Arrogance,Waukegan and the Internet

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Hello,
Is there an arbiter on this site? It seems to me that some of the comments posted, especially the last one, are far too personal and offensive. It seems as though there's a vendetta going on. Wauktalk it appears is no better than the Town site in that regard, although at least the arbiter on Town put a stop to most of it. Can anything be done about this? I just won't visit this site if this is how it is going to be. Arbiter?

Yes, this site is monitored. Yes, I saw the post. No, I'm not going to delete/edit/lock the topic.

As Kirsty has pointed out the topic started off with a slam against an individual for starting a Waukegan-centric forum. Since then, she has stepped up and provided information about said forum which is the effort of a group of individuals to learn more about the mayoral candidates and provide everyone an opportunity to do the same as well as become involved. As she also pointed out, there has been some insult-hurling in the form of questionable language. I edited one word in a post after receiving an emailed complaint. The turd comment and the later post referencing "anyway the wind blows" stand for one simple reason.

If an individual's only method of debating the qualifications of a candidate for public office is to resort to using offensive language, making crude comments, and slinging personal attacks instead of presenting his/her opinion in a meaningful manner, so be it. I believe in the freedom of speech, even for idiots. Let the content of the post reflect the character of the poster for all to see.

Do I condone the behavior? In definition alone and only because I refuse to come out swinging the ban bat every single time a poster types something ridiculous. Will I allow it to continue? That is questionable... I had high hopes that this topic would stay on the the track it had been steered to and hopefully it will get back there if there is anything more to discuss.

I will end this by saying that the offensive post/troll meters are running high and the ban bat is at the ready.

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