What Does "Off-topic / Other Cars / Everything else Discussions" Mean Anyway???

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

eh... i'm all for freedom of speech but i think by signing up to a forum you are kinda accepting that the mods may censor or close threads if they feel it's for the good of the site. being a mod kinda sucks sometimes so try to cut them some slack. i think for the most part they are just trying to keep things, um, idk, cordial.

but i think the off topic section still serves a purpose. even if we can't argue politics.

I do understand it, but there has to be some consistency. For one, people are going to have to learn that not everything is going to be to their liking. If someone else doesn't like GW Bush or Obama, they should be free to post those opinions. And if someone disagrees, they should be able to do so as well. Freedom of speech was something our forefathers here in the US valued enough to make it the first amendment to our Constitution. I understand not tolerating threats and such, or personal attacks; but some threads are being deleted simply because of overzealous moderation in my opinion (or am I even allowed to say that? )

If you disagree with someone's viewpoints, you can try to persuade them through good use of rhetoric. It still may not convince them, but it may educate them or someone else. That is the value of healthy discussion and debate...practiced in societies since the dawn of civilization...