tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post1005282581455944910..comments2024-01-22T08:27:40.801-08:00Comments on project mayhem: Can someone please explain the Deseret News comment moderation to me?the narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-52282234987989993082011-05-12T10:58:59.345-07:002011-05-12T10:58:59.345-07:00Maybe they dinged you for "over-use of punctu...Maybe they dinged you for "over-use of punctuation" Haha Just take out all the periods and question marks like I've done here Why else would your rather innocuous statement be censored I find it very amusing speculationPr1nc3_Ch4rmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642966361688231493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-55286355578874605612011-05-11T08:08:40.067-07:002011-05-11T08:08:40.067-07:00Luckily I had initially written my comment elsewhe...Luckily I had initially written my comment elsewhere so it was easy to submit it again. My advice is to write and save your comments into a text file before submitting them so that you can easily resubmit them when a prudish reviewer rejects them.the narratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-76818321929618675372011-05-11T06:41:52.082-07:002011-05-11T06:41:52.082-07:00I think Tod may be onto something. The Deseret Ne...I think Tod may be onto something. The Deseret News probably has a filter that catches any comment with a set of keywords, including racism, which entitles them to "special review." Whether your comment gets in is probably just a function of how sensitive your reviewer is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544954353921319940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-15252202296600886882011-05-11T02:04:24.721-07:002011-05-11T02:04:24.721-07:00I can't. But thanks for the tip. I'll tr...I can't. But thanks for the tip. I'll try submitting twice next time. Looks like KSL has comments again. Haven't checked if Mormon Times still offers comments anywhere, but don't see any over there so apparently their experiment didn't last long. The old KSL comment boards were as scary as they come.Chino Blancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089075247725625711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-67426346231711033522011-05-11T01:01:41.508-07:002011-05-11T01:01:41.508-07:00In case my comment at the Deseret News article is ...In case my comment at the Deseret News article is lost to moderation, perhaps it may be of interest to your readers here.<br /><br />Building upon a comment by someone named Rocket Science, I wrote:<br /><br />Rocket Science made the observation that homosexual relationships are statistically not usual, and that "[t]he norm for ages has been marriage." <br /><br />And this is the crux of the problem for lesbian and gay people. <br /><br />The infrastructure of society was built around what was statistically common, traditional marriage. Everything from health insurance to spousal immigration regulations are based on the marriage model that has been the norm for centuries. But now we observe that a statistically small portion of society are intrinsically and fundamentally incompatible with "traditional" opposite-sex marriage, yet are otherwise fully capable of functioning and participating in society. What's more, this small group is similarly situated to heterosexual society in nearly every other way, such that they pair bond and form families, raise children, plant gardens and pay taxes.<br /><br />So the question to the statistical "norm" is "what is the place of lesbians and gays in society? How can their families be more fully integrated into a society who's social infrastructure is based upon traditional marriage?"<br /><br />Furthermore, if Peter Vidmar publicly campaigned to deny gays and lesbians from participating fully in society, should we be surprised that some complained?Steven Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587767322862851900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-79832846447638136252011-05-10T22:06:48.710-07:002011-05-10T22:06:48.710-07:00You used the word "racism". That's b...You used the word "racism". That's bigoted. ;-)Tod Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839443291699465031noreply@blogger.com