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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

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Posted by: Eddie2sox Thursday 24th January 2008, 7:31pm
Last edited 24/01/2008 7:31pm by Eddie2sox

My mind is already almost made up.

I feel that Norfolk Single Dad's time at IMM is almost up.

My post ridiculing the police force yesterday has been removed. I've asked for a reason, so we'll see why it was pulled (hopefully). The police post was intensely sarcastic, but not offensive (judging by the comments that have been returned by the few people I have asked who read it). It was exactly 180 degrees to the media-portrayed feeling of "Good on our brave boys in blue, give 'em more cash". It was the opposite point of view. So if my posts are being deleted because they happen to clash with A. N. Other's opinion, tough.

But maybe it was an error?

However I've been on the verge of moving to a "proper" blog site for a while, for a few reasons:

1. People have to register with IMM to leave comments, which puts 99% of people off. I've been told this by many people.

2. Lack of photo opportunities. I asked when multiple photos would be possible. I was told "it's on the schedule". Presuming that a "schedule" has some kind of timescale (however vague) attached, I asked "Roughly when will that be?".....no answer after a month.

3. Lack of blog functionality, which dedicated blog sites have already embedded. This is, let's be honest, a text dump area attached to an advertising website. A fun place to dump, but limited.

I've greatly enjoyed my time at IMM, and I am really hoping that the removal of the police post was a mistake. But if I have to move, so be it. I'll wait 48 hours for an explanation of the censorship. If either no explanation is forthcoming OR I don't agree with the reason, then I'm off.

In the meantime I'm blogging to word processor. Lucky that I did the same with the police post, which will be the second one on the new blog.

My very, very most honest opinion? I think that it's shocking that an inoffensive but sarcastic post from a long-term blogger might be deleted at the whim of one reader with the opposite opinion.

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