antipolitico Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I wonder how many people will read this, before it is deleted and I am banned from this forum. It is obvious that the moderator Charles Anthony does not permit criticism of the Stephen Harper administration as he objected to a well thought out and tasteful posting that linked to an original blog that is critical of the Canadian government's new bankruptcy laws. The sole objection was based on the fact that his imperial majesty Charles Anthony the moderator of this website felt his ego was damaged, because this was not the only site on which my comments appeared. Since my blog is not a magazine and simply offers me an opportunity to express my views more thoroughly, whereas forums often limit one to a certain number of characters, I can only assume that Charles the very freedom of speech that you profess to support by maintaining a site for political forums, is only really a cover up for your desire to also participate in heavy handed censorship. Not one of the other forums or websites, of which there were maybe five, objected and all of them were located in the United States or the U.K. It is interesting that last week, a posting to a FaceBook page in operated by an individual in Alberta out of Calgary which was designed to protest Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue parliament, also deleted my post and one can only assume that was because I was also critical of the Liberal and NDP parties. Aside from politics, I am a well published journalist both in print and online and I have been published in several countries,without incident. I therefore can only conclude that in fact freedom of speech is not alive and well in Canada, or at least in Alberta, but then it never was under the reign of terror when Ralph Klein was the premier and should we really forget so easily that the buffoon that is Ed Stelmach is the same man who after he became premier wanted to sell tickets for people to come and meet him, so he could pay for his campaign expenses? Charles Anthony, the moderator of this site, have a good week, but please do us all a favor and come clean as to your own political beliefs in an open letter and do not pretend that you support freedom of speech, when censorship is at the forefront of your agenda. Oh and Charles, yes there are other websites and forums which will print this posting, so expect to see it online soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyminded Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) There are a lot of cricisms of Harper in this very subforum, this topic area...some of them quite harsh. Edited January 27, 2010 by Charles Anthony deleted re-copied Opening Post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest American Woman Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I wonder how many people will read this, before it is deleted and I am banned from this forum. It is obvious that the moderator Charles Anthony does not permit criticism of the Stephen Harper administration as he objected to a well thought out and tasteful posting that linked to an original blog that is critical of the Canadian government's new bankruptcy laws. The sole objection was based on the fact that his imperial majesty Charles Anthony the moderator of this website felt his ego was damaged, because this was not the only site on which my comments appeared. You agreed to the terms of service when you registered for this forum: Please take a moment to review these rules detailed below. If you agree with them and wish to proceed with the registration..... And one of the rules clearly states: NO CROSS-POSTING Cross posting is defined as posting the same information in more then one forum on the Internet. Yet here you are complaining because your post, which you admit was posted on another site and therefore against the rules, was deleted because of some crazy notion regarding "egos" and "free speech." You agreed to follow the rules and if you refuse to, you should be banned per the rules that you agreed to when registering: MEMBER REMOVAL Any user who fails to abide by these rules will be banned without warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) One of the things that makes MLW so much better than other forums is that the community has a high respect for the objectivity of the monitors, so you're not going to get much traction with us with your post. Edited January 27, 2010 by Charles Anthony deleted re-copied Opening Post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 One of the things that makes MLW so much better than other forums is that the community has a high respect for the objectivity of the monitors, so you're not going to get much traction with us with your post. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepitsimple Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Charles Anthony, the moderator of this site, have a good week, but please do us all a favor and come clean as to your own political beliefs in an open letter and do not pretend that you support freedom of speech, when censorship is at the forefront of your agenda. Oh and Charles, yes there are other websites and forums which will print this posting, so expect to see it online soon. We're quite happy and thankful to Charles. Your attitude demonstrates that you are quite full of yourself. Edited January 27, 2010 by Keepitsimple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 We're quite happy and thankful to Charles. Your attitude demonstrates that you are quite full of yourself. When Charles slaps me on the wrist (and he has), I take it as a compliment. Not for the warning, but for the objectivity within it and the fact that I have been caught crossing the line of unacceptable behaviour. It has nothing to do about our Prime Minister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 The only thing I don't agree with is the "cross-posting" to other forums on the internet? I can see it within the forums but how can anyone say, you can't post that there.I don't understand that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 This post has been edited by Charles Anthony: Today, 02:09 PM Reason for edit:: deleted re-copied Opening Post Hahahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 hahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myata Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 114 and still counting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 The only thing I don't agree with is the "cross-posting" to other forums on the internet? I can see it within the forums but how can anyone say, you can't post that there.I don't understand that part. Because there is an internet full of wing nuts who post their rambling diatribes anywhere they can and then disappear without further discussion. Weeding them out improves the quality of the forum. I really don't get people who come onto another person's website and cry about freedom of speech if they can't do whatever they want on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antipolitico Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 GO F$$% Yourself you communist You agreed to the terms of service when you registered for this forum: Please take a moment to review these rules detailed below. If you agree with them and wish to proceed with the registration..... And one of the rules clearly states: NO CROSS-POSTING Cross posting is defined as posting the same information in more then one forum on the Internet. Yet here you are complaining because your post, which you admit was posted on another site and therefore against the rules, was deleted because of some crazy notion regarding "egos" and "free speech." You agreed to follow the rules and if you refuse to, you should be banned per the rules that you agreed to when registering: MEMBER REMOVAL Any user who fails to abide by these rules will be banned without warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well that's an intelligent response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 lol.... head explody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) This thread has reminded me of how infrequently we have conflicts with the moderators here, and how those conflicts almost always come from newly arrived um... posters. Edited January 28, 2010 by Michael Hardner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted January 28, 2010 Forum Admin Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'm not going to waste my time arguing with antipolitico about Charles moderation style. But I will say, and I think most long time members will agree, that Charles has never EVER shown any bias against a political party, ideology and or individual member, since joining the moderation team. I have the utmost confidence in Charles and I think his dedication to the forums over the years is one of the reasons this forum is such a success. antipolitico has been shown the door, not because of his criticisms of the forum, myself, or Charles, but because it's fairly clear he has no intention of moderating his own language and or behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who's Doing What? Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 In the few dealings I have had in the past with CA, he has always been fair. I have never known him to allow his own political feelings get in the way of how he moderates this site. Keep up the good work Charles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueblood Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 One thing I do miss was CA's participation in debates. You did get solid responses from him if you ever engaged him. However due to his position, I can see why he doesn't want to participate (or can't). Needing more posters like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 One thing I do miss was CA's participation in debates. You did get solid responses from him if you ever engaged him. If you say so. I found him to be easily outraged, and he definitely didn't approve of me or my political positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I just got done with this thread, and I am laughing quite a bit at it. American Woman a communist??? There are not enough emoticons to describe how preposterous this actually is. I've been giggling to myself for the last 5 minutes on that alone !!! Well, just one more poster we won't miss. Great work Greg and CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Anthony Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I would just like to take this opportunity to let you folks all know that moderating the forums is a team effort. The team is more than just Greg and myself. The team is Greg, myself and all of you. We rely heavily upon the member reports and all of your participation to make appropriate interventions. The aim is to keep things running smoothly with the least amount of public disruption to the forums. I used to be able to respond or acknowledge each of your reports as they came in. However, often things are too busy to allow doing so consistently. Keep reporting posts that you think are inappropriate. We read and balance them all. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIEN Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) If you say so. I found him to be easily outraged, and he definitely didn't approve of me or my political positions. Yet, has he ever deleted any of your postings just because he didn't like them? Nope I'd say. His responsiblity as a moderator is to monitor the site and enforce the rules. Not to agree with statements posted here, or to hide his opinion. Edited January 30, 2010 by CANADIEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Is Charles the guy who has sent me PM warnings when I got out of line? Does Charles ever contribute to the forum posts? I'd be interested in hearing his opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Is Charles the guy who has sent me PM warnings when I got out of line? Does Charles ever contribute to the forum posts? I'd be interested in hearing his opinions. Charles was a contributing poster here before he assumed moderatorship. ( Is that a word ? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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