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Any "Bill of Rights" is utterly meaningless in this case. It does not matter if you are American, Chinese, Russian etc... the internet is none of those nations and a forum is not a free country. It is a privately owned entity and you have no rights, just privileges to post granted to you by the owner under the rules set by the owner. That is why it is not illegal to ban you for breaking the rules.

*Edit - sorry falcon409, posted while you were.
 
falcon409 said:
However you've gotten more than enough feedback at this point to understand that it isn't seen as something that is needed here or that could supply the "constructive opinions and criticism" you seek.:salute:
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IMHO, the saddest aspect of what you are saying appears to be that a number of members of this forum are unable to maintain a standard of "constructive opinions and criticism".

You may well be correct, given the number of threads that end up getting locked. It just seems a bit sad, given that jp had good intent and just wanted people (particularly newcomers) to be more informed. Still, I guess that's just life nowadays.:frown:

My comment is not intended as a criticism, just an observation.
 
I agree, JP had good intent and I think everyone appreciates it but it just won't work. Let it slide.
 
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