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SI - Site Forums : Silicon Investor - Legacy Interface Discussion (2004-2011)
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To: mph who wrote (4860)9/25/2006 8:49:50 PM
From: Mark Marcellus  Read Replies (2) of 6035
 
I do see it as largely an issue of exalting associational rights over speech rights.

What "rights"? This is a commercial site. The owners can run it any way they like. I have to admit that I would prefer that they not take the "moderation" feature any farther than they already have, but that's an aesthetic and business judgment, not a matter of rights.

There's a reason I'm paying for a premium membership here rather than being on IHUB (where I could participate for free as a charter member). It's got a lot to do with the respect for the free exchange of ideas you find here, as opposed to IHUB where the model is more along the lines of creating an environment where people don't have to hear what they don't want to hear. IMO, if management is wise they will keep that distinction in mind and allow both environments to thrive.

Bob has stated more than once that IHUB is much more profitable than SI. That makes sense. I do think there's room for the SI Indie film to coexist alongside of the IHUB (potential, at least) blockbuster. I also think it would be a mistake to blur the distinction between the two, which is what some of these proposed changes would do. But ultimately, it's their ball, glove and bat, and it's up to them to decide what the rules are. If we don't like it we can always leave. That's capitalism in action.
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