William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: . > > Guess the irc channel is a dictatorship, with little room for freedom of > speech and choice. > oh, you went there. US constitutional protections only apply to regulating Gov't limitations of free speech. Nowhere does the Constitution regulate how a irc channel run by a private entity or individual. Therefore those things run by said entities can be regulated as the entities see fit. Don't like it? Move elsewhere..that is the extent of your rights and theirs. -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/