Since the order was placed, I’ve been checking Apple’s order status page, like every 5 minutes when I’m near a computer.
The iMac has been listed as “sent to manufacturing” for what seems like forever.. and this morning when I checked after I woke up.. I see this:
1 Shipped 05/18/2005
Whoo-Hoo!!!! it’s finally on its way… (I realize finally seems like overkill, since its been less then a week since it was ordered…but hey.. its a new computer!)
really couldn’t think of a better title… oh well…
This one falls into that political area I normally stay out of..but.. after reading this post on Judi’s site.. I had to read more.
Turns out.. Judi sums it up pretty nicely..A guy who has his blog hosted on Typepad (ran by six apart – the movable type guys). Had a post where someone left comments he didn’t like. So, instead of doing what any other MT using blogger would do, and either delete the comments, and ban the user from the blog..and leaving it at that… he decides that because he found this person’s comments offensive and hateful…that this person should be banned from posting comments on ANY blog hosted by Typepad.
So.. I go and read this post on Mr. Silverstein… in which he states his opinion that because Six-Apart won’t ban this user globally..that they are condoning what he said.
I read the original comments (which Mr. Silverstein has gone in and edited, although he does clearly mark his comments inside the comments)… and I don’t see the same thing Richard sees.. do I see stupid, insulting, pointless comments? Yup..sure do.. do I see anything other then someone expressing their opinion? Nope..
Nothing in either the quoted portion of the comments..or in the original comments themselves is threatening..(and for the record, like Mr. Silverstein, I’m Jewish..)
In the comments posted to this article, Richard keeps stating that the original comments stated that the commentor was advocating violence and genocide… maybe I missed it because its 1:30 in the morning..but I didn’t see a single mention of anyone threatening violence or genocide…
My take on the whole thing? Six-Apart/Typepad is correct in refusing to ban someone just because one blogger doesn’t like what he said. As I don’t use Typepad to host this blog.. I don’t know if Typepad customer’s have the same flexibility with Movable Type that you get if you run it on your own server..but I’d have to assume they do.. so Mr. Silverstein… If you don’t want people to post things you disagree with in your comments.. turn on the Comment moderation feature in MT and then you can choose to censor anyone who you want to.
Me? I’ll continue to support free speech.. even for the stupid people who shouldn’t talk, let alone breed. I’ve said it before (not here though..I don’t think) I might not agree with, or even like what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.