Ryan Vaughn7 said:As I recently mentioned to a colleague over at the FBI, I’ll say it again: on the politics subforum, we don't tolerate claims that homosexuality is a psychological diagnosis—or any similar connotations. That is a well-established stance held by the moderators and it isn't anything new. Try posting that on a different subforum; maybe you'll get away with it there, who knows. But on Politics, that's a violation that will land you a red card. It doesn't matter if TIME was writing about it forty years ago.
Fine, then this forum should be a place for free expression where everyone can voice their views. That’s the fundamental principle, yet you’ve decided otherwise simply because you've made that executive call.
Furthermore, while the forum has specific rules for different sections, citing scientific sources, reputable global media outlets, or analyzing the origins of certain social processes should never be subject to censorship or prohibition.
Who are you to censor TIME? Are you planning to add CNN and ABC to your blacklist too?
Moreover, on another subforum, there is an open discussion regarding homosexuality being classified as a disorder, led by two highly respected moderators. No one can fault them, as both are scientists who utilize peer-reviewed research in their debates.
Here is the proof for my claim:
But you have chosen to play the scientist, the censor, the judge, and the architect of public opinion all at once. Your role as a moderator isn't to dictate exactly what and how people write, but to maintain a standard of decent, dignified communication and make the experience pleasant for everyone.
Instead, you've outgrown that. You want to decide what people think and how they express themselves; apparently, users can say whatever they want as long as they agree with you. If they don't, you step in to declare it forbidden.
Undermining the core tenets of this forum and preventing people from discussing scientifically proven facts can only be done by those fanatically devoted to pushing a specific ideology.
The Golden Age of science flourished for centuries, giving us much of our mathematical foundation and numerous inventions we still use today. That progress stalled when fanatics arrived and declared certain branches of mathematics to be heretical.
You are the modern version of that fanatic—declaring modern scientific achievements to be heresy and being ready to brand anyone who mentions them as such.
If this is the administration's official stance—if people will continue to be banned for discussing facts without resorting to hate speech or insults—then we have to ask if the golden era of this forum is over. Forcing a scientifically proven condition onto the same level as "normal" is just as fanatically nonsensical as religious extremism. Insisting on this rule is counterproductive to freedom of speech and the health of this community, all just so you can play the big boss.
Go ahead then, but don't start threads asking "where did the legendary members go," and don't bother mentioning their names; Ryan Vaughn7 has them all recorded on yellow and red cards...
Have a good evening, everyone. Death to censorship, wherever and for whomever it is practiced. ☕