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Originally Posted by Over43
Another item I've noticed about "Anti" agendas is that they are very closed group. A "mormon" in good standing has very little chance of postin on their forums. In fact a forum I ran across yesterday stated in its credo, "If you are an active member please do not try to post here, we don't want to hear it..." (paraphrase)
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So what? It is the forum's owner who decides what will and won't be discussed on the forum.
I know of a forum dedicated to all things LDS that allows everyone to join in on the conversation. It also is not moderated, except in a way that ensures conversations with no swearing, etc., to conversations with no moderating whatsoever. But many call this board "anti-Mormon" when it is not. What it does do is allow conversations from all people, and does not always agree with Latter-day Saints.
Obviously there are anti-Mormon boards. I suspect the one you are referring to is rabidly anti-Mormon. But its stated purpose is completely different from other boards, as is the owner's right. I cannot tolerate that board, and haven't been there for years.
I know of another LDS board that is insistent there be no discord on threads, and that anti-LDS discussions will not be tolerated. And it is the board owner's right to demand such.
Finally, I have had more than a few people on this board intimate I have no business being here as I am an ex-member and an atheist. Yet the rules make it clear I am welcome here. Some continue to question why I am here. Frankly, I owe no one an explanation, because, as I said, the board rules say I am welcome.
So my point is, what you see as exclusionary rules, are, indeed exclusionary. As is the board owner's right. And there are always going to be boards that do not welcome Latter-day Saints, and other boards that do not welcome anyone but Latter-day Saints.
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However, they apparently feel more than welcome to come here and other LDS sites and post their hate, criticize spelling, and whatever else they can manage to make sport of. Which is unfortunate because many of them spend less time "discussing" hcurch doctrine andmore time defaming individuals who are private persons, i.e. "My neighbor is LDS and...", "While on my mission my companion..."
It really is a shame.
Jon
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Do you seriously think there are LDS board that do not do the same?
I am not advocating for one board over another; in fact, I am quite happy at this board. But it is a lack of perspective to think of this with a black and white perspective. There are countless sites devoted to LDS issues, and devoted to anti-LDS issues. Neither is more acceptable than the other, given the owner's designated rules.
Elphaba