Posted by noa on March 20, 2003, at 17:24:43
In reply to Re: Jay was blocked for not following the rules, posted by Dr. Bob on March 19, 2003, at 19:06:19
I still am having a hard time understanding the block.
Jay did phrase things in terms of how he feels. All of his comments were about his feelings about Bush not listening, etc., and were not just declarative statements about Bush.
There have been many instances of political debate here at babble that have not received such close scrutiny and restriction. I think people should be able to post opinions and it appears to me, after reading the posts, that Jay did so with good faith effort to state things as his personal feelings, not as facts.
If you are concerned, given the current war climate, about how heated such discussions could become, possibly taking away from the supportive atmosphere of the board in general, perhaps there should be a separate political discussion board, at least temporarily while this is going on.
People do have strong feelings and are going to want to express themselves. It should be done as civilly as possible. I feel Jay was being civil, even if very strongly opinioned and rather stirred up.
I can also see that one might worry that the board might be overrun by rather vehement political threads, given how controversial this war is. I wouldn't want people to feel restricted from expressing their opinions, however. That is why I believe a separate board might help.
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