Winnipesaukee.com "Boating" forum "fully moderated"

[Winnipesaukee]

All posts in that forum must now be approved by the Webmaster before they are visible. What is the reasoning for this?

Mr. Webmaster, what exactly are you trying to hide?

Moderation is not banning or censorship. It just gives the moderator a chance to review and approve or reject a member's posts before they appear on the forum.

Unfortunately, this is the definition of censorship. Just because you say your actions are not censoring anyone, does not mean that you are right. It is your opinion, which is just as valuable as anybody else's here (which you can now "pre-censor").

The posts on this website have frequently been used in news sources across the Lakes Region, the state, and in some cases, the entire country. By censoring us, you are also contributing to the censorship of those news sources, which thrive on the American free press rights found nowhere else in the world. Your forum policy, quite frankly, should mirror the First Amendment. If an entire country can enjoy freedom of the press without any negative consequences, then why can't a puny online forum?

I understand that you own this site and its content, but from a moral standpoint, this is very irresponsible of you.