Posted by DefAndReb:
Actually, it's not censorship if your post gets deleted. This is a private website, not a government-run website, not a publicly-owned website.
Free speech only applies to the various governments (federal, state, local) and not to private organizations or individuals. If you work for McDonald's, and start handing out PETA pamphlets to the customers, they have the right to fire you on the spot. That's not censorship; a business isn't a charity or a social democracy.
A bunch of newbies have found this forum in the last few weeks, and there are a lot more loose tongues. Guys may bust each others' chops on the board, but they try to keep the insults on a "just having fun" level. Also, notice that Andrew and martin have a profanity filter on the posts. I like the attention to keeping the board about basketball and not about individuals. I've seen other web forums become worthless because of lax moderation. I appreciate the filtering. I've seen enough to know that if these guys delete someone's post, it wasn't worth reading to begin with.
Don't take stuff personally. If they remove a post, rethink how you stated your position and move on.
yes, thanks.
Unnecessary cursing is a sure-fire way to get a post deleted. We don't catch everything, but we do moderate to keep the forums at an intelligent Knicks conversation level. The better the conversation, the more posters with interesting thing to say will stop in and post.
ko, If you want to start your Isiah/Reggie point in a new thread, go for it.