Mar 9th 2015, 18:12:08
Twain is 100% correct. You have no rights here. Everyone here is a guest, enjoying the intellectual property of another.
You don't like being censored; the solution: vote with your feet and walk out the door. Sites like this one make all of their money from ad revenue, the value of which is based solely on the traffic the site generates. When enough of you take a stand on your values (whatever they may be) and depart from the site, you devalue that ad space and the site's owner is forced to decide between making some concessions or failing as a business.
As for myself, I hate the censorship but love and respect the freedom of the individual property owner to enforce the values that he/she sees fit. If it becomes so egregious that I can no longer abide, perhaps I will launch a site with different terms of use. Until then, I have no call to cry foul.
This is not being a kiss ass, it's simply not being a hypocrite.