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Take Back Santa Cruz Facebook page rules by online bullies
Often TBSC admin remove or ban people on their closed Facebook page. TBSC selectively moderates the closed page and typically only bans someone who asks a hard question or disagrees with an action. item or a position on an issue. Admin selectively moderates the conversations and it is notable who is welcome and who is not.
In previous articles we have discussed who Take Back Santa Cruz is , what they are up to and how they operate. One point to mention is how they manage their social media page. Currently admin is listed as Michael Becker, Analicia Cube, Heather Lesnowicz Babcock ( Analicia’s sister) , Ian Babcock ( Heather’s husband) . Stephanie Culligan ( of Hall of Shame stock) , Kim Laney , Samantha Simon Olden and Gabrielle Korte. That is a large group to monitor the conversation.
It is easy to find a fight on TBSC pages. In a 2015 post Samantha Olden warns users that all of TBSC is private and not to be shared and if you do….you will be banned. Exactly how you ban someone from a Non Profit is not addressed. TBSC has frequently received feedback even from their own members regarding their vigilante nature and online bullying and continually respond defensively . Of note is the fact that it appears that simply following a social media page makes you a "member."
Let's review a few pages from TBSC.
In a 2015 thread, a member was ‘caught’ sharing or cutting and pasting posts perhaps and must have referred to the group in a less than honorable light.
When a reader points out the inherent lack of privacy on Facebook he is soon banned and his departure a la Marie Antoinette is mocked by comments, “Grant has left the building.” The thread is long and members ask to be removed, leave voluntarily, and at least three are removed by admin and subsequently mocked.
In a more recent conversation regarding a TBSC protest at a gas station a member was booted for “violating TBSC rules of conduct" by Samantha Olden.
Apparently he mocked the fervor with which a group of people were going to protest a local business.
Truth be told, if you threaten violence or call for ‘vigilante justice’ comments will NOT be removed despite the verbal warning given in April and the assurances by admin that that the comments will be removed and that "member; will be dismissed In another February 2016 post a woman is photographed for purposes of public shaming, ( trespassing, certain she is about to break into a home or car) warning all of Santa Cruz that the police do nothing and quickly there are numerous calls for shooting , vigilante justice and a softened comment is made by Samantha Simon Olden but the call for violence remains as well as the person who made it and more violent comments follow. Although in April, Samantha Simon Olden assures TBSC readers that "We expressly oppose all criminal and vigilante behavior and any comments suggesting this type of behavior on our page will be deleted, would constitute grounds for dismissal and possibly reported to the authorities" this is not the case at all. TBSC selectively moderates their group . Ask a hard question, disagree with the propaganda and agenda of the day, you are out. Perpetuate, agree and buy into the fear and anger based propaganda , you are welcome to stay at the TBSC table, even if you threaten violence.
The question remains, is Santa Cruz safe with Take Back Santa Cruz ?
It is easy to find a fight on TBSC pages. In a 2015 post Samantha Olden warns users that all of TBSC is private and not to be shared and if you do….you will be banned. Exactly how you ban someone from a Non Profit is not addressed. TBSC has frequently received feedback even from their own members regarding their vigilante nature and online bullying and continually respond defensively . Of note is the fact that it appears that simply following a social media page makes you a "member."
Let's review a few pages from TBSC.
In a 2015 thread, a member was ‘caught’ sharing or cutting and pasting posts perhaps and must have referred to the group in a less than honorable light.
When a reader points out the inherent lack of privacy on Facebook he is soon banned and his departure a la Marie Antoinette is mocked by comments, “Grant has left the building.” The thread is long and members ask to be removed, leave voluntarily, and at least three are removed by admin and subsequently mocked.
In a more recent conversation regarding a TBSC protest at a gas station a member was booted for “violating TBSC rules of conduct" by Samantha Olden.
Apparently he mocked the fervor with which a group of people were going to protest a local business.
Truth be told, if you threaten violence or call for ‘vigilante justice’ comments will NOT be removed despite the verbal warning given in April and the assurances by admin that that the comments will be removed and that "member; will be dismissed In another February 2016 post a woman is photographed for purposes of public shaming, ( trespassing, certain she is about to break into a home or car) warning all of Santa Cruz that the police do nothing and quickly there are numerous calls for shooting , vigilante justice and a softened comment is made by Samantha Simon Olden but the call for violence remains as well as the person who made it and more violent comments follow. Although in April, Samantha Simon Olden assures TBSC readers that "We expressly oppose all criminal and vigilante behavior and any comments suggesting this type of behavior on our page will be deleted, would constitute grounds for dismissal and possibly reported to the authorities" this is not the case at all. TBSC selectively moderates their group . Ask a hard question, disagree with the propaganda and agenda of the day, you are out. Perpetuate, agree and buy into the fear and anger based propaganda , you are welcome to stay at the TBSC table, even if you threaten violence.
The question remains, is Santa Cruz safe with Take Back Santa Cruz ?
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what a hysterical bunch of loosers!
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Why the middle names?
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all you are falling for it
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The FBI likes to have a crime to act on
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i was removed without cause
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Hate speech
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Authoritarianists.
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