02-15-2009, 11:22 PM
Who is this loser calebwilds anyway? He appears to be a newbie who is upset with the DL Truth discussion of Uncle Janko's passing. He joined DD a scant 3 weeks prior to Janko's untimely departure yet somehow believes that he fully understands the complex relationship Unc had with this board and its members. This great insight somehow entitles him to call for this forum's closure in light of what he considers especially distasteful comments.
DD thread calling for DL Truth closure
First, I consider some of the comments made very distasteful and the antithesis of my own comments. (shown here) That doesn't give me the right to ask that those comments be censored.
Second, calebwilds doesn't have the benefit of recent DL fora history to understand the bigger picture. DL Truth was launched on the heels if the DI scandal and the establishment of DD by Gus Sainz. Gus, being the narrow-minded asswipe that he is, demanded adherence to "the party line" and within days kicked out the bulk of what became the early DL Truth membership. Shutting down DL Truth would effectively be the endorsement of the "RA or No Way" ideology embraced by Sainz, Gollin, Contreras, et al. and the silencing of any real opposition in the distance education arena. DL Truth serves that opposition function, often by employing satire and parody to humorously expose the foibles and occasional hypocrisy of its ideological opponents.
DD thread calling for DL Truth closure
First, I consider some of the comments made very distasteful and the antithesis of my own comments. (shown here) That doesn't give me the right to ask that those comments be censored.
Second, calebwilds doesn't have the benefit of recent DL fora history to understand the bigger picture. DL Truth was launched on the heels if the DI scandal and the establishment of DD by Gus Sainz. Gus, being the narrow-minded asswipe that he is, demanded adherence to "the party line" and within days kicked out the bulk of what became the early DL Truth membership. Shutting down DL Truth would effectively be the endorsement of the "RA or No Way" ideology embraced by Sainz, Gollin, Contreras, et al. and the silencing of any real opposition in the distance education arena. DL Truth serves that opposition function, often by employing satire and parody to humorously expose the foibles and occasional hypocrisy of its ideological opponents.