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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (32402)	4/16/2005 12:33:26 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

NOW WAIT A DAMNED SECOND!!!! You can have free speech with AS and the fish. Or you can have quality." Since when are SI message boards about free speech? IMO, they are not unless the thread subject matter specifically states it is about free speech. Every thread is created to discuss certain topics. Every thread creator has the right to stipulate what is & is NOT on topic. And they can establish guidelines that they want followed on their threads. Moderated threads are allowed to remove people who do not consistently post on topic or who do not abide by established thread guidelines. How many of us have left threads because they became over run with Yahoos who completely ruined a thread? Who wants to wade through hundreds of BS, inane & slanderous (ET AL) OFF TOPIC posts, most of which are in violation of established thread standards to get to posts that are ON TOPIC? I say if a person cannot or will not abide by thread guidelines, there should be absolutely no problem banning them permanently after they have been adequately warned, then temporarily suspended a couple of times. And anyone who thinks the above violates any form of free speech simply does not understand what free speech is about.