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Eric BEveryone seems to be against censorship. But I do it all the time. Usually it involves keeping "extreme" issues away from my children (age 6 and 8) when it involves pornography, disturbing graphics, foul language, etc.
Other examples would be to keep prisoners from free discussions with associates (both incoming and outgoing) or allowing competitors the ability to influence your employees. PETA wouldn't have "Beef, it's What's for Dinner" ads in their newsletter advertisements. Schools, churches, employers, governments, etc. all have standards whereby they can and do filter out objectionable material. Heck, when I throw away the latest Pottery Barn catalog before my wife sees it I am censoring.
A lot of times people confuse censorship with free speech. I love it when a person says he can criticize his employer because it's America and we have free speech. That just means that he won't be jailed for his comments. But he can be fired.
On topic, the owner/moderator of a forum is free to do whatever they want.