<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JeffS:
It looks like my post too is zapped.
While I appreciate the volunteer efforts of the moderators I may still disagree with specific actions, the subject of this thread being one.
If we are going to consider any reference whatsoever to someone by name as personal attack I find that ridiculous. My interpretation of the moderator's actions is:
[list=a][*]Mention a someone's name in a rebuttal to a post = a TOS violation.[*]Say the same thing but leave out the name = no TOS violation.[/list=a]
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Mentioning a name on a reply is not a personal attack, and will not cause moderator action.
"Calling someone out on the carpet" by judging their actions or personal intent will. As I stated to Dov when he first questioned my action: "Please take any criticism you have about Debo_nair to email. A proper response would have been to say “I don’t think he is a “rat” because as someone who lives with terrorism on a daily basis, we as a people have become very emotional when we see people attempting to make art out of terrorists”
Realize that I probably send 3-4 messages like this a week to posters that cross the line.
The TOS is very clear on this point: "If you disagree with an opinion or idea expressed by another member, by all means, challenge the opinion or idea - not the person. " From my disinterested view, Dov was clearly challenging the person, as well as the opinion or idea."
Again, you all may say that I blew the call on this one, and I'll accept that. But to turn this into a battle of censorship, accuse the moderators of 'left wing' or other bias is something that I will not accept, becuase it is not true.
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Sean
aka:
skofarrell
Moderator, OMNI & American Express
[This message has been edited by skofarrell (edited Jan 21, 2004).]