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Here's maybe why.

Speech is free but Somervell County Salon is moderated. Somervell County Salon is like a fun, privately-owned club where people come to discuss things. It is online news and a BLOG, meaning that it reflects in a basic way the opinions of the front page posters who post on this site. We like you coming here to read and want to hear your comments, but it's also our property. You don't have to agree with us, but we think you should have to reply with some modicum of logic and reasoning. You can't come in here and trash it. You also can't come in here and whine about your free speech rights after dumping garbage on the floor. You can say anything you want on your own blog, where you can also dump your garbage. Not here. And if you don't like your post being deleted, we aren't necessarily going to get into an argument with you about why we did it-your comment will likely be removed without reply from us.

Don't forget we have a life and are not sitting here 24x7. We enjoy your comments-but we may be out canoeing in the Brazos or watching a movie or letting our carpal tunnel take a break:)

Want to insult somebody when you're living the dream of being back in grade school? Including lots of gratuitous foul language? Can't do it here, your post will either be deleted before getting published, or if you're a regular, it will be deleted when we see it.

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