Clean up of: Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh

[Flying Hellfish]

Since I am sure someone will make a thread about the clean up I just did in the above thread I will state the reasons ahead of time!

If your post was deleted from that thread I went back over the last couple of pages to bring the thread back on topic.  I did not got back any further as it seems pointless now.  So don't show us old posts that are still there and OT.  I received reports about OT posts and did a clean up of all posts I thought were breaking the rules on BOTH sides of the argument.  The reports wanted one side of the argument removed for being OT but I had to make sure ALL OT and other infringements were addressed in the interest of fairness.

That being said, if you had a post deleted it was likely considered off topic or responding to an off topic post.  It may have been low/now value as well.

I didn't really moderate the thread much because I was involved in the debate and I didn't want to be accused by the conspiracy folks of trying to censor the argument in "my" direction.  But with so much multi-posting, article link posting and off topic in the last couple of pages a couple of reports came in from one side of the argument looking to have OT stuff removed.  As I started to look at the OT I found many posts on both sides OT and they were removed.

You guys are free to start another thread and re-post the deleted messages in a more appropriately titled thread.

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[DireWolfM14]

Sorry for my participation in the OT discussion.  You were right to remove those posts from that thread.

I started another topic in the "Off Topic" board, but on second thought maybe I should have put it in the "Politics & Society" board.  If you think it's necessary please move it.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5046236.0

[Steamtyme]

Not that I feel you need to explain yourself it's nice you give a heads up; or at least get a head of the whining.

I didn't really moderate the thread much because I was involved in the debate and I didn't want to be accused of by the conspiracy folks of trying to censor the argument in "my" direction.

Dont worry about it. I don't doubt you will moderate evenly and without prejudice of ideas. If people can't handle it, that's there problem, they need to adjust to the new normal that there is actually moderation in the section now. Time to clean up the shitty posting habits and have a real discussion.

[stompix]

Just like Steamtyme above, I don't think you need to justify your actions before even a single complaint was made.

I didn't want to be accused of by the conspiracy folks of trying to censor the argument in "my" direction.  

It's too late for that, I only browse through the P&S once in a while so I don't know what happens there but I've already seen you labeled as a Nazi at least once in Meta  

PS, is that the topic started by Theymos or another one?

[suchmoon]

inb4 Godwin...

Nazi

Dang it, too late.

I had one post removed in the clean-up and deservedly so. Hellfish 2020.

PS, is that the topic started by Theymos or another one?

That's the one: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4659296

[Flying Hellfish]

Just like Steamtyme above, I don't think you need to justify your actions before even a single complaint was made.

I didn't want to be accused of by the conspiracy folks of trying to censor the argument in "my" direction.  

It's too late for that, I only browse through the P&S once in a while so I don't know what happens there but I've already seen you labeled as a Nazi at least once in Meta  

PS, is that the topic started by Theymos or another one?

Ya it's theymos' topic.

I was really hoping to keep my pro nazi agenda hidden longer but the crowd in the P&S board are way to smart for me to fool them for long!  

inb4 Godwin...

Nazi

Dang it, too late.

I had one post removed in the clean-up and deservedly so. Hellfish 2020.

Soro's paid me to do eet!

[Quickseller]

I think the moderation of that thread is probably a bit too aggressive.   

I had a post deleted that were discussing Merrick Garland, and this is a rationale as to one reason the left has given as to why they believe it is okay to treat Kavanaugh the way he was.

Another post was deleted discussing the number of SC justices, which in on topic because the appointment of Kavanugh will tilt the balance of the court to the right, and increasing the number of SC justices may negate that.

Both realistically are on topic because they speak to the root causes of the opposition to him.

[Flying Hellfish]

I think the moderation of that thread is probably a bit too aggressive.  

I had a post deleted that were discussing Merrick Garland, and this is a rationale as to one reason the left has given as to why they believe it is okay to treat Kavanaugh the way he was.

Another post was deleted discussing the number of SC justices, which in on topic because the appointment of Kavanugh will tilt the balance of the court to the right, and increasing the number of SC justices may negate that.

Both realistically are on topic because they speak to the root causes of the opposition to him.

2 whole entire posts deleted holy shit man ya the moderation is pretty fucking heavy I'd say...  It's like a fucking Nazi mod is running around unchecked in that section.

Sorry for my participation in the OT discussion.  You were right to remove those posts from that thread.

I started another topic in the "Off Topic" board, but on second thought maybe I should have put it in the "Politics & Society" board.  If you think it's necessary please move it.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5046236.0

I can't move it from OT to P&S but you can!  Feel free to move it back and have at the discussion fellas!

[DireWolfM14]

I can't move it from OT to P&S but you can!

Figured it out, thank you. 

And just to be a nice guy, I won't mention that I'll be voting for Trump in 2020. 

[bluefirecorp_]

I feel as a certain subset of users constantly aim to take most political based threads entirely off-topic by misrepresenting basic facts.