What does it mean to hold the line?

Holding the line isn't just some clever tagline. It isn't just so quote used to gain followers. It is this movement in three words.
Our enemies will hit us with everything they can. From false accusations to incorrectly telling people our end goal.
They do this not just to lie but to provoke. They want us angry. Angry enough to do something stupid.
Every time one of us flames one of them we have lost. Every time we engage in these people we lessen our own cause.
Hold the line applies not only to our goal but to ourselves as well.
Every time you see something that angers you and you ignore it you have held your own line. Every time you hear us misquoted and respond with honor and valor you have held your line.
Every time you tell someone of our cause in clear simple language you have held your line.
It's hard I know to see something you or a friend has said twisted to be used against you. It's harder to not just flame them and scream about it until you feel better.

That's what holding the line means to me. What does it mean to you?

All of the below do apply in my opinion...

Hold The Line: v. ~

• To be valid applicable or true.
• To maintain the existing position or state of affairs.
• To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action.
• To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view.

We hold the line, thereby we are being true to our beliefs.
We hold the line, thereby we are maintaining our existing position upon the current state and affairs.
We hold the line, thereby do we indeed hold our feelings upon this matter during this situation no matter the actions brought upon us.
We hold the line, we continue to hold within ourselves and with each other our conviction, our resolve, and our conviction during this troubling time.

We have done so, we are doing so, and we will continue to do so.

Well said. I hold the line and will continue to do so until relieved.

Simply, it's not giving into the temptation of complacency, or resignation to a more powerful, oppressive entity.

http://tbhnp.blogspot.com/2012/04/on-protest-reflection-retake-mass.html

^This.

Holding the line to me means to restore a brilliant franchise to its former glory.

More importantly now though it also means to reject those who would so quickly silence a gamers opinion because they dare to stand up and speak out against the way the gaming industry is going now. To reject the decenters and the pretenders known as the "gaming press", holding the line means rejecting them and making your own decisions.

Finally. Holding the line means that I have the pleasure of being part of a great community, whatever happens with the endings or the press I hope that this community will live on long after and challange the general lawless-ness and immaturity thats rife on the internet, instead to share information and ideas with other like minded folk and use its energy for other good causes and hopefully make gaming the major drive behind it.

To hold the line, to hold civility above all else.