Ever got Banned at a Forum for Expressing your Opinion?

[Tyrael]

Did you ever get permanently banned at a forum simply for expressing your thoughts or opinion on a matter?

Here we support the freedom of expression: as long as it doesn't contain unnecessary cursing.

People who disagree are free to say that. Misinformation gets debunked or clarified via discusion. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right.

However, some public forums and websites are inconsiderate for different view points. If you don't agree there, you'll get banned, even without a warning or reason.

People can run their forums as they see fit, but it's not worthwhile to stick around a place that only allows one school of thought to be expressed.

[Incognito]

lol

[RebelliousVanilla]

I was about to say something, but I'll shut up...

But yes, I got banned on other forums for not being politically correct.

[Zuberi]

I remember being banned from a summer camp for putting some loud mouth trollop in her place!

So far as forums are concerned I've never been banned from one!
You probably don't believe that, now do you?

[Incognito]

I remember being banned from a summer camp for putting some loud mouth trollop in her place!

So far as forums are concerned I've never been banned from one!
You probably don't believe that, now do you?

Yes, that's truly shocking!

[PokemonMasterTrainer]

Not as of yet, but I've had weird experiences on forums. I did a get retarded PM on YouTube after I criticised a singer!

[Percy]

Yep.

I was 'gone, like I was never there'.

But I was in the good company of several other fine MRAs who were also driven off.

[Feckless]

Strangely I have never been banned, even not on feminist sites....I guess I am just too nice.

[6ame]

I have been banned 4 times from QnA (it no longer exists), and twice from Answerbag, all times I was banned for basically having a different viewpoint to others (women mostly).
I now have people who are extremely angry at my bannings who know me from QnA and Answerbag, they know I speak my mind and follow the rules, and the only reason I was banned is because I strongly disagreed with others, they know I didn't deserve it, they've written to the top dogs of the sites to set the record straight, I just dust myself off and go back for more, I don't cry about it.

What's strange is, if I get banned for something, like I was on Answerbag for daring to suggest the wage gap is not due to discrimination, and again for saying that I'd hit a woman who hit me first, it doesn't solve anything, I just go right back and let them have it even worse than before when I go back on the site.

The reason bannings happen, is because unlike real life, people cannot interupt, cut you off, or shout you down, you can be as quiet as a Church mouse on Teusday and still get your point across, this annoys lots of people because before the Internet they could easily shout them down, not so easy now, so now they just report until they're banned, it's pitiful at best.

I can proudly say that I've never downrated or reported anyone on the Internet, I don't even remove negative comments from my YouTube account, such is my belief in freedom of expression.

[byslexic_danana]

Strangely I have never been banned, even not on feminist sites....I guess I am just too nice.

You must try harder, buddy........

[Celtic Druid]

It's usually forums whose debating stance cannot withstand the rigours of open and free debate who'll censor and ban excessively. Feminist forums are undoubtedly the worst offenders in this category.

Here on AM we've strived to maintain free speech since it's inception - whilst maintaining a careful balance with upholding a necessary framework of rules.

And yes, I've been banned from a few feminist forums under different guises.

[Daveyone]

Yes at the BBC and Daily mail ( But I am back under a different heading on both) more recently New York Wire forum just for mentioning my blog and ex-pat enlanders in Australia forum for the same reason! I wonder what they have to fear as on all accounts and as my record will show on here since I joined I offer respect and no offensive content, I even want kids to be able to access my blog so freedom of speach in important wo me and will push it where I can!
I said hello to Haahoo in person today at Canterbury!!

[Daveyone]

I do take the credit for the dimise of the BBC Woman's Hour forum as I continued to 'Spam' on their about our issues for almost a year and not they have all gone, I am back at the BBC with my 35th name change Envoyevader can you dig it? I guess this would also fit very nicely here to;
Accomplishments sub-forum

[Incognito]

Yes at the BBC and Daily mail ( But I am back under a different heading on both) more recently New York Wire forum just for mentioning my blog and ex-pat enlanders in Australia forum for the same reason! I wonder what they have to fear as on all accounts and as my record will show on here since I joined I offer respect and no offensive content, I even want kids to be able to access my blog so freedom of speach in important wo me and will push it where I can!
I said hello to Haahoo in person today at Canterbury!!

YAY! How'd it go? Congrats to you and Haahoo and everyone else who participated. The Canterbury idea is the best one F4J has ever had, imo.

[Celtic Druid]

I said hello to Haahoo in person today at Canterbury!!

Good fellow. I hope you found him well.

Keep "offending" Davey.