I formerly posted as ICU, but now registered, because one of my last posts got censored, which excellently answers the question I asked in my first post:
You claim you try to improve this site's atmosphere by filtering anonymous posts, but honestly, what are your moderators ever filtering, when the most vile useless worthless crap like that isn't blocked? Am I supposed to buy that? Or isn't it rather you're just making sure that anonymous posters won't have the chance to criticise YOU and your moderators?
No further discussion necessary, point proven.
Full well knowing that my opinions will be censored here as soon as moderators are too uncomfortable with them, I of course copied my post. Make up your own mind why it got censored. Here it is:
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davidt will never ban anonymous trolls because trolls and haters are the main target audience for this site.
Less anonymous trolls = less traffic = less people clicking on ads links = less money to davidt's pocket.
more hate, more baseless rumours = more traffic, more money .
I used to think that davidt hated Morrissey but now I think he doesn't care about him. It's all about the money-money
That's obvious, but it doesn't explain why his moderators and some users play along with David's agenda; they don't financially benefit from it, so they must be driven by something else. I haven't yet understood what it is, since my own mind set is too far away from that, but what's obvious to me is that those people are clearly obsessed, highly irrational, and emotionally defunct. How nice of David to use them for his purposes, they would rather need help.
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No - I asked for proof that David lets posts through for ad money. You can't prove it because it's false and there's zero evidence. Absolute horsshit, as I said. Now feel free to ignore this and go on a rant on an unrelated point.
You know very well that it cannot be proven, but simple reason and logic leave no other conclusion. I have proven that moderators on this site do not act according to the official guidelines, the concert threads are full of off-topic, and they rather let through any pointless or even totally vile bullcrap, while opinions that are formulated in a civilised manner get censored. Anything negative that will create drama and traffic is obviously welcome. The question that leads to the best results in most cases is cui bono?
It never ceases to amaze me that the complainers don't just.....leave.
P.
I already explained to you that I also see positive things. And by the way, why haven't you left Morrissey and these forums years ago, if you can't stop complaining about him? Ironically, I'm just as amazed as you.
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I had people on here call my four-year-old a f*****. You know what you do? You use the "ignore" feature and personally weed out the "people" who solely exist to attempt to crush the souls of their fellow man. You scroll over the nastiness/ ugliness and the trolls (even the anonymous ones) and you shake off any of the things that are said or done that might upset you. It is easier than you think. Trust me. I do it every day.
The world is filled with horrible people. You can't do anything about it. They come here (presumably bc they have nothing better to do with their time?). Filters and banning won't work (nor could davidt or the moderators ever keep up with them) bc we all have different belief systems and motives, plus...free speech. It's easier to just take it into your own hands.
Stay positive and kind, too. It'll help with the dirty, uneasy, rage feeling you'll occasionally get from trolls and help refocus your energy in the right direction.
That's my approach, too. I happen to be a balanced and stable person, and it's almost impossible to insult me, especially if all I'm facing is plain mindless rudeness.