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BainsBane

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33. Technological reasons?

Reply to redqueen (Reply #18)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 06:54 PM

Aug 2014

What technological reasons? It's no harder to prohibit misogyny than any other form of bigotry. It is simply a question of what values and principles the site wants to reflect. It's great FARK took a stand. I've never used the site but I'll make a point of looking for it now.

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Fark To Add 'Misogyny' to List of Bannable Offenses [View all] REP Aug 2014 OP

It's not impossible to ban BainsBane Aug 2014 #1

True. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #4

I know of a site that bans for hateful language REP Aug 2014 #21

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #31

Excellent catch, REP. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #2

Rough...... whistler162 Aug 2014 #3

I think those are tags for the article, not things being banned. cyberswede Aug 2014 #9

You're correct; I just didn't edit them out REP Aug 2014 #26

About time Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #5

Hopefully other sites will follow suit etherealtruth Aug 2014 #6

"This represents enough of a departure from pretty much how every other large internet community redqueen Aug 2014 #20

YES!!!!!!! n/t etherealtruth Aug 2014 #25

It's important because BainsBane Aug 2014 #32

It's a really encouraging thing REP Aug 2014 #24

Thank you, Fark bigtonka Aug 2014 #7

Thought crimes and expressions of one's thoughts are not acceptable. Hoppy Aug 2014 #8

Well that didn't take very long at all. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #10

Oh FFS. cyberswede Aug 2014 #11

Oh this is an outrage .... etherealtruth Aug 2014 #12

Sooo, no rules then? ljm2002 Aug 2014 #13

And to carry that line of thinking further, DU has no business banning rightwing/Republican posters Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #28

Hence the phrase... Phentex Aug 2014 #14

LOL, a deleted post is not criminal punishment.....read the TOS *you agreed to*- would ya? bettyellen Aug 2014 #16

Check out the Yahoo boards & Youtube comments and get back to me, Hopalong. bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #17

Which would totally apply if it was the government saying no one could do this. stevenleser Aug 2014 #22

People are free to express any opinion they want. Fark is free to refuse to host any opinion they Brickbat Aug 2014 #29

Think whatever you like but, if you do not filter from the brain to the keyboard, a jury might take Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #37

This gives me hope that it might happen here. n/t seaglass Aug 2014 #15

!!!!!! redqueen Aug 2014 #18

Technological reasons? BainsBane Aug 2014 #33

That's a quote from the Jezebel piece REP Aug 2014 #34

I realize that BainsBane Aug 2014 #35

Yeah, I was just looking for something to reply to to kick :-) REP Aug 2014 #36

I like your honesty BainsBane Aug 2014 #41

Yes cwydro Aug 2014 #19

K&R nt stevenleser Aug 2014 #23

Wait, someone still visits fark?!? n/t X_Digger Aug 2014 #27

More people than visit here. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #30

! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #38

So are they going to change "Boobies" to something else for "First Post"? moriah Aug 2014 #39

Why change it? They're adorable! REP Aug 2014 #40