The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #83090   Message #1535701
Posted By: The Shambles
05-Aug-05 - 12:19 PM
Thread Name: In the UK......? (thread title change complaint)
Subject: RE: In the UK......? (thread title change complaint)
If anyone really likes imposed censorship on the lines detailed - perhaps they would like to go to such a site or start one - rather than invite others who do not welcome the introduction of such things on our forum - to go elsewhere.

Our forum is special - any attempts to make it as ordinary as other places - will never be very welcome by many long- term posters. Such things have nothing to do with the accomodating welcome and toleration that has always been the case and which will remain crucial to our forum.

The suggestions do not prevent 'indexing' - clarification or anything else thought necessary - the only thing that will be prevented is the routine imposition of the personal views of volunteer fellow posters upon the contributions of their fellow posters - without their knowledge or permission.

MMario says -
The procedure as you describe it would prevent any change being made on any anonymous contribution, spammer , etc. Max has a life. Part of the reason there are clones in the first place is to provide faster, better response time and more coverage.

It is perhaps not a good idea for you to mention the prevention of anonymous contributions or anonymous anything? But common sense would dictate that what is being stressed here by me and other posters - is the showing of mutual respect. A conventional contribution from a named poster will be showing our forum respect - even if (to some folks mind - its title could be clarified). Anonymous spam etc - would not be showing our forum any respect.

Are you really suggesting that it all should be lumped together -viewed and treated the same - for the sake of speed etc?