I recently had several posts supressed, and deservedly so. I'm not calling for less moderation (in fact, I think there should be more, but that's not the point of this request). I would like to request when that when moderation does occur, a note be placed someplace in the thread. Without such notification, context is lost, opening the rest of the thread is open to misinterpretation. At worst, the meaning of other, unmoderated posts can be lost or changed. As a result, the usability of the board for its intended purpose (a tool to facilitate discussion) risks being greatly reduced.

Thank you.

I recently had several posts supressed, and deservedly so. I'm not calling for less moderation (in fact, I think there should be more, but that's not the point of this request). I would like to request when that when moderation does occur, a note be placed someplace in the thread. Without such notification, context is lost, opening the rest of the thread is open to misinterpretation. At worst, the meaning of other, unmoderated posts can be lost or changed. As a result, the usability of the board for its intended purpose (a tool to facilitate discussion) risks being greatly reduced.

Thank you.

I'll have a word with the suppressor—he's new.

bugleyman wrote:

I recently had several posts supressed, and deservedly so. I'm not calling for less moderation (in fact, I think there should be more, but that's not the point of this request). I would like to request when that when moderation does occur, a note be placed someplace in the thread. Without such notification, context is lost, opening the rest of the thread is open to misinterpretation. At worst, the meaning of other, unmoderated posts can be lost or changed. As a result, the usability of the board for its intended purpose (a tool to facilitate discussion) risks being greatly reduced.

Thank you.

You are correct, sir. Another reason for moderators to leave a note is that it gives them an opportunity to let folks know where the boundary is.

I'll have a word with the suppressor—he's new.

"Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"

"Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"

What has moderation ever done for us?

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Roman taxes weren't all that bad (especially by modern standards). Augustus regularized the system eliminating the abusive "tax farming" system. Diocletian reinstituted land taxes in Italy later IIRC. Everybody paid sales taxes, inheritance taxes, etc. At it's best the empire provided peace, a flourishing commercial system, and an equality under the law that was unheard of in any previous empire. The whole Monty Python "what have they done for us" bit is funny, and rather true. They did a lot. Not a modern welfare state by any means, but they provided more than anyone else in the period for what you paid in taxes. Here's a link to a short article about taxes:

http://www.unrv.com/economy/roman-taxes.php

The Far Wanderer wrote:

What has moderation ever done for us?

Suppressed for inflammatory poodle rhetoric.

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