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In reply to the discussion: Why are two of our very best progressive posters, William Pitt and Kentuck, leaving? [View all]PatrickforO
(14,576 posts)I'm sorry about Pitt and Kentuck, because I've come to realize how much of a community this really is. I like coming on here and having my say. It's cool, even if people don't agree with me. No prob, you know? Because it is a forum where we can all be heard and I certainly don't expect everyone here will like me or what I say.
As to the middle way, and the right wingers - hey, as long as they aren't too ugly we can just refute them with facts. If they are too ugly we can alert them (I've never alerted anyone, though because I don't believe in censorship as a general rule, unless it is totally egregious). But we have a pretty cool jury system.
I see a lot of people bitching about having their posts hidden, but what we have here is SO much better than the arbitrary way sites like Huffpo handle it. It really is. Because all of us (I guess) can serve on these juries. I've served on several.
Maybe I'm happy because I don't take the things people say back to me too personally, because hey, it's the internet...
That said, William and Kentuck, I am new here, relatively, but I don't think you should leave. I think we need both of you.