an offended NSG poster wrote:And I have yet to see one hint, either on the OP's part or on Czardas' (his was the particular inanity that got me riled) to indicate that they're joking.
The above was posted in my now locked thread. The thread is already on under scrutiny, which I can safely take includes a reading of the OP. It is alleged that there was not "one hint" that there was joking.
The same offended individual has stated in a Moderation thread that they have no sense of humor on the subject. I am willing to stipulate to this. However, they further argue that the absence of their sense of humor (coupled with what they claim is an absence of indication that the over content was not clearly shown to be presented in irony) means that Czardas's satire, and by extension my own, should not be allowed.
You have heard the accuser, they have voiced the offense. I would ask, if there is in fact a policy discussion taking place regarding satire/parody, that I might be permitted to request a chance to be heard in my own defense.
I don't question your authority; I don't dispute your power to do whatever you wish here. I ask that if there is such a debate about permissible debate taking place, that those who will be most affected, or potentially most silenced, be allowed a rebuttal, even if in the end it is no more than a eulogy for a style that mods feel they must lay to rest.
"Satire is a lesson. Parody is a game." -Vladimir Nabokov