here does this. I am saying that rudeness will eventually result in social rejection.
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