OK, I have a little bit of a bone to pick with Mr...FrankBerry, is it? Anywho.
First of all, I thank you for your work on moderating this site. It sounds like hard work to manage any board, albeit one dedicated to the radio and broadcasting professions. Thanks for caring enough to do that hard work.
Now, here's the part of the post where I get into certain concerns, LOL.
In the market discussion part of the forum, there was recently a mention of IHeart Chicago's new "Brilliantly Black" initiative. With the discussion turning to the name of the endeavor, user "Cotton Belt" expressed his disagreement with the "Black Lives Matter" movement. In subsequent remarks, "CB" opined that we are losing our freedoms, and cautioned that we need to "wake the hell up".
To this, you replied as such:
and locked the thread/banned the user.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anything in CB's statement that is inherently racist. Let's review for a moment.
The user attempted to explain what he saw as happening, and the tactics that certain political/political activist groups are using. The second to last line of the message notwithstanding, he didn't make any kind of "true threat" (that is, an actual threat of physical harm, with clear and demonstrable intent to engage in such actions) of harm to anyone.
(Note: There was more to this, but it has mysteriously disappeared. The point I'm trying to make is that CB was engaging in free speech...all Americans are supposed to able to do that. As such, I don't think his ban is justified, and I ask for its reconsideration)
First of all, I thank you for your work on moderating this site. It sounds like hard work to manage any board, albeit one dedicated to the radio and broadcasting professions. Thanks for caring enough to do that hard work.
Now, here's the part of the post where I get into certain concerns, LOL.
In the market discussion part of the forum, there was recently a mention of IHeart Chicago's new "Brilliantly Black" initiative. With the discussion turning to the name of the endeavor, user "Cotton Belt" expressed his disagreement with the "Black Lives Matter" movement. In subsequent remarks, "CB" opined that we are losing our freedoms, and cautioned that we need to "wake the hell up".
To this, you replied as such:
and locked the thread/banned the user.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anything in CB's statement that is inherently racist. Let's review for a moment.
The user attempted to explain what he saw as happening, and the tactics that certain political/political activist groups are using. The second to last line of the message notwithstanding, he didn't make any kind of "true threat" (that is, an actual threat of physical harm, with clear and demonstrable intent to engage in such actions) of harm to anyone.
(Note: There was more to this, but it has mysteriously disappeared. The point I'm trying to make is that CB was engaging in free speech...all Americans are supposed to able to do that. As such, I don't think his ban is justified, and I ask for its reconsideration)
