Forum Post: freedom of expression on OWS comment forums???
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 21, 2011, 1:05 p.m. EST by permaculturefarmgirl
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A sour taste was left in my mouth after trying to comment on a post. Two words, Bob Dylan, were in all capital letters (the poster hadgiven the credit of The Times They Are A Changin' to Joan Baez). When trying to post, I was told repeatedly to "turn off the bloody caps lock" and was unable to proceed until I edited my comment.
I thought freedom of speech and expression were central to direct democracy. Am I wrong? Thoughts?
I just tried to post in all caps and got the same thing. I think it's great! People who use all caps to post are usually idiots and deserve a slap.
This is a forum, it's very similar to a dictatorship. Don't like it? Get out. Until you are the host, that's the rules. Host makes the rules, no one is forcing you to stay.
technically posting is freedom of the PRESS
While I understand the need to reduce inflammatory language to stop the needless bickering that can occur on forums such as these, I do not see the need to use a condescending automated response to do the job. Had it simply said "please don't use caps lock," I probably wouldn't have been insulted. Saying "turn off the bloody caps lock " or calling someone a "jerk" for submitting a long post is counterproductive and should not be condoned on this site.
It doesnt allow you to write in caps when posting. How exactly it works i dont know. Because you can write some of the post in caps but at a certain point it no longer lets you post.
Cap locks is considered shouting and thus "rude". Freedom of speech is limited for practical purposes.
Thats nothing, the automation called me a "jerk" because I made a long post. Uh, as if all the problems were so simple paragraphs of one liner slogans would actually cover it.
Politically, we need an Article V convention. We coulkd forget modern entertainment media altogether and just start entertaining each other:)
Congress is very afraid of Article V.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution "Congress acted preemptively to propose the amendments instead. At least four amendments (the Seventeenth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, and Twenty-Fifth Amendments) have been identified as being proposed by Congress at least partly in response to the threat of an Article V convention."
Our first right in our contract is Article V, the right to have congress convene delgates when 2/3 of the states have applied for an amendatory convention.
Article. V.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Lots of facts here about Article V. http://algoxy.com/poly/article_v_convention.html
Lessig power point on article V http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpbfY-atMk
Article V conference, Mark Meckler Lawrence Lessig at harvard 9/25/11-video comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-7ikbvu0Y8
You didn't really think this was a democrat forum, did you..?/
The Livestream/globalrevolution website is showing violent video on the left side of the screen, and in the chat on the right side the moderators demand no talk of violence.
Incredibly hypocritical...
No, but I was hoping it was American.
Cap lock sucks It's aggressive-looking and starts fights. I am sure it was an automated response
I believe the "turn of off the caps lock" is an automated function, maybe because it makes people online look like they're yelling. Don't take it personally. I assume you were still able to write Bob Dylan, must not in caps?