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Should there be a Political Moratorium on Boards.ie from 14:00 today?

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  • 24-02-2011 12:58pm
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    Killer Pigeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,132 ✭✭✭


    I was thinking, since most of the media are doing it, and boards.ie is technically a form of media (albeit social media), then should the political moratorium be extended here too?
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    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    No.


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    chavezychavez
    Registered Users Posts: 962 ✭✭✭chavezychavez


    Absolutely not.


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    wellsir
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭wellsir


    it shouldn't be in place at all if you ask me.
    Whats the logic behind it.
    Have we move to commy russia for 24 hours?


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    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    I think that this was thrashed out during previous elections and it was determined by someone that boards.ie doesn't count as a form of media in this case.


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    iPlop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    cornbb wrote: »
    I think that this was thrashed out during previous elections and it was determined by someone that boards.ie doesn't count as a form of media in this case.

    I would agree with that ,it's more like a collection of opinions from the general public rather than a media outlet.


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Sink The Banana wrote: »
    I would agree with that ,it's more like a collection of opinions from the general public rather than a media outlet.


    whiule I agree I do think that, in future, social networking and internet fora will be more and more influential and may well come under scrutiny in this regard.

    If political discussion can freely take place on twitter I see little point in banning it on tv or radio


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    iPlop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    Riskymove wrote: »
    whiule I agree I do think that, in future, social networking and internet fora will be more and more influential and may well come under scrutiny in this regard.

    If political discussion can freely take place on twitter I see little point in banning it on tv or radio

    TV and Radio have paid reporters with their agenda ,be it good or bad ,to ban it on twitter ,boards or any other social media outlet would be effectively banning freedom of speech.


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,885 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Sink The Banana wrote: »
    TV and Radio have paid reporters with their agenda ,be it good or bad ,to ban it on twitter ,boards or any other social media outlet would be effectively banning freedom of speech.


    er...isn't banning it on radio and tv, regardless of agendas, just banning freedom of speech too?

    plenty of paid people with agendas are free to continue to state them on print media, twitter etc

    what is the difference?


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    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    We don't have freedom of speech laws in Ireland...


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    gizmo555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭gizmo555


    Papa Smut wrote: »
    We don't have freedom of speech laws in Ireland...

    From Article 40.6.1 of the Constitution:

    6. 1° The State guarantees liberty for the exercise of the following rights, subject to public order and morality:

    i. The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions.


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    [Deleted User]
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    When you subject freedom to restrictions, it's not freedom.


    6. 1° The State guarantees liberty for the exercise of the following rights, subject to public order and morality:

    i. The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions.

    Blasphemy law anyone?


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    1. We shouldn't.
    2. We won't.

    I've little doubt that, as time goes on, the existing moratorium will be examined with regard to the Internet but the net result is likely to be the abandonment of the existing moratorium.


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    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    No, definitely not, it'll be interesting to see the information trickle in online.

    More accurate than FF State Radio and Newspaper. :rolleyes:


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    hotmail.com
    Registered Users Posts: 13,000 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    The moratorium is a form of censorship. I noticed it has been reduced and only starts at 2pm the day before voting, it was midnight on previous occasions.


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    Permabear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Permabear


    This post has been deleted.


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    swine
    Registered Users Posts: 288 ✭✭swine


    Can anyone explain to me what the point of the moratorium is?


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    Maj Malfunction
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭Maj Malfunction


    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    I was thinking, since most of the media are doing it, and boards.ie is technically a form of media (albeit social media), then should the political moratorium be extended here too?

    I wouldn't consider boards.ie a media provider. It's a public forum for people to express their opinions and exchange views.

    Its no different than a group of people meeting up for a coffee and discussing politics, and anything else you could possibly think of.

    Heck the original boards.ie started out as a forum for the Irish Quake community!

    It would be impossible to impose the ban anyway. A site could be moved in terms of hosting from one country to another and hence a different set of laws would apply. You got to love the freedom of the internet! :)


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    JustAddWater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭JustAddWater


    It's supposed to be a time for you to think about your vote without the media putting it in your face! That's what it was created for anywho
    swine wrote: »
    Can anyone explain to me what the point of the moratorium is?


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    aidan24326
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    Papa Smut wrote: »
    When you subject freedom to restrictions, it's not freedom

    Reminds me of GW Bush's classic line "There ought to be limits to freedom".

    Killer Pigeon wrote: »
    I was thinking, since most of the media are doing it, and boards.ie is technically a form of media (albeit social media), then should the political moratorium be extended here too?

    No not at all. I don't understand why there's even a media moratorium. Makes no sense to me.


    Maj Malfunction wrote: »
    You got to love the freedom of the internet! :)


    Don't worry I'm sure the freedom of the internet will come under political and legal attack one of these days.


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    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,223 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Let there be no "political moratorium" for boards.ie before the election.


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    theparish
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭theparish


    Why are parties allowed to canvass today(the knock came to my door),
    yet the media have to stay quiet?


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    Colm R
    Registered Users Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Colm R


    As far as I know, canvassing is still allowed.

    There are arguments for and against it. There are rules on exit polls as well. No indication can be given until the polls close.

    In the USA, they have a crazy situation where exit poll results can be released from the East Coast while polls are still open in the West Coast.


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    dvpower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,183 ✭✭✭dvpower


    JustAddWater wrote: »
    It's supposed to be a time for you to think about your vote without the media putting it in your face! That's what it was created for anywho

    I thought it was to prevent people putting out statements like 'Enda Kenny beats his wife' just before polling, where there wouldn't be sufficient time for him to refute it.

    Edit: Like this I've just spotted in AH
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=70845978&postcount=1


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    [Deleted User]
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    Permabear wrote: »
    This post had been deleted.
    Freedom is a somewhat over-rated notion anyway, IMO - though perhaps that's a debate for another day.


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