IvorEvilen said:
You seem to be implying that Paatar no longer messaging in this thread is another form of silenced speech. I have read through this entire thread. There were people who disagreed with Paatar's posts and disproved parts of what Paatar were saying. How should this have transpired differently? Should the moderators have silenced the people responding to Paatar so that Paatar felt more comfortable posting here? In your case, my understanding was that you were banned for how you were participating in the discussion, not because of what your positions were. Nobody banned Paatar from participating in this thread (as far as I know). It's important to distinguish between "nobody is listening to me" versus "they kicked me out". It's also important to distinguish between "they kicked me out because they did not like what I had to say" versus "they kicked me out because I did not follow the rules". |
"1)In your case, my understanding was that you were banned for how you were participating in the discussion, not because of what your positions were. 2) Nobody banned Paatar from participating in this thread (as far as I know)."
Both those points are correct.
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