Comments on: Freedom of speech and feeding the trolls http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Netmom http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1840 Netmom Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:58:37 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1840 One of the beauties of this place is the ability to speak freely, and hear others do the same -- but at the same time, it's an MC-free zone. That's why I tend to hang out here more than <a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.oakridger.com/cgi-bin/bb/ultimatebb.cgi" rel="nofollow">there</a> these days. I remember taking a lot of heat over the ORHS newspaper last Fall, but just a few weeks ago, gave the ultimate freedom-of-speech demonstration at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.letstalkfrank.com" rel="nofollow">LetsTalkFrank.com</a>. At one of the election night parties, I saw the recently-graduated Oak Leaf editor (who was a big fan of the LetsTalkFrank website) and whispered, "See, I DO believe in freedom of the press. You just have to own it." And that's the case here. It's your site, you make the rules. After all, there are gazillions of unspoken-for domains out there yet for anyone to build his or her own soapbox. One of the beauties of this place is the ability to speak freely, and hear others do the same — but at the same time, it’s an MC-free zone. That’s why I tend to hang out here more than there these days.

I remember taking a lot of heat over the ORHS newspaper last Fall, but just a few weeks ago, gave the ultimate freedom-of-speech demonstration at LetsTalkFrank.com. At one of the election night parties, I saw the recently-graduated Oak Leaf editor (who was a big fan of the LetsTalkFrank website) and whispered, “See, I DO believe in freedom of the press. You just have to own it.”

And that’s the case here. It’s your site, you make the rules. After all, there are gazillions of unspoken-for domains out there yet for anyone to build his or her own soapbox.

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1845 Atomictumor Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:03:08 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1845 Thats something I wanted to point out. There aren't a whle lotta open forums anymore, and while you can't exactly wander in here anymore and start talking about whatever you want (nobody liked the forums here anyway), I don't like a lotta rules. Speaking of which, did you read our coverage of the Oak Leaf thing from back then? Its on the <a href="http://www.atomictumor.com/cache/" rel="nofollow">dead archives now</a>, but it was a heady time. Thats something I wanted to point out. There aren’t a whle lotta open forums anymore, and while you can’t exactly wander in here anymore and start talking about whatever you want (nobody liked the forums here anyway), I don’t like a lotta rules.
Speaking of which, did you read our coverage of the Oak Leaf thing from back then? Its on the dead archives now, but it was a heady time.

]]> By: GoldenAppleCorp http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1852 GoldenAppleCorp Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:13:40 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1852 What, no one's going to yell at me? What, no one’s going to yell at me?

]]> By: daco http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1853 daco Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:54:33 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1853 Heck no. “…even the most spiteful, hateful son of a bitch has the right to his…opinion.” You threw me a bone, what have I got to yell about? Heck no. “…even the most spiteful, hateful son of a bitch has the right to his…opinion.”
You threw me a bone, what have I got to yell about?

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1856 Atomictumor Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:48:51 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1856 You suck, GAC! You suck, GAC!

]]> By: Joel http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1863 Joel Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:48:32 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1863 Uh, netmom, before you strain a muscle patting yourself on the back; the ORHS episode had a lot to do with control and an immature and incompetent principal (and those that defended and supported her poor judgement). Happily for OR, she was shown the door. Uh, netmom, before you strain a muscle patting yourself on the back; the ORHS episode had a lot to do with control and an immature and incompetent principal (and those that defended and supported her poor judgement). Happily for OR, she was shown the door.

]]> By: Atomictumor http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1864 Atomictumor Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:56:50 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1864 DAAAAAAMNNNNNN straight. DAAAAAAMNNNNNN straight.

]]> By: meice http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1865 meice Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:16:48 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1865 Do they even have soapboxes anymore? Do they even have soapboxes anymore?

]]> By: GoldenAppleCorp http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1866 GoldenAppleCorp Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:55:44 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1866 Ok, so maybe not soap box so much as frail back of a malnourished minority child. Ok, so maybe not soap box so much as frail back of a malnourished minority child.

]]> By: meice http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1867 meice Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:35:45 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1867 You know, if you have a city morgue, that's as much senior center as they'd ever need. I think I fell off my box. You know, if you have a city morgue, that’s as much senior center as they’d ever need. I think I fell off my box.

]]> By: GoldenAppleCorp http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1873 GoldenAppleCorp Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:47:57 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1873 Dude, you totally needed a rimshot. Ba dum dum! Dude, you totally needed a rimshot.
Ba dum dum!

]]> By: The Bosphorus http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1894 The Bosphorus Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:37:39 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1894 Where did you find the time cube? Where did you find the time cube?

]]> By: GoldenAppleCorp http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1895 GoldenAppleCorp Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:53:10 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2006/08/21/freedom-of-speech-and-feeding-the-trolls/#comment-1895 Don't quite remember, Bos, but that is one crazy mother. I'll give a dollar to anyone who can actually read their whole way through it. And before you take me up on that, please realize that what I linked to is only the first page. Don’t quite remember, Bos, but that is one crazy mother. I’ll give a dollar to anyone who can actually read their whole way through it.
And before you take me up on that, please realize that what I linked to is only the first page.

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