I received an email today from a concerned poker member that there was a less-than-ethical blog post on PokerDIY about the ability to cheat in online poker and reveal one's hole cards.

It's a good time to reiterate our disclaimer on blog posts and generate some discussion on this - we (PokerDIY and it's admins) do not judge or endorse any poker blog posts made by members of our poker community. The comments and views expressed in player blog posts are purely that of the author - we may or may not agree but it's not our right or position to do so anyway. We may comment or rate the blog as fellow community members but this is the individual's opinion (who may happen to also be an admin on PokerDIY) to be taken like any other.

Did you know that on PokerDIY.com all blog posts by all poker players used to be moderated? Every single poker post that a person did went into an approval queue and needed to be approved first before it would be published on PokerDIY.

A while ago we realized (with the help from some feedback from irate players and some comments from respected poker sites) that this was an archaic practice. Nobody does this anymore. Freedom of speech and all that.

So we moved to an open model where pretty much anyone can publish what they like. We don't judge, we purely provide the means to blog about all things poker.

Of course, we have to have SOME controls in place - for example - we don't tolerate racism, hate message, pornography, violence and a couple of other things that 99% of decent people dislike (interesting... not complete freedom of speech then? Discuss) - we do keep an eye on new blog posts and we do not want this type of information polluting PokerDIY. However, for the most part, authors can post what they like - it's their opinion...

Google and Facebook (to name 2 of the biggest ones) follow this approach. Google does not judge mails you send but provides a platform for you to do so. Facebook allows you to make groups/pages dedicated to all manner of subjects... however, if you cross a line (generally the same as list above), you account will probably be banned (check their Terms of Service).

Of course, we appreciate anyone taking the time to report posts (especially of the above category), so this post is just to clear up our stance on the matter. We will let the community judge posts such as these and use the tools available (rate/comment) to do so in an open and fair way...

How do you feel about this?