--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: To be clear, Goodreads staff have not…" description: "\"“To be clear, Goodreads staff have not been deleting any posts. A value we've always had here is that we don't censor content (unless it's against our ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/otis-y-chandler-100396_censor_to-be-clear-goodreads-staff-have-not-bee_210311.jpg" --- # To be clear, Goodreads staff have not been deleting any… ![“To be clear, Goodreads staff have not been deleting any posts. A value we've always had here is that we don't censor content (unless it's against our policies - eg porn, etc). [April 1, 2013]” quote by Otis Y. 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Themes censorship policy platform ethics freedom of speech community Mood neutral informative Type Censor:1 Censorship:1 Corporate-ethics:0 Goodreads:0 Happiness:0 Goodreads Staff:0 Clear Goodreads:0 Censor Content:0 Policies Porn:0 When to use this quote - online forums - community management - policy enforcement Key Concepts moderation standards digital ethics content policy Questions to Reflect On - How should platforms handle borderline content? - What defines acceptable speech? A Different Perspective Policy enforcement may be inconsistent. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Censor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/censor/) [Censorship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/censorship/) [Corporate-ethics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corporate-ethics/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) ## Related quotes > [“I agree that it's a shame some books have to suffer ratings that clearly are invalid. However I can't think of a way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-y-chandler/i-agree-that-it-s-a-shame-some-books-have-to-suffer-ratings-that/) Otis Y. Chandler > [“A healthy corporate culture is built through proper man-management techniques put into action, which in turn aids in shaping a peacefully coherent work environment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henrietta-newton-martin-author-industrial-relations-today/a-healthy-corporate-culture-is-built-through-proper-man-management/) Henrietta Newton Martin- Author Industrial Relations Today > [“Like many people who became sick, I found that researching man-made radiation immersed me into a corporate world of lie, confuse and deny.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/like-many-people-who-became-sick-i-found-that-researching-man-made/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) > [“The word attitude doesn’t mean you should be committed and loyal to your supervisor. Attitude means dedicated, committed and more clinical to the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-thangaswamy/the-word-attitude-doesn-t-mean-you-should-be-committed-and-loyal-to/) [Vivek Thangaswamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-thangaswamy/) > [“Thou shalt have liberty, but no will. - A Corporate Commandment”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamine-pearlheart/thou-shalt-have-liberty-but-no-will-a-corporate-commandment/) [Lamine Pearlheart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamine-pearlheart/) > [“It is clear that the protective functions of workplace health and safety have transferred to the workers through the process of corporate government deregulation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/it-is-clear-that-the-protective-functions-of-workplace-health-and/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) > [“I sincerely hope that President Barack Obama’s government will be remembered as the peak of deregulated corporate corruption and not the ongoing rise of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/i-sincerely-hope-that-president-barack-obama-s-government-will-be/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) > [“To have a man whose name is on the label showing such interest, commitment, and determination for the best is a wonderful thing. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bamforth/to-have-a-man-whose-name-is-on-the-label-showing-such-interest/) Charles Bamforth > [“It is only when a company cares for its consumers as much as the consumers care for its products or services, can we create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/it-is-only-when-a-company-cares-for-its-consumers-as-much-as-the/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) > [Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-schembechler/every-coach-every-executive-every-leader-they-all-know-right-from/) [Bo Schembechler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-schembechler/) > [“The silent workers get lost in the endless darkness of the corporate world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhishek-ratna/the-silent-workers-get-lost-in-the-endless-darkness-of-the-corporate/) [Abhishek Ratna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhishek-ratna/) > [“Corporate Responsibility; Environmental Preservation; Consumer Protection; Sex & Race Discrimination (they must mean Sex and Race Liberation ).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cage/corporate-responsibility-environmental-preservation-consumer/) [John Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cage/) > [“The legal system has been designed by governments and corporations to protect them from the common people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/the-legal-system-has-been-designed-by-governments-and-corporations-to/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) > [“There is a great need to be needed. Remember, you feel good whenever you are needed. Sometimes, even if it brings misery to you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/osho/there-is-a-great-need-to-be-needed-remember-you-feel-good-whenever/) [Osho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/osho/) > [“The attention of a company must be on the welfare of its consumers, not on draining their wallets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/the-attention-of-a-company-must-be-on-the-welfare-of-its-consumers/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) ## More by Otis Y. Chandler > [“I agree that it's a shame some books have to suffer ratings that clearly are invalid. However I can't think of a way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-y-chandler/i-agree-that-it-s-a-shame-some-books-have-to-suffer-ratings-that/) Otis Y. Chandler Explore all 2 Otis Y. Chandler quotes ## More Censor quotes > [When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/when-a-critic-sets-himself-up-as-an-arbiter-of-morality-a-judge-of/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) > [Satire that the censor understands is rightly censored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-kraus/satire-that-the-censor-understands-is-rightly-censored/) [Karl Kraus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-kraus/) > [Any test that turns on what is offensive to the community's standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/any-test-that-turns-on-what-is-offensive-to-the-community-s-standards/) [William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/) > [Censorship makes me really angry. I even hate it when people censor themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/censorship-makes-me-really-angry-i-even-hate-it-when-people-censor/) [Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/) > [A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/granville-hicks/a-censor-is-a-man-who-knows-more-than-he-thinks-you-ought-to/) Granville Hicks > [“Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-kassem/pick-a-leader-who-will-keep-jobs-in-your-country-by-offering/) [Suzy Kassem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-kassem/) > [A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-bowman/a-performance-art-piece-is-unprecedented-it-is-difficult-to-censor/) [Jack Bowman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-bowman/) > [I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-robbins/i-think-the-enemy-is-self-censorship-in-a-free-society-the-biggest/) [Tim Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-robbins/) > [Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-jackson/film-is-such-a-powerful-medium-it-s-like-a-weapon-and-i-think-you/) [Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-jackson/) > [Metellus Numidicus, the censor, acknowledged to the Roman people, in a public oration, that had kind nature allowed us to exist without the help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-gibbon/metellus-numidicus-the-censor-acknowledged-to-the-roman-people-in-a/) [Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-gibbon/) > [One could think of ways to defeat the censor. I could put up the answers on my Facebook page or website or Counterpunch. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ali/one-could-think-of-ways-to-defeat-the-censor-i-could-put-up-the/) [Tariq Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ali/) > [“I struggle each day not to let the fear of the censor poison my writing. Where the censor rules, a dull sameness creeps into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-mazer/i-struggle-each-day-not-to-let-the-fear-of-the-censor-poison-my/) Harry Mazer > [Words alone can rarely justify censorship. If we censor words themselves without looking at the context, we could shut down much of the entertainment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/witold-walczak/words-alone-can-rarely-justify-censorship-if-we-censor-words/) Witold Walczak > [An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mcdowell/an-actor-cannot-be-a-censor-i-m-there-to-interpret/) [Malcolm McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mcdowell/) > [I have not understood till date why we censor adult films. If someone over 18 can get married, produce children and drive cars, why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikramaditya-motwane/i-have-not-understood-till-date-why-we-censor-adult-films-if-someone/) [Vikramaditya Motwane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikramaditya-motwane/) [Browse all 167 Censor quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/censor/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“To be clear, Goodreads staff have not been deleting any posts. A value we've always had here is that we don't censor content (unless it's against our policies - eg porn, etc). [April 1, 2013]”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Otis Y. 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