I’m somewhat new here but does the BL user forum have moderators? Most boards I’m on, political discussion gets squelched quickly.
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They have… But maybe they like politics too?! I don’t know, just guessing.
I hate when that happens, but i don’t have the power to do what i wanted to do, unfortunately.
Trust me, the forum would be clean from top to bottom 
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I read through those guide lines, I don’t see any mention about politics.
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Yep, I don’t see that either. Politics only belongs on political and not printer forums.
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There isn’t a direct mention about politics as generally these posts violate a multitude of other forum guidelines and are removed. As a reference point there have already been posts flagged and removed in this thread.
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We dont need a bunch of moderators. We need people to stay mature no matter the topic of discussion.
Use the flagging function when you feel it is needed. 3 or more people flag a post, it gets hidden. We can self moderate.
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Am I to understand that your are saying I have never taken a history lesson or that I do not hold a BA in History from the University of Washington?
Or are you responding to someone else’s post but using my comment?
We don’t need police either. People can just not shoot each other.
Threads on here devolve more quickly than any other forum I’ve been besides maybe that cesspool called Reddit.
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I am clearly responding to your comment.
And I do not care what education you have. Very coincidental that when history comes up you claim to have a bachelor’s in history.
I can still call out what is obviously not true.
I am supporting self policing instead of relying on having a bunch of moderators. If there is something that you think needs moderator attention, flag it. Most of the time when people complain about moderation, it is because they are failing to fully utilize the existing system.
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You are free to have your opinion, regardless of what facts may exist to counter that opinion.
Which seems to be a very common theme here in the US these days. 
And can we get back to the topic that this thread is focused on?
Just to be clear here. If you think a post violates a community guideline you should flag it. Don’t flag a post because you don’t agree with it. There are people that can’t seem to make this distinction. We are allowed to civilly disagree here as long as the guidelines are followed.
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Can we flag it if it is off-topic?
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You can, but remember that conversations in a thread will flow and the topic will often slowly change directions. Also remember that this post is in the “Other topics” section and thus it has a little more leeway in content. Off-topic often applies to posts that aren’t even in the realm of the current conversation such as someone asking how to add a AMS to an A1 in this thread.
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Exactly. Bambu really needs to start collaborating with the open-source community. Right now, though, they’re more in the habit of threatening the open-source community with legal action. Source at the end, in case anyone wants to look it up.
What many people still don’t understand and use as a killer argument: “But Bambu has always been closed source!” That’s right, exactly - which is why no one is demanding that they suddenly become open source, but at least work with the community instead of blocking it or even taking legal action.
What some people forget is how Bambu got started: with great hardware, but without its own software. I’m really talking about the very beginning, even before Kickstarter, during development. To quote Bambu itself: “Bambu Studio is based on PrusaSlicer by Prusa Research, which is derived from Slic3r by Alessandro Ranellucci and the RepRap community.”
Bambu wouldn’t have its own software - not even infills - without the open-source software Slic3r. Without the open-source community, Bambu wouldn’t exist - at least not in this form, but sure mybe in some other form. Bambu didn’t invent anything new - which isn’t necessarily a bad thing - managed to create a “best-of” package and make it accessible to the masses. A great achievement, no question, but one that relies heavily on the work of Prusa Research and Slic3r.
I really hope that Bambu will reconsider and work together with the community, but I have a feeling that, now they’re successful, they’re turning their backs and even taking legal action.
In short: The open-source community gave a lot to Bambu, but got very little in return. Now there are even threats of lawsuits. The community is really angry at Bambu - not because it’s closed source, but because they’re doing everything they can to prevent any kind of collaboration.
…and for anyone itching to argue with this, just a quick note: Many modern infills that use Bambu, as well as print techniques involved, come from the open-source community or Prusa Research.
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Just out of curiosity: Broadly, would you consider this the equivalent of taking someone else’s designs and remeshing them?
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That’s exactly what open-source software and research are for - so that anyone can use them. This often leads to amazing new developments and a constant flow of fresh ideas. The expectation is simply that companies, too, will contribute to this effort - based on trust and a sense of morality.
It’s like a free buffet: as long as everyone takes only what they need and keeps putting something back, it works. But as soon as someone stops contributing and only takes, it stops working.
Remeshing isn’t the problem; in fact, it’s desired and called “fork.”
In this case, Bambu said: “Fork it, i’m taking it all”
But i agree, companies can take, but they should also give. Their hardware is closed but software wise, they are using everything that the community built. This has been discussed since the beginning and i wonder why it is still as it is.
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Right now, Bambu is like the annoying little kid at the buffet who grabs the biggest fork and fills his stomach to bursting. But if anyone touches his fork, he screams for his mum (lawyers).
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Thank you for your reply.
Overall, I do not support remeshing unless:
- Original designer receives credit: In this case Bambu does credit Prusa Research and Slic3r
- And the designer receives the compensation they request: In this case, Bambu is not sharing research with the community, so it’s in violation.
- I do personally feel that there should be a limited amount of time that compensation should be issued
- But that the original designer should always be credited.