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Hot Deals Censorship

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emeraldsky

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Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Because I believe contests are unfortunately against forum rules 🙁
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Let's see who can come up with the best analogy for that. $1 Paypal to the winner.
 
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
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Sorry. "Contests" and similar promotions are not considered as Hot Deals.

AnandTech Moderator
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
Click to expand...

Sorry. "Contests" and similar promotions are not considered as Hot Deals.

AnandTech Moderator
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:evil:
 
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
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I think you need to read the rules.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
Click to expand...

Sorry. "Contests" and similar promotions are not considered as Hot Deals.

AnandTech Moderator
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psst. you forgot to log in under the other account.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
Click to expand...

Sorry. "Contests" and similar promotions are not considered as Hot Deals.

AnandTech Moderator
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Proof! I always suspected you were a Mod, maybe the Mod who's always riding my ass :evil:

😛
 
I KNOW it was against the forum rules. OK?
But it wasn't hurting ANYTHING. Get it?
And why was the link deleted? That's just plain mean spirited. That's censorship without cause.
 
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
I KNOW it was against the forum rules. OK?
But it wasn't hurting ANYTHING. Get it?
And why was the link deleted? That's just plain mean spirited. That's censorship without cause.
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OMG, what a 'tard.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
Over in the Hot Deals forum, someone posted a link to an INGDirect game which pays cash if you win.
One of the moderators decided that this wasn't a legitimate topic for the Hot Deals forum.
Personally, I don't see how it hurt the forum, because the thread Title was very clear and people could choose to view it or not without wasting time. It was a legitimate link, and someone could win some money.

OK. So they chose to lock the thread. But why did they delete the link?
Even though we can no longer discuss the topic, we might still want to visit the site.
Instead of locking the thread you might just as well have deleted it.

Sorry, but I think this action was heavy handed and did NOT benefit the AT forum community in any way.
Censorship should be a last resort, and even then it should be minimized as much as possible.
Click to expand...

Sorry. "Contests" and similar promotions are not considered as Hot Deals.

AnandTech Moderator
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Proof! I always suspected you were a Mod, maybe the Mod who's always riding my ass :evil:

😛
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😉
I was quoting the Mod who posted WAY before the OP started this thread.
 
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
I KNOW it was against the forum rules. OK?
But it wasn't hurting ANYTHING. Get it?
And why was the link deleted? That's just plain mean spirited. That's censorship without cause.
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let's put it simply.

it is against the rules.

you don't make the rules here. you have to follow them.

the mods enforce the rules. the rules say no contests style links. it was posted, that's against the rules. so they, by being the enforcer of the rules, can delete it.

this is NOT censorship but the mods doing their job in this instance. please go look up the definition of censorship.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: emeraldsky
I KNOW it was against the forum rules. OK?
But it wasn't hurting ANYTHING. Get it?
And why was the link deleted? That's just plain mean spirited. That's censorship without cause.
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OMG, what a 'tard.
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😕

It was against the rules...but why can't i post it then?

😕
 
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