I think the free speech and censorship arguments don't hold water. Free speech is never completely free even in a democratic society - there are always reasonable limitations that balance the interests of those involved and society in general. The old example is that you're not free to shout fire in a crowded theatre (unless there is a fire) because you would unnecessarily alarm the crowd and there's a good chance people will be hurt in the ensuing rush to leave. So DFS is asking that you limit commentary on BST posts to allow the BST to operate as the marketplace it is intended to be. Members can discuss Wolfman in other parts of the forum to their hearts' content as long as its civil and the BST is left to operate as it should. Vendors don't have to deal with endless annoying alerts nor sift through posts from members with no interest in buying the posted items. As far as censorship goes, its not censorship but rather the enforcement of rules directing where you can discuss what - that's why there are headings for the various categories of discussion on the forum. It allows the forum to operate efficiently and members to easily find threads that may interest them to join or contribute to the subject matter discussion. Its the imposition of order over chaos. Its a common moderator activity to keep a thread on topic or to request and/or assist a member to move a discussion over to the proper place in the forum. Nobody gets bent about that (normally) and it keeps things running smoothly and (mostly) everybody is happy with that. Its not a big deal, relax and enjoy yourself - its a shaving forum