Censorship on the forum? You decide.

Long time laker · 06-05-2011, 11:02 PM

During my Sunday night surf session, I was disappointed to see that the title of my initial “post’ (5-20-2011 @ 11:52pm), which raised the curiosity of our community and captured over 2,613 views, has been modified; Censored.

In fact, my description of Jo-Jo’s service, “slooooooooow,” and prices, “still overpriced,” has been completely deleted leaving only the store name, “Jo-Jo's,” to describe my experience.

Could it be that since my observation, although factually supported with actual prices, wasn’t flattering and therefore censored?

After a brief review of other posts in our forum, I notice plenty of threads that have effectively used their title to facilitate a balanced discussion. For example:
• The marine patrol is ruining boating
• Swim Raft Registration
• Watch the water level
• Windmills along the lake

If the prior posts were also censored by the webmaster and renamed:
• Boating
• Swim
• Level
• Lake
Would they still be meaningful? Thought provoking? Display a position or opinion?

Aren’t titles important to our discussions here on winnipesaukee.com?

Can any of the senior members or webmaster comment on how or why this censorship is allowed and would the arbiter of titles please explain the rules?

Censorship? You decide.

LTL

(ps- I tried to attach a "poll" to this thread but since I'm new to this I don't know if it's going to work. Feel free to tell me how to add a "poll" so we can be heard.)

Argie's Wife · 06-05-2011, 11:18 PM

Not to be a stinker, but did you ask our Fearless Leader, aka "The Moderator", these questions?

...best place to start when you have a questions is with the person in charge... and I'll bet he'll write you back with good answers, too. He's pretty cool like that...

Peace.

SAMIAM · 06-06-2011, 06:32 AM

My $.02............I thought the title was a little harsh.If you had just titled your post as "Jo Jo's and then expressed your disatisfaction that would have been fine,but clearly,more people disagree with you than agree and to leave that up there would imply to a new member or someone who doesn't know the area that it was a fact.
I have to agree with the webmaster on this one.

Merrymeeting · 06-06-2011, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Long time laker

captured over 2,613 views

One more note...unfortunately views is an almost irrelevant statistic at this point. The majority of those would be from spammers and webbots trying to mine information from the forum.

Bear Islander · 06-06-2011, 09:03 AM

Your poll question is misleading because is assumes you were censored. I think edited is a more accurate word. It's closer to the facts and less inflammatory.

I try and make the titles of any thread I start short and to the point. I like it when the title of a thread lets me know what is inside. I think your opinions belong in the text of the message, not the title.

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06-05-2011, 11:02 PM	#1
Long time laker Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 5 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Censorship on the forum? You decide. During my Sunday night surf session, I was disappointed to see that the title of my initial “post’ (5-20-2011 @ 11:52pm), which raised the curiosity of our community and captured over 2,613 views, has been modified; Censored. In fact, my description of Jo-Jo’s service, “slooooooooow,” and prices, “still overpriced,” has been completely deleted leaving only the store name, “Jo-Jo's,” to describe my experience. Could it be that since my observation, although factually supported with actual prices, wasn’t flattering and therefore censored? After a brief review of other posts in our forum, I notice plenty of threads that have effectively used their title to facilitate a balanced discussion. For example: • The marine patrol is ruining boating • Swim Raft Registration • Watch the water level • Windmills along the lake If the prior posts were also censored by the webmaster and renamed: • Boating • Swim • Level • Lake Would they still be meaningful? Thought provoking? Display a position or opinion? Aren’t titles important to our discussions here on winnipesaukee.com? Can any of the senior members or webmaster comment on how or why this censorship is allowed and would the arbiter of titles please explain the rules? Censorship? You decide. LTL (ps- I tried to attach a "poll" to this thread but since I'm new to this I don't know if it's going to work. Feel free to tell me how to add a "poll" so we can be heard.)

06-05-2011, 11:18 PM	#2
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Not to be a stinker, but did you ask our Fearless Leader, aka "The Moderator", these questions? ...best place to start when you have a questions is with the person in charge... and I'll bet he'll write you back with good answers, too. He's pretty cool like that... Peace.

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06-06-2011, 06:32 AM	#3
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	My $.02............I thought the title was a little harsh.If you had just titled your post as "Jo Jo's and then expressed your disatisfaction that would have been fine,but clearly,more people disagree with you than agree and to leave that up there would imply to a new member or someone who doesn't know the area that it was a fact. I have to agree with the webmaster on this one.

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06-06-2011, 09:03 AM	#5
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,757 Thanks: 31 Thanked 429 Times in 203 Posts	Your poll question is misleading because is assumes you were censored. I think edited is a more accurate word. It's closer to the facts and less inflammatory. I try and make the titles of any thread I start short and to the point. I like it when the title of a thread lets me know what is inside. I think your opinions belong in the text of the message, not the title.