You might have a compelling argument if this website were government subsidized. But alas, it's not so your "First Amendment" reference is out of place.

 

Perhaps this isn't a "First Amendment" issue, but it is one of Free Speech. I've asked my friend Mr. Webster to help illustrate my point...

Fo·rum Pronunciation Key (fôrm, fr-)
n. pl. fo·rums, also fo·ra (fôr, fr)

1.
a.The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.
b.A public meeting place for open discussion.
c.A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program.
2.A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.
3.A court of law; a tribunal.

 

Actually, all this is , is "Steve's House", and you can say whatever you want about his daughter, or wife, or anything elseonce ,,, just like his real house, he can ask you to leave, or force you to leave

 

Which of the 18 definitions of adjective form of "open" do you feel apply here?

That's besides the point. I'm not going to continue to argue about what you feel you're owed by others, all the while wasting bandwidth and storage space that someone else pays for.

 

True enough, but not all of us open our "home" to the public under the pretenses of open discussion all the while looking to profit. I'm in no way slamming the policy here, I just see no reason to moderate adults in discussion.

 

profit???, you probably should have said something about his wife, instead

 

I think it's pretty clear what the intent of the word "open" was in relation to discussion and forum.

First of all, I didn't realize we were arguing. I was under the assumption that we were simply two adults sharing opinions.

Second, I don't feel i'm owed anything here. I only offered my opinion. You and everyone else are free to comment on it if you feel it's necessary.

Third, I don't consider this thread any more a waste of bandwidth or storage space than threads that go 4 or 5 pages asking "How old are you?"

 

LOL

 

Main Entry: ar·gue
Pronunciation: 'är-(")gyü
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ar·gued; ar·gu·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French arguer to accuse, reason & Latin arguere to demonstrate, prove; Middle French arguer, from Latin argutare to prate, frequentative of arguere; akin to Hittite arkuwai- to plead, respond
Date: 14th century
intransitive senses
1 : to give reasons for or against something : REASON
2 : to contend or disagree in words : DISPUTE
transitive senses
1 : to give evidence of : INDICATE
2 : to consider the pros and cons of : DISCUSS
3 : to prove or try to prove by giving reasons : MAINTAIN
4 : to persuade by giving reasons : INDUCE
synonym see DISCUSS
- ar·gu·er /-gy&-w&r/ noun

 

Sorry, but I was the first to use the Dictionary. You can't do it....PROTOCOL, MAN!!!

 

Couldn't resist the bit about the Pledge of Allegiance. We old timers remember that the phrase "under God" was a politically correct insertion in the fear of Communism days. The original pledge that I learned in elementary school was ".... One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." I don't intend to start a flame here, nor am I making any comment about the appropriateness of the inclusion. It's just that history has a way of loosing the truth of things. By the way, "In God we trust" was printed on money at about the same time. It used to be "E pluribus Unum", which means "One from many".

On another point, traded in my trusty "99 #1538 for a "True Blue" 2002, number to be determined. Always did like blue!

Allan

 

did anyone read the agreement when you signed up?

https://www.f150online.com/forums/forumrules.html