RE: teamliquid sucks - Page 4

On May 31 2010 06:42 micronesia wrote:

edit for integrity: we have absolute responsibility to respect the voice of others

Every so often someone (usually American) will complain about their right to free speech being violated by a website or blog.
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Those people are idiots. Don’t pay them any attention.
Source: http://cnreviews.com/life/society-culture/internet-freedom-of-speech-not-guaranteed_20090426.html

On May 31 2010 06:34 intrigue wrote:
<a name="cmd01"></a><font style='font:bold 12pt Arial'>1. THIS IS OUR HOUSE</font>
<blockquote>You are our guests. We will make all attempts to treat everyone with due respect and to accommodate everyone's wishes as far as reasonably possible. But, this is a private site. We are not a "for profit" enterprise. We are not funded by any governments. This means we run the site the way we see fit. We are not obligated to observe anyone's notions of "free speech" or even "fairness." We try of course, and that's why we're consistently considered one of the best gaming sites on the web, and you are always free to give us suggestions (Website Feedback Forum). But, we have our limits. If we don't like you, we simply IP ban you. If we're really pissed off, then we IP ban you AND nuke every single post you've uploaded to the site - ever. It will be as if you had never existed here. This is our house. You've been warned.</blockquote><div align='center'><img src='/images/misc/tencommandments.gif'></div>

On May 31 2010 06:29 wanderer wrote:

I think that the misunderstanding is with you.

First of all, they're not coming into your house - you're silencing them by kicking their asses out.

It is not your place nor your right nor your privilege to silence people. If you don't want them to express their opinion, either ignore them or prevent them from coming to you in the first place (I heard TL has a trial membership nowadays, so assuming that that rumor is true, I think you're already doing that anyway). If they are able to enter, then you get them to leave through other means, but you do NOT silence them. I believe that the British prefer to ask nicely, but that's just their culture.