Ron Paul thread deleted?

[Avid_Consumer]

Quote from TGregg:

I deleted it. It was deliberately posted in the Economics Forum instead of Politics & Religion where it belongs. Since there are plenty of Ron Paul threads in the P&R forum, I axed it instead of moving it.

that seems outside the bounds of a mod's discretion. you're not an editor

you shouldn't even be a mod, you post all kinds of hateful racist shit on a pretty regular basis. put the thread back

 

[krazykarl]

Quote from Joe:

To assume that we are politically biased here is nonsense. Thats probably one of the least things on our mind. The thread was deleted most likely because it was started by a user, who's account was deleted.

Nope, I'm right here.



Regards,

 

[krazykarl]

Quote from TGregg:

I deleted it. It was deliberately posted in the Economics Forum instead of Politics & Religion where it belongs. Since there are plenty of Ron Paul threads in the P&R forum, I axed it instead of moving it.

I started it there because I wanted feedback on his economic viewpoints and why they differ so greatly from those of all the other candidates. Also, I wanted to get suggestions on how, through his positions on issues(spec. econ), we could increase his chance of getting elected - also why those policy decisions might hurt him.



Regards,


edit: i figured there are tons of threads in that forum talking about other people: Bernanke, various fund managers, Buffet, etc. that it was ok to talk about specific people.

 

[eusdaiki]

Quote from TGregg:

After all, everything affects economics or is news, right? And what happens when it’s noticed? Why it just gets moved to where the poster would have put it anyway – he can’t lose!

It's the holy grail of political posting... a riskless edge.

 

[krazykarl]

Quote from TGregg:

Even allowing for such a premise, the thread would inevitably degrade into a political discussion, rather than economic. And it’s not just Ron Paul. Any presidential candidate thread would have done the same. We appreciate that government and politics have a major impact on economics. But discussions of politics soon turn to heated arguments, flames and general trash which is why we have a Politics & Religion forum.

That can be said of a discussion about any public figure. How many "fcuking greenspan did this to us!" posts are there in that forum? Between those and the Helicopter-Ben rhetoric I would have thought a discussion about a candidate's economic policies would have been cool. My mistake.



Regards,

 

[Red_Ink_inc]

Quote from Avid_Consumer:

that seems outside the bounds of a mod's discretion. you're not an editor

you shouldn't even be a mod, you post all kinds of hateful racist shit on a pretty regular basis. put the thread back

My thoughts exactly.

 

[krazykarl]

Quote from TGregg:

Even allowing for such a premise, the thread would inevitably degrade into a political discussion, rather than economic. And it’s not just Ron Paul. Any presidential candidate thread would have done the same. We appreciate that government and politics have a major impact on economics. But discussions of politics soon turn to heated arguments, flames and general trash which is why we have a Politics & Religion forum.

Threads in the P&R forum degrade into those bitchfests - I put it in the economics forum specifically because I wanted it in there: I wanted a discussion about his economic views and what they meant, their impact, etc.

The thread in the P&R forum will be trash in a few days because you're right, that's what happens in there.

 

[rcanfiel]

I generally agree, that a Moderator who axes a thread based on his opinion is way overstepping his bounds.

Most threads on ET descend into the kinds of things you are apparently trying to protect us from.

I would think it best if you avoid censorship

 

[FireWalker]

So it was deleted because it might have turned into a heated discussion? Pre-emptive deletions. Is that like pre-emptive strikes? I'm reminded of Orwell, 1984, and Bush. Thought crime. What's that movie with Tom Cruise? Pre-crimes.

 

[Avid_Consumer]

is this what happened to the handful of other unexplained deletions in the last few months? this was the fourth time in recent memory that ultimately went unexplained when i contacted the staff

the threads in question never got nasty, and the OP's weren't deleted users