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1. Economist
   c998
   

   Which of those would be considered sexism/racism?
   a) Damore's text about innate differences in interests between the genders
   b) A text by E. Anscombe opposing abortion or defending chastity
   c) Criticism of research defending affirmative action
   d) The Moynihan’s report
   e) Amy Wax' "Paying the price for breakdown of the country's bourgeois culture"
   f) "Hahahaha, male economists are a bunch of nerd virgins"

   Kirk why didnt you answer this? It seems like the most important question by far.
   I can see why you would want to (eg) ban posters who post obvious sexist/racist slurs like n*gger or whatever, but there are a lot of topics which get labelled as sexist/racist by those who simply want to shutdown discussions. James Damore-esque topics are an obvious example, as would (eg) discussions about racial IQ gaps in threads bout educational attainment. Some of these have direct relevance to economics/social science.
   Is your goal to censor discussions which make progressives feel uncomfortable, or are you just banning racial/sexual slurs?

   Kirk why are you still not answering this, its the most fundamental thing about the new policy.
   Are you censoring specific words, or discussions/ideas?

   Dude, read Kirk's post. The answer is right there:

   "There will be a specific set of words that your post will be evaluated against, which will check for racist or sexist words."

   See: a specific set of words.

   Exactly what you're asking, with even the same wording. What part you didn't understand about "specific set of words"?

   5 years ago # QUOTE 5 Volod 0 Vlad !

2. 9801
   Rep: 82

   Kirk,
   You are overcompensating. You f**ked up for years by neglecting the site and letting loathsome trolls overrun the place.
   Then you managed to alienate most of the first real solid mod team you had in years. Leaving you with an undergrad and a lunatic.

   I dunno why you think I'm an undergrad (unless you're implying I'm the lunatic, which may be fair)

   5 years ago # QUOTE 6 Volod 0 Vlad !

3. Economist
   5a13
   

   So now suicide by sexism is a possibility on EJMR.
   Although I may go the racism route. I assume reverse racism counts as much.

   5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !

4. Economist
   6570
   

   Strong.

   Heckman?

   Everything that has a beginning has an end.
   EJMR was becoming too powerful. The fundamental problem is that Econ Academia in general is a major ponzi scheme. Hence the difference between those at the top and those with much lower status is in fact an artefact of something other than real substance. And that is also why status is much more important than substance. Because substance doesn’t exist or is very rare. That Prof on an affirmative action quota in Berkeley who spews equality and other such political artefacts of control and the hard working normal Prof at Bumkum University have been “given” their status. And now this status has to be maintained. You cannot allow anonymous posters destroy this well maintained artificial hierarchy.
   This was only a matter of time. It was good till it lasted because I believe what I’m trying to say has now become in its own small way broadly understood. This also gives me -your resident Dark Knight a chance to finally quit this forum.
   But remember everything that has a beginning has an end. The rule of the corrupt will also end. And I will be there to finish the job.
   Thank You For The Nobel Prize

   5 years ago # QUOTE 2 Volod 0 Vlad !

5. Economist
   57ba
   

   Strong.

   Heckman?

   Everything that has a beginning has an end.
   EJMR was becoming too powerful. The fundamental problem is that Econ Academia in general is a major ponzi scheme. Hence the difference between those at the top and those with much lower status is in fact an artefact of something other than real substance. And that is also why status is much more important than substance. Because substance doesn’t exist or is very rare. That Prof on an affirmative action quota in Berkeley who spews equality and other such political artefacts of control and the hard working normal Prof at Bumkum University have been “given” their status. And now this status has to be maintained. You cannot allow anonymous posters destroy this well maintained artificial hierarchy.
   This was only a matter of time. It was good till it lasted because I believe what I’m trying to say has now become in its own small way broadly understood. This also gives me -your resident Dark Knight a chance to finally quit this forum.
   But remember everything that has a beginning has an end. The rule of the corrupt will also end. And I will be there to finish the job.
   Thank You For The Nobel Prize

   Isn't this something from the Matrix? Sounds very agent Smithish...

   5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !

6. Economist
   57ba
   

   I mean, something from the Matrix but then adapted to EJMR.

   5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !

7. Economist
   df95
   

   Of course they will move the goalposts. Political correctness is the slipperiest slope of them all. Just look at where we are now in academia with universities policing Halloween costumes and students being granted a heckler's veto on speakers.

   In this case, we will slide down the slope from specific words to ideas, arguments, attitudes, and so on. That's my prediction, but I hope I'm wrong and this really was about sexism and not whistleblowing more generally.

   5 years ago # QUOTE 7 Volod 1 Vlad !

8. Economist
   b428
   

   As long as I can continue to post body building tips I can care less about these changes.

   5 years ago # QUOTE 7 Volod 0 Vlad !

9. Economist
   c8d8
   

   I there anything sadder than the way this guy has gooded his own stupid posts for years?

   As long as I can continue to post body building tips I can care less about these changes.

   5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 7 Vlad !

10. Economist
    9dd9
    

    I good him. Bite me

    5 years ago # QUOTE 2 Volod 0 Vlad !

11. Economist
    b428
    

    Je suis bodybuilders

    I there anything sadder than the way this guy has gooded his own stupid posts for years?

    5 years ago # QUOTE 2 Volod 0 Vlad !

12. Leftard
    Rep: 253

    Kirk,
    You are overcompensating. You f**ked up for years by neglecting the site and letting loathsome trolls overrun the place.
    Then you managed to alienate most of the first real solid mod team you had in years. Leaving you with an undergrad and a lunatic.

    I dunno why you think I'm an undergrad (unless you're implying I'm the lunatic, which may be fair)

    Fwiw. I like the policy change and don't think it's over compensating. Plenty of forums use temporary bans for violating mod policy. The ones who are complaining are the ones who are lilely violate policy.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 6 Volod 4 Vlad !

13. Economist
    29a0
    

    Thank you, Kirk.

    All the sexism/racism that was here in recent years made me avoid it (and I used to be regular here).

    5 years ago # QUOTE 3 Volod 2 Vlad !

14. Economist
    aa6d
    

    I think Kirk is deleting comments in this thread even if they do not trip the spam filter. I posted a criticism and question and it included the words "racism", "crime", and "black" (because I was asking about a thread that had been locked) but other than that was a polite and reasonable question. This censorship makes me feel TREMENDOUSLY worse about this policy, which I supported on page 1. Moving goalposts is definitely the right phrase.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 1 Volod 0 Vlad !

15. Economist
    aa6d
    

    Racism and crime are bad. Black people face difficult circumstances.

    ^proof that you do not get autodeleted for using those words in the same post

    5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 0 Vlad !

16. Economist
    ce9e
    

    I disagree with this new policy. If I get banned for 3 days, I'm done forever.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 1 Vlad !

17. Economist
    ce9e
    

    You're one of the worst mods on here. You're a reg monkey too.

    Kirk,
    You are overcompensating. You f**ked up for years by neglecting the site and letting loathsome trolls overrun the place.
    Then you managed to alienate most of the first real solid mod team you had in years. Leaving you with an undergrad and a lunatic.

    I dunno why you think I'm an undergrad (unless you're implying I'm the lunatic, which may be fair)

    Fwiw. I like the policy change and don't think it's over compensating. Plenty of forums use temporary bans for violating mod policy. The ones who are complaining are the ones who are lilely violate policy.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 1 Volod 0 Vlad !

18. Leftard
    Rep: 253

    You're one of the worst mods on here. You're a reg monkey too.

    I have not been active as a mod in some time. I have no plans to return in the future. You have no clue what my research is.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 2 Vlad !

19. Economist
    2475
    

    Well put. I would guess the vast majority of Real Econ PhDs on this site support the policy. The idiot trolls are just gasping their last now that their heyday is over.

    Kirk,
    You are overcompensating. You f**ked up for years by neglecting the site and letting loathsome trolls overrun the place.
    Then you managed to alienate most of the first real solid mod team you had in years. Leaving you with an undergrad and a lunatic.

    I dunno why you think I'm an undergrad (unless you're implying I'm the lunatic, which may be fair)

    Fwiw. I like the policy change and don't think it's over compensating. Plenty of forums use temporary bans for violating mod policy. The ones who are complaining are the ones who are lilely violate policy.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 0 Volod 1 Vlad !

20. Economist
    ce9e
    

    I know who you are. You're a finance reg monkey who did his UG in Montreal.

    You're one of the worst mods on here. You're a reg monkey too.

    I have not been active as a mod in some time. I have no plans to return in the future. You have no clue what my research is.

    5 years ago # QUOTE 1 Volod 1 Vlad !

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