I think that e57 identified an important point:
We _do_ have political discussions, about _electrical_ politics, and these discussions are allowed to remain up. These discussions get quite heated at times, and get moderated for things like language and politeness, but the _actual concepts_ are not censored or moderated (as far as I can tell as a reader).
If Bill and the moderators were censoring ideas which were _on topic_ but which they _disagreed with_, then that would be their right but I would simply leave, because this would tremendously reduce the value of the discussions here.
-Jon
Edited to add: _Discussions_ of what is on topic or not are generally considered _not on topic_ in just about every discussion group that I've participated in, not just here, but on a diverse set of discussion forums over the past 15 years. If you feel that a particular topic really is directly related to the mission of a particular board, I strongly suggest private e-mail with the moderator of that board.
[This message has been edited by winnie (edited 05-02-2006).]
