"Thought policing" (taken from George Orwell's novel 1984 ) on forums occurs when ...Someone trolls the forums looking for pos...

"The chick that’s in him pecks the shell, 'twill soon be out," Stubb whispers to Flask before the voyage has even begun. Ahab ...

...JOAN HOULIHAN, JEFFREY LEVINE, & THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS The monthly "Pruning" of the Poets.org Forum at The Academy ...

...Serious Debate. ADDED 4/28: Today, I received a letter from PEN, which, in support of releasing 38 Chinese imprisoned writers before the...

Poets.net is pleased to offer a platform for Christopher Woodman (also known as ACommoner). In essence, ACommoner was banned from two forums...

(After announcing the launch of Poets.net, I received the following message from Matt K., a fellow admin at the now-closed Foetry. He was gr...

A Commoner (as he was known on the Speakeasy thread) was banned (and remains banned) from the P & W Speakeasy forum. After a week of h...

(Corrected entry) Evidently, freedom of expression at Poets & Writers is afforded to some poets and writers and not extended to others,...

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