We're with the Banned...

Their number may not be legion, but those politically inclined posters banned by the TimesDaily forum increase daily. True, not all of those banned are guilty of having original political thoughts--some are just downright nasty in temperament, but many seem to have run afoul of the Decatur Daily's resident liberal Paul Crawford.

The Decatur Daily, you ask? Just what does a newspaper 45 miles from the Shoals have to do with the local forum. It seems since the Shelton family purchased the TimesDaily, the positions of moderators have been scuppered. Any moderation, real or imagined, seems to originate quite haphazardly from the Decatur offices, banning the good, bad, and mediocre with the same delete button.

Those who use the eve format on other forums would be hard pressed to find a resemblance to the TimesDaily of 2010, a forum that has morphed into retro simplicity. Gone are private messages, quotes, links, and photographs. Apparently here to stay are draconian banning of any and all who dare to initiate and post on topics that create the need for human moderation and administration.

So, today we salute those who have fallen, perhaps to rise again in a new incarnation...or then again, perhaps not.


The Banned:

Autumn64
Basement Cat
Big Red Afro
Bookworm
DeepFat
E.T.
Geddon97
GoFish
Interventor2
Kindred
King Julien
LMM
MeKirk2
Original Bama
PapaTim00
Philly Phan
PuF
SaltyDog
Shoalanda
The Bald Guy
Wild Irish Prose
Vick13
YankeeGramma
Zipadeedodah

Stay tuned; we fear the obituary for the forum itself looms nearer each day.


Shoalanda