On Wed, 2013-06-12 at 07:46 -0700, keith smith wrote:
I have a political blog and am very outspoken.
Wonderful, and your blog is a great place for that. I support you being outspoken about the issues in your private space. But the PLUG list is a communal space, and with that comes certain communal norms. For instance: no shoes, no shirt, no service. That establishes norms for certain areas that contain that banner. Certainly it restricts your freedom, but it is also about someone establishing norms in a space to encourage a more diverse set of participants.