Not in the too distant past when this site was Jon Amo's and he had temporarily banned someone from the site there was talk on the DLRA board about how it wasn't right and where was "free speech" and such. I responded with the following:
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How about if we call it "freedom" of speech. Just me posting this is costing DLRA money. He has to pay for the site to be hosted and for the transfer of data so that you can read what I posted, so this speech is free for me, but not him.
I have the freedom to create a forum on the Internet and along with that freedom I have the freedom of determining the content (land speed racing, cooking, girls, whatever). I also have the freedom to determine how much content on any one subject I want to allow and I also have the the freedom to decide what language will be used in discussing the content.
Anyone posting on my forum only has the freedom that I allow them in any of these areas and I can decide if I even want them posting on the site. So their freedoms are really dependant on the freedom I allow them to have and not on any other implied freedoms.
Now one thing they are free to do is, they can put up the money or get sponsors and put up their forum or site and say and do as they please with it and allow the members on it whatever freedoms they now think are appropriate.
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I still believe very strongly in that.
At this time I'm resigning as a moderator and would suggest that the rest of you do the same and Jon I would suggest that you take over those duties at least for a while. The reason is I feel there are way to many moderators and that in some cases we have been part of the problem and not the solution, myself included. If and when you would have moderators I would keep them to 1 or 2 so that you can be in close communication and be on the same page. I would also keep them anonymous. Right now if we delete a post them someone sometimes feels we have a personal agenda against them. For now if you were the only one deleting posts then they would know that they were dealing with the person who put up the money to buy the site and is putting up the money and time to keep the site up for all of us. I think they would then respect your decision to do what is best for the site as a whole and if not like I mentioned above there is nothing stopping them from developing a site with their money and time. I realize that posts and views might be at a high right now with all the drama on the site, but I also feel this is going to not be productive for the site or profitable for you in the future. I'm about ready to sign off and have someone call me when things are back to normal. I had enough drama in one marriage to last a life time. Believe me Jon by just deleting all the non lsr bickering and posts and such will gain you respect with the majority I believe.
Franklin I hate to single one member out individually, but in this case I will. When you returned I defended your right to post here, but considering what has transpired I would recommend that you take a voluntary or un-voluntary leave of absence from the board for a few weeks at least. This board has become the Franklin board and not the lsr board that attracted so many of us to it. The majority of the posts now are either by you, about you, against you, for you and they go on an on and are in almost every topic on the board.
The last time I checked I think I notice that everyone on the board was an adult. Is it too much to ask that we act like one. If you have differences with one another take it someplace else please.
Well I'm done and Jon I want nothing but the best for you and the success of this great resource for all of us. Thanks for taking it on,
Sumner