I was not aware that you had suffered from deletions since the old thread. Thank you for informing me of this. As you have probably noticed, I avoid debates with you as it has a track record of leading to forum freezing / locking.BrexitEscapee wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:33 am
I can shed some light on this for you. Whenever you have posted anything that I find unacceptable, I have immediately posted a forthright reply and, just as quickly, the mods have deleted both of our posts - probably before you've even had a chance to see my reply. There's no need to suspect the mods have a pro-DFA bias - they've obviously just adopted a no-tolerance policy to political bickering on the forum. The vast majority of your posts on here are critical of the FBR service and the DFA. However, I've only tackled you on the occasions where I've found your posts to be unacceptably 'political,' so the vast majority of your anti-DFA posts are still here for all to see.
I will admit that I feel the same way about the FBR section as Cato the elder felt about Carthage. However, I do not think that comments which highlight their service standards as lacking or the inconsistencies in processing times should be construed as either political or a personal attack. They are after all a civil service organ and therefore supposedly apolitical. In the UK, saying that the NHS has serious problems and things are far from ideal is not a contentious political statement. In fact, it has cross party support, though the solutions vary. I do not see the distinction when it comes to the DFA - more specifically the FBR section..
Another issue is that if we are saying things are being deleted due to political themes, then we have to address the fact that other people (including one Mod) are free to post content which is extremely political. Obie has a signature footer which describes Brexit as cancerous. No sanctions there. If political statements are not permitted then clear guidance about what constitutes a political statement should be given and it should be applied evenhandedly.