Regarding moderation and censorship

[_LDSToronto]

I guess I projected a little when I (falsely) assumed that everyone was as interested in adhering to the "spirit of the law" as I am. Instead, it looks like people are far more interested in pushing boundaries and finding loopholes.

What is mightier: the Spirit or the Letter? Claiming the former is noble; the latter Letter, less. Yet claims of virtue are unequal to virtue. Shades, you've doctored a fanciful facade that barely covers your erect pedantry. Literalism is your chief domain. Fussy perfectionism rules this land under an ever-correcting eye. Moderate moderation? Never! Punctilious dictatorship governs all. And all are subject to a precise measure.

Letter, it seems, is mightier than Spirit. Letter stomps. Letter kills. Letter reigns to crush Spirit. Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, we have given breath to Spirit and in turn she directed a thrust towards the ignorant ramparts that imprison free expression. Designs on bringing Spirit back to this once great plain, she died, alone, crushed, eyes towards the sky, a tear as she gasped, "Mapplethorpe...master, bring me home".

Weeping is all there is now. Our last great stand seen as nothing more than a game of Letters. A moderating conscience unaffected, unchanged, unmoved, ever more entrenched. Fair Ludwig rots in a prison of limited expression. And a pedant rules us all.

H.

[_harmony]

Designs on bringing Spirit back to this once great plain, she died, alone, crushed, eyes towards the sky, a tear as she gasped, "Mapplethorpe...master, bring me home".

Mapplethorpe? All that, and you end with Mapplethorpe?

Good grief.

[_Blixa]

Designs on bringing Spirit back to this once great plain, she died, alone, crushed, eyes towards the sky, a tear as she gasped, "Mapplethorpe...master, bring me home".

Mapplethorpe? All that, and you end with Mapplethorpe?

Good grief.

You and I part way, harmony. Dear god almighty.

[_LDSToronto]

Designs on bringing Spirit back to this once great plain, she died, alone, crushed, eyes towards the sky, a tear as she gasped, "Mapplethorpe...master, bring me home".

Mapplethorpe? All that, and you end with Mapplethorpe?

Good grief.

Yes. Poignant, no?

H.

[_Stormy Waters]

You were allowed to post artwork that had a vagina as a central focus.
You were allowed to post the full name of a poster, his weight, and the ages of his kids.

So I'm curious what exactly do you want to post that you haven't been able to?

[Guest]

So I'm curious what exactly do you want to post that you haven't been able to?

If that is what you took away from my post, then the good doctor has indeed successfully recruited a clone of himself to moderate our playground.

H.

[_LDSToronto]

You were allowed to ...

And let's be clear about one thing: No one gives me allowance. I take. I do. I suffer no patronage.

H.

[_Tarski]

Huh?
This just has to be overwrought. I have been posting here for years and have never been censored at all despite my tendency toward blue topics and sloppy grammar. I can't remember being corrected either despite my refusal to use a spell checker or to proof read what I post.

Come to think of it, I do remember the first few weeks and months of this board. There were essentially no rules.
All we had at the time was an echo chamber with a few people like Norton and Polygamy Porter having fun with the F-word.
The board never took off until a few rules were put in place.
To this day it seems nearly impossible to get bannned without intentionally inviting the action and for a long while I think it actually was impossible.

Is there a Mormon themed message board that you think does a better job? (Honest question)

[_RockSlider]

Is there a Mormon themed message board that you think does a better job? (Honest question)

I tire of a few long time posters who seem to have a need to push the limits, who attack moderators and even the administrator, and those who continually push the limits of in real life violations.

In the case of this image war, apparently between a few long time posters and the administrator of this board, show some respect.

Shades desire for a work safe environment is very important to me, as I browse from work, and his recently restated and long standing rule of P/PG/R is straight forward enough.

My stay as a moderator maybe short but I will be calling for consequences to follow those that consistently post inappropriate material to the wrong forum and for those that persist in in real life threats.

I encourage all posters to report any incidences that they see.

[_Stormy Waters]

So I'm curious what exactly do you want to post that you haven't been able to?

If that is what you took away from my post, then the good doctor has indeed successfully recruited a clone of himself to moderate our playground.

H.

I thought a couple of concrete examples would help make your case for "censorship."

Also I don't find your condescension impressive, persuasive, or intimidating.