Well... after thinking it over for a week or so, this will be my last post here.
I'm not leaving angry and I don't have any issue with the admins/moderators running their forums the way they see fit. At the end of the day, it's their boards, their clubhouse... and they are free to run it however they like.
I'm only writing this because, rather than just disappear... I feel I should take 10 minutes to express my gratitude to said admins/mods for allowing me to write these 1200 posts over the last 5 years (some posts being more poignant/tactful/meaningful than others

). I do appreciate the fact that I've been allowed that privilege.
That said, I personally don't agree with and can't get on board with censorship when it comes to thoughts/ideas/words that are entirely on topic and don't break any kind of law. The fact that verbiage within established boards/topics can be deemed "too contentious" and essentially banned from a site that encourages survival "when times are tough, or not".... is troubling to me. Perhaps that's my problem though, and something I should work on.
I just feel that dealing with contentious verbiage from people you don't see eye to eye with is a large part of life. I feel that it is a key part of surviving life and living life to it's fullest. Pretending that it isn't and removing "contention" in such an artificial and ham-fisted manner... eh, I just think it's wrong and can't personally see eye to eye with it and go blindly go along with it.
All righty... that about covers it. Again, I appreciate the platform for being allowed to type it out as I exit stage left.
I'll end this by wishing everyone a very happy 2018 and best of luck in wherever their life's travels take them.