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I. Ryan Posted: Wed, Aug 4 2010 5:16 PM
I can't directly move something from the main forum to the member issues "subforum", so I instead have to re-post it. Neoclassical posted the following in the main forum:
Neoclassical:
A moderator has privately claimed that I am guilty of "intellectual dishonesty." Can someone prove that I have been intentionally deceitful? I definitely disagree with most of you. And, I'll even acknowledge that I've been playfully misanthropic (although, I just would've hoped for a less uptight audience). But dishonest? That kind of hurt. Even replying as often as I can (and doing it more today than anyone else), I can't answer every single person or criticism. I am trying my best, and I have been very forthright (even conceding that I don't have a rock-solid macroeconomic explanation for widescale downturns). liberty student, I believe you are the one being dishonest. P.S. Seriously, guys, censorship on a forum dedicated to people like Mises? I know "moderation" means you can be selective, but I would assume we should err on the side of "freedom of speech," unless someone is spamming or trolling rather than engaging in argument.

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Has he, in fact, been censored?

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William replied on Wed, Aug 4 2010 5:56 PM
What thread is being referred too? And moreover, did the moderator make the "intellectually dishonest" claim only in private?
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I. Ryan replied on Wed, Aug 4 2010 6:11 PM
Dondoolee:
What thread is being referred too?
Here is the original thread, http://mises.org/Community/forums/t/18756.aspx, if that is what you are asking for.

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William replied on Wed, Aug 4 2010 6:47 PM
I don't get it though, was it just one private comment on intellectual dishonesty? Was there censorship on the forum that is being objected to? If this is a sole message about a PM (and I am not saying it is, as I am a bit confused) that was just made public by Neoclassical, I see this as a private issue between two people.
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