You are not quite on the right spot here. You join on a server by your own free will. By joining you will accept their terms, but only those which you can be aware. If they have a term "Read the forum first" they have every right to do so. If you think there isn't any sense in such rule you may choose some other server or even set up your own. It's your decision!JKJudgeX wrote:Illustrated example:
"They paid" to have slaves. That didn't turn out right or fair, either, did it?
Logical derivation:
Even though it is morally acceptable for a person or group to assume control and rule setting abilities for that which they monetarily pay for, being that they have chosen to share it with other humans, taking away that "shared" privilege simply on a whim due to "ownership" and without any other specified justification is generally frowned upon by those people that make your server worth having to begin with by actually playing on it.
But if you have accepted their terms, the server owners also have to follow the same rules they have set. You have made an agreement of free server slot you may use as long as you follow the rules. If they don't, they will breach the agreement! In legal terms it is analogical to the concept of gift.
You are not entitled to the freedom of speech on private areas, and a public server is one such area despite it being called public. It is privately managed and server admins have all rights for censorship. It is same with newspapers for instance, the are free to publish or reject any material they desire (as long as it doesn't breach privacy as human right for instance). Like above, you are free to choose any newspaper you wish or publish your own - that's the essence of freedom of speech.JKJudgeX wrote:On Human Rights:
The right to freedom of speech may be shut down by any server admin, but, those who do it too frequently often find themselves with empty forums, or consumed by the next competitor completely, as the stragglers who are holding on quickly jump ship.
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