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Puritan Board Doctor
For some years now, the Free Church of Scotland has had a very interesting and freewheeling discussion board (www.fcosonline.org). I visited it tonight, after having been gone for quite awhile, and found myself let in for a shock:
The board has now been completely taken over by the moderators: (1) the moderators will decide which topics can be discussed (members no longer have the privilege of choosing/starting topics); (2) all posts must be relevant to the pre-chosen topics only; (3) all posts will be "pre-moderated" (as they put it) to make sure that they are properly subservient to the all-powerful moderators' wishes.
No reasons for this change were given.
Such a shame. There were many lively and edifying discussions on that board. Now there will only be pre-approved ones.
Orwell was right: Big Brother is watching you!
The board has now been completely taken over by the moderators: (1) the moderators will decide which topics can be discussed (members no longer have the privilege of choosing/starting topics); (2) all posts must be relevant to the pre-chosen topics only; (3) all posts will be "pre-moderated" (as they put it) to make sure that they are properly subservient to the all-powerful moderators' wishes.
No reasons for this change were given.
Such a shame. There were many lively and edifying discussions on that board. Now there will only be pre-approved ones.
Orwell was right: Big Brother is watching you!