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I'm assuming you haven't been following the argument.
Shameel wrote: I'm sure it wouldn't have been a problem if the petition called for supporting "israel"
It would not be acceptable. That's politics and religion. We have asked politics and religion to be kept out of the Lounge. Talk about this as much as you want in the soapbox. Just keep it out of the lounge.
That's the start and finish of what this is all about.
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Chris Maunder wrote: remove your signature. It's blatantly political
I thought that's what the signature is for?!? I disagree with your position and think his signature should be allowed. But, it's your site so... your rules...
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote: I thought that's what the signature is for?
eh? A signature was once a signature: your name, your company, and maybe your job title and contact details. It was a feature that allowed you to post a message and include in your message (as part of the message) your sign-off and name in order to save typing.
Then it expanded to include a quote or two (such as yours) and then it morphed away into a space to make a statement.
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Chris Maunder
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I see what you're saying, but, haven't electronic "signatures" have always been like what you describe?
I agree that some signatures can certainly be controversial and/or impolite and maybe should be avoided.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Chris Maunder wrote: Sometimes you don't get everything you wish for.
Santa wasn't good to you this past xmas? 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Let's not talk about it.
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Chris Maunder
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I'm trying to post a solution to this question[^], but I keep getting the error message "An unexpected error occurred while attempting to create your new entry. Please try again later".
Looking at the edit history[^], this was originally posted in October 2013 as a completely unrelated question, and was edited two hours ago.
Is this an attempt to prevent people from answering really old questions? If so, the user should probably be warned that nobody will be able to answer their edited question.
If not, is it a bug, or is it just me?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Hi, munchies_matt (zzebowa(at)hotmail.com) has asked me if I could beg on his behalf for his account to be re-enabled; apparently at least ten people consider his posts to be spam.
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Member 3859673 wrote: apparently at least ten people consider his posts to be spam
I don't think its the case because now a days,name of those who reported his account gets displayed while in this case, it simply says unable to load member's information.
Looks like his account got kicked by newly implemented spam filters. I would say, wait for Admins to respond.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Looks like they may still be stalking you.
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He/they are - see the Lounge. This member[^] despite pretty much solely commenting on the articles has taken exception to Fat Boy's boycott Israel sig in the Lounge.
It seems he's gone through FB's posts and immediately flange them, and has done so for about the first 10 in his history. I don't think he has told FB why he has done this, it was only when Mark raised the issue that anything was said.
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Looks like he has decided what the rules are for the rest of us.
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The lounge isn't a place for political discussion. The Soapbox is the place to grind your axe.
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Chris Maunder
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Exactly so, which is what I pointed out to the person in question. But he was claiming that there is nowhere on this site where such discussion should be allowed, and used that to justify kicking Fatboy out.
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The post that I saw removed was about how bad it is to work from home.Hardly political. The reason [evetually] given was FB's signature.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Surely it needs more than one vote to get a message deleted
I raised the question two threads above this one.
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And to answer your question, I don't agree with any kind of censorship!
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: I don't agree with any kind of censorship!
It's a political link, which is not allowed in the Lounge.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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True, and I don't have any personal problems with that. Which means I don't post politics in the lounge.
And if someone does I tell them so, there's the difference.
So it doesn't mean I have to agree on censorship.
And BTW, neither is spam, do you want to go on a crusade against spammy signatures too? 
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: So it doesn't mean I have to agree on censorship.
My point is, there is no such thing as full free speech in the lounge. The lounge rules have specific censorship rules. If someone is not following the rules, there's nothing wrong with reporting them and there's nothing wrong with not reporting them.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It's not about free speech vs censorship. It's about respecting the conversation.
If you're in a room and one group is talking about gardening you don't just waltz up and launch into a diatribe against the French President. Unless it's about his treatment of his azaleas and his thoughts on garden tool storage.
Free speech is a right, but it carries an obligation to show a little respect.
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Chris Maunder
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Your message has just been kicked from the Lounge. Nothing wrong with it at all!
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