On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Andrew Alston <andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com> wrote: > It also worries me that people seem to restrict what OTHERS say. > > If Owen feels like he wishes to comment on something – he is as free to do > so as anyone here is free to say anything.
Has anyone restricted or stopped another from expressing themselves? > Why do you wish to censor some members of the community? If you don’t like > what they say – feel free to ignore it. I agree. Just as Alan has chosen to ignore Badrus emails. > It’s the same way it annoys me when people come to the floor in a PDP > meeting and go “I THINK THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD END AND THIS POLICY SHOULD BE > SCRAPPED RIGHT NOW” > > And “WHY ARE WE ENTERTAINING THIS POLICY IT HAS HAD NO COMMENTS SO ITS NOT > SUPPORTED” There you go. It annoys you. And that's why others have always let you stand in the meeting and belittle and disparage others you dont like or agree with. its a free world after all. > Ignoring the process that specifically lays out a way things are supposed to > go. > > Here is a big hint – don’t like something, you’re free to ignore it, or, in > this case, free to bitch and whine about it – but honestly, whining about > things because you don’t like what someone says without adding anything > constructive to the debate just indicates a level of insecurity and is > pretty boring. > > And well – that’s me exercising my freedom of speech and if you don’t what > I’ve said here, you’re free to ignore it, or whine some more, not like it > makes a difference to me. Exactly my point. Speak up freely. You are even free to abuse the docility of a community and belittle them as you wish. After all, you are exercising your freedom of speech. _______________________________________________ Community-Discuss mailing list Community-Discuss@afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss