Well, SorP, I don't know what threads you'vre read, or what topics you might (or might not) be interested in, but what you will see if you look is that the notion and fact of free speech is very much alive and well at Mudcat. There are peoople here whose comment I always look forward to, and some I chose to ignore. And then there's the occasional flammer, sometimes a member and sometimes not. But the only thing worse is to think that they have no right to be here simply someone does not agree with their views. Narrow-minded people come in many varieties, just like the rest of us, but they are generally not among my personal favorites. I respectfully suggest you lighten-up and loosen-up and quit being judgmental. It does not become you.