Do you support the ban on political / religious discussions?

[re:dream]

Let's hear it.

[TomViolenz]

I voted, but the Ableton forums are unfortunately not a democracy...

BTW, why would I go to Usenet for discussions?!
I thought that's where all the warez are?!

[qwerty rapper]

"My fellow ABLETONS, ask not what your SESSION VIEW can do for you,
ask what you can do for your SESSION VIEW."

ok, that blew
but who knew?
You? Nancy Drew?
don't axe me, i have no clue.

[doghouse]

BTW, why would I go to Usenet for discussions?!

Before the web browser was invented I spent many an hour at rec.music.synth

[H20nly]

personally, i think banning certain subject matter reeks of certain deeds and actions carried out by certain organizations... both types of which are not allowed to be spoken of due to the ban.

how mutherfukin convenient.

[re:dream]

I read it differently. I think it just speaks of a failure of imagination

It is a little odd. For about the last year or so (I am too little to remember much before then) they seemed to be completely lax and laissez faire, and they let folk like Myr and Funken carry on in a way that created bad vibes. Now they have gone on to the opposite extreme. Not only have they banned some who deserved to be banned, but they have implemented a ridiculous rule.

Which, I may note, is just going to make their job harder. Instead of letting the Lounge run, Bableton_David and co are now going to have to apply their minds to whether or not threads are political or religious or not.

Now if this was a forum for, I don't know, exchanging macrame patterns or breeding roses, this could work. But it's not well suited to a forum dedicated to a form of culture which has always had its political dimensions... and which will attract a fair share of creatives, artists, cognitive dissidents and other kinds of prickly or contrary folk. Particularly not if you are going to decide to have a 'Lounge'...

So. They have created for themselves a world of pain: either they take a liberal approach, in which case more and more verboten discussions slip in under the radar... or they have to go all Robocop/Judge Dredd on us and shut down even the merest whiff of politics, and cause even more anger that way.

Neither of these courses of action is going to make moderating any easier.

[beats me]

[TomViolenz]

I read it differently. I think it just speaks of a failure of imagination

It is a little odd. For about the last year or so (I am too little to remember much before then) they seemed to be completely lax and laissez faire, and they let folk like Myr and Funken carry on in a way that created bad vibes. Now they have gone on to the opposite extreme. Not only have they banned some who deserved to be banned, but they have implemented a ridiculous rule.

Which, I may note, is just going to make their job harder. Instead of letting the Lounge run, Bableton_David and co are now going to have to apply their minds to whether or not threads are political or religious or not.

Now if this was a forum for, I don't know, exchanging macrame patterns or breeding roses, this could work. But it's not well suited to a forum dedicated to a form of culture which has always had its political dimensions... and which will attract a fair share of creatives, artists, cognitive dissidents and other kinds of prickly or contrary folk. Particularly not if you are going to decide to have a 'Lounge'...

So. They have created for themselves a world of pain: either they take a liberal approach, in which case more and more verboten discussions slip in under the radar... or they have to go all Robocop/Judge Dredd on us and shut down even the merest whiff of politics, and cause even more anger that way.

Neither of these courses of action is going to make moderating any easier.

When I read between the lines of Stans post, where he wrote "The Lounge was an experiment that we ran" I conclude, that they actually regret that they did so, and that they don't mind at all if the Lounge dries out, shrivles and slowly dies...

[Forge.]

When I read between the lines of Stans post, where he wrote "The Lounge was an experiment that we ran" I conclude, that they actually regret that they did so, and that they don't mind at all if the Lounge dries out, shrivles and slowly dies...

I agree.

The lounge is dead, long live the NebuLounge!

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=201407

Just want to make you all aware before the Lounge gets locked or deleted.

[Forge.]

oops dbl

[knotkranky]

It's like fucking "lord of the flies" in here n shit.

[re:dream]

... With Funken as Piggy? I can sort of see it.

[H20nly]

It's like fucking "lord of the flies" in here n shit.

and some how you've survived... you sly devil.

[derzai]

It's like fucking "lord of the flies" in here n shit.

lol.

[rozling]

kill the beats!