We want “protections” against the kind of garbage put into posts by people who think these forums are a public soapbox from which they can spew anything that comes into their minds because of some mis-applied interpretation of the first amendment.
By agreeing to subscribe to their product, you, as poster, agree to abide by their rules and to accept their moderation in THEIR terms, not in yours.
The CM’s provide this protection for the community, and I, for one, am quite happy they do, and applaud them in the performance of their good work.