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Avoid: Jriver Media Center, if you believe in your right of free speech

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Darwin:
Grorgy - good points. However, in this case there is a wealth of choice in both FOSS and shareware.

Good points as well, app, and I did wonder about those issues too. However, a thought has occurred to me - is the forum policed by the developers or by users? If it's users, this is unfortunate but not the fault of the development team. What happens if you e-mail support with bug reports, feature requests, etc.? Just curious.

lanux128:
actually there is a simple approach.. unless the software is bundled or absolutely necessary to run a hardware (JRiver sounds like mp3 player, i'm not sure). one can always post a note like this and move on, just like urlwolf had done.. in the long run, the devs are the losers.. just my 2¢.. :)

edbro:
They have taken notice:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43107.0

KenR:
For those interested, this was my reply to the thread:

http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43107.msg294085#msg294085

Ken

Ralf Maximus:
For those interested, this was my reply to the thread: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43107.msg294085#msg294085
-KenR (October 26, 2007, 02:54 PM)
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Am I mistaken, or when he "looked at your posts" was he seeing the stuff the moderators DIDN'T axe?

As far as the whole "free speech" thing goes, on corporate/private systems anything can be deleted for any reason, without explanation.  It's their servers & resources, so they can do anything they please.

But it's not SMART.  One person's thoughtful/emotional message can be read by others as a senseless frothing rant.  Squelching comments because they're "too negative" or "don't contribute anything" is a slippery slope that leads to user distrust. 

My take on this specific situation is that the moderators' intentions are pure, but they are paranoid about protecting their reputation & company.  By deleting all that they find offensive they present a squeaky-clean image on their forums, but forget that the internet is a very big place.  Unhappy customers will post elsewhere (like, here) and google sees all. 

Ultimately their activites will backfire.  It looks like it's already started...

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