[Ratatoskr]

First of all, there is not an extraordinary level of censorship on Free Republic.

You don't actually know that. Once you delegated the moderation to others, you can't know they're using it responsibly without cross-checking their every decision (in which case you might as well not delegate at all). Certainly, it's a hell of a lot more heavy-handed now than it used to be.

And, really, it is unfair to conflate that email with Liberty Forum, any more than it would be fair to associate Lucianne's with the Yahoo Antifreepers just because both were built by former FReepers.

You used to be gracious about alternate discussion forums. It was a wiser policy.

[Admin Moderator]

"Once you delegated the moderation to others, you can't know they're using it responsibly without cross-checking their every decision (in which case you might as well not delegate at all)."

Jim checks over everything.

I can make a comment in an abuse report while he is sound asleep, asking him to check on something. When he gets up, everything he is asked for, he does. Occasionally he comments on something that was done. Occasionally he overturns something.

But he does, in fact, review everything.

Thanks, AM