brownlord:


How did he support/defend any govt. he's defending his business and not govt. don't you get it, if they shut down the site, shei na you go employ am?

That is the reason Nigeria is going to be at the barrel of the bottom in the community of nations . He never said anything about the govt closing down his forum. If that is the case, tens of publications would be shut down in Nigeria. You deserve the cesspool of mismanagement and corruption you get as a country. Perpetual third world going no where brighter.

brownlord:


twitter is not accessible in some countries, except you need to use an ip blocker, guess you know that? if that happen to nairaland, 90 percent of the member's don't know what an ip blocker is

THAT WHY I SAID THE COUNTRY'S LAW MUST BE BROKEN FIRST.

Pay attention.

Seun should close down this site, instead of this rubbish he is suggesting

barcanista:
of course, you are welcome on board.

I'm actually very serious. I already registered a domain name for a website to activate and educate the Nigerian youth, but I haven't done anything with it yet.

I'm a web programmer. You can use me.

barcanista:
Whatever that is pressuring him is his cup of tea

I wonder why he should allow himself to be pressurized. If he feels his blog is facing any threat from the government, he should take legal action, making them realize forumites are answerable to any comment they make.

OBITUARY - NAIRALAND.

A Kede iku Nairaland.

In i lai, wai na i lai, ra jiuna - A fi tedun tedun kede iku Nairaland. Eni ti o ku ni ojo kokanle logun osu kewa odun 2014. Okunfa iku Nairaland ni partisanship.

Lara awon CEO ti o kehin Nairaland ni jobless Seun Osewa.

It is not like Africans have never been successful people. The problem with African is that of managing success.

Here is a classical example of someone trying to destroy himself.

MissMeiya:


I'm actually very serious. I already registered a domain name for a website to activate and educate the Nigerian youth, but I haven't done anything with it yet.

I'm a web programmer. You can use me.

Oh well you can PM me and lets see how it goes from there. I am optimistic something positive will come out

Na dis kin of tin dey vex Demdem.

Omimah:

I wonder why he should allow himself to be pressurized. If he feels his blog is facing any threat from the government, he should take legal action, making them realize forumites are answerable to any comment they make.

I know how it feels

barcanista:
but it shall be resisted by us all

its shameful and disgusting that mr seun osewa could thing of such senseless measure of violating the fundamental human right of every human in effort to appease his oga's @ the top
#sayNo2gaging

armadeo:


What about the offence by govt officials when they insult us. Or is it only posts here that matter?

Well you have a point but since we've been insulting them it has'nt really changed their behaviour has it?.

@ barcanista

Why are you seething with anger over this issue.Your lord and master Buhari
Promulgated a decree during his days that made it a crime to insult govt officials or have you forgotten?

you didn't see nothing wrong with Buhari's decree but you see everything wrong with seun's
version.
You are very pathetic. [size=20pt]2Face [/size]

Nigerians use this forum to speak against bad govt. If I were a govt official, I would visit this forum regularly to know how Nigerians feel abt me. Criticisms are meant to help you wax stronger. Criticising these politicians can help them serve us better in a long way. Banning these criticism would do the nation more harm than good and it would make nairaland less interesting. I suggest you advice nairalanders on how to interact with one another but don't ban any criticism against any govt official for the interest of Nigeria. This is ur own little contribution to fatherland. Be brave. Don't be intimidated and stand for what you believe... cheers

idumuose:
@ barcanista

Why are you seething with anger over this issue.Your lord and master Buhari
Promulgated a decree during his days that made it a crime to insult govt officials or have you forgotten?

you didn't see nothing wrong with Buhari's decree but you see everything wrong with seun's
version.
You are very pathetic. [size=20pt]2Face [/size]

This is most likely the essence of this thread, BUHARI

brownlord:


the same gibberish, now you should be ban for this nonsense

lol u wana ban me pathetic

Obiagelli:
!

Ngeneukwenu hasn't made any comment so far. I hope she hasn't been banned?!

The fact that Seun has to consider this is testament to the state of Nigeria and what the future portends. It is an objectionable course but Seun bears the commercial risk if this site is shut down not most users. It is easy to hyperventillate about Seun kowtowing to the powers that be whilst hiding behind the anonymity that the internet affords.

I must say I am enjoying the supreme irony of ardent Buhari supporters - I am referring to you Barcanista - fuming with righteous indignation at the prospect of such "violations" of basic human rights as are being proposed. You would think that people who purport to hold freedom of expression sacred would make strange bedfellows with Buhari

If you do that, at some point, it's going to be tough to draw the line over what constitutes an insult. I think all you need is a good disclaimer and an advice to people to use tolerable language.

neenar:
Ngeneukwenu hasn't made any comment so far. I hope she hasn't been banned?!

I hope so too, btw cleverly is yet to return, i thought his ban expires this month.

Did you get my pm?

I don't need to even say anything. My signature says it all. Hehehe

Seun:
Hello,

I'm working on a modification to our rules that will make it an offence to disrespect government officials and call them derogatory names on Nairaland. The objective is to prepare Nairaland for a time when the Nigerian Government may not be able to tolerate such things. Currently it's against our rules to deliberately insult a Nairaland member, so we will just be extending this rule to make it cover government officials too.

What are your comments on this? I promise to read all your comments, though I can't promise to reply all of them, of course.

Thanks!

Thumbs down....

Dear Seun Osewa,

Firstly, I commend your humility to request the inputs of Nairalanders before making a decision on this, and I believe the decision should be based on what is right but not what is popular.

Freedom of Speech:
Many people, especially the divide that knows nothing about debates without fallacies, name-calling and abuses are going to cite Freedom of Speech as the reason to continue their madness and mayhem, but be guided by the fact that Freedom is not Liberty, Freedom has boundaries and limitations. No one is at Liberty to insult the public figures but one has freedom to air his views without abuses.

American Paradigm:
There are also those who believe that if Obama can be insulted by Americans, then our politicians should be insulted too; Seun, Ignore them, because I believe not in the mantra that everything American is perfect, Our cultures and tradition of respect is being eroded by blind followership of Americanized tenets. Seun set a standard and lets match into 2015 election with constructive debates.

Seun, No one has to threaten you to know what is right, No one even has the right to force you to be anti or pro government, this is your creation, but not without the people, because it is the people's forum.

Seun, except you set this clean wordings standards, Nairaland will continue to be shunned by the upper echelon, the educale, the lettered and the no-nonsense personalities.

I support the idea of free but clean speech, so I support Seun advocation to ban those who insult government officials be it Fashola, Rochas, President Jonathan or my pompous self.

So mote it be.

Obiagelli:

I hope so too, btw cleverly is yet to return, i thought his ban expires this month.
Did you get my pm?

Saw the notification, but can't even remember my new email addy.

barcanista:
Mr. Seun you are a pitiable person. I expect that you would have done some sober reflection by this time. Is it because we call Jonathan Mr. Clueless and the PDP a Killer Party that you want to Gag our views? Do not use your own hand to ruin your forum-It is just a brotherly and friendly advise.

RUBBISSSSSSHHHHHH



PS: This is in contravention to the African Charter on Human Right which deals with FREEDOM OF SPEECH and the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

Yeah ,it's ok for u to preach freedom of speech and bring up some obsolete African charter that no-one adheres to but u'll not hesitate to come on here and shout 'death to d gays'!

Read my signature as that might just be speaking to you and ur ilk directly!


As for Seun and his topic at hand,he's already done worse before ,his site ,his problems .he might as well continue driving in d nails to the coffin!

Seun:
Hello,

I'm working on a modification to our rules that will make it an offence to disrespect government officials and call them derogatory names on Nairaland. The objective is to prepare Nairaland for a time when the Nigerian Government may not be able to tolerate such things. Currently it's against our rules to deliberately insult a Nairaland member, so we will just be extending this rule to make it cover government officials too.

What are your comments on this? I promise to read all your comments, though I can't promise to reply all of them, of course.

Thanks!

DONLEKAN:
OBITUARY - NAIRALAND.

A Kede iku Nairaland.

In i lai, wai na i lai, ra jiuna - A fi tedun tedun kede iku Nairaland. Eni ti o ku ni ojo kokanle logun osu kewa odun 2014. Okunfa iku Nairaland ni partisanship.

Lara awon CEO ti o kehin Nairaland ni jobless Seun Osewa.

It is not like Africans have never been successful people. The problem with African is that of managing success.

Here is a classical example of someone trying to destroy himself.

Hahahahah seun ooo, but that is a wrong idea from seun, he must have been under presure.

It is very funny that you want to sensor insults, yet allow topics like "nolly wood big booties", "video of teacher having sex with students". In summary, Nairaland is becoming so pornographic and vulgar, you should worry about that, not government of officials that continue to remain clueless in handing the affairs of this great country. I am completely appalled, that you would even consider this. We are not under military rule, anyone should have the freedom to call any government official an "assshole" if that person is one. No politician can do anything to Nairaland, do not be scared, do not destroy your business for politicians that care less about you!

-CramJones

Money don exchange hand. Me sef wan chop and clean mouth. Link a sister up abeg.

neenar:
Saw the notification, but can't even remember my new email addy.

Oh, ok

It depends on what you mean by insult. If I call somebody who is a Crook a Crook, to me that is no insult.
Meanwhile, Somebody has just floated an airline just months after leaving office, little wonder he was fighting tooth and nail to become minister for aviation. How do you expect us to refrain from speaking out about the massive looting?
Just have your disclaimer. Nigeria must be better, mediums like this helps in exposing and pruning the excesses of these insatiably corrupt officials

DONLEKAN:
OBITUARY - NAIRALAND.

A Kede iku Nairaland.

In i lai, wai na i lai, ra jiuna - A fi tedun tedun kede iku Nairaland. Eni ti o ku ni ojo kokanle logun osu kewa odun 2014. Okunfa iku Nairaland ni partisanship.

Lara awon CEO ti o kehin Nairaland ni jobless Seun Osewa.

It is not like Africans have never been successful people. The problem with African is that of managing success.

Here is a classical example of someone trying to destroy himself.

K'Olorun f'orun ke Nairaland.

I wonder when a CEO have started to bow to pressure from government officials. The beauty of democracy is freedom of expression, and once that is gone there's nothing like democracy. If the people of America can insult the president using different media and those media have not been closed down,then why should seun feels he can take our right away especially on the politics section. Therefore Seun take a rethink on your action,and stop whatever you think of doing.