Allow me to share today's activities

First, Bob Urban posts his "free speech" rant...

Bla bla bla...
In case you haven't noticed, I've never even
remotely hinted about how you or anyone else
here should practice FREE SPEECH. Please
allow me the same freedom. It is my right as well
as yours and protected by the US Constitution.

and then he follows it with a hypocritical ultimatum that directly
contradicts the lofty precepts he just invoked...

Once again, Holger...
Get your head right or **** off.

Obviously, "free speech" is fine and dandy in RAH as long as such
speech doesn't criticize poor behavior. In Urban's twisted little
world, it is perfectly OK for him to tell others to "get your head
right or **** off" -- which is strangely reminiscent of an Orwellian
Ministry Of Truth edict -- but it is not OK for others to tell him to
do the same or to even appeal for better behavior from all. Very
hypocritical indeed.

Reasonable people understand that while "free speech" includes a
limited right to publicly mouth-off with juvenile vitriol, it also
includes a limited right to publicly chide others for poor behavior
and a right to ask for better behavior from all. Only a fool would
characterize the latter as an attack upon free speech. Holger was
correct in his assessment, this newsgroup is much the poorer because
of the juvenile antics of a handful of socially maladjusted posters.