Posting in a Suck-Up World?
I have to say that I am beginning to think that moderators of lists and meet up groups might be on their way (if they are not already there) to becoming little Dictators or Tyrants of their own domains.
Recently I posted on a blog and didn't agree with the Blog Author's position. I had signed up for email delivery of the Blog. I got it once, posted once, and have not seen another email come in from that blog.
Next, I wrote to a Meet Up leader for his presentation he gave at the last meeting and he replied that the audio was not properly captured and that he had to re-do it and thanked me for wanting to pass his material on to others. I wrote back that it would be a good idea to get better equipment or a new audio guy - in a private email. The next thing I received, via private email, was that I had been removed from this Meet Up list.
Wow!! These "leaders" have such thin skins. Their egos are very large maybe as long as the long tail of the Web. It frightens me to think, then, what am I seeing on all these blogs? The sound of one hand typing? Goody-two shoe behavior? No real dissension permitted. No criticism of the leader. Off with your email? An Alice in Cyberland kind of world?
Are we all yes men puffing up our algorithms on Google with our number of friends and followers with no rebels in the ranks? The blogpsphere may proport to be a world of Free Speech. After these two experiences I'd have to say it's seems more like a tecno-tyrannical realm. The censorship is so subtle it parades itself as Free Speech for only those who agree.