Je lun, 2019-05-06 je 10:58 -0400, Joe Awni skribis:
I think it is absolutely important we avoid censorship in any communication in any form.
Hard skip. This is how you get 4chan; a racist, sexist, discriminatory platform in which only the staunchest of Status Quo Warriors thrive amidst bigoted diatribes.
These people, and I’m assuming you consider them as people, who have censored others with the goal to maintain their status as a flagship organization in Free Software are the ones who actually deserve to be silenced themselves.
So hypocrisy, then?
This is a form of censorship known online as side-scrolling. Where irrelevant topics are inserted and refactored ad-nauseam until exhausting participants’ willingness to contribute to a discussion they view a onerous and unintelligent. Another form of censorship; effectively burying the discussion in irrelevance.
This exact topic, then. I cannot emphasise enough how often this topic has been regurgitated by a select few, making me want to participate publicly less and less.
I'm just quietly participating by writing code and documentation for the FSFE. I haven't faced any censorship while doing so, and I disagree often and visibly. But I do so respectfully, and staff and volunteers of the FSFE have treated me nothing short of excellently during my internship and volunteer work.
That is to say: The FSFE is NOT a censorious organisation, and all the kerfuffle about this topic is immensely unjustified.
I'm just tired of this. Please stop. Nobody is being silenced.
With regards, Carmen