Unfortunately, the folks who pay the expense of allowing us this free forum have the right to set limits as to what is acceptable and what is not. The administrator is charged with seeing that the rules are enforced. If you were to be required to pay your share of the expense of running the operation you might have an argument as to your freedom not to be censored. The folks who give us this forum can as easily take it away. Freedom is not "free" but has its costs. We pay for this freedom by agreeing to be civil to one another and follow the rules set down by the forum's provider. This is just a fact of life. Best wishes, Jim -----Original Message----- From: orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:orcadia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tuck Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 12:42 AM To: charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk; orcadia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] beer All, I am utterly opposed to censorship of any kind, either by a moderator or by a government, or by the church. I hate to think that someone sits in judgement over our remarks here and lets some through and throws others away. We have seen that in Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Soviet Russia and many other places. Orkney, I thought, would be the last place we would find such a practice. Say it isn't so. If it is, you'll certainly have one less person to censor. The ultimate censorship tool is the delete key. Free speech for all!!! Tuck

Thanks, Jim. Anne On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Jim Jackson <popsjackson@charter.net>wrote: > Freedom is not "free" but has its costs. We pay for this freedom by > agreeing to be civil to one another and follow the rules set down by the > forum's provider. This is just a fact of life. > > Best wishes, > > Jim >