Quote from Vinny Gigante:
My feedback is this:
the chit chat section should be about all types of ideas. It should be void of censorship, with the exception of offensive remarks, and foul language.
The 'chit chat' section does NOT appear on the home page, and you must scroll down to find it. People who post on it are not looking to see their posts on top of the home page. They are looking to "chit chat"
I've had at least 15 posts removed from there in the last 2 days. NONE of them contained foul language, or inflammatory comments. YET THEY WERE CENSORED OFF.
This is unacceptable in the great U.S.A. Free speech shall prevail, in the 'chit chat' section!
Vinny,
Here's the problem.
Often when somebody considers their comments as free exchange of ideas, no foul language and no inflammatory comments...
it's from their perspective.
However, if such comments are directed specifically towards someone or group or business or forum or whatever...
the receiver of those words may think they are inflammatory comments, foul language and an abuse of free exchange of ideas.
Here's a situation...I was in Seattle and saw this guy walk towards me waving a knife and he called me an idiot (it was my first time meeting him).
However, the way he was "waving" the knife didn't seem threatening to me especially since the knife was pointed more towards himself.
Several other people just ignored him and one guy even yelled at him to get a bigger knife.
I continue walking, ignoring him also and went into a local 7 Eleven store near the Space Needle to get some change for a meter.
Next thing...I hear cops coming from every direction...I go outside to see what the fuss was all about and saw these cops with their guns drawn on that same guy with the knife.
The knife was not being pointed at them and it was being pointed more at the person holding the knife (himself).
I could clearly see "fear" in a few of the faces on several cops. While other cops had looks on their faces as if it was just routine.
Next thing I hear is a gunshot...one of the cops shot the guy with the knife because he felt the guy had made a "motion" towards another cop.
It happen so fast...it was surreal. The guy died right there where he was shot.
Note: Police officer was later cleared of any wrong doing and that guy that was shot dead...he did have mental illness.
(whatever happen to rubber bullets in situations like that)
I know this is an extreme analogy I'm using...
but my point is this:
Just because you think its "no big deal"...others may actually be offended or insulted...while others may think your comments are "no big deal".
There's an old saying...if you don't like it...go elsewhere.
NihabaAshi
