NOBODY is being censored. I'm not editing, deleting, or censoring threads. I am simply doing my job as a moderator which is to CLOSE threads that go off topic or become flame wars. That is the job of a moderator.
Originally Posted by Cpalmson
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=1837928
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=1837089
Neither one met the criteria as being off topic, or had any signs of developing into a flame war.
The first being a satirical farewell to an intolerable violator of the
Rules you uphold. Much in the same genre as the political cartoons that ridicule our political figures such as the following:
or this.

because as the purpose of SATIRE is described here:From THE COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA:
From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose
foolishness in all its guises —
vanity, hypocrisy,
idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality — and to effect
reform through such exposure.[quote]
And to disallow it's use is
censorship in it's purest form.
And of the latter, where did it go off topic or become a flame war. There was no sign of it becoming either. It was an OP-ED piece written as commentary and none of the responses veered off topic or were remotely inflammatory.
Why then was it closed? To
preemptively shut it down in anticipation of disintegration into chaos is rather short-sighted when there is no evidence thereof. It's
"Censorship" in the fullest meaning of the word.
Not ganging up on you MODS. Not in the least, but.......
HOW IS THAT NOT CENSORSHIP? Closure is censorship.
"
In cases where you would like to request additional clarity about a staff decision, you are free to pursue an answer in either a public forum or private means of communication"
We're asking for clarification about a staff decision on THE BANS & THE DAMNED. Excuse me, I meant to say
the Banned
....."
If handled publicly, post your inquiry in a respectful manner"
We have not been so much as even come close to being disrespectful, have we?