Quote from: Roky Erickson on January 24, 2013, 03:33 am[SNIP]I'm sure the original DPR, if he is still around, would agree with me that anyone who advocates censorship for 'the good of the broader community', should not be a mod on this site. If you don't understand the effects of censorship, and can't see past the minute advantages it offers, well, read a book is all I'm gonna say. You are a moderator, you are here to help people and moderate, you are not the discussion police.I guarantee you my view is the majority here, but the majority of people don't want to publicly disagree with the mods. If you are one of the people agreeing with censorship then you are part of the reason we have to buy/sell drugs anonymously, for shame.Quote from: Roky Erickson on January 24, 2013, 04:31 am[SNIP]I have said all I needed to say on the subject of censorship and to be honest when I joined here in 2011 I never thought I would have to. This forum has become infested with people who agree with censorship and have no idea what the counterculture is or what it stands for, that is why these forums have died not because a couple of newbies were asking about pgp. [SNIP]I'm afraid I have to agree with our protesting chum here. Censorship is detrimental in the extreme to the ultimate goal we are all screaming out for: freedom. I understand that certain things do need to be contained, but there are far too many new members here who are all too happy to turn to censorship in order to 'make this a better place'. In other words, to make it more familiar. When faced with dizzying amounts of freedom, something that is unattainable in one's daily life, one reaches out for the nearest thing that seems familiar - in this case, that is 'control'.These members desire more moderators, and indeed, many volunteer themselves for the role without understanding the implications that granting moderator privileges to every Tom, Dick and Harry would have on an anonymous, open forum such as this. DPR picks his/her moderators very carefully, and the moderators we do currently have do an excellent job toeing the line between moderating and ensuring the freedoms that DPR has envisioned.I've explained in the past the reasons that we need LESS moderators, not more; I'm not going to rehash my previous argument here but censorship and large scale moderation goes against the spirit of Silk Road, the spirit of the community and the intentions of DPR when setting up the marketplace and separating the forums from the marketplace itself. Censorship is downright dangerous.DPR's interest lies around an Agorism based marketplace, with libertarian ideals at its core. These forums, as an outlet of (free) expression, must not be allowed the taste of censorship. If that occurs then it will be clear that we have abandoned the principles that guide this community; and when we abandon those principles, we lose all value that we place on our freedom.- grahamgreene