[ChildOfThe60s]

I’m not suggesting that anyone is forcing me to read that tripe. It’s simply unnecessary in what I consider to be the general purpose of Free Republic. Yes we need to know what’s going on. However, how many disgusting pictures of mentally ill people should it be necessary to post to make sure we know about it? Especially when it appears that about 30% of the population is now mentally ill.

[dayglored]

I make the assumption that JimRob's Admin Mods scan potentially-objectionable threads for inappropriate content, including images. The Mods regularly delete inappropriate comments and images, and pull entire threads, usually with a pithy comment like "No thanks". I'm sure you've seen that happen.

So when I or others post things that, while not outright obscene, do turn the stomach -- rude, gross, filthy, disgusting, blasphemous, whatever -- you can be pretty sure the Mods will take care of removing them in short order. Over time, we can learn what is, and is not, acceptable, based on what does or does not get deleted.

I don't presume that my personal standards should control FreeRepublic. It's JimRob's living room, in which we are all guests, and are expected to abide by his rules. I leave it to the Mods to enforce those rules.