ArbTalk CENSORSHIP?

[aworldoftrees]

ArbTalk CENSORSHIP?

 

On the thread started by Colin Bashford promoting his attempts to get elected as ISA President (that was recently taken down by Arbtalk) somebody asked Colin about the article about ISA and the squandering of ISA UK+I Chapter funds.

 

When that question was sidestepped by Colin, I decided to put the record straight by saying this:-

 

"I resigned on the grounds that Colin Bashford had mislead the Board that lost the chapter approx £3000.00...........and also stated the Board of Directors had coursed the chapter to take on fines from companies house for late returns of record not once but twice.

 

That prompted Colin to suggest that he thought that my statement was slanderous and that he would reply via his legal representative. To date, no such communication has been received.

 

Anyway, after some further highly revealing posts that thread was removed which prompts the legitimate question "does this constitute Arbtalk censorship"?

 

As a further question, is the way that the BoD (of the ISA UK+I Chapter) run the Chapter and how key individuals act (supposedly on behalf of the Members), of public interest?

[Buzz]

Frankly mate i don't think the vast majority here give a flying toss ! The thread was probably taken down as it goes directly against the ethos of this forum most aren't interested in political nonsense there is enough of that on the TV

[Dean Lofthouse]

Frankly mate i don't think the vast majority here give a flying toss ! The thread was probably taken down as it goes directly against the ethos of this forum most aren't interested in political nonsense there is enough of that on the TV

 

Ditto

[Amelanchier]

This forum is not a soapbox. You are under the assumption that you have rights that you do not actually have. Further to this I would draw your attention to the forum rules http://arbtalk.co.uk/index.php?pageid=forumrules . Specifically rules 1 & 4 within which I have highlighted the relevant text.

 

 

1. Arbtalk is a privately owned website and reserves the right to remove or restrict any user without notice. Additionally unwelcome are persons with political or controversial agendas, and persons who use the forums to link to, or promote, other websites and/or products without express permission.

 

4. No attacks, insults, or flames** - be it on someone's person, religious beliefs, race, national background, sexual orientation, or whatever. This is VERY important. If you have a problem with somebody, do not flame them on our website. Take it somewhere else. No flaming of ANY kind is welcome here. The quickest way to get banned from our website is to break this rule. This includes public posts, group posts, private messages or contact methods supplied by the member of this site.

 

When you signed up, you agreed to follow these rules. Whether you consider this to be censorship is up to you but I would suggest that it is irrelevant.

In addition, please note that instead attempting to shame Arbtalk into allowing you to post what you like, I would think a better approach would be to contact Steve with your concerns.

[Rentachimp]

All I have to say is 'Arb Association Rule OK!'

[Steve Bullman]

well after the above comments by buzz and Tony, i dont think theres anything left for me to add....i'll leave this thread up for a further 24 hours so anyone else who wants to can have their say.

[madmatt]

Frankly mate i don't think the vast majority here give a flying toss ! The thread was probably taken down as it goes directly against the ethos of this forum most aren't interested in political nonsense there is enough of that on the TV

 

Ditto

[Buzz]

Wow I got something right for once lol

[Tom D]

Quite right to pull it steve, as soon as people start mentioning lawyers its time to get out.

[Alasdair]

have i missed something????