Reply #22: It's hardly a secret

[troubleinwinter]

what my opinions of Bev Harris are.

A frequent contributor to this forum PMed me a few days ago expressing the opinion that links to Bev's site and rants should probably be banned from DU. I disagreed.

Bev (and her multitudinous sockpuppets) has been banned, a proper and necessary action.

I don't support banning links to her posts (except directly to her donation links). I respect that DU admins have permitted open discussion and debunking of her unadulterated bullshit.

"I imagine that if you ran a discussion board... you would... be tempted to delete on sight any post that so much as mentioned Bev Harris"

Surely, it would have been simpler and easier for Mods/Admins to shut down these highly incendiary threads.

I think DU Admin has shown openness in permitting discussion of a difficult, controversial and unpleasant subject.