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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 86107" data-attributes="member: 3949">If you want to do things a certain way, start your own forum. There are enough people who think like you. I have to take care with my language on forums, too. I cuss up a storm in real life. I just recognize that when I sign up for a community, I am agreeing to their rules.Of course not everyone does. I just try to be fair. I understand why Casey is upset. She was banned from a forum she uses to supplement her income. I just don't think she was being completely fair to the mod who banned her. She's in the middle of the mess, so it'll be hard for her to see it from a step back.If you don't like it, don't use it. I just think it's silly for people who don't like something to spend a lot of time and energy rehashing why they don't like it on another forum. It's their time, so feel free to rant, but if I think something is inaccurate, I'm going to say something. That goes for pretty much everything. I speak up on AB, too, and call out bullies. I do the same thing for spider care. If I think it's wrong, I say something. For the record, I don't report people for language. I've reported spammers and one scammer. I absolutely believe in free speech on the internet. What you don't seem to understand is that the government isn't censoring things here, the community is. I haven't complained about language, either. I've just stood up for the rules. If you're going to agree to follow certain rules, you shouldn't complain when you're asked to abide by them. These forums are child-friendly. Most people don't want their children introduced to hard language too young. That's basically it. Most people don't suffer negative effects if they're asked to reign in their foul mouths. Sometimes I have to think a little harder about how I'm going to say something, but it's a minor inconvenience. It could be shocking for a child who is researching their new pet spider to come across some nasty language. Also, I have some older friends who are in the hobby, and hard language could put them off, too. It's about appealing to the most people. If you don't like it, don't agree to the rules. If the rules were different, there wouldn't be any problem. Aaand I think the fact that you proudly admit to having beaten people up in high school says a lot more than I could ever express. Shame. Scoolman is an excellent mod. He takes his responsibility seriously. Maybe he's a stickler for the rules, but that's kind of what he's been asked to do by the admin.</blockquote>

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