[dirtboy]

One anti-Perry person posted a link to a court ruling about a contract arbitration agreement between Muslim parties in news/activism, edited the title to imply that Texas had a legal Sharia Court and included information about Perry's "relationship" with Khan in an attempt to tie Rick Perry to a Sharia court that didn't even exist. Perry has no authority over contract law. The "court" was a panel of three imams chosen by the parties to the contract. It was as dishonest as dishonest gets. Was the thread pulled? Nope. It was moved to chat.

And as I recall, the Perry supporters had ample opportunity to on that thread to call it out as BS.

Jim can't pull all threads where veracity is contested. What he can do is allow folks to debate the issue and call out posters who do not adhere to basic standards of veracity, while pulling claims that are blatant whoppers that cannot be explained as differences of opinions over the underlying facts.

But that does not change the underlying standard. If you make a claim of fact, back it up. If you state an opinion, you should be willing to support that opinion as well.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Jim can't pull all threads where veracity is contested.

No of course not and I wouldn't ask him or the mods to do that. In that particular case though, the veracity of the claims should not have ever been up for debate.

What he can do is allow folks to debate the issue and call out posters who do not adhere to basic standards of veracity,

IMO that is the way he manages FR. I appreciated the way he handled the eligibility (birther) threads.

while pulling claims that are blatant whoppers that cannot be explained as differences of opinions over the underlying facts.

That thread was a blatant whopper. There can be no difference of opinion about whether or not Rick Perry has anything to do with a court ruling on contract law - he doesn't. There can be no difference of opinion about whether or not Texas has a sharia court - it doesn't.

I reported abuse on it and freepmailed him about it. He or a mod moved it but they obviously didn't see it as dishonest. I accepted the decision and didn't hold a grudge about it. So I hope it doesn't sound like I'm harping, whining, or complaining. My intent was to use it as an example of basic standards not being applied across the board.