CLA ecig article. Is your comment gone?

[nuclearbroccoli]

So it would appear that the CLA blocked a bunch of people from posting and deleted our comments. If you've been banned from posting there or having your comment deleted, please post it here with a quick summary of the content of your post. I'd like to see if there is any common theme that spurred the action on their part as I think it will tell us a lot about what they're up to.

For me, I posted a couple of times, and mentioned the poor success rates of pharmaceutical alternatives, as well as suggesting that they may be biased given that much of their funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.
The strongest word I used was "insane" in reference to their stance on ecigs.

 

[Oriana871]

I posted this:

Don’t Be Fooled by the Canadian Lung Association | Anti-THR Lie of the Day

which they removed and then I was banned.

 

[SoUnique]

Holy poop, I haven't been banned yet. Mind you I did just make a post about missing comments, asked if maybe the sight had been hacked??? So very peculiar.

 

[Kagey K]

My comments are gone. They trimmed the fat off of those comments fast, yet tried to make it,look objective. When I posted there were 367 comments today when I looked it was 154. I didn't even go controversial, I said that I planned on using ecigs very soon and I would submit myself to a before and after on lung capacity, breathing ability and endurance. I suggested they fund their own studies rather wait for the FDA and make up their own minds.

 

[Kagey K]

My random wall comment about hydrochloride acid being ok seems to have stood for now

 

[Lilkurty]

Just curious, where did you post?
I sent this comment to CLA and my provincial assc

Further to: January 21, 2013 Canadian Lung Association: Don’t be fooled by e-cigarettes! During National Non-Smoking Week (January 20-26, 2013), the Canadian Lung Association encourages people to quit using proven methods
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2:18 PM


I have been smoking cigarettes for about 25 years and was unable to quit. Recently I was in the USA and talked to an individual that was a 2 pack a day smoker that had not smoked in about 2 weeks by using e cigarettes and personal vaporizers. I had heard about the e cigarettes but was not ready to waste me money on some hokey device however this evidence was compelling. So, I went to the shop, not with the intention of quitting smoking, but to simply try it out. That was 18 days ago and I have not had an urge to smoke tobacco at all. I can't believe this...it is truly amazing. The Canadian Lung Association and all of the advertising on the packages of cigarettes of the ravages that smoking can tobacco can do I have to say, although hard to look at really didn't do anything because I SIMPLY COULD NOT STOP.
I am thrilled not to be a slave to tobacco and the other 4000 or so chemicals, carcinogens and toxins in them.



NM, I found the place to post and posted!

 

[cactusgirl]

I posted this:

Don’t Be Fooled by the Canadian Lung Association | Anti-THR Lie of the Day

which they removed and then I was banned.

LOL, I posted the same thing...although I am not banned, they just undid my 'like' of their page which allowed me to post...so just 'liked' their page again, hahahaha.

 

[chagrin]

Weird .. oddly most of the posts about their pharmaceutical funding is still there, including mine. You'd think they would have gone with full censorship of anyone that brought up funding.

 

[nuclearbroccoli]

Interesting development... It may just be me because they blocked me, but the "recent posts by others" seems to be completely gone now, and they closed the comments for the post about electronic cigarettes.

LOL! Guess they weren't expecting to get blasted for days on end over it...

 

[chagrin]

You can't "close comments" on facebook can you ?

 

[nuclearbroccoli]

You can't "close comments" on facebook can you ?

I have no idea actually. I can't test it as they blocked me from posting anyway.

 

[SoUnique]

You can't "close comments" on facebook can you ?

Well after reading this, I went back and added a comment. Looks like they can "close comments" if they want, but we can still comment.
Guess I'll go back & see if it's still there.

 

[SoUnique]

My posts are now gone, I have re-liked the page. Will see what happens. I guess they can de-friend me, as I would to any "friend" on my own facebook page.

I like that we are scaring them with the truth.

Run CLA, run. You will soon be running to us.

 

[LesVegas]

My posts are now gone, I have re-liked the page. Will see what happens. I guess they can de-friend me, as I would to any "friend" on my own facebook page.

I like that we are scaring them with the truth.

Run CLA, run. You will soon be running to us.

Not until you start funding their BS.

 

[nuclearbroccoli]

This is an interesting development...
The entire article on ecigs has been deleted.
I'm not sure whether it's because we actually got through to the CLA, or whether they didn't like having all the success stories and supportive research shown.
Unfortunately, I suspect it's the latter, but maybe I'm just getting cynical...