It seems, unfortuantely, that Flickr's response to criticism about censorship (something many people not just me oppose on Flickr) is simply even yet more censorship. That's too bad. http://www.flickr.com/help... - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

Very unfortunate! - Jeff P. Henderson

Haha! Brilliant! Their response to criticism about censorship is to censor it. What. A. Joke. - Chris Nixon

Looks like with our impending move to Facebook and Flickr's asinine policies, we're going to be faced with more censorship networking than social networking. This is ridiculous for sure Thomas, but is it even possible to fight it? Find others in similar circumstances and file a class action suit? - JCunwired

Oh Irony. In Dutch flikker (pronounce Flickr) means faggot. - Willem (@wim66) ☠

We need to draft a web service users Bill of Rights and get web services to agree to abide by them. If that fails, there is always the legislation route. - Jeff P. Henderson

that pretty well does it for me, I'm done with flickr. I've been considering getting a pro account but there is no way in hell I'm giving these people my money. Guess I'm off to research smugmug - John

Flickr's actions are pretty strange. I have never hear of so much banning going on on any other social network. FriendFeed has been getting a barrage of (sometimes way too harsh) criticism over the last couple of days, but their response is to man-up and take it on the chin. - Chris Nixon

Chris, I've always *strongly* admired FriendFeeds openness and lack of censorship. Even when things posted are critical of them they'll still let them appear in the "Best of Day" or other prominent places on the site. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the team to this end and it's one of things that I've found so refreshing about the service. - Thomas Hawk

the anti flickr blog by the way has moved and I honestly have absolutely zero to do with this new anti flickr blog. I was simply reporting on it after the authors of the blog (who I do not know who they are) pointed it out to me. http://saynotoflickr.blogspot.com - Thomas Hawk

Perhaps, Thomas, it's time for you to leave flickr behind, and just host your photos on your own site. What do you gain from continuing to post on flickr? - scherbi: bottom dweller

Bill, there is a tremendous and engaging community of photographers on Flickr, like no place else that exists. I couldn't ever imagine leaving. it's not just about hosting my photos. It's about being a part of that whole community process. It sucks being banned from the help forum simply for criticizing censorship and account deletions, but for now at least Flickr has a monopoly on the community photo sharing space and I can't ever imagine leaving that as much as I've immersed myself in it. - Thomas Hawk

that's it... yahoo is TOAST - Chris Heath

I think the problem is not that you are critical. After all, if I criticised them, they would simply ignore the issue. The problem is that you are critical and have an audience. - Chris Nixon

it's getting ridiculous! - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Has Yahoo's Faustian bargain with the Chinese autocrats begun to affect Flickr? - Dennis Jernberg

Good!! It's about Time ya POOP Disturber!! ;PPP I need a Razor Sharp Lawyer to SUE the A$$ off FacePOOP do ya know any?? - Billy Warhol