Hey, just use a bit of LOGIC like I am. Of course there is no such thing as freedom of speech if it means freedom to say and publish whatever you want. That is the LAW in this country.
Do you really think a newspaper will publish whatever letters are sent to it - to hell with the legal consequences to the newspaper? Why should this forum be any different? When a newspaper does publish anything controversial it has BEEN SEEN BEFORE PUBLICATION and costly investigative journalism has taken place. Do you expect the operators of this site to employ a team of investigative journalists? Just so anonymous people can post controversial comment? Do you think you can get up and say whatever you want on live radio? NO. Of course there's a time delay for live feedback? Do you think you can get up and say whatever you want on TV? NO. Why should this forum be any different?
Why should the business that operates this site and forum put itself at risk of court cases costing many thousands of dollars just so posters using fake names and hiding behind hotmail and yahoo addresses and who ultimately couldn't give two hoots whether the business operating this site goes down the gurglar or not post whatever they want to say, irrespective of the LIBEL LAW.