# I've been repeatedly silenced **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 23, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542 "2013-04-23T21:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/41 "2013-04-24T02:04:30Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > when the moderator say’s spacifically “i don’t know what this is, so i’m closing it” that is purely opinion based, and it is not gibberish it is not my fault that others don’t understand that doesn’t give anyone the right to simply silence the entire topic as a single individual, just because. Thats an abuse of power, and i do not agree with it. Of course it doesn’t help that it was mostly other posters defecating on my thread, i simply raised a few points and they were struck down, this seems to be somewhat of a viral infection, or perhapes bacterial and i’m the virus I am the Walrus. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/42 "2013-04-24T02:22:22Z")
My threads were constantly being closed by the mods … until I made and started wearing my tinfoil hat. I urge the OP to try it. It worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/43 "2013-04-24T02:46:24Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > For the serious answer, you don’t have a right to free speech on someone else’s private message board. You are, however, totally free to create your own message board or find one that will appreciate your niche viewpoints and unique inflection. [partial hijack]Maybe some suggestions of other good message boards would be helpful here, for this OP and maybe others as well, who aren’t feeling well-served by the SDMB community for whatever reasons. There was a thread (in IMHO maybe?) some weeks back, in which various posters suggested other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB. (I was a bit surprised the mods allowed that, as on the face of it, it directed people to other message boards. But they did.) Can somebody post a link to that thread? (I don’t know what might be good search terms.) For reasons unrelated to this particular thread, I’m getting ready to start looking for other on-line places to spend some of my time. [/partial hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/44 "2013-04-24T03:23:30Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > Perhapes i’m not on the right page, it seems more like i’m reading a different book > > Regards. Try swapping out your von Daniken for Carl Sagan or something. It’s clear that you’ve got a thirst for knowledge. I think you’ll find that if you start with something a little more…empirically minded, you’ll find it both more fulfilling and more conducive to quality discussions. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/45 "2013-04-24T03:39:18Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > You are, however, totally free to create your own message board with hookers. And blackjack. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/46 "2013-04-24T04:44:36Z")
Back in school when they were teaching you spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, etc. those weren’t just academic exercises to be used only in school. They were teaching you valuable skills for communication. Writing like this: > [@shadowofneo](#): > > when the moderator say’s spacifically “i don’t know what this is, so i’m closing it” that is purely opinion based, and it is not gibberish it is not my fault that others don’t understand that doesn’t give anyone the right to simply silence the entire topic as a single individual, just because. Thats an abuse of power, and i do not agree with it. Of course it doesn’t help that it was mostly other posters defecating on my thread, i simply raised a few points and they were struck down, this seems to be somewhat of a viral infection, or perhapes bacterial and i’m the virus only seems clear to you because you know what you were trying to say. However, it is riddled with spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and phrasing errors. It really does come across as gibberish. If you honestly want to engage in discussion with others, start by slowing down and writing in clear, complete sentences. Use the preview button and carefully read your post before submitting. There’s no prize for posting as rapidly as possible. There is also no penalty for taking more time. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/47 "2013-04-24T05:07:17Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [partial hijack]Maybe some suggestions of other good message boards would be helpful here, for this OP and maybe others as well, who aren’t feeling well-served by the SDMB community for whatever reasons. > > There was a thread (in IMHO maybe?) some weeks back, in which various posters suggested other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB. (I was a bit surprised the mods allowed that, as on the face of it, it directed people to other message boards. But they did.) > > Can somebody post a link to that thread? (I don’t know what might be good search terms.) For reasons unrelated to this particular thread, I’m getting ready to start looking for other on-line places to spend some of my time. > [/partial hijack] Oh, you trying to leave us? You think it’s that easy?? Who you think you is? Look at you. You black, you poor, you ugly, you a woman,[_you’re nothing at all!_](http://thumbs.anyclip.com/tDGw2HBOc/tmb_7158_480.jpg) Aint no other messageboard gonna want you!! ---
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/48 "2013-04-24T05:45:29Z")
The people here just can’t appreciate your intellectual depth, **neo**. They’re… they’re just not ready. People here may be more receptive to your ideas. Did you know that their forum is owned by a wizard? It’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/49 "2013-04-24T05:52:40Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > For the serious answer, you don’t have a right to free speech on someone else’s private message board. You are, however, totally free to create your own message board or find one that will appreciate your niche viewpoints and unique inflection. We’re still allowed to freeze peaches though, right? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/50 "2013-04-24T05:54:25Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > how can i provide creditble evidence on things that are not proven that like asking the egg to hatch without the chicken to roost. i was bringing topics to the table that don’t nessecarily have any evidence that was my point, and to debate those topics, so either there is only closed minded folks in that thread, they aren’t as much an intellectual as i, or nobody wanted to truly debate something controversial, i would like to think it’s the latter I tried in earnest to engage you in your thread. You ignored me and continued posting rambling nonsense. Welcome to the real world. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/51 "2013-04-24T11:13:12Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [partial hijack]Maybe some suggestions of other good message boards would be helpful here, for this OP and maybe others as well, who aren’t feeling well-served by the SDMB community for whatever reasons. > > There was a thread (in IMHO maybe?) some weeks back, in which various posters suggested other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB. (I was a bit surprised the mods allowed that, as on the face of it, it directed people to other message boards. But they did.) > > Can somebody post a link to that thread? (I don’t know what might be good search terms.) For reasons unrelated to this particular thread, I’m getting ready to start looking for other on-line places to spend some of my time. > [/partial hijack] I think this particular poster would do best on something _other than_ “other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB.” ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/52 "2013-04-24T12:02:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I think this particular poster would do best on something _other than_ “other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB.” Yahoo answers or YouTube comments? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/53 "2013-04-24T13:29:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I think this particular poster would do best on something _other than_ “other message board sites that feature good intelligent well-moderated general discussions, more-or-less like SDMB.” +1 😛 I confess, and semi-apologize, it wasn’t entirely well-considered to post that little mini-rant in this thread, where it’s not quite on-topic. I really was thinking of another recent thread where it really belonged. ETA: But thank you, both **Czarcasm** and **Nzinga, Seated** , for quoting my comment in full. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/54 "2013-04-24T13:33:13Z")
Everybody, the next time \*\*cmyk \*\*asks for someone to be unbanned… the answer should be No. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/55 "2013-04-24T14:10:55Z")
Oh, this is that guy? Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/56 "2013-04-24T14:18:38Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Everybody, the next time \*\*cmyk \*\*asks for someone to be unbanned… the answer should be No. SDMB 2: The unbannining. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/57 "2013-04-24T14:47:10Z")
> [@shadowofneo](#): > > Are my threads going to continue to be closed for no apparent reason? The most recent was bio station alpha You put in a link to a hodge-podge of images on Google, then a bunch of one line sentences to various random stuff…some of which didn’t seem to go together even from the woo oriented. What does Roswell have to do with ‘Kennedy Assassination and alternate timeline hypotheses’? The whole list is a dogs breakfast of various UFO horseshit, only vaguely coherent and seemingly at random…some of which I had to Google just to figure out what the hell it was (such as ‘Armstrong’s Mars Macro-rail “Slip”’…wtf?). Since you obviously aren’t getting why this doesn’t constitute a discussion, I’d suggest reading how other people start a thread and trying to put it in the context of whatever woo it is you want to discuss. And realize that this is not a woo oriented message board, but one that’s got a more scientific and skeptical bent. You can discuss woo here…there are many long time posters that do…but you are going to have to present some sort of coherent argument, not a bunch of one liners and a Google images link. And even then, if you do that, you are going to be fighting uphill, since most of the posters on this board don’t believe in woo, UFOs or supernatural explanations…or, at least, don’t believe that there is a freaking base on Mars, especially when there is a much simpler and more logical explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/58 "2013-04-24T14:51:20Z")
> [@XT](#): > > You put in a link to a hodge-podge of images on Google, then a bunch of one line sentences to various random stuff You are mistaken, friend. The OP does not use sentences. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/59 "2013-04-24T15:37:39Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Everybody, the next time \*\*cmyk \*\*asks for someone to be unbanned… the answer should be No. But then we’d be talked about… on YouTube! You don’t want the ‘YouTube Community’ to be your enemy!! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542/60 "2013-04-24T15:44:03Z")
I’m quaking in my boots - as soon as he YouTube community finishes finding it’s arse with both hands, it’ll be coming for us! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-repeatedly-silenced/656542.md?page=4)