Censorship

[Still Afloat]

Apparently it is not acceptable to love your country on this forum. I cannot fund a forum that practices censorship and I’m canceling my membership immediately.

Thank you all for support and I wish you the best fishing.

 

[LDUBS]

I don't understand the images of the flag or eagles causing a problem.

I have enjoyed your posts on this forum. I am sorry to see you leave. But I understand. PC has gone way too far when our flag apparently triggers some folks.

Upon reflection, I am also out.

I wish all of you the best.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

Being a Veteran, it's sad to see censorship of an American flag and Eagle. No politics, just pride.

I am also considering leaving the group, but first I will censor my tin, by removing tinboat.net decals and replacing with American Flags.

 

[lightflyer1]

Wow! I guess I missed something.

 

[AlanT]

Can someone provide details on the censorship so I can evaluate my membership?

 

[lightflyer1]

I found it to be another post with flag stuff mainly posted. Locked now. Reason was nothing but boats and fishing here. No issues for me. I didn't see any censoring just a locked thread.

https://www.tinboats.net/threads/god-bless-america.52228/

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

Being a Veteran, it's sad to see censorship of an American flag and Eagle. No politics, just pride.

I am also considering leaving the group, but first I will censor my tin, by removing tinboat.net decals and replacing with American Flags.

 

[GTS225]

WOW! Talk about folks being triggered. We all made an agreement to abide by the rules of the board. Rules set by the owner. And now, because someone posted a few pics, with the American flag prominent, THE DAY FOLLOWING A MAJOR ELECTION, and the owner/moderator locked it, a few of you are gonna get triggered and "cancel" the board.

Seems to me to be the same tactics as the left.

Waiting for my written warning.....Roger

 

[lightflyer1]

Well the rules are the rules. They weren't changed just to lock this post, they have been in effect all along. I have no problem with what was done. This is a fishing and boating site. Plenty of others that you can post other things on. If this sets you off, maybe you should go elsewhere. Start and fund your own forum and make your own rules. Now that is freedom! We could use another boat forum I suppose. I see no need to fill the site with that stuff instead of boating/fishing. I am a veteran and patriotic but I don't have the need to post that kind of stuff in the forums I belong to, especially when it is not allowed in the rules already established.

 

[David Atkins]

I don't understand the images of the flag or eagles causing a problem.

I have enjoyed your posts on this forum. I am sorry to see you leave. But I understand. PC has gone way too far when our flag apparently triggers some folks.

Upon reflection, I am also out.

I wish all of you the best.

sorry to see you go but I fully understand, too much is well just too much!

 

[Bantou]

@LDUBS @Still Afloat Really hate to see you guys leave. I've learned a lot from both of you over the last several months.

Out of curiosity, why was the locked thread posted in the Boat House instead of in the Watering Hole? Seems like the Watering Hole would have been more appropriate for that kind of thing.

 

[FuzzyGrub]

As others have said, I don't see this as censorship, but inforcing the rules. Now, I do feel that the rules may have been too strict for what was posted. No one has a problem with posting the flag or eagles. Yes, it came right after contenious election cycle and was probably meant as a small victory dance. Minor infraction, regardless. Thread was just locked, and was not edited or deleted. My guess was the owner was concerned on follow-up posts that may have taken over the deep end. It also came on the heals of an advertently political thread that was started and believe deleted. This was the followup: Member Who Started.

My take, is for everyone to relax and keep this forum going. It has been a great forum of exchanging information and has not become political hot bed. There are plenty of other places to go for the latter.

 

[lightflyer1]

I don't understand how those who don't know the rules (or refuse to obey them), object when they break the rules and then call foul and cry censorship, when it was their actions violating the rules that got their thread locked in the first place. This isn't a government web site to my knowledge.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

I don't understand how those who don't know the rules (or refuse to obey them), object when they break the rules and then call foul and cry censorship, when it was their actions violating the rules that got their thread locked in the first place. This isn't a government web site to my knowledge.

Obviously you don' know the rules, there is no restrictions on political post, displaying patriotic pictures, or limiting post to boats/fishing.

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[lightflyer1]

I couldn't find the rules here on the site (they must be here but I can't find them). But Canoe posted this and as the owner (or one of them) I think they should know.

"Guys I locked this.

TinBoats doesn't allow ANYTHING political. Just fishing, and boats.

This has always been the policy."

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

I couldn't find the rules here on the site (they must be here but I can't find them). But Canoe posted this and as the owner (or one of them) I think they should know.

"Guys I locked this.

TinBoats doesn't allow ANYTHING political. Just fishing, and boats.

This has always been the policy."

Go to bottom of page and read terms and rules.

So, unless it's a rule or term, don't blame the users.

Censorship is making up your own rules, when you want.

I agree, political shouldn't be alowed, but a picture of the American Flag posted on any day, does not violate the current terms and rules.

 

[airshot]

Better block any pics of boats that display an American flag ! Better go thru the humor section and delete all the cartoons showing flags and eagles as well....will not be renewing my membership either.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

Better block any pics of boats that display an American flag ! Better go thru the humor section and delete all the cartoons showing flags and eagles as well....will not be renewing my membership either.

I trying to figure out how to block my hat. The U.S. flag?

 

[lightflyer1]

Decal or paint or trash can I would guess.

 

[David Atkins]

I couldn't find the rules here on the site (they must be here but I can't find them). But Canoe posted this and as the owner (or one of them) I think they should know.

"Guys I locked this.

TinBoats doesn't allow ANYTHING political. Just fishing, and boats.

This has always been the policy."

Sorry but you are mistaken about the rules, they are clearly posted at the bottom of the page and do not - I repeat DO NOT state anything about what they are trying to push upon us!

Please read InSaneFisherMan' post where he posted the rules for everyone who can't seem to locate them on the site!