Seeing as how the published Terms of Service were so popular, I thought it wise to address another 'sacred cow' here at GoodWife/Planet-Love.
Recently there have been claims of "censorship" and other less gracious terms used to describe the actions of the owners and moderators of GoodWife/Planet-Love. Some have leveled accusations that their First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech has been violated.
It may be useful to show the specific quotation regarding the First Amendment and Freedom of Speech - as follows:
* Quotation from the the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
What that says is that *CONGRESS* shall not pass laws to limit your ability to say what you like. GoodWife/Planet-Love is not Congress.
So you have the right to say whatever you want, whenever you want, wherever you want: on your own property, within the confines of your own space in accordance with the laws of the land. However, you do not have a constitutional right to say anything you wish on privately-owned websites, or privately-owned forums.
GW/PL is NOT Congress, and DOES have the legal right to prescribe what is to be discussed, and what is NOT, within the confines of this virtual space. Refer to the Terms of Service which prescribes acceptable behaviors.
If you have any question or doubt as to acceptability, I suggest you send me, or any member of the Forum Team, a PM *prior* to posting questionable material.
- Dan
