Sorry guys - I still think Boonex is crossing the line in killing threads here - they have gone from one extreme to the other. I'll admit that calling this "censorship" was maybe a bit of hyperbole - but not by much, and it is overzealous moderation. Is saying the moderators are "over zeleaus" an overstatement? I know they don't think so, but They are now killing threads PREEMPTIVELY. By this I mean they aren't even waiting for a complaint - just checking the "rules". see more The point is, that if Boonex, through the moderators is dictating the content of your blog, then it really isn't your blog.

As I said before, censorship is a slippery slope and I'm still not sure I understand the rules: drama is OK, but technical questions are not, environmental initiatives are ok, other topics must be Boonex related subject to the evaluation of the moderators. To a little boy with a hammer, everything looks like a nail, and everything you write on your blog to management review. I think when Boonex decided to add moderators we all knew it was necessary - but we thought we would get "elder statemen" that would interfere infrequently and only when needed. At most we needed "adult supervision" - instead we got hall monitors.

I can understand that there would be a few people here with an extreme "authoritian mindset" but I am suprised how many people accept this without questioning. Let me just mention one thing, as I have now been around the block once or twice. Once people take away a right, they NEVER give it back - it is gone forever. That is why, whenever you hear a right being taken away, you should at least say, "wait a minute- let's think about this". When it comes to censorship, the default setting should be OFF - i.e. no censorship - they got it backwards.

Rob

p.s. The "negative voting" system here on Unity makes it seem like I did something horrible by broaching this issue - but I got 15 positive votes. I would like to thank those members for standing up for your rights.