Joe, you da man, and like everybody else, I accept any decision you make. I mean, I regard it as a privilege to be here, not a right.But, would it not have been possible simply to delete Jon Freeman's message from the thread, with a note of explanation ? Maybe it isn't possuble to delete single messages from threads, what do I know?
I am strongly tempted to make a smart-ass and triumphant comment on your own choice of the word "censored" in this thread title instead of "deleted", for the benefit of another Mudcatter (she knows who she is) who took me to task on the censored thread for not knowing the difference between censorship and prudent management, but since it's Christmas time and I have become a nice person once again, I will desist.
Murray Murray
Actually, Murray, the title of this thread refers not to MY censorship, but to the name of the thread I deleted (YOU started the thread as "Censored Political Thread" and gave it the name). I thought of deleting Jon's message only, but there were a number of other messages that made reference to what Jon said or repeated what he said. I thought selective deletion was more "censorship" than deleting the entire thread without making my personal judgment of each message, so I chose to delete the thread.
Jon is a good man, and he seems to think he is doing Mudcat a favor by revealing our secrets. He thinks this will force us to tighten our security. We really try to a do the best we can, but it won't help anybody if Jon keeps finding new flaws and broadcasting them to the world.
Those of you who are friends of Jon, please contact him and let him know what you think.
-Joe Offer-