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0 pointskoheripbal6y ago0 comments

An open forum is not the same as letters to the editor.

It's more analogous to people talking in a bar.

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ardy426y ago· 2 in thread

> An open forum is not the same as letters to the editor.

I disagree.

"I rented this hall [for this open forum], and now I’m going to turn off the lights."

koheripbalOP6y ago

You really don't see the difference between an editor selecting one person to speak, versus a forum where almost everyone gets to speak?

ardy426y ago

> You really don't see the difference between an editor selecting one person to speak, versus a forum where almost everyone gets to speak?

There is no difference. If I invite people to come to my place to talk in some kind of forum, I have no obligation to let people who I think are disruptive or offensive stay, nor do I have an obligation to preserve any record of their words.

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