[robomatik]

more likely beer, but who’s watching. :) seriously though, it’s irritating to me to see humorous threads taken down because of political correctness.

[SmartInsight]

You said “ it’s irritating to me to see humorous threads taken down because of political correctness.”

I am just trying to guess. But I think the reason is that there are plenty of people who browse through FR, just to find a post, that they can then use to claim that FR is “racist and a hate site”. They can take things out of context, in fact, I have seen such things not only on the internet, but even on TV news, by people who are trying to discredit FR. We don’t want to give them any ammunition.

While people post something just for fun, without any malice, but those posts could be misinterpreted and used against FR. Sad, but true - it’s the times we live in.

E.g.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874598/posts

[airborne]

It does appear to me that some times there is no rhyme or reason for why some stay and some get deleted.

But it's not my call, and it's minor compared to most of life's worries.

Gotta laugh to keep from crying some times.