Well, sorry timbomb but you are wrong. "fornits" has multiple forums, each with different moderators and goals. This forum has ALWAYS deleted personal attacks and pointless slanderous accusations. I have always been the moderator, and this was my decision from the first day this forum sprung to life. I Did it for a reason.
The statement you made "personally I think these rules are subjective" is also a subjective statement. A forum with an absence of rules is also a subjective idea, one that I don't share with you, at least here in this particular little piece of the internet. You have in effect, criticised the rules of the forum for being subjective, by using a subjective statement. Does that fly? :lol:
More seriously, we have a different audience than the straight survivors, one that is a tad bit older and a bit more diverse. We have former staff members who actually get along with people who angrily squared toe to toe (me
) with Art Barker. We have people who think the seed saved their lives who correspond and meet with people who have protested and actively detest the entire mode of treatment. Our goal here is to attract people that who, in an unmoderated forum, would be shouted down and chased off. We think they have something to say that may be more valuable than someone else's childish attacks against them.
I think I speak for most of the forum participants here when I say the Seed discussion forum has been a valuable learning tool for people on both sides of the issue. How would that be possible if we chased off people who we didn't agree with by insulting and degrading them? Sorry, not our style.
In a forum that seeks to encourage an open dialogue between diverse opinions on a topic that is and can be brutally oppositional, forum rules are appropriate. At least this is what I think. Others disagree.
If one does not think they can operate within these guidlines, there are plenty of unmoderated forums where they can go and call people names, cuss them out, and otherwise act like a 17 year old.
here is your next comment.... "I think that anything beyond blatant comercial spam, death threats, and stalking, should be guarded and preserved, and the posters should be confident knowing that they can fully speak their minds."
Again, these are subjective ideas as well, and they are your opinion, which is also subjective. Since this forum is run by me, and I have given it much forethought, what really counts is my subjective opinion. I don't see any reason to "guard and preserve" a comment, like a recent one I deleted, that claimed that someone who was involved in the creation of the Seed did so so he could have sex with little boys. This was obviously just bullshit and posted to incite. On what theory should this type of thing be "preserved". For what purpose, and for whose benefit? Again, if people want to play in the sandbox, there are forums that will allow this type of behavior. I also deleted a post that threatened to now include us in the spamathon that has occured on other forums. Frankly, I don't wish to wade thru polluted water so I can go fishing upstream in clear water.
Timebomb, participate here if you have something to offer. We welcome you with open arms. However, don't confuse the SDF with other forums sharing this bandwith. We have created a little slice of the internet where we hope people will feel safe when they post their opinion. However, we do not protect that opinion from opposition, just the person who posted it. The opinion is free game, and if you look a bit around this forum, you will find that this is indeed a forum where diversity abounds and arguments flourish.
We play a little different here, and it is our ball, and our bat.
