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Posted by: jyrine
my point is, 9/11 jokes are bad, and people should feel bad. But the mods can only lock/ban what is actually breaking the rules.
Long as it isn't spam, hateful, illegal, political, or religious (the only categories I can think it would fit under) then their hands are tied.Actually, this is not true. Considering the phrasing of the rules (ie: ambiguous "spam", "don't be a jerk" rule), it's actually very easy to ban anything under the sun.
The big issue is that (most) moderators usually apply some reasoning when banning people. Basically, advocating bans for such subjectively "distasteful" nature is difficult. Not only are they not in direct conflict with the posted rules, but there's nothing inherently wrong with them.
OP, if you really want to censor things solely on the basis that some people don't like it, we might as well ban everyone for posting anything, for this is the internet, and all viewpoints are equally offensive, as yours is to me.
[Edited on 09.08.2012 11:21 PM PDT]