Bards wrote: » The main reason for setting up this poll was to point out the unfairness of the Waterford City Forum. originally the mods set up the Mega Thread to calm down Waterford City Forum (which I think has served it's purpose) for a few months, but to think this censorship has gone on for almost the full term of the present Government just proves it was not to settle down the Forum but to Censor disent of The main Government Party - How else can it be defended? Please people wake up and demand equality for the Waterford City Forum and allow free and open debate on the issues affecting waterford, it used to be a great forum but over the last number of years the life has gone out of it. VEC gone to Wexford, The breakup of the hospital network, WRH now an outpost of Cork UH, Water Charges and Property Taxes are here, but hardly a debate on this forum. this is not good for democracy. Would the other Regional Forums put up with this form of censorship? So why are we?
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fuzzy dunlop wrote: » So the best chipper in town thread was ruined by political discussion? Be honest if you don't care who is in power then criticism of any political entity shouldn't bother you. If there was nothing to moan about then the moaning wouldn't be credible. There was a whole whack of things that happened with regard to the Council Merger, VEC merger and hospital downgrade that were driven by politicians.Politics is an intrinsic part of the discussion and particularly local politics. If it bothers you that much why not just stay away from those threads? There is only ever about three of them going at the most at any one time. So to say it is not censorship is not credible.
barneystinson wrote: » There's a politics forum for talking about politics though, isn't there, and a politics cafe for chatting wittily about politics. You are (unless I'm mistaken) not being prevented from making your point, you're simply being told "place and time". One man's censorship is another man's peaceful enjoyment of Boards without having to watch All Ireland standard axe grinding...
7upfree wrote: » Annnnnd he's back too. Sully calling for reinforcements again? I suppose with an election pending he'll need them!:D
obezyana wrote: » Regarding Stickies... I don't get why the restaurant one is there, maybe that is one that could do with being taken down.
Cabaal wrote: » Having a quick glance at the stickys I spotted the bargain alerts one has its last post almost 10 months ago, so its clearly not a very active thread. I've now unstuck it, The Restaurants thread actually seems to be a pretty active thread as sticky threads go
obezyana wrote: » Mcdonalds for me is all
Bards wrote: » Mods - Seems like the majority are in favour of removing the Mega Thread. If democracy is to mean anything then please respect the wishes of the majority of posters here. Out of 45 votes (I would assume that includes most of the users that frequent this forum) 55% for versus 45% against Referendums were past on much closer margins than this
barneystinson wrote: » Bear in mind Bards, I very nearly didn't even open this thread because the word politics is in it, I wonder how many other users didn't bother even opening it... And just because a thread you unilaterally started ends up with that outcome, doesn't mean it's a valid democratic vote; anymore so than if you set up your own personal polling station in town and ran the Bards version of the local elections...
Joeytheparrot wrote: » Censorship? Putting discussion of one issue into a megathread is censorship? As an outside observer mod from another region this is an interesting discussion but I do think claims of censorship (just because politics can only be discussed in a megathread!) is wildly exaggerated.
Bards wrote: » It is when only one regional forum is afflicted. How can you have a debate about anything when everything is muddled together into one topic. Try and impose this in all the regional forums for fairness so
Joeytheparrot wrote: » It's really not censorship. Noone is being censored. The discussion is being moved not censored.
wellboytoo wrote: » Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions. From the above definition of censorship one cannot say the forum is being censored,corralled maybe but not censored.
Bards wrote: » By the definition you provided above, in my opinion it is, everyone is entitled to an opinion that is the beauty of democracy, open and free debate. What do the mods have to fear, The Truth perhaps?
robtri wrote: » While you are entitled to think what you want and have an opinion, expression of erroneous opinions when they concern other citizens and non citizens often lead to lawsuits. So certain people slagging off and talking about people in the wrong way can have be a huge problem for the Mods... so censorship to a degree is needed.
Bards wrote: » Still doesnt answer why Posters on waterford city forum have to adhere to different rules compared to every other regional forum. that is Censorship, pure and simple, there is no explaining it away.
wellboytoo wrote: » There are lots of answers . We are more ballsy and in yer face,we are energised about politics,the divides are more extreme,we have ****ter politicians than everyone else, it's something in the water, 7 up free, Me,we miss seanybiker, a greater historical proportion of working glass left leaning voters, they took our City but they'll never take our PRIDE ,the drink,the lack of it,do you give up yet?
