howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
Unlike here most web pages are hidden from the world at large and I do question why. Having been admitted to a few I find that when I try to post something I get "no more comments allowed" and when I look at the thread there is nothing remotely controversial there.
Guest 2547- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
- Posts: 2,158
#2
"most web pages are hidden from the world at large"
Really? Are you sure, Howard?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#3
Impossible to give exact figures Ray as I only know of the ones that people suggest that I join, they are usually closed groups so only members can see what the posts. I apply to join and sometimes get accepted sometimes not. Most recently people on one of them were of the view that DDC built St James out of our council tax, when I pointed out that it was Legal and General my membership was rescinded.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#4
I assume you are talking about Facebook Howard.
The whole idea of a closed group is they are like a members club, the admin can choose who is a member if they do not like you or you upset them then out you go. Maybe not always fair but that is the way virtually all clubs operate so understandable.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#5
I know where your coming from Howard and when we created the clarendon and Westbury community association page we leave negative and positive views on there unless there abusive/offensive
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#6
I don't have a problem with admins choosing who they have as members but hiding all posts from anyone that is not a member is totally wrong. Many a time I have seen libellous statements made and the victim has no recourse because he/she is unaware of it.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#7
That's the nature of a private conversation, I can say libellous things to my friends at home and you still have no recourse because only my friends know what I called you. If you don't like the conversation, leave the said conversation, whats the problem?
Arte et Marte
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Many a time I have seen libellous statements made and the victim has no recourse because he/she is unaware of it.
I would have thought most people would be made aware of a serious libellous post by a friend or acquaintance who is a member, it is so easy to show comments to others. Good admin should always remove such posts if they are reported to admin, the same goes for swearing which I hated to see even though I swear in private.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#9
That's where the problem lies Howard
Iv had what could be seen as libel and serious comments made on me, my family, all lacking any fact or truth
But it took a long time for these nasty libel comments to be removed
I have accepted people will attack me with little fact. But abuse is I believe 1 step to far
But when it Stretched to my family I act
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
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"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
