@kennethamy,
kennethamy;74105 wrote:I simply pointed out that it does not follow from the fact that Justin has the right to ban the member, that he was right to ban the member.
Indeed. But he was right on other grounds.
kennethamy;74105 wrote:I did say that I thought that Justin was wrong to ban the member on the ground that the member advocated violence, since it is untrue that the member advocated violence.
That was the last of many straws. We had to delete an entire 6 page long thread because it was so inappropriate, and another mod had to delete an additional post of his on a different topic.
kennethamy;74105 wrote:It is about the argument that since he had the right to ban the member, he was right to ban the member. That argument is clearly fallacious.
Fortunately that is not the argument, and the actual justification is ample. If Justin's right (and ability) to ban someone were the sole argument to do so, then it would beg the question of why this guy and not arbitrarily anyone else. It so happens that Justin has given many people on this forum ample opportunity to prove their worth before resorting to a ban, some of whom never needed banishment. So there were unique aspects to Violent Meme that justified his banning, not the least of which was the fact that his values and behavior were unceasingly revolting and reflected badly on all of us.
And might I add that you (not you in particular, but everyone) owe Justin a token of admiration and gratitude, even if it's silently within you, for fostering a thread like this. I've been a mod and a participant in other forums too, and NEVER have I seen a site admin who would open his own management decisions to discussion like this. If you don't feel included now, you never will.
