[Salgueiros]

I have mixed feelings about this. I admit that some members are absolutely not interested in having any kind of enlightening discussion about certain topics. But I think that we, as democrats and citizens of democracies (in the majority at least) should be prepared to hear things that insult us and be capable of also saying things that might be considered insulting to others without fear of being censored.
I prefer to have a forum that includes a broader definition of freedom of speech, even though risking some heated discussions rather than being curtailed by political correctness or personal sensitivities. I think we lose more than we gain when we limit access.

I admit banning some members due to extreme behaviour, but i have seen threads being locked for reasons i find silly. People should argue till they have their fingers bleeding if that is their wish and they find someone else to match them. I don't see anything wrong with that. Visiting a certain thread is optional so you only go there and stay there if you want. Also if a particular forum member is specially obnoxious to someone else you can always ignore that member, or threads that member is involved. I don't see any need of extra protective measures from what i have seen so far here.