palmspringsbum,
It depends on who you are , and what you say...and to whom.
Yes some posts are edited. You can always ask why, or complain after the fact.
I suggest Grasscity forums if you want truely (nearly) free speech.
Your posts will be seen by literally thousands more folks every week, with a truely international audience.
It is the most heavily monitored/moderated site on the net. You'll get a reply to your post or a PM from a Moderator before any action is taken...
except for flaming will get you an insta-ban...2/3 times gets you a perma-insta-ban.
((They've decided to take action against groups of rude people monopolizing their board recently))