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    Quote Originally Posted by ginny View Post
    ... but it seems like this is what the internet is all about: democracy in action.


    Excuse me, but this forum is a gift to us from the people at TeamEstrogen.com, and they have every right to determine what is and is not posted on this forum.

    I'm amazed that people so easily lose sight of this simple little fact.

    Jeff and Susan run this site on a very long leash - there are things that are posted here that would really piss me off were I in their shoes - and the least we can do is to respect their decisions on how and what is posted here.

    And I think it is incredibly tacky that Bike4ever is trying to get other posters to feel sorry for her because she is not willing to abide by the decisions of the people who actually pay for this forum to exist and work to keep it running.
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    [QUOTE=jobob;410357]

    I'm amazed that people so easily lose sight of this simple little fact.

    but I actually said "the internet " and I didn't specifically say this forum. Nor did I say freedom of speech because when a forum is run by individuals, they do retain the right to censor what they wish. There is no freedom of speech. In that, I agree with you. What I am saying is, as long as they do not remove her posts from here, she is free to post what she wishes. They may exercise their rights of censorship in deleting this post if they wish.

    Anyway, I did read the 'commercial looking' post, and I agree with you, but as long as TE doesn't delete this post, or any others, people may post what they wish. It doesn't mean it's 'right' or 'appropriate' - that's my point. And now, we are not talking about bikes at all... I'm done. Sorry to take this so off topic... (and apparently I haven't quite figured out the quote function here...)

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    I agree with you, ginny. Sure, TE operates these forums and sets the rules as to what is and is not appropriate. But . . . while some things may be unambiguously prohibited, there is necessarily a fuzzy--and pliable--boundary between appropriate and not appropriate.

    I don't think it's inconceivable that the administrators would, in part, look to the forums' users to help determine where that boundary is. And what is permitted may change over time.

    What is and is not appropriate for the FS forum appears to be in a state of flux right now. I don't need another bike but I will still check out what bike4ever is selling. And her listings are almost exclusively women's bikes or bikes in small sizes, which seems appropriate for this site.

 

 

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