hiding negatively reputed nodes goes against free speech

No it really doesn't. Anyone, even Anonymous Monk, may post whatever they like. Their post will be accepted and will be displayed to any logged-in user. What it goes against is broadcasting seriously dubious content which is precisely how things should be.

Where I live there is a so-called "watershed" such that the TV and Radio broadcasters are restricted by the government from broadcasting material of an adult nature (violence, porn, swearing, etc.) until 9pm. This is not a curtailment of free speech, it is merely an attempt to protect some of the audience (the children) from material which may cause them grief. If you still want to hear/view it, just wait until 9pm and there it is.

In a similar manner, if anyone wants to read such poor content on PerlMonks they merely need to login.

The rest of your points could be argued but this one is just false IMHO.

In reply to Re^2: RFC: Hide Very Bad Answers From Visitors by hippo
in thread RFC: Hide Very Bad Answers From Visitors by jdporter

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