While I applaud your misguided efforts, you must understand the internet is NOT a democracy. It is paid speech. The good people who provide hosting for this site and maintain it have a right to disallow anyone to post anything they want. They pay for the hosting, for the hardware- why should they allow anyone to say anything that they do not allow or agree with? To put it in political terms, how many ultraliberals do you hear speak at the Republican National Convention- or vice versa? NONE.
But, you might say- is that censorship? No. It is paid speech. I applaud the efforts of the Mods to keep this board in good order. Don't scream at them, they are just doing their jobs. If you want free speech, go stand on the corner with a sign. Or pay for your own site and censor the people who disagree with you.

It was best worded by a forum moderator I knew a long time ago...

Freedom of speech is not equal to freedom from consequences.

You have the right to your opinion and to express it. But in that same breath you must be ready to face the consequences if your opinion is out of line with the rules and regulation of the forum of which you decide to express it in.

quote:Originally posted by Oso

While I applaud your misguided efforts, you must understand the internet is NOT a democracy. It is paid speech. The good people who provide hosting for this site and maintain it have a right to disallow anyone to post anything they want. They pay for the hosting, for the hardware- why should they allow anyone to say anything that they do not allow or agree with? To put it in political terms, how many ultraliberals do you hear speak at the Republican National Convention- or vice versa? NONE.
But, you might say- is that censorship? No. It is paid speech. I applaud the efforts of the Mods to keep this board in good order. Don't scream at them, they are just doing their jobs. If you want free speech, go stand on the corner with a sign. Or pay for your own site and censor the people who disagree with you.


I am now permitted to post, having been "slapped on the wrist". I cannot reply to your post unless you copy it to the reinstituted "Smack Talk" area, lest I offend one of the Moderators (none of who own nor pay for this site).

True, but that is the way of the net nowadays.

You have my permission to copy and paste what you need to continue this discussion in the Smack Talk area.