Nor does Randy & Co appear to support the idea of moderators or censorship! They have undertaken the use of censorship only as a last resort in their view.

And BTW, IMHO, here in the US we are likely just as immoderate as the rest of the world?

FWIW, we might well be more easily accused of being the "Land of Exceess!"

Yet we are not voting here on whether we'll embrace either anarchy or democracy- are we?

Also, unless I'm mistaken, Dorian has not yet made a strong statement as of yet either way regarding moderators - but rather simply and tacitly put forth an idea and asked for constructive discussion of the concept!

Again, as previously noted in my view, the primary issue may well be "just what are the guidelines?":

-Are multiple handles permitted?
-Is personal criticism permitted?
-Are friendly exchanges like "Thanks" etc., between FT's to be discouraged?
-Is their a broadband problem to be considered so as to limit our posts?
-Is a certain degree of anonymity permitted or actively discouraged?
-Are repeated exchanges between "undisclosed" family members/close friends permitted?
-What is the policy regarding tradgeties and posting them on FT? Is this discouraged?
-What language, specifically, is prohibited?
-Are complaints and ongoing customer service issues with providers appropriate?
-Is it acceptable for FT's to disclose personal information regarding other FT's specifically against their will?

Once again, IMHO, ONLY a brief statement from FT genuinely addressing these concerns will effectively put this issue "to bed" once and for all! And it just might solve the seeming problems perceived by some FT'ers by enabling all the contributing members of the FT community to more effectively govern themselves!