Oye, pero de que de quejas, no estan ellos pero estoy yo. JAJAJA.

Solo una broma.

I am a "new kid in the block" but does anybody knows who are the people running this place (mods)?.

Do they post?.

Or is it a secret?.

It goes without saying all sites owners and mods like to play the "favoritism game" and that was more than evident on the previously mentioned thread.

Only those taking this site too seriously can't be objective.

At least now they know some of us are noticing it.

Im with Cibao on trying to debug where the matters that turn the moderator off ... I mean a warning in advance and maybe an explanation would be nice.... but to do it without notification kind of defeats the purpopse of a forum, .. I know they can say the reserve the right to do so, but then why have a forum>?

Also, I noticed that some posts say 'edited by" and its the same poster... do you guys edit your own posts?

Manhattan:

I really don't know what threads Cibaeño is referring to. However, regarding you comments, I'd like to qualify a few of the points you've made above.
If you notice many people are turned off by the blatant "monopoly" some have taken upon themselves as if they were the conscience of the nation's people. Some of these aren't even from DR; they just "feel" entitled to opine and have a personal conviction to dictate what's wrong or right when it comes to the current events of DR and its citizens. Some people have common sense and just elect to allow the usual belligerent interlopers free rein of what they assume to be their domain.
Que se lo cojan to', entoces!

Cibaeño:

You and I, along with other DR have a right to expresss ourselves without reservation over the objection of any non-DR interested parties. I personally think what these agitators want to do is stiffle our discussions, and sow seeds of strife amongst "our" people. They may come and go; yet, when the push comes to shove who are the Dominicans? Nosotros!

Another thing I've observed is that some of the articles that are featured are done so as if to cause disharmony, and bickering. It seems that some of the articles are incendiary in nature. Why would you routinely cover a neighboring country's goings-on "for sport"? Knowing the continuing struggle with immigration, and the scarcity of jobs in DR? If a disaster were to take place in Haiti, per se, It's prudent to cover it. Bu, to constantly display stories about Haitian isuues in DT; a DR venue is ill-advised ( uncalled for), and frankly asking for turmoil. In case DT doesn't know it, Dominicans are not to blame for Haitians being disenfranchised; Most don't own Sugar Cane fields, Ingenios, or costruction sites. They are victims just like them! They are trying to make a living in a hard world, in a country with few opportunities which are dwindling quickly. So, I think that some of the topics covered here add fuel to the fire, instead of providing impartial news from a journalistic perspective.

What do you say Manhattanite? What do you think Cibaeño?

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no xenophobia here....thank you ciby

Okay, I get you message.

Ain't nothing changed from what I see. Bizness as usual.

I wonder why there's so much lack of unity amongst Dominicans?
Yet, other groups will fight tooth and nail for their kin, their own kind.

Arsenio:

I do agree the editors may want to exercise more judgment in posting any articles about Haiti. It is a sad fact, but the few people on the site who care for such articles only care out of anti-Haitian sentiment. You don't have to scratch too far underneath the surface to find similar tales of poverty and disaster in DR, maybe it is better to stick to those.

I also agree with Arsenio since he first started bringing this up that non-Dominicans on the forum should have the courtesy to at least not be disruptive of those conversations where the issue is clearly our own Dominican 'dirty laundry'. It's not that these posters aren't welcome, I'm sure they have their own reasons for interest in DR and Dominicans... but especially if your opinions are just rehashed US political talking points, or racial characterizations or stereotypes about our identity it would be better if you just sat out. That is just my opinion though. This really depends on what direction it is the site wants to go in. Is this meant to be a paper to inform English-speaking American/European expatriates in DR? Is it aimed at diasporans abroad in the US? Or native DOminicans simply looking to practice English? There will of course be overlap, but it would be wise if the management decides which audience they want to cultivate more.

trinitario and others I'm not sure the examples I have seen really involved censorship of gov criticism. If that were the case Mr. josean would have been long ago booted! To the editor/moderator's credit the locked threads I saw were all ones where discussions had gone past dialogue into becoming virulent, nasty racial and political comments. The editors have no incentive to allow these types of convos to drain their bandwidth. The editors also have to bear in mind what potential advertisers might think if they came across this tripe.

So overall I think a lot of us would like some input from the people behind the scenes. We know you are reading Hopefully you value our presence, and I think it is in your favor to have a nucleus of loyal, interesting commentary contributors...after all the very short articles alone will not keep people at the site terribly long. Making a few statements around your guidelines and expectations for discussions will promote self-regulation on our part, and a cleaner discussion community should attract more readers.

Manhat:

Hope they read your post .. well presented!

I was surprised to see that some topics are being locked.
When inquired I was told that DT doesn't have the necessary manpower to monitor all the slander and the foul words posted by some in some threads, specially regarding to Haiti.
I guess too much activity can also overload the system as it did once with a thread about Haitian's being deported in Santiago that was going to 400 posts and then it blew up.
Free internet newspapers such as DT offers good news information for their readers. They can also provide much useful information, I for one have learned a lot from other posters and made some faceless friends.
I have probably bothered or insulted other individuals in the heat of the exchange.
Mostly it has been informative and entertaining and after a hard day trying to bring the bacon home it
relaxes me and many times provides me with a hardy laugh.
DT is doing what they can to offer this service to their loyal readers, but readers also carry a responsibility to DT that some are not following. I guess we are not following "the rules".
Maybe this has something to do with it also and
Manhattanite made a comment about some posters were actually turning off present or prospective
advertisers because of the foul language and uncensored commentaries.
There are few public medias that you can post your comment without it first going through a filter so that the editors can sort of take out the filth and garbage first. This of course is censorship. But also DT has to protect themselves and the bottom line which is to attract advertisers that pay the bills. But this takes additional manpower and expense and cost money, a commodity that we all are trying to save nowadays.
In some countries with more advanced legal systems like the US, the cyber media can be sued for slander. See article posted by texasshoe in the forum.

i am one of the people on this forum who can be accused of overly combustible responses to certain postings. then again, there are certain boundaries which i think should not be crossed on a board such as this, because it then degenerates into a verbal street fight with no redeeming values, and nothing positive to offer. overtly racist remarks, though protected speech in certain constitutions, should not be permitted. what benefit is derived from a passage which would contain a sentence like "all blacks and Puerto Ricans are lazy bums who live off public assistance"? does that serve any kind of useful purpose? far be it from me to prescribe what should be the motives of the board. in my opinion, it should serve to educate us, air our differences in a civilised manner, and, best of all, to make friends where possible. thankfully, i am having success in the latter. but to open a gateway for all manner of idiocies, and idiots , to enter the fray, is both counterintuitive, and counterproductive. my two cents. besides, there are other boards, such as those run by african nationalists and skinheads where these guys can go and insult each other. there is an appropriate forum for everybody. i am a hi fi stereo fanatic, but i do not come on the board discussing the relative merits of tubes versus transistors: there is a forum for that. similarly, if race baiting is your bag, go to some neo nazi site and tussle with the guys over there