Kiwein1 said on November 23, 2004 17:38:

You should once realize that this is “their” homepage (I know that Visa “owns” it, but I will say THEY anyway) and they do decide what thread should be closed and what comments have to be edited. If you don’t come along with that you should start your own page and open your own forum.

I will paste a comment of Lars-Erik. Read it and you will understand. :)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Let me see if I can explain this a bit... as it’s clear that there were some false assumptions when this topic started.

We run The Daily Roxette as an online newspaper. Just as you could not reasonably expect that you could write whatever you want, and see it published on the New York Times site or the Aftonbladet site... you can not expect that here either. We do allow our readers to self-publish comments, but we ask that certain guidelines be followed, and when they are not... we reserve the right to edit, or to not even publish (i.e., delete) a particular comment. Likewise, at our discretion, we can archive (still visible) or hide/delete an entire thread.

We are a newspaper, not a government... thus the word “democracy” doesn’t apply AT ALL.

Another misuse of terminology (not in this thread.. but in other places) is when people say something about TDR engaging in “censorship.” There is NO censorship of TDR. If the government of Finland (where our site resides) where to tell us what we could or could not print.... THAT would be censorship. But since we make these decisions ourselves... as journalists and editors... then what you sometimes see here is a newspaper exercising its privilege to publish – or not publish – what it chooses to. This is called “editing,” and it’s a totally legitimate function of the free press (here, free means free of censorship by governmental or other authority).

Because we do include a self-publish function on this site, people do tend to believe they have the “right” to say whatever they want. This is, however, not the case.

Having said that... if you (you here means anyone)
a) are respectful of others [i.e., “no flaming allowed”],
b) keep your language relatively clean [damn and other “mild” swear words are ok... stronger curse/swear words are not – even if spelled with **. They are not necessary (the milder words serve just as well) and they are still considered vulgar in many cultures.
c) avoid starting topics on subjects that already exist within other threads

... then you’ll find plenty of room to express yourself.

– LEO / TDR Managing Editor

on_a_mission said on November 23, 2004 23:14:

i support the moderators. they do an excellent job and provide an excellent service. remember that lars, visa, tev and judith give upn THEIR OWN TIME for this. Its a free service! So no-one should get uptight when post disappear. Remember, if it wasn’t for the mods people wouldnt even have the INITIAL opportunity to spout abusive crap at each other.

In other words, think before you speak and think of their hard work. Thanks lars, visa, tev, judith

Best wishes, oam//

Starrox said on November 25, 2004 22:57:

Unlikely, the account is pretty old, take a look at the number in the URL (1055), it’s up to almost 9000 already...

LittleSpooky said on November 26, 2004 05:59:

So...

Do we call you Dic... or Mister Tator?

on_a_mission said on November 26, 2004 18:48:

@tev, LOL, by the looks of things, I wouldn’t wear those shoes out...oam//

GT_85 said on November 30, 2004 11:23:

I must say, and I know many agrees with me, that since Judith became moderator the level is lower.

She writes posts such as “:D” or “Marie rules!!!!” and that´s all sometimes.
When a person writes posts as those you must understand that we don´t like it so much when she deletes other posts.

Live as you learn.

purplemedusa said on November 30, 2004 20:05:

“She writes posts such as “:D” or “Marie rules!!!!” and that´s all sometimes.
When a person writes posts as those you must understand that we don´t like it so much when she deletes other posts.”

Next time when u wanna complain, try a more valid or coherent argument! That just ain’t makin sense!

Kiwein1 said on December 1, 2004 10:14:

Is everybody going mad now??

She IS a moderator, but does that mean that she is not allowed to be a human being as well? Does that mean that Thomas isn’t allowed to say that he doesn’t like Marie’s music. And Judith isn’t allowed to say “Marie rules”? And if they do they aren’t any longer ppl that we respect? Where the hell do you live?

purplemedusa said on December 1, 2004 19:32:

Judith... I think it’s a waist of breath to actually bother with that type of mentality; we know where that leads to anyway!!