Giles Free Speech Zone

The purpose of the "Giles Free Speech Zone" is to identify problems of concern to the people of Giles County, to discuss them in a gentlemanly and civil manner, while referring to the facts and giving evidence to back up whatever claims are made, making logical arguments that avoid any use of fallacy, and, hopefully, to come together in agreement, and find a positive solution to the problem at hand. Help make a difference! Email "mcpeters@usit.net" to suggest topics or make private comments.

Friday, March 27, 2009

IS THERE A DOUBLE STANDARD ON THIS BLOG????

There have been a number of posts by an individual questioning whether there is a double standard in reference to posting on this blog.
As has been stated before the only thing censured on the blog is language. The hope is that people would stay on topic but there is no enforcement nor is there a desire to censure. This new topic is added with the hope other topics can be focused on without the distractions attempted by some posters.
My belief, as I have addressed a number of times already, is that when a person puts something on here with supportive evidence it is a very different matter from just feeling something. I am a plain spoken person and have called some people names based on the evidence I listed with each name supporting that name. So if I have referred to a person as a liar I have included the evidence of the lie told by that person. If I have referred to a person's behavior by some name I have included evidence of such behavior.
The question as I understand it is, am I given a pass for the things that I post while this other person is criticized? My contention is that if a post is supported by clear evidence it will carry more weight than a post based entirely on the feelings of that poster, but you be the judge. Allen Barrett