re: Why do mods anchor threads?

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So this is a board that allows their views and nothing else.

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Listen predditor...this site allows more diversity of thought and opinion than most I've seen. And certainly more than equivalent sites.


If you want an echo chamber go browse DU or Reddit

You sure do whine a lot

This thread has been anchored as per the instructions, so speak your mind,.

Kicks the door in

Religious threads typically get the anchor or deleted.

The owner of the site has been consistent with that since the site started. Sometimes threads don't get anchored because an admin doesn't notice it.

Enjoy the site. if you don't like it leave.

BTW Russian go back to Kuwait.

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travelgamer

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After reading this thread, I think your account will be anchored soon.

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All privately owned enterprises can censor any comments they believe harm their reputation, image or product.

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This isn’t questionable.

However, I don’t think that’s the OP’s basic concern and question.

I think they’re saying that there may be censorship of opinions which have little or no potential to damage TD’s image, reputation, and brand but are personally objectionable to some individual moderator’s political, ethical, moral, or religious sensibilities.

If potential damage to image, reputation, and brand were the central issue wouldn’t we expect less exposure and discussion of female teachers’ sexual exploitation of their students? Especially when they generate jokes aplenty that guilty or not guilty depends on how good looking the teacher is or isn’t.

That’s one example. Maybe there are others.

Perhaps also it’s not just threads that are anchored but individual posters that are censored triggering an end to the discussion through the anchoring protocol.


[This post could be another example I guess]