Ahhh.. I remember that 'other' website. The site owner was very heavy-handed in dealing with my opinions, which in retrospect I should've kept to myself. But I suspect some of the senior members there also didn't warm too well to my somewhat harsh opinions on the Macca albums that didn't gel with me. And if there was a lesser-favoured Macca album that I actually praised, it would also be met with ad-hominem vitriol by these same senior people.
But oh well, that's water under the bridge now. No longer am I so naive to think that just because we are all Paul McCartney fans, that we are all nice people and all see eye-to-eye on everything. They hated me blasting the likes of Flaming Pie and Driving Rain, and I would get ridiculed for supporting say, Macca II or his early 80s period. But it was when I started speaking out about 9/11 conspiracy theories (I think it came from a thread about Macca's song 'Freedom' and how trite it was.. I still think it is an a horrible tune and not very well thought-out/researched lyrically) - well that was the final uproar - the straw that broke the camel's back. The site owner didn't ban me but made it very clear I was not welcome. He made this huge deal over preserving a steadfast conservative attitude to politics and life from a fear that he would drive away his readership - no 'weirdo/whacko' opinions were allowed. Yikes.
I'm not a fan of hate speech and disagreeing just for the sake of being contrary, but I do think people should be able to freely express a wide variety of opinions as long as it's not attacking another person personally. Unfortunately there are many people out there with no internal filter to control their dis-inhibitions. And hence why we get all this hate-filled nonsense out there. It all comes down to us as individuals. Are you coming from a place of love? Or is it a place of absolutism?