I read it when you posted and didn't take offense. The "F" word was in the text which is probably why it got removed. However, I thought when quoting, it was allowed (as a part of the context), but I guess not.

I don't see how you understand it to be religious censorship though?

We've had this discussion before. Some folks get banned (for a period) for the same offense (using offensive language) here. It is purely subjective and up to the owner (this is not a public forum with no controls). It's obviously not a democratic process as my recommendations have never been followed (not banning or censoring) - it appears to be a case of a few have louder voices for some reason or perhaps the owner just happens to share their views on the issue. It doesn't matter since it is a private web site and under the complete authoritarian control of the owner. Canada is just as capitalist as the U.S. in this case. :o)

Frankly, I don't like it. However, it's his right. If I owned a company or a website I would have the complete freedom to decide what is allowed and what is not (as long as I didn't cross over the line of what the law prohibits and protects).

Just a thought: if the same quote was put on tv, the offensive language (prohibited by the FCC) would be removed... I think the message should remain (quote intact) except for the one offensive word and then redacted put in its place to show that the quote is not really in full but certain offensive language removed.


>Last night I got a message erased, because it contained text.
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>The text wasn't mine, I quoted Matt Taibbi from the next issue of Rolling Stone. I strongly believe that the invention of the clipboard is a great way to avoid mutilating the quotes - one doesn't have to rely on memory, or try to retype. Quotes come exactly as they were in the original text.
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>I don't even remember what could have been offensive in the text, and I don't care. The religious filter is at work, because the audience present feels it should be, so be it. I'm just expressing my disgust at the practice and hypocrisy - we have seen calls to violence, even mass murder here, which were left untouched by any police, even PC police here, while, OTOH, some pieces of vocabulary may merit erasure to the message, because the censorship in the heads of the readership here things it should.
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>This message is all the action I'm taking. Anyone can find the article and read it.