SussexSocialist wrote: And
SussexSocialist wrote:
And to reply to other criticisms, moderation is entirely correct and acceptable. It is not a case of silencing critics, it is a way of maintaining discussion. A moderator fulfils the same role in a forum that a chairman does in a meeting – or would endless interruption from hecklers and opponents be tolerated to the point of disruption in a ‘real’ meeting? The same principles apply.
The same principles do not apply because the two situations are not analogous. However much one dislikes the contributions of certain individuals on a forum they are not, technically speaking, disrupting; merely responding, albeit repetitively you may think, to contributions made by others. A far better solution than moderation in these circumstances is to ignore. That demands discipline, not censorship.