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willysworld
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Deleting comments , banning users , deleting comments that go against sponsored posts.. wtf NS way to be like Fb and ruin the internet.. newschoolers used to be a place of freedom and now it seems like everyone is all pc, everything has to be positive.. that's just really lame.. what's everyone else's take on this ?
Nov 26 2017 9:41PM
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theabortionator
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Why don't you tell us how you really feel?
Nov 26 2017 9:45PM
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John18_6
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#NSNeutrality
Nov 26 2017 9:47PM
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ChangeCashMoney
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willysworldDeleting comments , banning users , deleting comments that go against sponsored posts.. wtf NS way to be like Fb and ruin the internet.. newschoolers used to be a place of freedom and now it seems like everyone is all pc, everything has to be positive.. that's just really lame.. what's everyone else's take on this ?


I agree that censorship isn't cool, I'm not on board with that. But is it really such a bad thing that people make an effort to be positive, and kind, and accepting of others?
Nov 26 2017 9:53PM
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willysworld
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ChangeCashMoneyI agree that censorship isn't cool, I'm not on board with that. But is it really such a bad thing that people make an effort to be positive, and kind, and accepting of others?

The internet is meant to be free dude.. ones opinion is ones opinion wether positive or negative that's called "Free Speech".
Nov 26 2017 9:55PM
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ChangeCashMoney
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willysworldThe internet is meant to be free dude.. ones opinion is ones opinion wether positive or negative that's called "Free Speech".


Right, I'm agreeing with that point. I just don't understand the complaint about people using their freedom of speech to spread good vibes.
Nov 26 2017 9:56PM
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willysworld
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ChangeCashMoneyRight, I'm agreeing with that point. I just don't understand the complaint about people using their freedom of speech to spread good vibes.

Half the fun of ns was the shit talking and banter.. not everything in life is about being positive and a hippie want both sides of the coin..
Nov 26 2017 9:58PM
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ChangeCashMoney
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willysworldHalf the fun of ns was the shit talking and banter.. not everything in life is about being positive and a hippie want both sides of the coin..


I still see shit talk on here all the time, and it's usually pretty funny. But I also see a supportive community who wants to spread the love of skiing and give solid advice to people like me who are trying to learn new stuff. idk man, it almost feels like.... just maybe.... you really can have both sides of the coin.
Nov 26 2017 10:01PM
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willysworld
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Deleting peoples comments is lame end of story and NS is becoming like Fb a censored landscape of boringness and pc bs. Bring back the trolls. skierman where out thou!!
Nov 26 2017 10:11PM
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hippystinx
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skiing is dying, and fucking fast.
Nov 26 2017 10:13PM
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theabortionator
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willysworldThe internet is meant to be free dude.. ones opinion is ones opinion wether positive or negative that's called "Free Speech".


Not really. Internet forums have always had rules. Some forums are super strict, some forums just about anything goes.



"deleting comments that go against sponsored posts"

Not sure what you're talking about with this one.

You have to be almost trying to get banned.
Nov 26 2017 10:16PM
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willysworld
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hippystinxskiing is dying, and fucking fast.


I kinda agree.. and then I disagree cause SLVSH is kinda Skiing's saving grace.. same with Ahmet Dadali and Phil And henrick .. they are the new age gods..
Nov 26 2017 10:18PM
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hippystinx
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willysworldI kinda agree.. and then I disagree cause SLVSH is kinda Skiing's saving grace.. same with Ahmet Dadali and Phil And henrick .. they are the new age gods..


slvsh is cool, but it doesn't make a whole lot of money. And those athletes are cool, but sponsors actually paying their athletes is fewer and farer between. A lot of sponsors now just flow cheap/discounted gear, and that seems to be rad enough for the 20 year old kid they can convince to ride the gravy train until a knee or something blows out, then it is on to the next.
Nov 27 2017 12:16AM
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.FRY.
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hippystinxskiing is dying, and fucking fast.


It will probably just evolve to something totally different in the next five years. The transition from tall-ts to the track pants new wave thing was totally unpredictable, the next trend will be even more absurd. I almost feel like ski ballet will revive itself in the park scene...

Then again all of this is irrelevant with the buffoon we have in office. Climate change is very real.
Nov 27 2017 12:27AM
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ALMIGHTYSOSA
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This is site is becoming a medium for cooperative agenda against Murica and its foundations of democracy. This communist movement is carried out through the brainwashing of site users in accepting this attack on your freedom. They're trying to censor you and hinder your American rights. Do not let these savages condition your minds into believing this false ideologies. This forum is an outlet for various form of media, one with significant influential power. As American we need to restore this republic of this site and make a greater change for skiing and end their destruction towards our identities. Damn these commies, don't let fall or there commie lies
Nov 27 2017 12:48AM
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.lencon
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willysworldDeleting peoples comments is lame end of story and NS is becoming like Fb a censored landscape of boringness and pc bs. Bring back the trolls. skierman where out thou!!


I love the shit talking just as much as the next guy, but there are some negative people on here.

That being said, I am not liking the direction of NS. If you give any feedback Eheath just gets butt hurt, the social media is meh, and yeah the censorship isn't great.
Nov 27 2017 12:51AM
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.butterz.
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They should let us say what we want to say.
Nov 27 2017 1:41AM
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Hugh_Conway_jr
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There are other ski forums out there. Some censor more, some censor less.

There are lots of options ... unless you want to talk about, Future Spins, afterbang, ShinBang, Instabang, newwave, and the first time you smoked pot ... then you are just going have to deal, cuz NS gots these topics on lockdown.
Nov 27 2017 2:02AM
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kingsskier
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Donate to NS and go to the donators forum. Less is sensored there.
Nov 27 2017 8:19AM
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Hugh_Conway_jr
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gotta pay to play? Freeride ain't free?
Nov 27 2017 8:32AM
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Dddsz
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I've definitely seen downvotes removed/changed to upvotes on videos before too. Like ok you fucking mod, I don't care if you like the video... I don't.
Nov 27 2017 9:19AM
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iced
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Lol true. I remember when they deleted my thread commenting on the new format resembling pornhub
Nov 27 2017 9:40AM
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TOAST.
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willysworldHalf the fun of ns was the shit talking and banter.. not everything in life is about being positive and a hippie want both sides of the coin..


Youre one of the top 10 worst members I can think of. Its a private site they can delete whatever they want. They still allow shit talking for the most part. I don't know what you are referring to with deleting negative threads about sponsors, but could you blame them. The website is free to use, if nobody wants to advertise here because there brand is just shit on the entire time are you willing to start paying for a membership?
Nov 27 2017 10:14AM
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.lencon
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TOAST.Youre one of the top 10 worst members I can think of. Its a private site they can delete whatever they want. They still allow shit talking for the most part. I don't know what you are referring to with deleting negative threads about sponsors, but could you blame them. The website is free to use, if nobody wants to advertise here because there brand is just shit on the entire time are you willing to start paying for a membership?


Please rank your top 10 worst members lol
Nov 27 2017 11:05AM
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BeefiestExpert
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Make NS great again!
Nov 27 2017 1:43PM
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willysworld
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TOAST.Youre one of the top 10 worst members I can think of. Its a private site they can delete whatever they want. They still allow shit talking for the most part. I don't know what you are referring to with deleting negative threads about sponsors, but could you blame them. The website is free to use, if nobody wants to advertise here because there brand is just shit on the entire time are you willing to start paying for a membership?


Says the guy doing a one foot rollerblade grind on a tiny 5 foot rail in his profile pic. Please learn to ski then you can talk shit. NS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.
Nov 27 2017 2:12PM
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.FRY.
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willysworldSays the guy doing a one foot rollerblade grind on a tiny 5 foot rail in his profile pic. Please learn to ski then you can talk shit. NS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.


Many nsers skateboard and inline skate during the off season. You should find your summer niche instead of playing cod and jacking off.
Nov 27 2017 2:16PM
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K-Dot.
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willysworldNS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.


NS is free you dense fuck.

Like anything you use for free, YOU are the product. That means you agree to the terms of the website or get the fuck out.

They don't just ban anyone for being harsh. They ban and censor annoying pieces of shit that detract from the community.
Nov 27 2017 2:26PM
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eheath
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.lenconI love the shit talking just as much as the next guy, but there are some negative people on here.

That being said, I am not liking the direction of NS. If you give any feedback Eheath just gets butt hurt, the social media is meh, and yeah the censorship isn't great.


Give me feedback on what? Moderation? Videos? this comment confuses me.

We don't delete a lot of stuff, we delete about 1/10th of what we used to delete 4-5 years ago, granted there was more action. Members rarely get banned anymore unless they break the very, simple rules, which honestly the only rules that are ever broken are racist and homophobic language, just immature bullshit. Maybe the community should consider creating more quality posts and threads to "make ns great again" instead of bitching because you want something to bitch about.
Nov 27 2017 2:50PM
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eheath
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RyhanI've definitely seen downvotes removed/changed to upvotes on videos before too. Like ok you fucking mod, I don't care if you like the video... I don't.


Mods can not change or remove votes on videos or threads/posts etc, just FYI.
Nov 27 2017 2:51PM
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MLB
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NS is like anything else....say really dumb stupid shit, get a dumb stupid prize. Just because it's the Internet don't think that there aren't rules or regulations to how you act on here. It's all part of the member/user agreements.

I've been on here long enough to see all sorts of trolls and to be honest....once you get to a certain age or been here a while it all looks the same and is really what destroys the community on here. It gets old real quick. The real gold is the friends and connections I've made through NS over the years, and the awesome genuine interactions that happen on their own in the forums when people are actually being genuine. Honestly the amount of times I've read "pee in her butt, solid 7and cool story Hansel"....it just ruins legitimate treads for some kid just to feel funny for 5 secs.

If you don't like it then you can move to TGR, or Biglines.
Nov 27 2017 2:52PM
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eheath
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willysworldSays the guy doing a one foot rollerblade grind on a tiny 5 foot rail in his profile pic. Please learn to ski then you can talk shit. NS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.


You're the problem with the skiing community these days, making fun of other skiers, talking down on other skiers, bitching endlessly about NS, why don't you post constructive things like you used to? You used to do interviews, etc and stuff, now you just post immature bullshit. What gives?
Nov 27 2017 2:52PM
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BeefiestExpert
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eheath was caught boosting his post count in local threads....

THAT IS CORRUPT AND UNFAIR TO THE MEMBERS OF NS, SHOULD BE BANNED IMMEDIATELY.
Nov 27 2017 3:06PM
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milk_man
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hippystinxskiing is dying, and fucking fast.


Wut? I used to see mainly snowboarders in the park, but now I think skiers took over
Nov 27 2017 3:13PM
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theabortionator
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milk_manWut? I used to see mainly snowboarders in the park, but now I think skiers took over



I thought skiers took over like 04-07
Nov 27 2017 3:17PM
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TOAST.
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willysworldSays the guy doing a one foot rollerblade grind on a tiny 5 foot rail in his profile pic. Please learn to ski then you can talk shit. NS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.


Why dont you add a forum to your ballinonabudget website and then you can have a free for all clusterfuck of shitty posts.

P.S. sorry for the rollerblade grind, i forgot that the only proper way to ski is with thalls dick in your ass.
Nov 27 2017 3:24PM
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profa_212
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For a thread about not allowing shit talking.....there sure seems to be an ass load of shit talking lol
Nov 27 2017 3:37PM
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.lencon
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eheathGive me feedback on what? Moderation? Videos? this comment confuses me.

We don't delete a lot of stuff, we delete about 1/10th of what we used to delete 4-5 years ago, granted there was more action. Members rarely get banned anymore unless they break the very, simple rules, which honestly the only rules that are ever broken are racist and homophobic language, just immature bullshit. Maybe the community should consider creating more quality posts and threads to "make ns great again" instead of bitching because you want something to bitch about.


This thread is a lot of complaining, I'm not talking about this. This thread took a turn for the worst between Willy and Toast.

I have come across some posts where people have good ideas/feedback and it seems like you blow them off. That's all I'm saying. I actually really like all your 5 question videos and none of my posts/threads get deleted so I'm not too worried.
Nov 27 2017 4:32PM
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eheath
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.lenconI have come across some posts where people have good ideas/feedback and it seems like you blow them off.


Feedback about what? I'm still lost here.
Nov 27 2017 4:33PM
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.lencon
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eheathFeedback about what? I'm still lost here.


Just the site in general. I've seen some posts just thoughout the forums and in site discussion.
Nov 27 2017 4:37PM
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.FRY.
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eheathFeedback about what? I'm still lost here.


I think he is over generalizing a bit. The only example I can think of is the weed AMA thread created by Trvp_Angel, but even that is a poor example.
Nov 27 2017 4:39PM
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eheath
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.lenconJust the site in general. I've seen some posts just thoughout the forums and in site discussion.


You specifically called me out on ignoring feedback, so that's why i'm pestering you. I'm not sure what you think my job at NS is, but design and coding of the site is not what I do, I provide feedback to our programmers/designers in beta tests and when we do release new things like the app and desktop site this summer, we look at all of the feedback and work to create the best app/site for our users. I'm a bit frustrated you might think we don't take member feedback to heart, because we do, this site is designed for you, not for us.
Nov 27 2017 4:50PM
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eheath
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.FryI think he is over generalizing a bit. The only example I can think of is the weed AMA thread created by Trvp_Angel, but even that is a poor example.


There are plenty of situations like that where mods will delete threads they see as a waste, like I said before we delete about 1/10th of what we used to, there use to be 100s of garbage threads that would deleted, now its maybe 1 a day. I didn't delete said post, but I'm sure whoever did delete it did it because it was a stupid thread with no value, seeing at Trvp_Angel makes a new AMA thread every day it seems.
Nov 27 2017 4:51PM
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SFBv420.0
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MLBNS is like anything else....say really dumb stupid shit, get a dumb stupid prize. Just because it's the Internet don't think that there aren't rules or regulations to how you act on here. It's all part of the member/user agreements.

I've been on here long enough to see all sorts of trolls and to be honest....once you get to a certain age or been here a while it all looks the same and is really what destroys the community on here. It gets old real quick. The real gold is the friends and connections I've made through NS over the years, and the awesome genuine interactions that happen on their own in the forums when people are actually being genuine. Honestly the amount of times I've read "pee in her butt, solid 7and cool story Hansel"....it just ruins legitimate treads for some kid just to feel funny for 5 secs.

If you don't like it then you can move to TGR, or Biglines.

my take
despite little to no moderation and boobies
budget baller bitch aint got what it takes to be a maggot
Nov 28 2017 7:42AM
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Jnets
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hippystinxskiing is dying, and fucking fast.


Couldn't agree more.
Nov 28 2017 9:40AM
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SofaKingSick
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willysworldSays the guy doing a one foot rollerblade grind on a tiny 5 foot rail in his profile pic. Please learn to ski then you can talk shit. NS should be free within reason I'm not talking full on Forchan style but at least let people express their opinions as fight amoungst each other.


holy shit get a life dude
Nov 28 2017 10:37AM
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kingsskier
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The referenced post has been removed.


Its hard to just say generically ALL of skiing is growing. The resorts reported growth over the last five years, or at least thats the report I assume you are referring to. That does not mean the ski gear community and its subsets are all growing. You can even break it down to freeskiing vs racing vs leisure skiing and categorize those.
So, generically saying skiing dying or growing is a bit loaded. Its can be both.

My post is nonsesical and I should just not post it, but I like the irony of leaving it in this particular thread.
Nov 28 2017 12:10PM
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.butterz.
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This topic makes me want to go into my safe zone...

**This post was edited on Nov 28th 2017 at 12:58:37pm
Nov 28 2017 12:47PM
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DirtYStylE
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I really hated opening a thread and having to cringe. When this site became popular and 4chan spilled over we had some terrible users. They deserve to get banned. Yes, there is free speech on this site, you are censored AFTER you say something. You need to be responsible, and held accountable for your actions.
Nov 29 2017 1:11PM
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