95% of my posts get deleted, they ban people for nothing... they are the reason forums dead
87.2% of statistics are made up on the spot!
Our forums are moderated because we want them to be a useful resource for people and we want our community to treat each other and our employees with respect. Just because you're behind a screen doesn't mean basic standards of behaviour no longer apply. As an experiment try standing in a store talking crap at other customers and shouting abuse at the staff, see how far "freedom of speech" get's you.Threads do indeed get deleted. Two of mine went "poof"!
Freedom of speech is meted out with censorship here.