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In a strange way it is a relief to see what people are really like when the restraints come off. You realize that your discernment about them was spot on and it restores faith in your own ‘radar’.
 
Anonkun said:
He’s a bit angry that I criticized socialism/communism
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I’m just amazed that you think scientific race theory and Francoism are things worth supporting and you’re proud of having been disruptive by posting things about them. Communism has nothing to do with it.
 
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It probably is a good thing, after that last guy was banned and his posts deleted. Wow!
 
Why not just go elsewhere for unmoderated talk instead of bemoaning the moderation here? Most people are glad it is in place. Most of do not want to read uncharitable comments, name calling or off topic comments. This forum isn’t a free for all no matter what a handful might wish it would be.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Why not just go elsewhere for unmoderated talk instead of bemoaning the moderation here? Most people are glad it is in place. Most of do not want to read uncharitable comments, name calling or off topic comments. This forum isn’t a free for all no matter what a handful might wish it would be.
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🤨 For crying out loud, it’s called humour…
 
While I pondered that as well, let us go with humor. It is the most charitable, and someone has to try and hold that line against those who care little for charity.
 
On second thought, I’ll bite as did you raise some interesting questions.
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Most people are glad it is in place.
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Are you sure about that? My hunch would have been that most would be indifferent, a handful would be happy about it, and a handful, like you said, would find the moderation annoying. But you could be right. That would be an interesting poll to take.
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Most of do not want to read uncharitable comments,
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What does and doesn’t constitute uncharitable comments is largely subjective. It is true that different people will be set off by different things. It’s not really possible to eliminate all emotional friction in any productive discussion. I do actually think it is good that CAF retains the possibility of deleting posts for rare occasions, although I’d argue that if done too much it takes away from the quality of these forums. You and I would likely disagree about where that line is. That being said, even if CAF isn’t as good a forum as it could be, it’s still a pretty interesting place where a lot of good discussion happens. So that’s the more serious answer to why I don’t leave being of a single minor nuisance. The good still mostly outweighs the bad, in my opinion.

There’s going to be give-and-take in any disagreement. I’ve admitted that I’m willing to tolerate the moderation, even though I see it as occasionally getting in the way of a productive conversation. Mods (or forum rules, as the case may be) aren’t perfect and I don’t expect them to be. So, even if I gripe after a comment gets deleted or a temporary suspension, I don’t take it personally, but just assume that the mods are attempting to do their jobs as best they can. Likewise not every comment that seems uncharitable to you is necessarily a personal attack. Often the person posting the seemingly offensive comment is doing so in good faith to make a point they think legitimate, and legitimately considers strong language to be the appropriate manner of making the point. Whether or not they are sensible in thinking so is besides the point of whether the comment is “uncharitable”, which is a subjective thing, having to do with the intent of the person.
 
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lwest:
Watch it. She’s probably flagging your post as I type this. 🙂
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I can’t decide if that was humour, rash judgment, or calumny. 🙁
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Sounds like you may have scruples. Talk to your priest. :crazy_face:
 
I think if we were all in the same class, we would not be allowed to sit near each other 😉
 
Good point. I don’t think they’re allowed to use velcro anymore 🙂
 
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