mellors:

I'd like to respond to your 2/05 post because I sense that I offended you. It certainly wasn't my intention. Apparently I changed the topic by responding to several people (threads) with my own concern. I'm sorry if I violated protocol on PC but other lists I have been on freely add a thread and I thought posters here were free to do that.

One thing I really should apologize for is I think I may have repeated my problem about staying in touch with old friends. If I did, I'm sorry.

Now about my views about censoring comments on a forum. I think I'm pretty close to mellors. Any censoring should be limited to extreme situations--serious threats of suicide that can't be prevented, injury to others too?, lies about individuals, psychotic rambling (maybe), dominating the forum, and that kind of thing. I would not to try to find which person is wrong...I would look for the basis for each opinion. All I hear you saying.

Yes, I agree it is almost impossible to shut a person up entirely. And why would one want to?

I would tell you my personal opinion on any matter you raise, if there are more issues, but I need to have your questions clear in my mind. Let's talk.

drclay