"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone."
Jim's site, Jim's rules.
Trolls and real frothing-at-the-keyboard types can expect to get zotted.
I have seen a fair amount of relatively civil discourse, and some less so, but that keeps things interesting.
Most of them (on the site with the article) sound as disaffected as liberals...sour grapes make bitter w(h)ine.
Exactly, if you don't like Jim's rules, feel free to start your own!
i knew Freerepublic was a big deal when my company started blocking it. It was right after rather-gate. DU was also blocked. However, lots of other lesser-known sites have not yet made their block list.