10-19-2009, 01:40 PM
Yes Omni, that idea is a great idea. It's just like a private business. If I had a store on a street in an actual building, I have the right (at least in the US) to refuse service to anyone as long as it's not based on race, etc.
I think it should be the same way with web sites. That's why I love when someone gets banned from a forum and they say something like they have the right to post whatever. People don't realize that the 1st Amendment (or applicable laws in other countries) protects you from the government. It does not protect a person's speech on private forums.
I think it should be the same way with web sites. That's why I love when someone gets banned from a forum and they say something like they have the right to post whatever. People don't realize that the 1st Amendment (or applicable laws in other countries) protects you from the government. It does not protect a person's speech on private forums.