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[Dr. Bantham]

As a clarification, THE NIGHTMARE NETWORK - View Profile: Nemonymous@@AMEPARAM@@View Profile: Nemonymous</title>@@AMEPARAM@@Nemonymous contacted me regarding his upload of MELTDOWN, which he had from the outset had foresight enough to provide a warning that the piece may be offensive to some members. As a point of clarificiation, I offer a portion of my response below.

Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Bantham

I thought of your entry when I made the statement, but failed to find the right words to clarify such a subjective stance. I believe that literature, whether written or read aloud, has a broader range of permission with regard to taste. Perhaps this view is biased, hence the term subjective. Your warning was quite sufficient given the content, and I am not of half the mind to consider removing it. The statement was instead intended to discourage content which includes gross profanity, pornography, ethnic or religious offense, etc.

I reserve the right to apply my own rules of discretion with regard to all content placed upon TLO, as I bear the full burden of hosting costs and the ultimate responsibility for meeting the Terms of Service which I have committed to with the Host Service Provider. I further reserve the right to reverse or even contradict my decisions regarding content. My ultimate goal is to be fair and allow the free expression of members, as long as it does not harm or greatly offend others. There is a balance to be reconciled between freedom and order, of course.

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