Jim’s Towing forum topic created new challenge
By now, it’s obvious to everyone who reads the forums on MonroeTalks.com that it can be a wild and crazy place.
It’s the nature of open discussion forums that all kinds of views can be expressed - including some that are critical and potentially damaging to an individual or businesses’ reputation.
In the “open marketplace of ideas” that is the MonroeTalks.com forums, the hope is that folks can sort through the chaff to find the wheat. As long as all views can be expressed, all sides represented, it’s up to each individual to arrive at what they think in the end.
Along the way, though, some interesting challenges come up. A recent topic on the “Your Talk” forums on MonroeTalks.com attacked a local business, Jim’s Towing. After some thought, we decided to lock the topic, beginning today.
The rationale was explained in a column I wrote for today’s Monroe Evening News. You can read the column here. The thread is still on “Your Talk.” You can find it here.