@bonifartius Functionally its not a change at all.. We just say "Academic Freedom" instead, which honestly is a better descriptor anyway.

I agree it is a shame we had to do it, but it doesnt really change anything.

@freemo @bonifartius "free speech" does not not imply others (including other servers admins) to listen to it and tolerate it on their instances. one can speak/write whatever he wants, nobody can prevent him from this. but he does not have a right to make others to listen/read what he says/writes. this is simple and no one is ought anything to the others. every server has its right and it's up to the admin of the server. there's no problem with this. admin can ban some other servers if he got tired deleting inapropriate posts/spam/flood/porn/ads/etc from them. and I understand admins very well because I administrate many servers for years myself and combating different shit in content is a bothersome task. sometimes it's easier to ban the whole domain to stop the flood. and admins set up rules for their servers. they pay for servers and maintain them. so this is absolutely normal they have their views on what should be on their servers and what should not. different admins may not agree about some points. this is also normal. but this is not a drama, this just helps avoiding senseless holywars like on birdsite. people can choose the server they like and that's it.