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99% of all users using Planet Minecraft live in a country where free speech is a right. It is our right to speak up, and voice our opinions on anything we like, hate, or thing should change. It's one of these things that makes the world go round and possibly the only thing that makes great things great.
What is Free Speech?
Free speech is what I just talked about. The absolute majority of all democratic countries give the right to free speech, the right to voice you rpoinions about anything. Free speech is basically the right to vote for the new President, the right to make a complaint to the food company that put an illicit drug in your peanut butter and the right to host a meeting to brainstorm ideas for a company's new product.
Now I'm not saying that every opinion that you voice gets into power. You might vote Banana's for the school canteen but more people vote Creeper Cookies. Nobody (Except Kim Jong Un) has 100% of their ideas implemented, and that is what free speech is, and that is what makes free speech fun.
In Minecraft
In Minecraft free speech can get a little out of hand. Sometimes, people don't have the maturity to make mature rules, and it can also be hard to tell the difference between voicing opinions and complaining. Some server owners couldn't care less about anything but the money the server generates whereas others make sure it is the absolute best experience that they could possibly make to the users.
The first problem here is that some people "complain" and some people "voice suggestions". There is a "clear" difference between compaints and opinions. Complaints usually arise when someone has broken the rules, been PvP, griefed, whatever THEN makes their opinion and usually does it in a rude and unfair manner. They usually rage on and on and become generally annoying. Someone who wants to voice an opinion usually waits a little while after the event has happened, and then approaches the staff maturely then gives a quick suggestion, and doesn't rave on about it and doesn't make it sound negative.
Now you might be thinking that free speech has no place in the Minecraft world, but it has done more than you could possibly imagine. Many servers have staff meetings where they discuss new ideas, letting people voice their opinion. many servers have hoppers and free (or cheap) books, where people write suggestions and put them in (also can be done on the forum). The owner can be confused about whether to add parkour or spleef next, so he asks his fellow members.
On Planet Minecraft
Planet Minecraft has always been a site where you can speak up and say stuff, and this is why we have blogs. We can write our opinions, post suggestions in the forums and moderators chat to see if anything new can be added.
Now, if this blog gets removed for any reason at all, it would probably be because of this paragraph. Free speech is always encouraged on PMC. Some may not believe because they post a suggestion and it never gets implemented, but instead goes on a "To Do" list. Because people complain so much to the moderators because of "strict" rules, they kind of get into the habbit of thinking everything is a complaint, and for some mods, it can get harder and harder and harder to tell a complaint from a respectful dispute.
Now when we do satire and ask about the rules on PMC, it can end badly. Firstly, since so much PMC satire is disrespectful, we can't really do any because the mods are "sick" of it, and since many people complain about the rules being changed, a respectful request on a change, not why they are there, can be taken the wrong way. I'm not trying to say the rules need to be changed and I'm not trying to egg on complainers, but I am saying that we should have a right to speak up for ourselves.
So as you can see, not every form of free speech goes well, and that the right can be revoked, although it shouldn't. It is a human right which we can all use, as long as it is not used to complain.
What is Free Speech?
Free speech is what I just talked about. The absolute majority of all democratic countries give the right to free speech, the right to voice you rpoinions about anything. Free speech is basically the right to vote for the new President, the right to make a complaint to the food company that put an illicit drug in your peanut butter and the right to host a meeting to brainstorm ideas for a company's new product.
Now I'm not saying that every opinion that you voice gets into power. You might vote Banana's for the school canteen but more people vote Creeper Cookies. Nobody (Except Kim Jong Un) has 100% of their ideas implemented, and that is what free speech is, and that is what makes free speech fun.
In Minecraft
In Minecraft free speech can get a little out of hand. Sometimes, people don't have the maturity to make mature rules, and it can also be hard to tell the difference between voicing opinions and complaining. Some server owners couldn't care less about anything but the money the server generates whereas others make sure it is the absolute best experience that they could possibly make to the users.
The first problem here is that some people "complain" and some people "voice suggestions". There is a "clear" difference between compaints and opinions. Complaints usually arise when someone has broken the rules, been PvP, griefed, whatever THEN makes their opinion and usually does it in a rude and unfair manner. They usually rage on and on and become generally annoying. Someone who wants to voice an opinion usually waits a little while after the event has happened, and then approaches the staff maturely then gives a quick suggestion, and doesn't rave on about it and doesn't make it sound negative.
Now you might be thinking that free speech has no place in the Minecraft world, but it has done more than you could possibly imagine. Many servers have staff meetings where they discuss new ideas, letting people voice their opinion. many servers have hoppers and free (or cheap) books, where people write suggestions and put them in (also can be done on the forum). The owner can be confused about whether to add parkour or spleef next, so he asks his fellow members.
On Planet Minecraft
Planet Minecraft has always been a site where you can speak up and say stuff, and this is why we have blogs. We can write our opinions, post suggestions in the forums and moderators chat to see if anything new can be added.
Now, if this blog gets removed for any reason at all, it would probably be because of this paragraph. Free speech is always encouraged on PMC. Some may not believe because they post a suggestion and it never gets implemented, but instead goes on a "To Do" list. Because people complain so much to the moderators because of "strict" rules, they kind of get into the habbit of thinking everything is a complaint, and for some mods, it can get harder and harder and harder to tell a complaint from a respectful dispute.
Now when we do satire and ask about the rules on PMC, it can end badly. Firstly, since so much PMC satire is disrespectful, we can't really do any because the mods are "sick" of it, and since many people complain about the rules being changed, a respectful request on a change, not why they are there, can be taken the wrong way. I'm not trying to say the rules need to be changed and I'm not trying to egg on complainers, but I am saying that we should have a right to speak up for ourselves.
So as you can see, not every form of free speech goes well, and that the right can be revoked, although it shouldn't. It is a human right which we can all use, as long as it is not used to complain.
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Rocket Man.
If anyone ever needed rule clarifications, they are more than welcome to PM me or talk to me privately in the chat room where I can be found a lot. '-_- I just wished kids wouldn't swear so much, it's a nasty habit that I dropped months ago.
Civil discussions about rules or expressions of opinion are encouraged, unless it is inappropriate in some way. Most of the time, when people question the rules, they do so very rudely and we end up feeling hurt and harassed in the process. Free speech doesn't mean people will necessarily use ideas given to them either, as you stated. Free speech only means someone will listen to them.
On the conclusion of your blog, you can speak up for yourself: privately and civily. We simply ask that people PM us instead of ranting in the forum. I see how the public image of how we handle ban/other moderation complaints could be that we just reject them all, but that's only what you see. People who PM us appropriately often have their issue resolved and/or we're happy to explain to them what happened and how to avoid it in the future. As for rule/site suggestions, those are always welcome as long as they are civil and appropriate. Just know that your "cool idea" has likely been suggested before.