ratdog,
Yes, we have such a thing as free speech. This means you are entitled to get up on your soapbox and say whatever you wish. The key word is "your" soapbox, not somebody else's soapbox. Freedom of speech does not mean that anyone is obliged to listen.
The point in having a forum is that it is a place for discussion on whatever topic the forum is about. Otherwise you might just as well have a totally open website that covers everything from kings to cabbages and sealing wax. Now imagine trying to find a posting of interest to yourself at such a chaotic website. We discuss Parabellums here. When I wish to talk about a Dan Wesson I go to the Dan Wesson site. Unfortunately, not moderated, and plagued with non-relevant porno spam. (And by porno, I mean I am too young to be viewing such things without the permission of my great-grandparents, not that it is just spam selling mortgages or diet supplements.)
I am a member at several forums. It's been pretty obvious that without some form of moderating they eventually descend into chaos.
Let's get back to arguing about Parabellums.
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