Talk:Soapbox

The right of free speach[edit]

Free speach, the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of censorship or restraint, is not only free at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, but has the ear of a mix of people; some of which go their to fill the void left by religion and politics.

Other than offence to the British Crown, the realpolik of modern culture is exposed, which, in most other places, is censored or restrained by membership or a dollar amount.

Free speech that is dollar free and has ears to listen is, in principle, wikipedia. Unfortunately, wikipedia is plagued with censorship by religious scoolgirls. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.193.169.126 (talk • contribs) at 03:47, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please sign or you will be disregarded. Anyways the code of wikipedia states that wikipedia shall consist only of facts, and show no bias. Articles are regulated and sometimes reverted but no one is really punished for speaking their mind. Wikipedia isn't the communist China you think it is however, you can show POV (Point Of View) in discussions as I just did with my reference to communist China.--Exander 22:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Exander, here's my POV: Do not attempt at trolling, even in the discussion pages. That's low. Pseudotriton 07:16, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And that, my friends, is flat-out trolling for all to see and understand.--WaltCip 14:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Soapbox is now also an MSN video service. Sancassania 03:00, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Modern Soapboxes[edit]

Really? Blogs? The word "soapbox" has a connotation, at least, of self-aggrandizing, self-important monologue. While there are certainly blogs that fit that description, is your average LiveJournal—often a somewhat-pedantic retelling of the day's events—really a soapbox? I'd be interested to hear opinions on this one, and on the related subject of whether that section of the article qualifies as WP:OR. Jouster (whisper) 21:54, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're taking the idea that "some blogs can be considered soapboxes" and trying to apply it generally. Every square is a rhombus, but not every rhombus is a square. /Blaxthos 03:38, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1872[edit]

It is claimed in the article that soapboxes existed in London in 1872. If I don't get it wrong, Merriam-Webster dictionary (link) records 1907 as the date the word soapbox was coined. These don't add up well. huji—TALK 19:20, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Michael J. Fox[edit]

In the final episode of Spin City didn't MJF have an out-of-character speech about his disability, which he ended by saying something like "now to get off my soapbox" which he then stepped off. Should there be a pop reference section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.135.231.49 (talk) 22:13, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

removed from article[edit]

I removed this from the article:

The soapbox traditionally used by politicians and those wanted to get above the crowd, had how moved into the digital age with Yoursoapboxthe new on on polling website that give the public the opportunity to have their say and submit their own articles on a wide range of subjects.

It is poorly written, and appears to promote an external site rather than contribute something worthwhile to the article. Richard Myers (talk) 02:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Free Speech Movement[edit]

The History section refers to the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley in the 1960's as a form of soapboxing but I was there back then and the FSM was started over the right to set up folding card tables on campus (at Sproul Plaza) for off campus political groups, which may be a form of soapboxing but not actual soapboxing. (That's right, the whole Free Speech Movement started over folding card tables.) However, the right to speak on the steps of Sproul Hall was also gained, which I assume would be soapboxing, and perhaps this distinction should be made. My sister-in-law, by the way, was in the class when Mario Savio was chosen as leader and she said they needed someone to lead so they arbitrarily chose Savio, he didn't campaign for the job. I don't have any published sources to cite for this but I'm sure the UC Berkeley campus does, so if any Wiki editors out there live in Berkeley perhaps they could clarify the article with published sources. By the way, did the English invent soapboxing?63.207.227.77 (talk) 18:56, 9 February 2010 (UTC)Sgt. Rock[reply]

Good article[edit]

A well written and interesting article. Thanks to all contributors! Zezen (talk) 06:11, 26 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]