Has anyone been banned from Steve Hoffman Forums?

A Harvard Russian born History Prof, once said to me ," We intellectuals yearned for the freedom of speech Americans had, we didn't realize free speech is allowed because no one would listen to us" .

If you think Hoffman's forums are bad in this regard, go have a look at Hydrogen Audio. The people that run that website are insane when it comes to what you can or can't post.

I was reading some posts on computeraudiophile.com and one of the posters started talking about an experiance they had on Hydrogen. He was new to the site and responded to a pole someone was taking. It was asking what your favorite music player is. He put down jriver and they almost kicked him off the site because of it. The moderators didn't like the fact that you have to buy jriver. They said it was insulting the other members. They gave him a warning that if something like this happens again, they're closing his account. All he did was take part in a pole. I would have never believed that story but he did provide the post and email he got from the moderators. I was still curious so I went over to hydrogen myself and found the post. He was telling the truth.

I've heard that AC employs actual trolls as moderators which is fine since they are an underserved part of society.
As a plus, it keeps the bridges safe for the kids when they walk home from school.

That's right, Schubert. You and I are free to shoot our mouths off because no one pays any attention to us anyway. Just a couple of senile old nutcases.

John Lennon, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King weren't so easily overlooked as I am though. What they had to say was heard briefly. Think about what those guys have in common now. All had their free speech terminated prematurely.

Thanks Al, excellent info.
Best,
Dave