#Ed & Cltd
Well, I disagree. Public and semi-public speaking, publishing, and
so on, at least in this country, has a history of being 'free', by
which we take the broad meaning of 'I can say whatever I want to'.
This forum is a *private* forum, in the sense that CI$ gets to set
the rules for all of us. Now, if this were the Penthouse forum, it
would be public, and we could say whatever we want. As it is, when
rules are made, it tends to reduce our ability to say what we want
to say, and more of what the *other* guy wants us to say. I really
think that it's in the public interest for developers, users, even
manufacturers to be able to thrash each other, right here. From an
admittedly biased perspective (my family is all writers and so on)
I say, don't censor — it's a sickness that belongs nowhere in our
culture. Besides, these people are intellegent, articulate, and in
general a joy to read. If they argue or shout a bit, so what? Grin
and bear it, Bill… By the way, my CAD program is better than the
others for PCB work. Really! <chuckle> –Ben–