Much brouhaha on the DNC blog today about posters being banned and having their dissenting posts deleted. It's sad that many of the regular posters can't understand why that's undemocratic. Indeed, they vigorously defend their right to do it - or the management's right to do it, that is.

There are notable exceptions: Lance Collins, for example, wrote:

I have a bit of a problem with posts that contain no profanity or direct insults being removed and that person being blocked from posting. We're perfectly cabable of handling reasonable dissenters and ignoring the unreasonable ones.

Posted by Lance Collins :: 3/ 8/04 02:05 PM


I think many other good souls find it reprehensible, but are afraid to speak up due to a few bullying voices. When I was banned, not only were that current day's posts deleted but every post I ever made - going back well before November 2003 - vanished. Poof! Ah, the ephemeral nature of existence!