Comments on: Self Censorship and Image http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html An exchange of ideas from thinkers spanning the spectrum Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:26:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Brandon Ruiz http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10259 Brandon Ruiz Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10259 I can't help but assume the worst of you BJM. You're a bad person. That's common knowledge :-) I can’t help but assume the worst of you BJM. You’re a bad person. That’s common knowledge :-)

]]> By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10226 Billy Joe Mills Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:20:01 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10226 Brandon, maybe next time just send me a quick email or IM asking me why I took a post down rather than assuming the worst of me. Brandon, maybe next time just send me a quick email or IM asking me why I took a post down rather than assuming the worst of me.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10224 Joshua Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:56:55 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10224 I hereby back up Billy's story. Would have earlier but I had a hectic day. I'm not sure what happened w/ the previous post, but it was causing some major problems. Several people were having problems viewing the blog b/c of whatever the issue was w/ his last post. I'm not sure what went wrong w/ it, but something was definitely wrong. I also think that most of us here end up taking a pretty heavy share of abuse from one another, and Billy in almost every case has left it on the blog. I think this post was sort of uncalled for, you could have granted a presumption of good faith to give him time to repost the article. I hereby back up Billy’s story. Would have earlier but I had a hectic day. I’m not sure what happened w/ the previous post, but it was causing some major problems. Several people were having problems viewing the blog b/c of whatever the issue was w/ his last post. I’m not sure what went wrong w/ it, but something was definitely wrong. I also think that most of us here end up taking a pretty heavy share of abuse from one another, and Billy in almost every case has left it on the blog. I think this post was sort of uncalled for, you could have granted a presumption of good faith to give him time to repost the article.

]]> By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10219 Billy Joe Mills Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:10:07 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10219 I'm working on putting it back up, but honestly the HTML issues are really bizarre to me and they're not something I've encountered in the past. The post functioned properly for the first 45 minutes or so that it was up and then suddenly started cutting off the view of the page. I started getting complaints from people that it was messing up the whole blog, so I took it down rather than allow it to mess up the other parts of the blog. I am the type of person who tries to recognize mistakes I have made in the past and then attempt to correct them, but I am not the type of person who will try to rewrite history. I’m working on putting it back up, but honestly the HTML issues are really bizarre to me and they’re not something I’ve encountered in the past. The post functioned properly for the first 45 minutes or so that it was up and then suddenly started cutting off the view of the page. I started getting complaints from people that it was messing up the whole blog, so I took it down rather than allow it to mess up the other parts of the blog.

I am the type of person who tries to recognize mistakes I have made in the past and then attempt to correct them, but I am not the type of person who will try to rewrite history.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10218 Brandon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:50:48 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10218 "Perhaps now you will wish to self-censor this post of yours? hahahaha. Hilarious stuff." Not really. Based on your reactions in person to some of the comments here it wouldn't have been inconceivable, out of character perhaps, but not impossible. The timing was unfortunate and incredibly convenient, so I threw up a quick request that you put it back up. “Perhaps now you will wish to self-censor this post of yours? hahahaha. Hilarious stuff.”

Not really. Based on your reactions in person to some of the comments here it wouldn’t have been inconceivable, out of character perhaps, but not impossible. The timing was unfortunate and incredibly convenient, so I threw up a quick request that you put it back up.

]]> By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10217 Billy Joe Mills Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:33:09 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10217 P.S. Josh and Tom can back up my story about the HTML issues, if there is some doubt. P.S. Josh and Tom can back up my story about the HTML issues, if there is some doubt.

]]> By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10216 Billy Joe Mills Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:26:58 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10216 Perhaps now you will wish to self-censor this post of yours? hahahaha. Hilarious stuff. Perhaps now you will wish to self-censor this post of yours? hahahaha. Hilarious stuff.

]]> By: Billy Joe Mills http://www.urbanagora.com/2009/02/self-censorship-and-image.html/comment-page-1#comment-10215 Billy Joe Mills Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.urbanagora.com/?p=2161#comment-10215 Brandon...I took it down because something was wrong with the HTML and it was messing up the site. I saved the text of what I wrote and am intending on republishing it as soon as I figure out the HTML issues. Me taking it down had nothing to do with some kind of regret about what I wrote. DORK! Brandon…I took it down because something was wrong with the HTML and it was messing up the site. I saved the text of what I wrote and am intending on republishing it as soon as I figure out the HTML issues. Me taking it down had nothing to do with some kind of regret about what I wrote. DORK!

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