I'm a little torn on this issue, as I personally choose to abstain from nearly all political and religious debates, as I dont think I have ever seen one change someone's mind, or make someone feel better. Those just seem to be two topics that people take personally, and get very stubborn about (myself included). At the same time I agree with freedom to discuss, and I guess I would say such threads should be carefully watched, but could remain on CD. If it were my forum, I think I would disallow them, but I guess since CD is such a huge community, well, its a touchy subject, and get involved if you wish. As for advertising a business, go right ahead, but there will always be someone who disagrees with the advertisement... but at least we know its out there.
That said, I did have one comment on:
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
I don't think that's completely correct; let's say that Lockheed-Martin was the prime sponsor of the United Way. In the absence of an agreement detailling the specific rights of each organization, if Lockheed didn't like some United Way policy, they could withdraw funding, but they wouldn't be in a position to change that policy themselves. Similarly, depending on the nature of the sponsorship agreement between Delphi and team 47, I surmise that funding and other support, but not editorial control could be in jeopardy if objectionable material were to present itself on the forums. (Of course, the easiest way to prolong support is to avoid offending the benefactor...which may have the same effect as granting them the right to make editorial decisions.)
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On my team we ran into such a situation. Harris decided they wanted us to do one thing, while the team was already doing it a different way. It was made clear to us that Harris had the final say, and this happens in the real world. If LM were the ONLY sponsor of the UW, and their only way of obtaining money for that year, I highly doubt that UW would not change their policy towards LM's rule. Unfortunately, having the cash in cases like these, means having the power. Luckily Delphi seems to allow these forums to take on their own issues, and the moderators deal with them well, and seemingly to Delphi's code of conduct.