tncaver wrote:Communism is all about control. Controlling what it's subjects can think and say as well as what they can do. The taking away
of freedom. Sorry to be so blunt, but might as well call a spade a spade. Fortunately, this forum has NOT come to that...yet.
John,
I don't think anyone has suggested anything even remotely like that. No one wants to control anyone's speech. If anyone should be worried about being censored, it's me, given the experience I've had here lately.
The general idea is whether people should have to identify themselves before posting. Sure, it could be abused, but so can anonymity (and it has been, repeatedly). I haven't seen any indication that the NSS powers-that-be even pay any attention to Cavechat, much less seek to control or limit people's speech here. (Though the TOS do impose basic limitations - do you object to those as well?) And of course there are plenty of places such as the US Cavers Forum where people can still be comfortably anonymous if they're afraid to use you their names here.
Communism is about totalitarianism. How can TOS limits in one lousy cavers DB among many be even remotely compared to communism? Maybe you need to get outside and underground more...
Does that make me a communist? Gee, my liberal friends will be amazed. They all think I'm a reactionary capitalist pig.