Ebay says The Community Policies states, Discussing or reposting deleted posts is Vorboten

[gopetersen]

Not only can private message boards censor the messages, they can also control who is allowed to post and who isn't. They have no obligation to let everyone in just as the Masons or the local tennis club have no obligation to let everyone in.

[etvideo1ataol]

The Community Policies states, Discussing or The Community Policies states, Discussing or reposting deleted posts or warning letters and repetitive, disruptive, or inappropriate threads are not allowed. or warning letters and repetitive, disruptive, or inappropriate threads are not allowed.

This is CENSORSHIP.

[roylaug]

They own this site and can censor it.

You agree to the terms  to use it.

Folow the rules.

[fab50cafe]

been policy since way before lithium over.
just SOP.

[katzcats]

This is EBAY.

Ya got 2 choices. Either you play the game or ya don't.

[lisajoybehrens]

and you really get censored when they take your posting ability away permanently

[gopetersen]

This is a private site.

They are allowed to censor anything they feel is inappropriate, especially when they have stated in the policy WHAT they feel is inappropriate.

[lisajoybehrens]

they can even censor your me page and your selling ability if you really peeve them off

[luckythewinner]

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@etvideo1ataol wrote:

This is CENSORSHIP.  

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Yes it is.

It is the same sort of censorship that allows parents to tell their guests in their home to refrain from swearing in front of their children. 

Unlucky

[soldmysoulbuyitnow]

While I'm not one to side with the evil entity that is ebay, censorship on a private message board doesn't really exist.

The first amendment only applies to the gov't. It's the state that isn't supposed to censor free speech, the press, freeedom of religion, etc. 

It's a chickenpoop rule they have, and they enforce it willynilly. Also the word you're looking for is "verboten", German basically for forbidden.

[catahoulacurry]

There's a new Gideon in town.  sigh.

[surplusdealdude]

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@soldmysoulbuyitnow wrote:

While I'm not one to side with the evil entity that is ebay, censorship on a private message board doesn't really exist.

The first amendment only applies to the gov't. It's the state that isn't supposed to censor free speech, the press, freeedom of religion, etc. 

It's a chickenpoop rule they have, and they enforce it willynilly. Also the word you're looking for is "verboten", German basically for forbidden.

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"the evil entity that is ebay"

????

That's a bit over the top, don't you think?

[ersatz_sobriquet]

I actually think ebay gives us usually a lot of leeway here, most, but not all, of the time.  I hope that doesn't ever change, especially on the fun threads. Other sites are far more restrictive. 

[chicagostreetsigns]

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@etvideo1ataol wrote:

The Community Policies states, Discussing or The Community Policies states, Discussing or reposting deleted posts or warning letters and repetitive, disruptive, or inappropriate threads are not allowed. or warning letters and repetitive, disruptive, or inappropriate threads are not allowed.

This is CENSORSHIP.

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Think about it.  

Don't you want to maintain the ability to kick someone out of your house who is being really, really annoying and :"excercising their first amendment rights" inside your house?