[astrange]

> Furthermore, I would posit that there's a bit of overlap between censorship and moderation -- even excellent moderation -- although I welcome any nuance I'm missing on this topic.

You aren't missing anything. Many people have oppositional defiance disorder and have never used an unmoderated forum; they are completely unusable because they're full of spam.

[tonyedgecombe]

In case anybody else is wondering:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-...

[dpkirchner]

If anyone reads this and thinks "hmm, this sounds like me" -- don't do anything about it! Stay exactly the way you are.