Forum Rules & Freedom of Expression

[santa claus]

It might be worth telling a little story here, i used to post extenisvly on another site, that became increasingly commercial.

I had posted great deal of information, plenty of PIC ASM code (the value of which if going by my proffesional rate would of been a lot, £150 for the first hour lot) now i got rather upset by some corruption that was going on, as the site changed its direction, the forums became littered with adds that where constantly on the screen often using flash (which killed the slow CPU my tablet had at the time) at the same time the reviews where going down hill. People like me saw our work been used for others profit. I'd often before pointed out wholes in reviews, but under the new regiem it was deemed often blasphemus, this came to a head. I know a lot about the polictical goings on because i'm somewhat of an aquired taste, some despised my arogant presence, others thought i was a very useful member. The upshot of which was my been banned on ludicrus pretences, if they'd had the guts to say this is about the whole ATi email malarki i would of had some respect. Instead i can't help but feal they've taken a mass of information effort and a community and turned it into a commercial. That made me very mad, so i walked away.

Hexus on the other hand puts up with all my crap, be it telling bob i'm disapointed in him or expressing my desire to round up short people (well they're not really people). Fact is i tow the company line, i accept their rules and desires to keep on topic. I think i had more lines deleted in the thread than anyone else? But fair play we had been going off topic into irrelivant murkey waters, which as stated would of been ok in another thread.

As for why your link vanished, ever thought they might of had a reason for this? Considered PM'ing politely? Its not as if you're owed an explanation, so don't go demanding one.

Thank you for your contributions TheAnimus. This one has saved us from puerility (and this is not a reference to cat posts!). The link was removed by a mod, so I'm told, to facilitate adult discussion.

If you read this thread, most attempts to take it off topic have been by the mods. Suspending a contibutor in the other thread appears to me to be unfair and the comment made by a mod of our elected representatives was an insult to the hard working people concerned and to those people who chose them to lead us.

I started this thread against that background. It seems to have exposed the realisation that some "free-thinking" individuals here are in fact a little bit nervous about speaking out of line. And they know it.

[Lucio]

I started this thread against that background. It seems to have exposed the realisation that some "free-thinking" individuals here are in fact a little bit nervous about speaking out of line. And they know it.

Free thinking individuals are allowed to agree with the majority you know! One of the pleasures of having higher brain functions is the ability to rationally (sic??) analysis a topc of debate and choose a side that you agree with.

[santa claus]

Free thinking individuals are allowed to agree with the majority you know! One of the pleasures of having higher brain functions is the ability to rationally (sic??) analysis a topc of debate and choose a side that you agree with.

Agreed. If what you're saying is what I think you meant to say :-)

[santa claus]

5cupa

I am not sure why you have withdrawn your latest post but in view of its contents I will no longer contribute to this thread. I do not wish to be banned from Hexus and have been posting in response to comments made; I have no control over that content.

[tiggerai]

Lets draw a line eh... it's friday night.

I think we're all gonna convene in #hexus later, lets have some more hexus silliness.

[Lucio]

Lets draw a line eh... it's friday night.

I think we're all gonna convene in #hexus later, lets have some more hexus silliness.

What IRC server btw???

[tiggerai]

I've gotta try and find that one... been a while

[Stoo]

it was on efnet wasn't it?

edit: ah, no, quakenet...

[tiggerai]

#hexus.net quakenet

[coco]

having read every post in this thread i'm still confused as to what it's about,
it's got nothing to do with people not having chimneys nowadays is it?

[acrobat]

this thread is a whole lotta stupid

[tiggerai]

I know what isn't.


#hexus.net on quakenet!

[TheAnimus]

irc is an horrific protocol that deserves to be long dead!

[tiggerai]

it's a museum chat...

we're reminding ourselves how to use it, in case the aliens use it.

[Zak33]

having read every post in this thread i'm still confused as to what it's about,
it's got nothing to do with people not having chimneys nowadays is it?

actually...it IS about chimneys...and the Nazi's that force small children up them.....kinda thing.
not

[Zak33]

this thread is a whole lotta stupid

true....but your avatar is cool

so that's good