John is right! And it not an April fools joke :)

>Some points that appear to be missing here:
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>1) Free speech does not apply here and those that think it does are missing the point. This is a privately owned website with the intention of providing technical support to it's members. All other posts are allowed at the discretion of the owner. This is no more and no less understandable than the common-sense dictate that you conform to "house rules" when elsewhere on-line or physically. A restaurant owner has the perfect right to demand that you not smoke in the no smoking section. A homeowner has the perfect right to throw you out of his house when you walk around naked in his home.
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>2) If one has a problem understanding the concept of "house rules", then perhaps one can apply the concept of common courtesy to avoid the type of nonsense we have seen far too much of around here recently.
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>3) We all get upset and make mistakes or post things that we shouldn't. Human nature. However, when that behavior becomes a pattern and proves disruptive to the purpose of this site, it will be dealt with swiftly and in an even-handed manner. And I'm not talking about humor, or rhymes, or song parodies. I'm talking about the habit of nastiness that has caught hold here recently. It is unfair to penalize the hundreds of members who gainfully contribute for the simpel bad manners shown by a few.
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>Can we live within these simple boundaries? I would certainly hope so. If not, take it elsewhere.