Comments on: My reply to “The Reason Behind dk99′s Ban” http://blog.dk.sg/2008/07/06/my-reply-to-the-reason-behind-dk99s-ban/ Tech, Lifestyle and Current Affairs... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DK » Special Edition: DK vs Ping.sg “In Group” http://blog.dk.sg/2008/07/06/my-reply-to-the-reason-behind-dk99s-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 DK » Special Edition: DK vs Ping.sg “In Group” Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:50:14 +0000 http://blog.dk.sg/?p=1797#comment-7050 [...] DK99 is banned from ping.sg My reply to “The Reason Behind dk99’s Ban” Jul [...] [...] DK99 is banned from ping.sg My reply to “The Reason Behind dk99’s Ban” Jul [...]

]]> By: DC http://blog.dk.sg/2008/07/06/my-reply-to-the-reason-behind-dk99s-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-7049 DC Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:10:53 +0000 http://blog.dk.sg/?p=1797#comment-7049 Perhaps, its time to start another aggregator. Too bad my programming skills aren't that good enough. But I can sponsor webspace and other necessary backend stuffs. I've been watching this whole ping.sg debacle only recently. Its quite sad. The administrators should have a hands-off approach to the community. Censorship/self-censorship doesn't work in this day and age. Communities thrive on spontaneity. Too much regulation, and guess what, it doesn't feel like the Internet anymore. To build a vibrant community, one needs to be able to accept criticism, instead of trying to hide it or attack the critic. Not a very good PR move for ping.sg I must add. DCs last blog post..<a href="http://sgfrag.net/?p=3722" rel="nofollow">Malaysia Deserves Better</a> Perhaps, its time to start another aggregator.

Too bad my programming skills aren’t that good enough. But I can sponsor webspace and other necessary backend stuffs.

I’ve been watching this whole ping.sg debacle only recently. Its quite sad. The administrators should have a hands-off approach to the community. Censorship/self-censorship doesn’t work in this day and age.

Communities thrive on spontaneity. Too much regulation, and guess what, it doesn’t feel like the Internet anymore.

To build a vibrant community, one needs to be able to accept criticism, instead of trying to hide it or attack the critic. Not a very good PR move for ping.sg I must add.

DCs last blog post..Malaysia Deserves Better

]]> By: APLINK http://blog.dk.sg/2008/07/06/my-reply-to-the-reason-behind-dk99s-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 APLINK Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:38:23 +0000 http://blog.dk.sg/?p=1797#comment-7048 the banning of APLINK was without warning - admittedly first i was advised my clients blog http://yourheartyourlife.com was banned - then when i protested - other community members advised me i was banned completely, no warning, no notification - and once again the community manager voiced there opinions of APLINK to other bloggers in the ping.sg network - not a good thing to do, when their role should be to create harmony and community within ping - as these comments always get back. APLINKs last blog post..<a href="http://aplink.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/aplink-itsreal-runs-past-100000-hits-itsreal/" rel="nofollow">APLINK - itsReal runs past 100,000 hits - itsReal</a> the banning of APLINK was without warning – admittedly first i was advised my clients blog http://yourheartyourlife.com was banned – then when i protested – other community members advised me i was banned completely, no warning, no notification – and once again the community manager voiced there opinions of APLINK to other bloggers in the ping.sg network – not a good thing to do, when their role should be to create harmony and community within ping – as these comments always get back.

APLINKs last blog post..APLINK – itsReal runs past 100,000 hits – itsReal

]]> By: Shannon http://blog.dk.sg/2008/07/06/my-reply-to-the-reason-behind-dk99s-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-7047 Shannon Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:23:46 +0000 http://blog.dk.sg/?p=1797#comment-7047 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." (Hamlet, Act I, Sc iv, Ln 90). http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/something-rotten-state-denmark I really don't see their rationale for banning you. I thought Ping.sg was enriched by the discussion and I thought that was what online communities were for - open discussion. Pity. Shannons last blog post..<a href="http://tokionic.blogspot.com/2008/06/batman-killing-joke.html" rel="nofollow">Batman: The Killing Joke</a> “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” (Hamlet, Act I, Sc iv, Ln 90).
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/something-rotten-state-denmark

I really don’t see their rationale for banning you. I thought Ping.sg was enriched by the discussion and I thought that was what online communities were for – open discussion. Pity.

Shannons last blog post..Batman: The Killing Joke

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