About
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, and Welcome To Our Humble Blogmocracy
About Us
Not quite Four score and seven years ago Savage brought forth on this internet, a new blog, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great blog war, testing whether this blog, or any blog so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great internet battle-field of that war. We have dedicated a portion of the internet, as a final free resting place for those who here gave their former blogging identities that the concept of a free-blogging experience, without the insidious influence of a G-dless and oppressive rule, might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men and women, bloggingly still living and dead, who struggled here and elsewhere, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what those banned elsewhere have done. It is for us the still blogging, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought on that other blog have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored banned we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the up their blogging personalities — that we here highly resolve that these banned shall not have been banned in vain — that this blog, under God, shall create a new birth of freedom — and that blog of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the internet.”
-WrathofG-d
(with some help from Abraham Lincoln)
Citizenship
Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our new Blogmocracy, we avail ourselves of the presence of that portion of our fellow-citizens which is here assembled to express our grateful thanks for the favor which you have been pleased to look toward us, to declare a sincere consciousness that the task is above our talents, and that we approach it with those anxious and awful presentiments which the greatness of the charge and weakness of our powers so justly inspire. Insofar that we are fully aware of our calling to push forth on this endeavor in the name of liberty, and those precious freedoms bestowed upon all citizens by the Holy Creator, we extend our hand in brotherhood to our cherished masses. In furtherance of this goal, I look to you then, ladies and gentlemen, who are charged with being the first pioneers, and to those associated with you. I look with encouragement for your guidance and support which may enable us to steer with safety the vessel in which we are all embarked amidst the conflicting elements of a troubled world.
It is with this charge that we declare that unlike other blogging enterprises we are a Blogmocracy, and as such ask -ney, cherish, your insights and comments, and encourage our citizenry to plainly “tell us how to run our blog”. And according to such desire, we ask that you engage your suffrage and take this opportunity to vote, and allow us, your humble servants within this noble Blogmocracy, to hear what you desire, and all other suggestions you have for this grand endeavor.
The approbation implied by your suffrage is a great consolation to us for the past, and our future solicitude we be to retain the good opinion of those who have bestowed it in advance, to conciliate that of others by doing them all the good in our power, and to be instrumental to the happiness and freedom of all. It is in this vain that we have created the “Voting Booth“.
Relying then, on the patronage of your good will, we advance with obedience to the work. And may that Infinite Power which rules the destinies of the universe lead our councils to what is best, and give them a favorable issue for your peace and prosperity.
*PROPOSED* Procedures For Redress
(a) Post Deletion
The Administration of this humble Blogmocracy greatly respect the Rights of citizenry to free speech, free expression, and an ability to have themselves heard in practically any time, place, or manner. However, we also believe that with these Rights comes great responsibility. Accordingly, in order to ensure that both the citizens Rights and responsibility are taken into consideration, and to ensure that no Citizen, nor member of the Administration is endowed with too much power (that could be easily abused) we have created the following procedure and system of checks and balances:
1. Once an member of The Blogmocracy’s Administration notices an offending comment, that comment will be removed from the Thread, and said offending comment will be replaced with a notification of said deletion, and a short explanation as to why this action taken was necessarily. The citizen should consider this kind deletion as a warning.
2. If the Citizen wishes to contest the removal of the comment he or she can contact the Administration at Blogmorcacy@gmail.com to plead their case. This email address can also be used by concerned Citizens to report questionable posts, which might have been missed by the Administration.
3. The Citizen’s email in defense of their post will be reviewed by the Administration, and if we concur that the deletion of the post was in error, the warning will be revoked.
4. If however after 3 days from the time of said offensive post no redress has been requested by the Citizen, the post will remain deleted with explanation and the warning will stand.
(b) Citizenship Revocation/Account Banning
As a policy, banning of our Citizens is greatly abhorred by the Administration. Despite this core principle, and our policy of giving preference to robust free speech, certain restrictions as to one’s speech rights are necessary for the overall good our The Blogmocracy. To ensure that all bannings are done fairly, we created the following general procedure:
1. Once an member of The Blogmocracy’s Administration notices an offending comment(s), that comment(s) will be removed from the Thread, and said offending comment(s) will be replaced with a notification of said deletion, and a short explanation as to why this action taken was necessarily. The citizen should consider the deletion as a warning.
2. If the Citizen wishes to contest the removal of the comment(s) he or she can contact the Administration at Blogmorcacy@gmail.com to plead their case. This email address should also be used by concerned Citizens to report questionable posts, behavior, etc., which might have been missed by the Administration.
3. The Citizen’s email in defense of their post being deleted will be reviewed by the Administration, and if we concur that the deletion of the post was in error, the warning will be revoked.
4. If however after 3 days from the time of said offensive post no redress has been requested by the Citizen, the post will remain deleted with explanation and the warning will stand.
5. If the offending Citizen continues to violate the laws, and decency of the Blogmocracy by, among other things, continuing to post overly offensive or inappropriate comments, despite having been warned, his or her Citizenship will be suspended, and all of the Citizen’s posts will be sent to the Administration for review.
6. If the Citizen wishes an explanation regarding why his or her Citizenship has been revoked, he or she will have to contact The Administration at Blogmocracy@gmail.com, and therein plead his or her case.
7. If the Citizens has pleaded his or her case before the Administration, an email will be sent to the offending Citizen explaining the ruling. If the Administration rules that the deletion of the posts, and suspension of Citizenship was in error, all actions in response to the said comments will be reversed.
8. If however the Administration rules against reinstating the offending posters Citizenship, their account will remain blocked.
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