Comments on Aaron Cues: Deafread - Signs of Fascism or Censorship?

Anonymous-- I can explain the "devilish" tone. It...

2008-06-04T13:26:00.000-05:00

Anonymous-- I can explain the "devilish" tone. It was a JOKE. And a damned funny one at that! hahaha! You've all painted Mike bigger than life, capable of ruining DeafRead single-handedly by posting opposing views to Deafhood and Deaf thought.

Mike is just a guy who used to have a blog on DeafRead. He has no more power than anyone else. It's hilarious he's STILL being accused of

SM, Truth? The truth is that Tayler FAILED to cont...

2008-06-04T10:25:00.000-05:00

SM,

Truth? The truth is that Tayler FAILED to contact Rachel for clarifications about her blogging and any affiliations elsewhere but instead ASSUMED the worse and banned her blog. Everybody nearly agrees with this assessment and saw that Tayler made that unprofessional error. He simply needs to own to this mistake and false charges. None of this conspiracy stuff does anybody any good.

Mike,You have said this several times...My plan is...

2008-06-04T02:49:00.000-05:00

Mike,

You have said this several times...

My plan is working flawlessly!
*rubbing hands* heh heh......

Care to explain your devilish tone?

It s about time for Deafread woke up the truth. I...

2008-06-04T02:23:00.000-05:00

It s about time for Deafread woke up the truth. I am glad Deafread is getting smarter now.

Of course many CIers makes money to make a big scene for CI company that she did. It gets me the same old boring and turns me off in a big time by their own pushers. They don't want you to know the truth as far as I knew it so. CI is a big hoax as usual that goes for Hearing aid device too.

Cy --Straightforward? Pfft.It's about earning the ...

2008-06-04T02:13:00.000-05:00

Cy --

Straightforward? Pfft.

It's about earning the $$$$. Rachel did not earn the $$$$. Joey Baer and Amy Cohen Efron have earned the $$$$. See, Amy Cohen Efron is the human editor of DR.

Dont you get that there is a conflict of interest?

Tayler is jumping the gun.

Can you tell me what is the word for the "volunteer"?

It's about the M*O*N*E*

I'm having a big laugh over this one! C'mon, anony...

2008-06-04T00:03:00.000-05:00

I'm having a big laugh over this one! C'mon, anony. Blaming me for this mess? It was Taylor's undoing, not me, who went out his way to ban Rachel's blog without asking her for clarifications. Secondly, isn't DR about "diversity" and all that and anything that's "deaf-related"? Blaming me makes you the ultimate hypocrite on acceptance and diversity issues. I cannot force Deafread to accept

To Anony said..."...until Mike McConnell ruined it...

2008-06-03T23:16:00.000-05:00

To Anony said...

"...until Mike McConnell ruined it by inviting people like yourself to invade and cause problems."

Whoa! Mike did this all by hisself?!

Really now, that is ridiculous.

DeafRead should be important to ALL of us, including you Anony, if you don't want DR editorship banning your blog without so much as a warning. Don't forget that ASL-user blogs

Rather comical. Not straightforward with her inten...

2008-06-03T22:10:00.000-05:00

Rather comical. Not straightforward with her intent in her blog? You're just as bad as Tayler. Jumping the gun. Rachel's intent is to blog about her C.I. experiences and nothing more. She has been doing that since 2002 and has been transparent about that. What she does as a volunteer is her own business...not yours, nor Tayler's.

Cy, you're making an opinion as if it's a fact that

For justamotherofthreeboys,If you think that deafr...

2008-06-03T21:48:00.000-05:00

For justamotherofthreeboys,

If you think that deafread is truly only for the "D"eaf community, then why should you be concern about entering Deafread.

Why not go elsewhere?

Just what is so important about Deafread for you?

Deafread was actually created for "D"eaf community because there is no other in the world for Deaf people to come together to communicate

Amen brother!!

2008-06-03T21:41:00.000-05:00

Amen brother!!

Cy,You are as ridiculous as Tayler Mayer and the o...

2008-06-03T20:02:00.000-05:00

Cy,
You are as ridiculous as Tayler Mayer and the others. Rachel isn't employed by Cochlear. Tayler's blog post is erroneous as well. I don't see them kicking other Cochlear Awareness Volunteers or Advanced Bionics Volunteers or DBC volunteers out. Come on. We all see this for what it really is. Don't try to disguise this as anything other than a bullying tactic. Say what you mean and

The point was Rachel was not STRAIGHFORWARD with h...

2008-06-03T20:01:00.000-05:00

The point was Rachel was not STRAIGHFORWARD with her intent on her blog. Doesn't matter if she is merely a volunteer - she still diguised herself as a community memer sharing experiences and stories on CI while trying to market CI products.

Amy, Joey, whoever else, were straighforward and said aloud what is going on. Amy said straight out she's selling DVD. Joey said straight out he's

That is part of the moderating business. What do y...

2008-06-03T19:40:00.000-05:00

That is part of the moderating business. What do you think "moderating" means? A free for all? This includes blocking IP addresses by those who abuse or don't follow the moderator's rules and expectations.

Mike,Rachel wasn't moderating my comments, she co...

2008-06-03T19:07:00.000-05:00

Mike,

Rachel wasn't moderating my comments, she completely blocked my ip.

To Anony above,Rachel is not the first to block co...

2008-06-03T18:55:00.000-05:00

To Anony above,

Rachel is not the first to block comments on her blog in DR; her reason was to remove the hatred-filled invectives. Several CI bloggers/ commenters have had their comments blocked by some bloggers as well. It is the blogger's perogative to block comments.

Like Paotie said on Rachel's blog today, an "employed volunteer" is an oxymoron. Volunteers are not paid

annonymous,What Rachel does is called "moderating....

2008-06-03T18:35:00.000-05:00

annonymous,

What Rachel does is called "moderating." She is no different from other bloggers who also moderate comments in their blogs. What you are doing is a strawman. The issue isn't about moderating blogs.

Cy --Your statement is not what Tayler mentioned i...

2008-06-03T18:32:00.000-05:00

Cy --

Your statement is not what Tayler mentioned in his DR Blog. You need to read Tayler's announcement in the DR's blog as of today.

Think about Joey Baer's vlog. He has received his sponsor fund from Sprint. He has received $$$$ from the big corporation like the Sprint, for instance.

Amy Cohen Efron got the copyrighted and marketable DVDs. She have earned the $$$$.

"I may be one of the culturally Deaf commentaries ...

2008-06-03T18:18:00.000-05:00

"I may be one of the culturally Deaf commentaries but Rachel blocked from my comments in her blogs."
Anonymous June 3, 2008 5:54 PM

Yeah, you are right about she has to block me.

Cy - "she is an employee promoting ads for CI prod...

2008-06-03T17:55:00.000-05:00

Cy - "she is an employee promoting ads for CI products and faciliating a forum."

Rachel is NOT an employee of Cochlear Americas. That is a known fact. Volunteering her time is not an employment opportunity and furthermore she does not get any forms of compensation.

What DR is doing is grasping straws. No where in their guideline does it show that one must make publicly any

Anna S.I may be one of the culturally Deaf comment...

2008-06-03T17:54:00.000-05:00

Anna S.

I may be one of the culturally Deaf commentaries but Rachel blocked from my comments in her blogs.

I can image that there are others too.

Really, Rachel can be great person but she got an attitude problem.

Cy,You state that Rachel is an "employee". Absolu...

2008-06-03T17:51:00.000-05:00

Cy,
You state that Rachel is an "employee". Absolutely false. She does not work for Cochlear Corp. She does not promote their product. She does not profit from them or their merchandise. She VOLUNTEERS as a CI awareness person. Basically she tells people about her implant. That is it. She has not misrepresented herself at all. If anything, Taylor is misrepresenting her by sliming her

Removing CI online from DeafRead would reduce cult...

2008-06-03T17:13:00.000-05:00

Removing CI online from DeafRead would reduce culturally Deaf commentaries on Rachel's blog. Hearing parents of deaf children who stumble on Rachel's blog wouldnt see the balance of information among commentaries. It is DeafRead's act of stupidity.

I do wonder too about some other b/vlogs such as ACEfron and her DVD.

anna s

I think Tayler's beef is TRANSPARENCY.Rachel disgu...

2008-06-03T17:02:00.000-05:00

I think Tayler's beef is TRANSPARENCY.

Rachel disguised her blog as a "community blog" rather than a merchandising site that comes with a forum chat.

Amy Cohen Efron and i711 are openly transparent about their intents and what their blog is all about. Rachel was not. She knew there are many touchy feelings about CI so she disguised herself as a member of DeafRead community

Thank you, Aaron, for an intelligent and well-writ...

2008-06-03T16:33:00.000-05:00

Thank you, Aaron, for an intelligent and well-written post!

I agree with RLM and Tayler and Deafread that they...

2008-06-03T16:12:00.000-05:00

I agree with RLM and Tayler and Deafread that they did the right thing.