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Last Post 2/11/2005 7:45 PM by  emu
are moderators taking control
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2/11/2005 7:45 PM
    hey i cant believe my post just got blocked because apparently its meaningless to talk about the music industrys movers and shakers ps if the moderator thinks its meaningless why did he reply
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    2/11/2005 8:02 PM
    Are the moderators taking control? Yes, when we need to, that pretty much by definition is what a moderator is. Here on Cluas we like to encourage lively interesting discussion. Asking who is the biggest w**ker in the "industry" is hardly a meaningful or even focused topic, its just trash talk. Theres plenty of forums where you can go to indulge that kind of converstation, Cluas is not one of them. We have no problem with people making their views known about the movers and shakers of the "industry", but you'd better have something interesting to say other than insert recognised industry figure here is a insert expletive here AND be prepared to back those views up. Why did I reply? Good question, initially I started out kind of poking fun at the post, which as I admitted was not the right thing to do (even moderators are human). The right thing would be to lock the post straight away.
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    2/11/2005 9:27 PM
    how can i back views up if a post gets blocked its like taking away freedom of speech and by the way i think your man out of keane is a w**ker because he talks in interviews as if they are a new musical entity when he doesn even write the lyrics all he does is sing with a not to special voice.and voice his opinions on things which he knows nothing about
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    2/12/2005 12:11 PM
    the moderators on this forum are fascist swines
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    2/12/2005 1:11 PM
    quote:
    Originally posted by roseanne barrs armpit
    the moderators on this forum are fascist swines
    In the last while I have noticed that a number of our newer members have made postings consisting of nothing but inarticulate, personal, verbal abuse. The above comment is a typical example. Speaking as a moderator I reject in its entirety the comments made by a number of a members including... emu roseanne barrs armpit flipperstired about what they perceive as censorship. The moderating policy of this site is liberal and even handed. Discussions of music do allow for a wide range of debate, acerbic or satirical comment or passionately held views but they do not allow for childish mudslinging or ignorant and idiotic abuse. I am going to lock this topic, make of it what you will, but lets be clear, I for one do not accept being abused in this manner.
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    2/14/2005 9:56 AM
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    Originally posted by roseanne barrs armpit
    the moderators on this forum are fascist swines
    So, Roseanne barrs armpit, if you really, truly feel that way my advice is that you take a single simple step to reduce your apparent sense of persecution and the step is to stop visiting that alleged hotspot of 21st century fascism: the CLUAS Discussion board. No one is forcing you to hang out in a place that you think is overseen by, er, fascists. On the other hand, if you didn't mean it - maybe your words were posted at the blurry end of an exhausting day of work? - you are free to offer an apology to the Moderators. I take the opportunity of confirming that the standards the moderators have recently taken steps to uphold will not change 'round these parts. The moderators will intervene in exactly the same fashion in any similar such cases in the future. A bunch of bores you may think the moderating team are, but we want this board to be a place where constructive, engaging, non-libellous music-related discussion takes place (which thankfully is the line followed by the vast majority of those who participate). The moderating team also will take steps to 'neuter' any postings that third parties might think are libellous towards them (as could have been the case with the recent thread "the biggest walkers in the music industry") and that is basically because CLUAS does not want to get its non-revenue generating ass sued by some hot-shot lawyers, as has been the case with other discussion boards where libellous stuff was posted by members. And please, one final word of constructive warning: any web site (or discussion board) is not as anonymous as you think. All web servers (including that of CLUAS) keep a log of comprehensive data for EVERY single visitor - IP number, exact time of visit, page visited, Operating System, browser used, etc. When push comes to shove this log data can be used by a court of law in an attempt to trace individuals. It doesn't always succeed in tracing the exact individual, but very often it does. So please do not assume you are anonymous and untraceable on any website (or on discussion boards such as the CLUAS board for that matter). Big brother? You bet. As Scott McNealy CEO of Sun Microsystems said back in 1999: "You have Zero privacy (on the internet). Get over it". eoghan
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