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THE BANISHMENT: Facebook discussions shed controversial light on CoMo City Councilman
A man of the people
COLUMBIA, Mo 2/29/16 (Feature) -- Last October, moderators of a popular Facebook forum made an unprecedented decision.
F rustrated with policy discussions that continually turned into personal disputes, the 500-member Keep Columbia Free group (KCF) banned Third Ward Columbia City Councilman Karl Skala .
Among hundreds of comments over more than a year, talk of Mr. Skala's " belittling, rude behavior," "malicious remarks", "incessant trolling," "Jekyll and Hyde persona," and other grievances emerged.
"It is NOT okay for you to single out certain people because of some personal vendetta ," a group moderator warned Mr. Skala last April. "This group is NOT interested in servicing your...
COLUMBIA, Mo 2/29/16 (Feature) -- Last October, moderators of a popular Facebook forum made an unprecedented decision.
F rustrated with policy discussions that continually turned into personal disputes, the 500-member Keep Columbia Free group (KCF) banned Third Ward Columbia City Councilman Karl Skala .
Among hundreds of comments over more than a year, talk of Mr. Skala's " belittling, rude behavior," "malicious remarks", "incessant trolling," "Jekyll and Hyde persona," and other grievances emerged.
"It is NOT okay for you to single out certain people because of some personal vendetta ," a group moderator warned Mr. Skala last April. "This group is NOT interested in servicing your...
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