Constitutional rights to Greasespot.

[WordWolf]

It seems that we occasionally get posters who think they have some sort of inalienable rights to things they don't.   Here's some friendly reminders.

1)  The GSC is a private messageboard that is open to the public.  The Admins and Mods determine the rules, and have final say on all disagreements.

2)  You don't have any authority to overturn their decisions.  You can make a logical case for something.  If they disagree, you can either drop it or refuse.

3)  Picking fights with staff results in warnings,  deleted posts, deleted threads,  and temporary or permanent bans. 

4)  If you don't like the way ANY board is run, you can just go elsewhere. There's other boards, and there's always the option to make your own.

All of that is not unique to the GSC.   All of that is pretty much standard and generally common sense.

 

Remember that some speech anywhere will not be allowed, for any of a number of reasons.   Some speech anywhere will be unpopular and the other posters will disagree and say so.  You don't have any kind of "right" to have people agree with you.  If you don't make your case, don't be surprised if you're alone on a position.

 

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"I can't remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort-of the ultimate concession;  you're saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it's not literally illegal to express." - xkcd

[Raf]

Did I miss something?

[WordWolf]

No, but it's good to occasionally remind people that there's no guarantee anyone will agree with them, and they can't demand that they do.  Claims should be supported, and someone should call a claimant out when they do not.    Some of us may need reminders of that more than others. 

[Grace Valerie Claire]

On 7/20/2020 at 11:34 PM, WordWolf said:

No, but it's good to occasionally remind people that there's no guarantee anyone will agree with them, and they can't demand that they do.  Claims should be supported, and someone should call a claimant out when they do not.    Some of us may need reminders of that more than others. 

WW, I really enjoy the various POVs expressed here at the GSC.  Some people loved TWI, some hated it, and some like me, had wonderful, and horrible times in it.  I am often amazed at all the different experiences people had with TWI, all those years ago.  Some people agree with my posts, some don't, but I enjoy having a forum, in which to learn, and express my feelings about TWI.  Some of the posts here, make me laugh, some make me think, and some have made me cry.  But, GSC is unique, in that so many POVs are allowed to express themselves.   Thanks to all, who keep this forum up, and running!!