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What I'm saying is internet communities don't handle censorship very well.
Apparently internet communities also don't handle the paper bag[1] very well. DVD encryption civil disobedience aside, it seems like the people aren't getting what the admins are saying: "Look, we don't like everything you guys do here, but we'll tolerate it as long as it's not blatantly illegal and you don't attract attention from outsiders who can end up shutting us down."
1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YrWiwUM3FA&autoplay=1
Comment by fatterSurfer at 07/09/2014 at 18:20 UTC
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it seems like the people aren't getting what the admins are saying: "Look, we don't like everything you guys do here, but we'll tolerate it as long as it's not blatantly illegal and you don't attract attention from outsiders who can end up shutting us down."
Exactly my sentiments. The few, and I really do mean few, legitimate critiques in here of how this went down focus on how, exactly, you handle the situation when something does inevitably meet those criteria and cannot be tolerated. But for the most part, it's just people complaining about inaction against things that offend them and, like it or not, making those kinds of judgement calls is extremely dangerous and fundamentally antithetical to an open platform.
Comment by justforsavesonly at 08/09/2014 at 04:53 UTC
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This.
I feel like I'm reading the whining tantrums of a bunch of 6 year old kids who colored on the wall and feel so oppressed & misunderstood now that the crayons were taken away.
Edit: your analogy is brilliant by the way.
Comment by classic__schmosby at 08/09/2014 at 02:40 UTC
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Just like the subreddit that used to be about posting upskirt shots. After it got banned it sprung back up again under the guise of "fashion police" and as far as I know is still able to post today. All the users have to do is comment on the person's outfit in the candid photo and they are allowed to post.
Comment by shamelessnameless at 08/09/2014 at 06:04 UTC
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That paper bag analogy for looking the other way is brilliant