Creative Speculation

Yes, I said "9/11 Death Ray" because the Terms of Service say that.

Here's the pertinent part, Larry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

Don't go overboard with the crazy talk.
Democratic Underground is not intended to be a platform for kooks and crackpots peddling paranoid fantasies with little or no basis in fact. To accomodate our more imaginative members we tolerate some limited discussion of so-called "conspiracy theories" under the following circumstances: First, those discussions are not permitted in our heavily-trafficked Main forums; and second, those discussions cannot stray too far into Crazyland (eg: chemtrails, black helicopters, 9/11 death rays or holograms, the "New World Order," the Bilderbergers, the Illuminati, the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, alien abduction, Bigfoot, and the like). In addition, please be aware that many conspiracy theories have roots in racism and anti-semitism, and Democratic Underground has zero tolerance for bigoted hate speech. In short, you take your chances.

Larry, you and I both agreed to these Terms of Service when we brought our membership over from the old DU. There was a box you had to check, saying you agreed to the terms of service, before you could complete that process and begin posting here.

That paragraph in italics is what you have agreed to abide by. I didn't write it. The admins did. I didn't require people to check that box. The admins did. I didn't make you check that box. You did that.

As you can see, all of the language you object to in my post is coming directly from the terms of service. As I read the terms, these passing references to the "Crazyland" topics are all right, but it's not ever meant to be a focus of the group.

People do gloss over those terms of service all the time. But I think you need to sit down and think about what you've agreed to here.

ETA: I'm currently not trying to be a host of the group. Right now we are discussing whether we need one or not, or if we can even come to an agreement on who a host might be. I'm not saying I wouldn't serve, but a time for everything and everything in its place.