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Saw this at another forum regarding Astronomics/Cloudynights

"I have decided to leave CN. I know I am a slow learner but the moderation policy there is too much for me to bear. Due to the large number of posters, many of whom do post interesting things, I have stayed there longer than I should have. However, enough is enough. I know my paltry contributions won't be missed, but if enough of the readership, which is actually the generators of the interesting "content" leave perhaps the policies will change to be more friendly to experienced amateurs such as myself. I won't hold my breath, however.

Philip

John Fitzgerald said:

I have never seen an internet forum of any type, period, that is as controlled and censored as Cloudy Nights is.

Scott Mortimer said:

If people even mention a thought that is slightly off the topic of the given thread, it's deleted out. If you make a negative comment about a type of telescope that the moderator owns, you seem to get moderated even more quickly.

Anyway, it's kind of interesting to see when you get censored, and for so little as a mention of a negative on a product that their sponsor sells. Much of the stuff over there at CN is unreliable IMO because most are hiding behind monikers. It's hard to trust someone talking from behind a "screen". I have wished many times to make my account go away over there. There seem to be at least a few serious types on CN. Wonder why they don't join here?"