Blimey - Im not on HL for a few days and I come back to see that all hell as broken loose!! Tsk!
My Twopenneth, for what its worth (so that'll be about two pence then...) is that this whole censorship debate really boils down to an issue of respect among HLers.
Yes, I think people should be free to voice an opinion, but there should also be a respect for other peoples opinions, and perhaps more importantly their feelings.
Posts that are made with an intention of antagonising/offending/upsetting another HLer have no place here.
Occaisonaly it becomes clear that your opinions and those of another individual differ to such a degree that no middle ground can be found. likewise sometimes we become involved in arguments which for whatever reason are blown up out of proportion or simply become arguments for arguments sake.
Sometimes the best course of action is to simply step back and let things be. Accept that somebody has a different opinion to you - it is their right, after all - or be big enough to be the one to walk away from an argument.
The world will be a better place for it.
As it has been pointed out on both this and 'the other' thread, this is not a public forum and as such I think the owner&mods are well within their rights to ask people to play nicely and I for one think this makes HL a better place to be. Those of you that receive the daily mailings from Dominion will know what can happen when all forms of respect and regulations are removed. I for one would be very sad to see HL head in the same direction.
The thing that has made me hang around here (after initially turning up by the lure of weeding
) is the overall feeling of community & friendship here.
Lets try and keep it that way eh?
has said? No one because he validates and justifies the simple point he's trying to make. The Nazi's did have the best uniforms. It's simply a clothing style observation. Period.
