The views of those who would always consider their contributions to be safe from imposed actions and why they would consider any suggested measure to prevent imposed action upon others would be thought too 'cumbersome' for our volunteers - should rather be seen in that light.

In the case of BillD (and some others) – they would think their contributions safe - no matter how abusive their posts may be.

And in the case of El Greko - despite the fact that they created a bogus thread and a bogus identity (Xander) in order to fool others and argue with themselves. created purely for a April fool prank (in March) ? – You judge....

Mudcat censorship a proposal A thread that remains open……..when this one Censorship on Mudcat   has been closed.

The reasons why certain posters would feel free now - from imposed action that others receive (and are thought by them to somehow deserve) and how you too can ensure your freedom on our forum from such actions – is something that could be explained? If it really wasn't sadly so self-evident………