Because even Max understands that there are limits... and he delegates some of the decisions...*shrug* And the moderators are human and fallible and are themselves members with opinions. Joe has also tried to explain what a pain it was to sort the complaining PMs from those whose definition of 'consistency' was different from his.

There are sites, I believe, with some sort of automated 'censor' program which detects forbidden language. HA!
I, myself was a member of one forum where all posts were not visible until they were reviewed.. often several days later. Wouldn't work here... Some sites just ban people, but that almost always involves a set of IP addresses which include the innocent.

The 'problem' with Mudcat, as well as its virtue, is that it tries to be one of the most open forums around. Free Speech WILL be interpreted to suit each person, hmmm?