moderators editing members posts

[cacophony]

i would like to know who added "allegedly" to the title of my GWB Hates Women thread.

locking the thread and discontinuing discussion is one thing. editing my post without my permission, without notification, and without a moderator comment appended to the post to indicate the change is something quite different.

i'm appalled that anyone in this community would think it was okay to edit a member's post without notification or comment.

i had a good chuckle when everyone was up in arms about the locking of the thread. because it's a unilateral move that affects both everyone and no one. and in essence it doesn't stop the discussion because, as happened in the "locked???" thread, the discussion picked up once again where it left off.

that being said, i am not chuckling about the editing of a single member's post, without any indicator that the edited content did not originate with the member him or herself. it is tantamount to putting words in someone's mouth, and considering how outspoken i was in that thread and considering how strongly i expressed my opinion it is unforgivable to add the word "allegedly" as though i were cowardly enough to couch my sentiment in such namby-pamby placating terms.

this place has gone seriously awry. scott w. never abused his privileges this way and i think it's a goddamned crying shame that the abuse of authority was adopted so swiftly upon his departure.

so thanks, i've lost a lot of respect for this place. congrats to whichever moderator screwed the pooch on that one. whichever moderator you are, you need a moment alone to think about what your role here really is.

i would be no more pleased if one of sean's posts had been edited to soften its tone and make it more agreeable to my point. one of the things this place has excelled at is a healthy respect for disagreement, even (or especially) in passionate debate. i would no more expect a moderator to change another member's post to make it more agreeable to my sensitive palette than i expect my posts to be altered to make it agreeable to anyone else's sensitive palette.

but hey. i've always been of the opinion that beggars can't be choosers. it's a free forum and i'm not footing the bill. i'm here because someone else's generosity allows for the continuation of this community and i certainly don't expect to come in here and make or change the rules. i'm not going to campaign to anyone for my "rights" because it ain't my financial burden to bear. all i can do is be disgusted and incredibly ashamed that anyone here would endorse this sort of action.

so fuck this. i'm done.