Idolblog: Censorship on Idol Blog

Submitted by meaniew on 7 May, 2004 - 6:17pm.

Do you think Admin is entititled to delete posts just because she doesn't agree with them?

We're not talking anything defamatory, or involving bad language. Just something she didn't agree with ...

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Angel Of Music 26 October, 2006 - 5:37pm
Dory Face

LMAO

tsoundz 7 May, 2004 - 6:18pm

oh so admin deleted Tj aye!!! hmmm...

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 6:19pm

Don't know about TJ. Deleted something I had posted. I'd gone offline, so only noticed when I came back on today ...

MusicMaestro 7 May, 2004 - 6:19pm

Just remember, Admin is only one of 4 (Four) people who can delete posts.

tsoundz 7 May, 2004 - 6:20pm

oooh that means i have been on msn with admin!! maybe is she a female! haha lol!!! it might be her or critic cant remeber i wason msn with admin the other day!!! haha

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 6:21pm

Oh, sorry. I guess anyone deleting stuff randomly is bad ...

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 6:22pm

Who else can delete, Maestro?

DaniLovesSteven 7 May, 2004 - 6:22pm

ok ive had enuff

WHO IS TJ!!!!

tsoundz 7 May, 2004 - 6:24pm

dont worry you dont need to know who tj is! he was too cool for the show!! hahah nah hes long gone was on idol ages but too sheep sounding!! lol!!! so some people say!

MusicMaestro 7 May, 2004 - 6:26pm

Well there is The Critic and Admin of course... and I believe Sir Barney and I think Robyn. Please don't shoot me if I got those last two wrong.

May I ask who you are meaniew, I don't mean your name, but I mean in respect to this NZ Idol, TVNZ, SPP scene?

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 6:27pm

Don't work for any of them, Honest Injun.

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 6:28pm

Seems to be a pretty standard thing here though - disagree with the general stream of opinion, and people think you work for SPP / TVNZ.

MusicMaestro 7 May, 2004 - 6:39pm

Well, if its any consolation, I do know that Sir Barney has gone to work and I think Admin has too (night classes). The Critic works funny hours and I don't know about Robyn.

I mean, I even disguised the nasty name I was calling someone and my post was deleted, so don't take it as anything personal.

Almost time for Big Brother...... [i]whootness[/i] as one of the Michael fans would say.

Venus 7 May, 2004 - 6:44pm

she only dletes them cuz it doesnt relate to nz idol? hmm?

jazzy69 7 May, 2004 - 7:01pm

Well they own the site and have gone and got sponsers for the site i think they can do what they want.

Tortured_Visions 7 May, 2004 - 7:02pm

if she deletes posts that have anything to do NZ IDOL then why is the thread entilted 'Blah blah blah' still there?. thats just crap, a few of my posts deleted and they had to do Idol, frankly I've given up caring weather my posts get deleted or not, I'm expecting this one to be deleted any second now (maybe).
I dunno, maybe Admin does delete posts cos she duzznt agree with it, or maybe she deletes posts cos she duzznt like the person that posts.

MusicMaestro 7 May, 2004 - 7:08pm

Maybe, just maybe, the people who can delete posts have a life too and are just trusting people to be responsible for a couple of hours?

I have had posts deleted that have nothing to do with NZ Idol - no problem. We now have an Off Topic post just for this stuff.

The Blah, Blah, Blah topic will get deleted, but let the kiddies have some fun meantime Eye-wink

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 7:11pm

No, the post was to do with Idol - it was on topic regarding the "important announcement". the weird thing is that a bit where someone had quoted it was still there - I think Admin had had a go at me, someone contradicted her, and then she deleted part of my post and all of hers. I don't know - I wasn't logged in when it happened.

Would be interested in hearing from anyone who was.

I do have a real issue with people just deleting posts because they don't agree with them. I think it goes against the whole spirit of an independent website - it's the sort of thing I would expect on the offical website where they moderate all posts. At least they only delete stuff that's offensive.

Anyone else find it suspicicious that on the night of the idol final so many of the top brass from this website are MIA ...

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 7:14pm

Or, as music maestro says, maybe they just have lives. I, on the other hand, have the flu.

Just for the record, don't have a problem with them deleting stuff off topic - it is an idol website after all.

MusicMaestro 7 May, 2004 - 7:20pm

meaniew:

I know that Sir Barney has gone to work at a bar where he works part time. Admin is a tutor and The Critic has work committments. Or on the other hand, he may have taken his wife out for dinner on a Friday night Smiling

The MIA theory is way off the mark, because if any of this lot had tickets to this final show, we would have known about it for yonks.

Just hope that you get better cos the 'flu is probably making you miserable and maybe, just maybe, supersensitive too?

I should have been a 'shrink' Smiling

meaniew 7 May, 2004 - 7:25pm

It was a pretty pants theory. I just thought Idol Blog liked conspiracy theories.

And no, it's not just the flu. I hate hypocrisy and censorship even when I'm well.

That and bad spelling.

Hayley Loves Nicole 7 May, 2004 - 7:28pm
I love Nicole

But if [b]Sir Barney[/b] could delete posts, I think some things I've said about him would be long gone.

*shoots MusicMaestro for getting last two wrong*

Hayley Loves Nicole 7 May, 2004 - 7:29pm
I love Nicole

Some people on this site just can't spell.

SpekaDaEnglishII 7 May, 2004 - 8:28pm

Just because Admin didn't agree with the post, I don't think Admin should delete it. Admin is pretty good in this regard anyway.

Admin and the others have given me a bit of room to move which I'm thankful for.

I make nasty posts but most of them stay on the boards as long as I make a good point somewhere in amoungst the nastiness.

The last post of mine that was deleted involved me telling someone to enjoy ***** their mother.

note:**** sounds like gaping starting but starting with "r"

admin 7 May, 2004 - 9:04pm

Hey guys Smiling

First time I've been on the site since lunchtime I think, been a busy day for me.. just got home with Regan from visiting family. Anyways, the people who have deleted comments on the site are Admin, The Critic and Barney. I have deleted the most of all three by far, followed by The Critic and only a few by Barney when people have been silly while I've been out.

I don't delete posts cos I don't like someone and I don't certainly don't delete posts cos I don't agree with opinions - that's pretty obvious when you see the huge range of opinions on the site.

I'm not perfect and I never claimed I was Smiling

A couple of times I've accidentally deleted a comment because I click on the wrong link and I've tried to email people to ask them to repost it.

If you want to ask me a question, the best way is to send me an email or just to repost your thoughts if a comment got deleted Smiling

I deleted some comments in that topic because things got really heated and a number of people were throwing around personal insults which got out of hand later in the topic. If I stuffed up, I'm sorry and it was nothing personal. I'm human Smiling

DaniLovesSteven 7 May, 2004 - 9:10pm

thank you for that useless info speka

DaniLovesSteven 7 May, 2004 - 9:13pm

admin where is blah blah blah??

why did you delete it !!!

we were having fun

BigG 7 May, 2004 - 9:16pm

what happened to blah blah blah?????? I liked it!!!!!!!! stop deleting good topics Admin

BigG 7 May, 2004 - 9:17pm

Its not fair your no fun Admin!!!!!!!!

BigG 7 May, 2004 - 9:17pm

Can we start it again please?????

HalfADollar 7 May, 2004 - 9:19pm

This time can we please keep blah blah blah II.

HalfADollar 7 May, 2004 - 9:19pm

It's one of the only good things here at the moment.

admin 7 May, 2004 - 9:21pm

[url=http://www.idolblog.com/forum/threads.php?id=P2422_0_2_0_C]This is the official off topic topic for the day[/url] - I allow one off topic each day, so feel free to go there Smiling

fairy 7 May, 2004 - 9:22pm

wot i dnt understand is why wen things get a lil "heated"(yes guys-heated.Better bring out the battons) tht we cant jus continue n hav a lil deb8.
Sure it may get personal,but its obviously all in good fun as we are on an idol site not a "Take personal blows at strangers blog"
Im sure no1 will curl up in a lil ball coz sum lil girl on blog sed they wre fat...so on n so forth...
But i hav 2 commend Admin-Ur writing is soooo cool!and uve dun an awesome job at keepin all this up...
Laughing out loud

HalfADollar 7 May, 2004 - 9:22pm

We should have two of those so then there are two different topics to talk about.

admin 7 May, 2004 - 9:23pm

You can talk about whatever you want there Smiling Go for it Smiling

admin 7 May, 2004 - 9:24pm

Fairy, most of the debates on here are pretty heated Smiling But when people sling personal attacks around, then it gets off topic and just nasty and silly.

fairy 7 May, 2004 - 9:27pm

tru tru.
Ill jus have 2 hold bak all my inner rage tht is pent up inside me...*sigh*

BigG 7 May, 2004 - 9:28pm

CRASH** emailed me he s been suspended for blah blah blah

BigG 7 May, 2004 - 9:29pm

is that fair??

HalfADollar 7 May, 2004 - 9:30pm

I have aswell. I can't post in it. Sad.

admin 7 May, 2004 - 9:33pm

FYI, CRASH** has been sent numerous warnings about his account in the past.

u@NiF sUpEr$t@Rz 7 May, 2004 - 10:26pm

*falls off my chair*

ok..this is the dumbest post..yes ADMIN can delete what she wants when she wants, but she doesn't...i've had a couple...ok not a couple...it was MORE than a couple deleted but its understandable...either cussin' and cursing too much in one thread/nothing to do with idol and sometimes people in here say the darnest things...LoL i should know my whole HEAVEN AND HELL thread was deleted...

leave the lady alone..LoL...besides what was so bad about it...*if either [b]Admin[/b] or [b]meaniew[/b] want to point out*...that it had to be deleted?!...just curious!...

lifesabeach 7 May, 2004 - 10:40pm

That's your job admin to keep this website clean.

There are young children who come to this website who get involved in attacking people personally because they don't like their favourite contestant. It does get out of hand sometimes.

Admin you have to draw the line somewhere.

u@NiF sUpEr$t@Rz 7 May, 2004 - 10:45pm

[b]aLL these complaints are from new members...its frustrating coming in here being bombarded by C.R.A.P![/B]

Hayley Loves Nicole 8 May, 2004 - 10:24am
I love Nicole

Lol, stop being so harsh on Admin you guys!

meaniew 8 May, 2004 - 10:41am

I totally agree that hateful and offensive posts should be removed - people who complain that they called someone rude names, and their post was then deleted have not a leg to stand on in my opinion!

I guess what concerned me with this one is that only half my post was deleted - I wasn't there when everyone decided to go jumpy screamy, so I can't judge on whether the reaction it provoked was worthy of removing the comment.

The other bit that concerns me is that in a remaining post on the thread, Admin is quoted responding to what I have said. So my comment wasn't originally offensive enough to be removed, but then later it is ... I guess I also think given that I was absent from the board when all this was going on, it might have been couteous of admin to have emailed me explaining why she had deleted me ...

meaniew 8 May, 2004 - 10:44am

The question I raised in that post I feel was a valid one, and I would have liked to have seen people's response to it.

Little Miss 8 May, 2004 - 10:49am

lol
what on earth is happening?

man admin and all the others delete posts that are personal attacks that have gone wayy to far and censor this site for the other ppl who come here and dont want to listen to the foul language of ppl these days
personally i like it when all the off topic,personal attacks and foul laungage posts are deleted.admin and co are doing a great job with this site soo dont let it get dragged down with the language and stupid complaints.

meaniew 8 May, 2004 - 10:55am

I agree, Lil Miss Sexy. But my post was ontopic, was definitely not a personal attack, and there was no foul language involved.

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