“When you ask for a ban on FR, you are asking that other freepers and I be denied freedom to post certain things.”
Ah, I see your point. I didn’t think of it like that.
Well, I withdrew my request many posts ago and wish I hadn’t said anything.
I was surprised when I saw the link in the sidebar — frightened for a moment, I have to admit. Then I saw it was a WND post and I felt like my emotions were being played. Shouldn’t have posted in passion. My fault.
I do think that it would be good — a compromise? — if WND posts could be marked WND at the outset. Maybe something like:
“WND: U.S. on alert for nuclear blast overhead”
That would be ok, and wouldn’t stop anyone from posting. But it would warn that the source was WND from the title.
Acceptable?
>>> Well, I withdrew my request many posts ago and wish I hadn’t said anything.
I have to admit i didn’t read ALL the posts following your intial one. I think it’s admirable you demonstrate the ability to see other’s viewpoints.
As for WND, my experience tells me that they are one of the very few outlets that dare fly in the face of the “New World Order” we are currently under.
Are they self promoting? sure they are. What they do costs money.
Do they get anything wrong? Who doesn’t?
Are they fear-mongering? I can’t think of a single liberal democrat who would disagree.
Should we really be considering warning readers of WND’s credibility? Who makes that call? Who’s next if we do?
One of the greatest aspects of FR is that EVERYTHING gets scrutinized and tested... simply by the nature of the way forums work. It’s not broken. Lets not fix it.