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Katharsistwo
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16 Sep 2010, 4:27 am

Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?



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16 Sep 2010, 6:46 am

Katharsistwo wrote:
Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?


Yes. Book burning is implicitly violent. What was it the Goethe said? Wherever they burn books sooner or later they burn people.

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16 Sep 2010, 6:55 am

Not really, no. People just get all huffy about burning the book for some reason.



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16 Sep 2010, 7:00 am

Katharsistwo wrote:
Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?


The fundamental difference is that burning a few books is symbolic since it is unlikely that all editions of the book are consumed. When a moderator wipes out a post it is completely gone.



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16 Sep 2010, 9:45 am

Katharsistwo wrote:
Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?


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No, there is no difference (simplified).



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16 Sep 2010, 10:01 am

ruveyn wrote:
Katharsistwo wrote:
Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?


Yes. Book burning is implicitly violent. What was it the Goethe said? Wherever they burn books sooner or later they burn people.

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16 Sep 2010, 5:56 pm

Sand wrote:
Katharsistwo wrote:
Is there a fundamental difference between deleting a post on a (random) forum by a moderator and burning a book?


The fundamental difference is that burning a few books is symbolic since it is unlikely that all editions of the book are consumed. When a moderator wipes out a post it is completely gone.


So a deleting internet moderator is worse than this 9/11 Florida vicar.



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16 Sep 2010, 6:22 pm

No, there's no fundamental difference. Some books are so stupid they're worth burning. Some posts are also so stupid they're worth deleting.



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16 Sep 2010, 6:31 pm

menintights wrote:
No, there's no fundamental difference. Some books are so stupid they're worth burning. Some posts are also so stupid they're worth deleting.


A book saying: "kill the infidels" is worth burning then?