"Am I not allowed to debate/critique how a service and community that I've paid for (and devoted my time to) treats its customers/users?"
Of course! I'm not saying we shouldn't be having this discussion (in fact, I'm quite enjoying it. Been awhile since I've had a good censorship debate. :), or that LiveJournal folks don't have a right to be upset. I'm merely saying that if this is how LJ wants to run their site, that's their exclusive right.
"I know they don't *have* to, but it would gone a long way to calm the disgruntled."
Most likely - but it doesn't really change anything as far as the merits of this dicussion are concerned. LJ could unilaterally and without warning decide to ban all black people. It'd make them total assholes, and a lot of people would be very justified in being very pissed - but even something as heinous as that wouldn't change the fact that LiveJournal can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants with their website.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
Re: I want to have my cake and eat it too!
Date: 2007-05-31 05:20 pm (UTC)Of course! I'm not saying we shouldn't be having this discussion (in fact, I'm quite enjoying it. Been awhile since I've had a good censorship debate. :), or that LiveJournal folks don't have a right to be upset. I'm merely saying that if this is how LJ wants to run their site, that's their exclusive right.
"I know they don't *have* to, but it would gone a long way to calm the disgruntled."
Most likely - but it doesn't really change anything as far as the merits of this dicussion are concerned. LJ could unilaterally and without warning decide to ban all black people. It'd make them total assholes, and a lot of people would be very justified in being very pissed - but even something as heinous as that wouldn't change the fact that LiveJournal can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants with their website.