Subject: RE: BS: Proposal for members only posting of BS?
From: MBSLynne - PM
Date: 20 Feb 06 - 03:13 AM

I've always been impressed by the amount of stuff which is allowed to go uncensored. And I DO mean that in a complimentary way. As far as I've been aware since I've been on here (Initially as a Guest) Joe seems to have tried very hard to leave threads alone and let everyone express their opinions and have their say. It mostly seems to be the very unpleasant that have been deleted, and threads that have deteriorated into NOTHING but a slanging match. There's no benefit in them at all. While I deplore the activities of people who haven't the guts to say who they are when they post something nasty, or purposely stir trouble because they are anonymous, I can't see any way of getting rid of them other than making it Members only, and I don't think that would be a good move at all, for all the reasons quoted above.

As soon as you start to say.."Right, we'll censor this or that type of posting" you could easily start a landslide...like so many other things, where to draw the line becomes a problem.

We were taught at school the quote "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"