Troll wrote:
Accordingly, the YouPlay.it forum is a private forum, not a public forum subject to the usual Italian FOS guarantees.
Since the YouPlay.it forum is a private forum, the owners/operators of the YouPlay.it forum can place any limits they feel like on FOS in their private forum. An analogy would be that a person has a zero right to come into my house and say whatever the h*** they want to. If a person comes into my house and begins to state stuff that offends me on any level, I certainly have the right to request that that person cease saying things that offend me or they can get the h*** out of my house and there is nothing that the offending speaker can do or say about that fact.
I think this is the point that certain posts on this subject have been trying to make.
Since this is a private forum, the FOS is not unlimited and is subject to the dictates and opinions of the Webmasters, the owners/operators of this site. As long as the discussions are civil in nature and tone, I understand that the Webmasters will let the Forum users state their opinions on any subject. However, they have, and will in the future, delete posts that they find otherwise in thier own subjective opinion.
Just my "two cents" opinion.
Troll
While not disagreeing with any of your comments, I believe there are two points to be added to what was said.
First, the permissible limits on speech within a forum need to be explicitly and clearly stated. Unfortunately, in our modern world, it seems that civility and politeness are no longer implicit expectations within public discussions. If the administrators of a forum expect polite discussion, they need to say that; and do so where everyone may reasonably be expected to come in contact with the written conditions. To the best of my knowledge, the only statement about expectations for discussions in the YouPlay.It forums is tucked away in point 1.11 of the FAQ; and then only indirectly within the answer to the question. This should be at included at the top of the Forum Message Board so as to eliminate any ambiguity or questions.
Second, while site administrators have the right to control the content which is posted on their web site, that right is only effective or meaningful if it is exercised when appropriate. It does not appear that this is being done in the current situation.
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