Comments on: What “community standards” did this comment breach? #16

By: Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 05:46:27 +0000

Wow, I’ve got to say, I’m FLOORED by the quality of the journalism and comments here, and I’ll be visiting this site regularly for my daily dose of sanity. I am so sick of the censorship, I regularly read the AVClub for my entertainment news, and even measured, thoughtful comments which calmly disagree with a given articles premise of say, “Racist, alt-right trolls getting James Gunn fired over some old, offensive tweets” (How can you agree that his pro-pedophilia tweets are ‘offensive’ but then label anyone who is offended by them as racist, alt-right trolls?) get immediately deleted or disallowed from even being posted in the first place. It’s truly incredible how the internet went from being a relatively free space for discussion to an Orwellian nightmare practically overnight.

By: Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:33:38 +0000

In reply to edikryer. Staggering is right. Thank you Amanda.

By: edikryer

edikryer — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:43:59 +0000

Censored from the Guardian comments…
I was staggered tonight to see Louise Ellman MP telling Newsnight how shocked she was by hearing that Jeremy Corbyn had hosted a meeting on Holocaust Memorial Day in 2010 where a speaker compared Israeli and Nazi policies — staggered because she was actually present throughout that meeting!
I was there too, in that House of Commons committee room in 2010.
Nowhere tonight did Emily Maitlis or the Times reporter mention that the speaker, Hajo Meier, was a Holocaust survivor. The other speakers were survivors of Atlantic slavery, Native Americans, Bangladeshis, Roma and others who shared their experiences with the many Jewish survivors of genocide in the audience. (It was my own family’s experiences that drew me to the meeting).
As it happened Jeremy Corbyn had to leave the meeting after introducing it, to attend a debate in the House. Louise Ellman, by contrast, was present throughout the meeting.
She sat calmly by when the room was invaded by five members of the small but fanatical Zionist Federation, who proceeded to shout until no one else could be heard. I particularly recall their shouts of ‘Boring!’ whenever any other survivors were speaking. As an MP Ms Ellman could have called the Hous eof Commons security to evict the disruptors but she did nothing.
Ms Ellman’s attendance is a verifiable fact, and I have written before to Emily Maitlis calling attention to the biased way that this issue is being covered.
The IHRA definition is not ‘internationally recognised’: it was dropped by the EU and has been bitterly criticised by the very lawyer who drafted it.
The ‘examples’ outlaw terms which are commonly used by Israeli critics of their own government, such as comparisions with apartheid. One of the leading anti-apartheid campaigners, who is also Jewish, has said that the Israeli occupation-system is in some ways worse than apartheid. David Steel has also made the comparison with apartheid. Are all these people antisemites?
It is essential that a future Labour government should have an ethical foreign policy.
The shouts of ‘antisemitism’ from self-appointed community leaders are deeply upsetting to many of us of Jewish descent who do not identify with them or Israel. Tonight you claimed to interview ‘the whole spectrum of the left’. Where were our voices?
Amanda Sebestyen

By: A J Benge

A J Benge — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:45:32 +0000

In reply to John Marks.

I had same problem on the Indy for a week, (posts vanished immediately I added them) The complaints person mentioned their ‘moderation partners’. So…… if moderation is outsourced, who is it outsourced to?

By: balkydj

balkydj — Fri, 04 May 2018 11:02:55 +0000

In reply to balkydj. lol: Ta, for the heads up ! you certainly know better than me the 'cover' names of folk round here & their tendencies: I'm still PH/fishing for minnows, it would seem .. :)

By: reinertorheit

reinertorheit — Fri, 04 May 2018 11:00:53 +0000

In reply to balkydj. Concede? To a moron like you???

By: reinertorheit

reinertorheit — Fri, 04 May 2018 10:57:49 +0000

In reply to balkydj.

Let me guess – you;’re American, right? Full of the mistaken idea that you’re ‘right’.
But you’re so very, very, very wrong.

By: reinertorheit

reinertorheit — Fri, 04 May 2018 10:54:08 +0000

In reply to balkydj. Bye-bye, you witless, gutless, brainless troll.

By: balkydj

balkydj — Fri, 04 May 2018 10:50:04 +0000

In reply to reinertorheit.

Oh well, at least you concede:-
“I have no clue what you are writing about”
Therefore, a ‘bud’ you are not and likely never will be, if you are the type to resort to cheap abuse & attempts at belittlement for to cover your ineptitude: unless you can inform yourself better over the work of Kosinski & Stilwell, first, it would seem pointless to continue even attempting to explain why “Admin” are totally correct in their appraisal of your comments above ..
More fool you sunshine:
Reiner reinigt den Hirn Täglich mit Alkohol, dass führt zum Verlüst des Hirnzellen , und die Kapazität zum lernen , vielleicht? lol,
Ich weiß es nicht , aber du weißt sicher Bescheid ..
What you clearly don’t know anything about is computing, past, present & future ..
FYI. Dr. Turing is the founder of ALL SOFTWARE TODAY and Professor Atanasoff built the first digital computer, with the help of his student ‘Berry’. The first computer was called the ABC (work it out).. All back in the first early days of programming A.i. (which you no doubt believe is something ‘new’, in your self confessed clueless state,
at present ..)
Tchüss4now.