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Q: What is San Jose Voices? A: Essentially, it's an art project that tries to express the diverse voices of the 408 area code-- aka the San Jose California area. It's open ended in the sense that <you> can call and participate, and <you> determine what it sounds like. Q: Is this really anonymous? A: We try hard to make it anonymous. We discard all caller ID information within 24 hours. We value the fact that some of you put your emotional guts on the line here; we try our best not to violate that trust. For improved anonymity, call from a payphone, or use a disposable cell phone. From home, suppress that pesky caller ID - look in your phone book for instructions. Q: What about hate speech, threats, slander, racism etc? A: Hate speech directed towards individuals or identifiable groups, as well as threats, gets deleted. What good do threats, slander and hate speech do in the public sphere anyway? Hateful critiques of politicians and the like are OK- they're used to that. Most speech is OK as long as you don't attack individuals or use 'fighting words', which are generally considered to be an incitement to civil unrest. SJV has zero interest in breaking the law, so we follow local ordinances, laws and statutes regarding hate speech, slander, noise and the like. Having said that, have you heard some of the things people say? You would have to say something very very nasty to get deleted. SJV isn't meant to create civil unrest, but rather to inspire socially beneficial speech. |
