My favorite formula is when corporate interests are in the same hand with governmental reins.

Cf. http://euobserver.com/9/28866: MEPs sitting in plenary on Wednesday (21 October) voted against a handful of resolutions on press freedom in Italy.

More on solutions given preference in Italy: Post #186036 ff.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Press freedom in several European countries has eroded dramatically in the past year, particularly in Slovakia, Italy and Bulgaria, according to an annual index released on Tuesday (20 October) by NGO Reporters Without Borders. http://euobserver.com/9/28855

Is there freedom of speech on Translatorscafé?

Originally written by Matthias Hammelehle on October 22, 2009 6:51 PM Is there freedom of speech on Translatorscafé?

Inwiefern?  And what are your thoughts on that?

Maxi

P.S.  Welcome to TC

Originally written by Matthias Hammelehle on October 23, 2009 12:51 AM Is there freedom of speech on Translatorscafé?

No.

And it's codified as follows:

1. You may not harass or threaten other users.
2. You may not use any harmful, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, defamatory, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language.
3. You may not impersonate any employee of TranslatorsCafe.com, past or present.
4. You may not violate any local, state, national or international law or regulation.
5. You may not modify any part of the Server or any part of the TranslatorsCafe.com Web site.
6. You may not arrange for the transfer or exchange of any illegal or pirated software while on the TranslatorsCafe.com Web site.
7. You will follow the instructions of moderators or administrators while on the TranslatorsCafe.com Forums.
8. You may not give false information or purposely hide any information when registering for your TranslatorsCafe.com account.

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But since every time you post, you subscribe this, it's nothing new under the sun.

Originally written by Jacek K. on October 23, 2009 2:38 PM Originally written by Matthias Hammelehle on October 23, 2009 12:51 AM Is there freedom of speech on Translatorscafé? No.

Are two halves plural?

But two halves make a whole.

Are a herd of cows plural?

But the herd is singular.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Originally written by Jacek K. on October 23, 2009 7:38 AM   You may not harass or threaten other users. You may not use any harmful, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, defamatory, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language.

If you really must offend someone, wait until they are lying down: people handle anger differently when they're lying on their backs, compared with sitting upright.

http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/Take-Personal-Insults-Lying-Down.aspx?utm_content=10.22.09+Sci+Tech&utm_campaign=Science-Technology&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

Originally written by Jacek K. on October 23, 2009 4:27 AM Originally written by Jacek K. on October 23, 2009 7:38 AM   You may not harass or threaten other users. You may not use any harmful, threatening, abusive, sexually explicit, obscene, defamatory, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language. If you really must offend someone, wait until they are lying down: people handle anger differently when they're lying on their backs, compared with sitting upright.   http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/Take-Personal-Insults-Lying-Down.aspx?utm_content=10.22.09+Sci+Tech&utm_campaign=Science-Technology&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

This article does not say anything about the nature of anger and this may be the issue:

Freedom of the press is mostly restricted where rulers (such as semi-democratic presidents, dictators, bureaucrats, etc.) do not want to listen to justified criticism due to the fact that they know that open public criticism will question their soon-to-be merely historical power.

For such non-democratic rulers and no-brainers, Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis has well offered a couch to lie down.

So it will also be an abuse of censorship if rulers misuse their power to push the buttons based on personal subjective anger, claiming that they have been "offended".

Everybody who holds a public office or other public assignment must not pathetically claim to be "offended" or "harassed" by justified criticism or else it will simply be a symbolic end of democratic culture.

Originally written by Matthias Hammelehle on October 23, 2009 4:13 PM Everybody who holds a public office or other public assignment must not pathetically claim to be "offended" or "harassed" by justified criticism

Originally written by Jacek K. on October 23, 2009 6:38 AM And it's codified as follows: 1. You may not harass or threaten other users ... 8. You may not give false information or purposely hide any information when registering for your TranslatorsCafe.com account.

Isn't there also a rule against continuing a vindictive personal dispute with somebody who just died (especially if you have to open your own new thread to do it)?

Derek