Journal CPMO's Journal: Rogue element or freedom fighters?
Its members claim to be fighting for the right to express opinions that go against Slashdot's so-called "moderation" system that automatically hides some comments from view. The CPMO claims this is censorship and violates freedom of speech.
A spokeswoman from Slashdot.org claimed that the moderation system is based on feedback from users and that all comments, even those that have been "moderated down" are still accesible (but we couldn't figure out how to see those comments when we tried it).
She further went on to explain that by combining the knowledge of thousands of experts in IT and science, Slashdot's moderation system has a higher level of cumulative knowledge then most governments or universities and, "it is unlikely that a group like that has anything constructive to add".
CPMO are presently growing at an alarming rate, having gained some 450 active members since their inception in 2004. Their presence is still low-key at present, but suppose they turned nasty? CPMO member xpage claimed that this was unlikely since the movement is self-limiting. "If we began to move in a bad direction as a campaign, our own procedures to eliminate bias would act on us and bring us back to what we want to do and that is preserve fairness for everyone", he commented.
xpage is cagey about whether the CPMO might operate in other forums such as digg.com. "It depends whether the need is there", he said.
The CPMO's website may be found at http://slashdot.org/~CPMO/journal/155166
