{"article":{"id":116901,"heading":"USERS POLL; Do IMC's treat it's users with the respect they deserve?","author":"Art","created":"2004-09-15 05:39:53","modified":"2004-09-16 02:46:29","last_modified":"Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:46:29","article":"<p>USERS POLL; Do IMC's treat it's users with the respect they deserve? <br><br> are you tired of the abusive attitudes of the editorial staff of IMC  <br>  <br> it is time to stand up and demand treatment that is fair and respectful from this blog. the constant harassment of it's staff and the censorship of comments is an insult to the patrons of this sight. as well as the writers who post their work. <br><br>  EMAIL  the staff  at indymedia.org. and demand that abusive volunteers be removed from positions where they can be abusive to the general patronage of the IMC sights. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"indymedia.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"are you tired of the abusive attitudes of the editorial staff of IMC ","numcomment":5,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/09\/116901.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":116902,"heading":"imc abuse","article":"these people are terrible!","author":"Art","parent_id":116901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-09-15 05:43:06","modified":"2004-09-15 05:43:06","fileurl":""},{"id":116903,"heading":"so &quot;change the channel&quot;","article":"or start your own","author":"more rational","parent_id":116901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-09-15 07:34:04","modified":"2004-09-15 07:34:04","fileurl":""},{"id":116904,"heading":"you've got to be kidding","article":"This newswire and comment board is abused alright.  And it's not by the editors.  I've only had two posts hidden ( this year ) and that's not too bad, for me.  LA IMC is one of the more free  platforms in the network.  If I were in the editorial collective, certain authors or subjects would never even briefly see the light of day.         \r\nStop your wanking, Art.","author":"Sheepdog","parent_id":116901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-09-15 10:10:45","modified":"2004-09-15 10:10:45","fileurl":""},{"id":116922,"heading":"ditto, amen","article":"I've noticed that there is less hate speech from right-wing wackos or online provocateurs on the IMC.\r\nIs that such a bad thing?\r\nWhen I want to be insulted I turn on the TV and watch FOXNEWS (for a minute) and the other corporate media.\r\nIf the current &quot;censhorship&quot; polices keep the intellectually immature in check, let it be...let it be..\r\n(sheesh, just go to the newsmax site if you need\r\nthe &quot;other side&quot;).","author":"frequent imc user","parent_id":116901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-09-16 00:13:00","modified":"2004-09-16 00:13:00","fileurl":""},{"id":116925,"heading":"i've been censored a bit too","article":"I've gotten zapped for being crude.  So it goes.  I won't say I didn't deserve it.","author":"more rational","parent_id":116901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2004-09-16 02:46:29","modified":"2004-09-16 02:46:29","fileurl":""}]}