he has not been banned. if he's not posting it's because he doesn't want to post.

With ESM's, MJuric's, and Vitus's voices muted, who will carry the banner of intelligent, reasonable counterpoint to the idealists here?

Is vitus gone? What a dick. Unless he's been banned. In which case I have nothing to say.

Seriously, who has been added to the naughty list? I cannot keep track?

Old hickory is gone?!?

Halle-freakin-lujah!!!

Time to strip down and start dancing in the streets. I'll brb.

Is vitus gone? What a dick. Unless he's been banned. In which case I have nothing to say.

Seriously, who has been added to the naughty list? I cannot keep track?

It appears that it’s at least Duffy, Windywave, CruseVegas, and Old Hickory. Any others?

Soooo, a bunch of conservatives yeah?

I can see why Duffy rubbed people the wrong way, he had no filter...I personally liked that, he added color to the LR (pun intended) but I can see why his act wore thin. Windy toed a line, to me, I thought he generally stayed on the good side of the line but whatever. Old Hickory and CV though? I might be missing something but aside from holding conservatives views, at least in the case of Old Hick not adding a single shred of substance to any discussion I didn't think they were at all derogatory or offensive or disrespectful.

I'm a good boy who abides by rules and I like this forum so I'm not gonna question any decisions made, but I'll just say that I'm pretty surprised if those two were banned (again, with the caveat that I certainly could have missed some posts that crossed a line, which is a distinct possibility).

If we lost h2ofun, does the tri forum even realise yet?

Soooo, a bunch of conservatives yeah?

I can see why Duffy rubbed people the wrong way, he had no filter...I personally liked that, he added color to the LR (pun intended) but I can see why his act wore thin. Windy toed a line, to me, I thought he generally stayed on the good side of the line but whatever. Old Hickory and CV though? I might be missing something but aside from holding conservatives views, at least in the case of Old Hick not adding a single shred of substance to any discussion I didn't think they were at all derogatory or offensive or disrespectful.

I'm a good boy who abides by rules and I like this forum so I'm not gonna question any decisions made, but I'll just say that I'm pretty surprised if those two were banned (again, with the caveat that I certainly could have missed some posts that crossed a line, which is a distinct possibility).

And my two rather benign comments in the scheme of what else is said in this forum, which would have been absolutely nothing in other forums, water off a ducks back, touched a nerve and were addressed in their own way, despite a really tame posting history.

in my opinion, the two things I highlighted above are related. And they pose a danger to the future discourse of the forum. And they are why I stated on Sat that I think what occurred will create and overall shift in the forum.

Just because your opinion touched a nerve did not make it untrue, or invalid, or an opinion that shouldn't have been expressed. But you, like me, like many will cease from expressing our opinions as often as a result. And therefore the opinions expressed will look more and more alike.......

I already received a bit of a warning myself for what I thought were a couple of innocuous opinions about the Duffy and Windywave bans, but admittedly with a bit of a snarky tone. It looks like those were removed by The Supreme Being of Slowtwitch. Given that situation, I'm not going to comment about my opinion on those it appears are banned or the choice to do so.

What I learned from this is that moderation in Slowtwitch is very different than that of other forums. That's neither good nor bad, but functionally other forums are moderated by multiple people and there are more rules for what is moderated, with the ideology of the forum or topics superseding the importance of the moderators. Here there's a little different twist in that this place is Dan's baby, his brainchild, his own creation leaving him another footprint on what triathlon is, so he his interest in curating it in a certain way supersedes what may be norms in other places, like a more concrete set of rules. It's one of those things that I kind of understood, but didn't really "get" until this ban situation. And my two rather benign comments in the scheme of what else is said in this forum, which would have been absolutely nothing in other forums, water off a ducks back, touched a nerve and were addressed in their own way, despite a really tame posting history. I'll look at it as a cultural difference compared to the other forums I've frequented and respect it for what it is. God knows I wouldn't want the job and headache of doing it differently.

I think you're being a little over-dramatic. It's pretty easy to know what kinds of opinions or comments are off limits. Making disparaging personal slights against people (especially those unble to defend themselves if they've been banned) and threatening people, are the most obvious ways to be banned. Posting on behalf of a banned person may be cause too, but beyond those things it's pretty hard. Perhaps hardened misogynistic, racial or sexual rhetoric could do it too. But one should know oneself if you're sailing that close to the wind.

So no, I don't think we're about to see more sanitized views here, even if you feel the need to self-restrain.

The fact that you are prepared to make accusations that aren’t remotely true directly against people who aren’t here to defend themselves, and you do so without consequence puts you in a category where I will take your opinion for what it’s worth

You prove my theory more than disprove it

I'm working on BLeP.

I'm working on BLeP.

It appears that it’s at least Duffy, Windywave, CruseVegas, and Old Hickory. Any others?

Soooo, a bunch of conservatives yeah?

I can see why Duffy rubbed people the wrong way, he had no filter...I personally liked that, he added color to the LR (pun intended) but I can see why his act wore thin. Windy toed a line, to me, I thought he generally stayed on the good side of the line but whatever. Old Hickory and CV though? I might be missing something but aside from holding conservatives views, at least in the case of Old Hick not adding a single shred of substance to any discussion I didn't think they were at all derogatory or offensive or disrespectful.

I'm a good boy who abides by rules and I like this forum so I'm not gonna question any decisions made, but I'll just say that I'm pretty surprised if those two were banned (again, with the caveat that I certainly could have missed some posts that crossed a line, which is a distinct possibility).