Folks- enough- seriously! You do NOT have 'freedom of speech' in private forums- you are being allowed to post here but the privelege is just that- A privelege that is earned- Every forum gets to make up their own rules as to what is allowed and not allowed- if you don't liek it, or anyone else doesn't liek it, then quite frankly, too bad. Continuing to argue abotu it will accomplish nothign constructive-
Cash- you tried to allow furhter discussion, but apparently, this is just goign to go on and on with noone respectign your right as moderator- so perhaps just lock both htreads- it's apparent people aren't goign to do the right htign and respect your position or decisions, amnd agree to move on so just lock hte darn htings and let that be that- We have great freedoms on htisforum, but there does have to be limits or shoudl be limits rather, and it is up to moderators to decide for htemselves- not for hte posters to try to bully moderators into deciding what shoudl and hsouldn't be allowed! Again- these are privately funded forums, and if someoen doesn't liek how htey are run, then htey are free to start their own forums and to instate hteir own rules- Until then- let us rerspect others and appreciate our position as GUESTS in this forum!
the perception of 'freedom' is a false perception- If I go into someone's house as a guest, say somethign they object to, get confronted abotu it, and refuse to let it drop- they are fully within their right to throw me out- the same applies to the itnernet as we the guests are not hte ones who pay hte bills or contribute to the upkeep mantainance etc, and hterefore have no right tryign to dictate the rules of hte house.
I come here to read posts about relevent subjects, and have nejoyed doing so, but lately, things have been a bit heated, and the joy of ocming here is diminishing for me as a result- let's just all get back to stayign on topics, and commenting relevent issues regardign thread topics abotu hte products of esmoking?
