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When I recently posted replies to an HN thread that the Internet had been originally created by DARPA, and that the current controllers had no interest in free

When I recently posted replies to an HN thread that the Internet had been originally created by DARPA, and that the current controllers had no interest in free speech, e.g. Twitter and Facebook, my posts were immediately flagged. Since both facts are obvious and freely available, my posts were flagged because they contained ideas that either the HN moderators did not like, or did not want anyone to consider, or both. Looks like HN is tending toward Slashdot's heavy censorship program. The golden days of CmdrTaco are over. That program has ruined open expression at Slashdot and it now reads like bald PR and advertising, which is why I don't bother with it anymore. Too bad for Slashdot, and too bad for HN.

CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
My post above has lasted for five minutes without being flagged. But is anyone else seeing it?
- WithinReason 4y ago
  See for yourself using a private window. "HN moderators" are just HN users with more than 500 points of karma BTW.
  - CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
    Thanks.
- Thoreandan 4y ago
  Which post, the one about hot grits? ;-) showdead=yes (from elsewhere in this thread) is a nice tip. Your post was RSS syndicated to brutalist-dot-report, which led me to this still-alive comment page. Hey, didja know this site was created when a bunch of Internet trolls made fun of a new version of Lisp?
bigbillheck 4y ago
I stopped posting to or reading slashdot twenty years ago in part because the comments were so lousy.
- CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
  There's always chaff in every message board. Slashdot comments used to bring occasional kernels of truth, which were worth it to me. My attention waned when Anonymous Cowards were no longer allowed. Email sign-in has a chilling effect on "free speech" and that, along with getting flagged for posting facts, is always the signal for me to stop wasting time with anything even slightly controversial on a message board.
  - bigbillheck 4y ago
    Anonymous (not to be confused with pseudonymous) posting is a great way to attract all sorts of weirdos of the variety that drive out all the users one typically wants to keep.
    - deleted 4y ago
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    - CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
      And there's a big difference between pseudonymous and an email address. The first permits anonymity which promotes free expression, while the second tends to inhibit, even if the email is not visible to other users. Enforced verification via email provides a heavy trackable target for those with access to these things. Real journalists know this well. You can always start your own message board and control all users and comments yourself. That's the only way to try to ensure that you won't be annoyed, but even then some old friend can come along and mess up your day.
petodo 4y ago
I see it without flag.
- CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
  Thanks
  - petodo 4y ago
    Btw. I am banned from posting links for change, in last 12 hours I posted two comments and zero links and when I try post link to ordinary news website I will get message that I'm posting too fast, what a joke, of course at same time this comment will pass, since I am just banned from posting links. This is the controversial stuff I tried to post: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/public-speaking-confidence-introvert-ask-questions-critical-thinking-3259656 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/public-speaking-c...
mprime1 4y ago
Heavy moderation on slashdot? It’s news to me. Every time I look at slashdot comment I find them inundated with ascii swastikas, all kinds of slurs and s*t slinging. I would have guesse they lost the battle against moderation. I see your post in the RSS feed.
- CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
  Never saw a swastika there, but if that's not being moderated, then the "moderators," if any, clearly don't care to have anyone reading nor posting legitimate comments. The site owners just want PR space for rah-rah about new tech. I don't care to bother with researching the history, but maybe someone can confirm whether Slashdot was "purchased" or something.

CmdrTacoLives 4y ago

My post above has lasted for five minutes without being flagged. But is anyone else seeing it?

WithinReason 4y ago
See for yourself using a private window. "HN moderators" are just HN users with more than 500 points of karma BTW.
- CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
  Thanks.
Thoreandan 4y ago
Which post, the one about hot grits? ;-) showdead=yes (from elsewhere in this thread) is a nice tip. Your post was RSS syndicated to brutalist-dot-report, which led me to this still-alive comment page. Hey, didja know this site was created when a bunch of Internet trolls made fun of a new version of Lisp?

bigbillheck 4y ago

I stopped posting to or reading slashdot twenty years ago in part because the comments were so lousy.

CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
There's always chaff in every message board. Slashdot comments used to bring occasional kernels of truth, which were worth it to me. My attention waned when Anonymous Cowards were no longer allowed. Email sign-in has a chilling effect on "free speech" and that, along with getting flagged for posting facts, is always the signal for me to stop wasting time with anything even slightly controversial on a message board.
- bigbillheck 4y ago
  Anonymous (not to be confused with pseudonymous) posting is a great way to attract all sorts of weirdos of the variety that drive out all the users one typically wants to keep.
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
    And there's a big difference between pseudonymous and an email address. The first permits anonymity which promotes free expression, while the second tends to inhibit, even if the email is not visible to other users. Enforced verification via email provides a heavy trackable target for those with access to these things. Real journalists know this well. You can always start your own message board and control all users and comments yourself. That's the only way to try to ensure that you won't be annoyed, but even then some old friend can come along and mess up your day.

petodo 4y ago

I see it without flag.

CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
Thanks
- petodo 4y ago
  Btw. I am banned from posting links for change, in last 12 hours I posted two comments and zero links and when I try post link to ordinary news website I will get message that I'm posting too fast, what a joke, of course at same time this comment will pass, since I am just banned from posting links. This is the controversial stuff I tried to post: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/public-speaking-confidence-introvert-ask-questions-critical-thinking-3259656 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/public-speaking-c...

mprime1 4y ago

Heavy moderation on slashdot? It’s news to me. Every time I look at slashdot comment I find them inundated with ascii swastikas, all kinds of slurs and s*t slinging. I would have guesse they lost the battle against moderation. I see your post in the RSS feed.

CmdrTacoLives 4y ago
Never saw a swastika there, but if that's not being moderated, then the "moderators," if any, clearly don't care to have anyone reading nor posting legitimate comments. The site owners just want PR space for rah-rah about new tech. I don't care to bother with researching the history, but maybe someone can confirm whether Slashdot was "purchased" or something.