Quote from: Flying Hellfish on February 22, 2020, 01:58:32 AM

Quote from: suchmoon on February 21, 2020, 08:34:51 PM

I reported a few of these drive-by posts where TECSHARE copies a title of some Youtube video or a blog post and adds a link, nothing else. No summary, no opinion, no content of any significance. Good to see mods taking action on this low-effort low-value link spam.

Very much this. I was the one that removed the reported posts. As Suchmoon points out a "headline" with a simple link and nothing else is not of any value. They are usually nothing more than a way to get clicks for the site.

As a general rule I very very rarely click external links from BTCT. Certainly no one should be expected to click a link and go to another site to get the entire post. No one should have to go to some random shit hole of a website to find out if you're off topic or not. If you have something to say, say it, if you want to let another site be your entire post find somewhere else to link spam.

This is another perfect example of how this forum allows the letter of the law to be abused to selectively silence speech the mod and the reporters political preferences. Yes yes, I am sure it is all just totally a coincidence that almost every one of those removed posts is contrary to both of your political views. Also, you know those "Justice.gov" links are always full of viruses! I am sure you little goose steppers are comfortable in the knowledge zat ze rules are followed to ze letter, especially when it is information you don't agree with personally. This is just a pathetic pretext for censorship, and a "Permit Patty" type of targeted harassment.