We DO have freedom of speech in our country. What we don't have is freedom of speech EVERYWHERE. If I go in your house and say things that offend you, you have every right to boot me out. I can stand outside (on the public sidewalk) and say those things, but not on your property.Originally Posted by TRF
hehehehe. I liked this part. I thought we were a free country with freedom of speech preserved in the Bill of Rights??
Litchfield is the seat of sedition, dang!!! Whowudda thought?
A private website (a domain purchased by an individual) is the same thing. The forums are open to the public and comments and ideas are welcome, discussed and debated. The site owner does have the right to moderate, guide or censor any discussion he or she wants, for any reason. There are websites that offend me greatly in their speech. I don't visit them.
As an example, our site has always seemed to keep away from politics and religious topics, as they can quickly snowball into arguments and have little or nothing to do with geocaching. People have the freedom to discuss those topics, but this site owner and moderators try to keep threads focused on caching and related topics.
