My participation in exchanges a few weeks ago on the Wakefield news forum about what is acceptable to post and what is not, appear to have provoked the ire of admin and placed me on a moderated list of users whereby for the last several weeks my posts are now screened and sometimes censored. I accidentally discovered this on Feb 9th after a post promoting my latest blog
Here is the post that got me banned from Wakefiled News...Rob Snikkar
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I commend Sean Butler and Vagner Castillo for their work in creating blogs to converse with the community about important topics dear to them and to many members of this Wakefield News forum.
But I want to say that we as a community need a forum for all these ideas and voices.
If we were to create a proliferation of blogs to satisfy the voices of respectful and passionate members of this community we would be creating silos and erecting walls between us.
We are respectful adults and we can listen and learn from each other.
Any one of us can read, reply, ignore, or mute topics that have no interest to us - this platform gives us that power. I don't believe that it should give us the power to silence another - unless they are being disrespectful, hateful, or personally attacking another member.
I also do not accept the idea that an individual, a small group, or a "majority" has the right to grant the privilege of free speech - NO - free speech is a right guaranteed to minority voices or it is not free at all.
Here is the post that got me banned from Wakefiled News...Rob Snikkar
to wakefieldnews
I commend Sean Butler and Vagner Castillo for their work in creating blogs to converse with the community about important topics dear to them and to many members of this Wakefield News forum.
But I want to say that we as a community need a forum for all these ideas and voices.
If we were to create a proliferation of blogs to satisfy the voices of respectful and passionate members of this community we would be creating silos and erecting walls between us.
We are respectful adults and we can listen and learn from each other.
Any one of us can read, reply, ignore, or mute topics that have no interest to us - this platform gives us that power. I don't believe that it should give us the power to silence another - unless they are being disrespectful, hateful, or personally attacking another member.
I also do not accept the idea that an individual, a small group, or a "majority" has the right to grant the privilege of free speech - NO - free speech is a right guaranteed to minority voices or it is not free at all.