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Interview with Red Night

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Originally posted by Palynka
I didn't accuse you of racism.

Nobody is "lynching" him or "lopping heads". He was banned for a few days for acting like a jerk, that's all. Many respectable posters have been banned before, I don't see why Kirksey should be entitled to special treatment.

And my beliefs are not weak. They are actually strong enough that I'm happy to defend someone that acts accordingly (like the Mod did)....
Red Night's campaign is entirely about lopping the heads of all who are in disagreement with Red Night. It's not about silencing people who say naughty words--it's about censoring ideas with which he does not agree. That might not be your position, but it's certainly what he is lobbying for. I haven't the first clue what Kirksey was banned for, nor do I care. If he said something naughty then he deserved the smack down he got. If he didn't, then he didn't.

If your beliefs or your faith in your beliefs is such that you require competing beliefs to be silenced rather than defeated in a free exchange of ideas, then either your beliefs or your faith is weak.

And you'll get no kudos from me for your defending the actions of those with whom you agree. When you are willing to stand up for the rights of those with whom you disagree, then I may be impressed.

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Originally posted by leisurelysloth
Red Night's campaign is entirely about lopping the heads of all who are in disagreement with Red Night. It's not about silencing people who say naughty words--it's about censoring ideas with which he does not agree. That might not be your position, but it's certainly what he is lobbying for. I haven't the first clue what Kirksey was banned for, nor d ...[text shortened]... ing to stand up for the rights of those with whom you disagree, then I may be impressed.
So, let me see if I have this straight. You are in favor of free speech for everyone but me?

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Originally posted by Red Night
So, let me see if I have this straight. You are in favor of free speech for everyone but me?
You want people who support free speech to support your efforts to suppress it because of your right to free speech?

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I have looked over alot of these posts and most of it I find pretty nutty but I do wonder one thing....I played quite a few games with kirksey back in the day and had never known him to do anything that would get him banned...lord knows i probably said alot worse back then in the forums and through chat...ok back to my wonder...it must have been pretty bad mainly because of some of the flaming and insane drivel I see on here now that is going unchecked and those posters are still here and of course continuing on relentless tirades of complete nothingness.

I do wish kirksey was still here though...he was always fun to play with and always had something good to say.

Dave

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Originally posted by no1marauder
You want people who support free speech to support your efforts to suppress it because of your right to free speech?
NO, I want people who support free speech to supress my right to free speech. 🙄🙄

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Originally posted by nmdavidb
I have looked over alot of these posts and most of it I find pretty nutty but I do wonder one thing....I played quite a few games with kirksey back in the day and had never known him to do anything that would get him banned...lord knows i probably said alot worse back then in the forums and through chat...ok back to my wonder...it must have been pretty bad ...[text shortened]... still here though...he was always fun to play with and always had something good to say.

Dave
Kirk didn't do anything wrong.

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Originally posted by nmdavidb
I have looked over alot of these posts and most of it I find pretty nutty but I do wonder one thing....I played quite a few games with kirksey back in the day and had never known him to do anything that would get him banned...lord knows i probably said alot worse back then in the forums and through chat...ok back to my wonder...it must have been pretty bad ...[text shortened]... still here though...he was always fun to play with and always had something good to say.

Dave
He's still here, he was only banned from the forums for a few days. And just about anything can get you banned for a few days, sometimes it's something severe, sometimes it's hard to understand why it would even be removed.

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Originally posted by Red Night
NO, I want people who support free speech to supress my right to free speech. 🙄🙄
I see no effort by the poster to suppress your speech. I see his post as criticizing your attempts to censor other people's speech, but I didn't see him saying you should be banned for making such efforts.

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Originally posted by nmdavidb
I have looked over alot of these posts and most of it I find pretty nutty but I do wonder one thing....I played quite a few games with kirksey back in the day and had never known him to do anything that would get him banned...lord knows i probably said alot worse back then in the forums and through chat...ok back to my wonder...it must have been pretty bad ...[text shortened]... still here though...he was always fun to play with and always had something good to say.

Dave
He used a term that some consider having negative racial connotations though he didn't use it in that way. For an article on the term in wiki, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_baby

"Specific reasons why the term developed negative racial aspects are difficult to identify, but are likely rooted in a basic misunderstanding of the meaning of the term".

EDIT: Wonder if that will get me banned?

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Originally posted by no1marauder
I see no effort by the poster to suppress your speech. I see his post as criticizing your attempts to censor other people's speech, but I didn't see him saying you should be banned for making such efforts.
I never attempted to censor anyone's speech. I merely pointed out that it was wrong.

Also, as you are aware:

1. This is not a "public forum"
2. I am not a governmental entity
3. RHP is a private entity

Therefore:

There is no real legal right to Free Speech here.

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Originally posted by Red Night
I never attempted to censor anyone's speech. I merely pointed out that it was wrong.

Also, as you are aware:

1. This is not a "public forum"
2. I am not a governmental entity
3. RHP is a private entity

Therefore:

There is no real legal right to Free Speech here.
The first two sentences are outright lies as virtually everyone here knows. Are you claiming you've never alerted a post?

No one is talking about a "legal" right. However the ToS grants certain contractual rights.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
He's still here, he was only banned from the forums for a few days. And just about anything can get you banned for a few days, sometimes it's something severe, sometimes it's hard to understand why it would even be removed.
Oh...sorry the way it seemed he was gone for good.

Dave

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Originally posted by no1marauder
The first two sentences are outright lies as virtually everyone here knows. Are you claiming you've never alerted a post?

No one is talking about a "legal" right.
Actually you are wrong...this is not a "public forum" because you have to be a member to post here.

Dave

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Originally posted by no1marauder
The first two sentences are outright lies as virtually everyone here knows. Are you claiming you've never alerted a post?

No one is talking about a "legal" right. However the ToS grants certain contractual rights.
I also had a post deleted in the thread in question.

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Originally posted by nmdavidb
Actually you are wrong...this is not a "public forum" because you have to be a member to post here.

Dave
What are the requirements to be a member here? Please stop nitpicking. BTW, where did I say it was a "public forum"?

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