BeWelcome censorship: Difference between revisions
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In March 2013, cross posted invitations to seek the duck (a toulousan event promoting BW) were deleted by a member of the moderation team. | In March 2013, cross posted invitations to seek the duck (a toulousan event promoting BW) were deleted by a member of the moderation team. | ||
This opened a [http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s5417-unlocal_information_in_local_group discussion] about moderation. | This opened a [http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s5417-unlocal_information_in_local_group discussion] about moderation. | ||
Local members later reposted [http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s5378-SeekTheDuck_2013__a_BeWelcome_event_in_Toulouse__France__June_1__2013_ the message] in their groups, and it was made sticky, which made it very visible for a while, but the moderation team refused to admit a mistake. | |||
It can easily be claimed that this incident itself is not censorship as only cross posts were deleted, and at least one of the post was kept which is less of a restriction of your freedom of speech. | It can easily be claimed that this incident itself is not censorship as only cross posts were deleted, and at least one of the post was kept which is less of a restriction of your freedom of speech. | ||
== Banning of members == | == Banning of members == | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 1 April 2013
BeWelcome is quite an open and transparent organization compared to CouchSurfing and Hospitality Club but one could say even here there are cases of censorship in BeWelcome.
Moderation team
BW's forum is moderated by the moderation team, which coordinates itself in a private group. Its creation date is mid/late 2012 (?) and was not debated in the forum.
Deletions of posts
In March 2013, cross posted invitations to seek the duck (a toulousan event promoting BW) were deleted by a member of the moderation team. This opened a discussion about moderation.
Local members later reposted the message in their groups, and it was made sticky, which made it very visible for a while, but the moderation team refused to admit a mistake.
It can easily be claimed that this incident itself is not censorship as only cross posts were deleted, and at least one of the post was kept which is less of a restriction of your freedom of speech.
Banning of members
In December 2012, Tim Loal, notorious (some would say infamous) for beeing vocal about the management of BW, was banned from the forums for 1 year. A protest group FREE TIM NOW ! was created.