Wendy/Antje, you have never been moderated (I assume that is what you mean by "gagged") for expressing legitimate opinions. You have been moderated for flaming other posters or being disruptive in other ways.

You have been asked not to bring these fights onto the forum, and yet here you are doing it again. I am suspending you for 7 days.

I note that you allude to Wendy's claim that she paid TNF money to be allowed to post on the forum. That is not true. She paid for membership of TNF by PALE. She has gone to her bank and claimed that we did not deliver the "service" of allowing her to post on the forum and there has been a dispute through the Bankcard disputes process. It is defamatory to suggest that we have withheld a service that was provided to her, which is another reason that you are being suspended.