It's an interesting thing about moderation/censorship or whatever you want to call it: no matter how light handed... the effect is that the entire medium (internet forum, in this case) takes on a semblance to the opinion of the moderator(s). Of course, the more heavy handed the moderation/censorship the stronger the medium will reflect the moderator's opinion. The corollary to this is that the more a medium represents the opinion of a limited few (the moderators and those who share the moderators opinions) the less useful and less valuable it becomes as a source of information. I'll forgo demonstrating this with examples, as it is beyond the scope of the discussion. Suffice it to say, I find that I spend time browsing forums and mailing lists inversely proportional to the degree to which they are moderated.

As a quick example, while I can hardly tolerate Wouter and literally vomit every time I read one of his posts, I appreciating that his opinions are welcome here on this site; not because I like vomiting but because his opinions and ways of stating things create conversation that is ultimately more informative than would otherwise exist. The argument can be extended to anyone's least favorite participant. [ ;-P ] The forum is richer for the paucity of moderation. I encourage you to keep it that way.