Where have all the geezers gone?

[Plucketeer]

42. I'm here - but not for long

I've been here, just over ten years. What I've witnessed is an ever-constricting choke-chain of censorship and purity purges. The "rules" have morphed from common sense to volumes that would make Terms Of Service contracts look like First Grade reading exercises. Anymore, it's laughably easy to elicit an alert by playing with one or two of the "No-No" words in a post. This "place" makes me envision a History classroom where all those in attendance have tape over their mouths.....

"Good morning class! Today we'll be discussing freedom and definitions thereof through history. First though, I must ask that you read ALL the restrictions regarding interactions between you an' me an' your fellow classmates. Once you've mastered this ambitious contract and signed a pledge of conformity, we'll remove the tape from oratory orafice. And once the tape is off, you'll be monitored to see if you have enough of an understanding of how I see freedom and consequently how YOU can talk of it here.
Please also take note of the box on the desk in front of you. Go ahead and open it. Take out the flag-themed blinders and put them on. Adjust them to where they're comfortable enough to be worn 24/7. Think of them as a teaching aid. The eventual aim of this class will be for you to feel free to discuss any topic that's not described on the 40-page list of exceptions."

"Cap'n! Cap'n! There's a HUGE breach of the hull aft of the engine room! Should I sound general alarm, sir?"

" No - not now. Can't you see I'm concentrating on which way the shrimp should be arranged on the cocktail appetizer plates? My sole aim is to ultimately be recognized as a master of attention to details."