I have really enjoyed this site, and the people I've met here. As for self-restriction, I sometimes get into that downward spiral, and probably overshare. At best, at least I am being honest. At worst, I've probably put a few people off (or had a few become concerned about my well being). So in my case, a little more self-editing is probably called for.

When I first found this site, I came with the assumption that the participants would be significantly more intelligent than the usual sites. However to my disappointment, I have not found that to be true. Some here are very intelligent, some are not.

More like self restraint than self restriction for me.... I mean come on... have you seen the bevy of magnificent ladies that are members here!

Generally speaking, I feel no self-restriction. The only times I self-censor are when I'm particularly aggravated and trying not to cuss too much in my responses. I'm not saying I won't, because I absolutely do. I'm just saying I try to keep 'fuck' from being every other word, but that's primarily out of a sense of wanting to be civil.
As far as feeling "lucky" about having found the site, I don't think luck had anything to do with it.
However, I'm glad AF to have found it. It's a much needed outlet.

Once in a while I’d like to bluntly tell an intentionally combative or antagonistic schmuck to take a flying fuck through a rolling donut, but not doing so is about my only self-imposed restriction. ???

I value this community.

For those who make me wanna say the donut thing more than once, I disappear them from my screen.

As with all public sites - there's good points and bad, and the posts/comments run the gamut of wise, interesting and witty, to hateful, to unnecessarily argumentative, to totally inane and useless. Self-restriction ? Nah !

However, I do enjoy the refreshing conversations minus the ever-present, and often highly annoying god factor !

I realize this is a dating website and I'm not really in a position to date, so just been using it to amuse myself.

I keep having this terrible feeling of deja vu heheheh

No. Less assholes than defacedbook. And I never twit...

Theres those opinions and then theres apples and oranges...lol. most people judge a book by its cover. A cool looking book probably has the right answer... lol. Thats probably why people pay more attention to the pretty / handsome person.
As an old fart that just wants to get along. Im just trying to fit in. Im the average looking guy. So i don't think people are searching me out for the truth as i see it. I know something about sexual harassment and ive been married 3 times. I learned sexual harassment from my jobs and i can tell you where i screwed up in my marriages. That would be my experience and knowledge through failure and success. Its all the same reasoning i chose to be agnostic. Yes... i feel lucky i found this site.

I've got a lot of unpopular opinions but I don't have to keep quite as many of them quiet, here.

Yeah, and I'm biting my tongue now.

Self-restriction? I don't practice that.

Restriction, yes. There obviously is a character limitation for the posts, which I was not warned about prior.

I LOVE THIS SITE! This is amazing to be able to speak openly about my disbelief and not have to defend myself to others. It is so wonderful!

Nah, I'm not here to impress. Being completely honest any myself has brought me the best friends I've made. You'll end up pretending to be someone else and one day the lie will fail.

I do feel some restrictions. I have found that there are some pretty touchy people on here who seem to take offense easily. And because I'm not an atheist, this site at times seems pretty abrasive, with a negative vibe. (I agree with rogeralyn that the site leans toward atheist.)

On the whole, though, it's okay.

Some minor self-restriction. I have a tendency to overshare if I don't watch myself a little. On the other hand, I want to be real.

I found out the other day that the site censors curse words, but not all of them. I think I can get away with ass, but not the f-bomb. I confess, the f-bomb is my favorite curse word, so now I am self-censoring that ... or figuring out various ways to get around it.

the outstanding deliciousness of this site, are the questions...LOVE people who are not afraid to ask, especially after time in a religious setting where being told, "you do not have the right to question!"

Only in that I was to be accurate and coherent usually. Otherwise I acknowledge that people are, (on the whole), interested strangers and pitch my comments as such.

Yes, I feel self-restriction. A lot of times, my default response is derogatory. So, I edit my comments ahead of time so my comments are presented with less confrontation. I feel incredibly lucky to have found this site.

No and yes

It's as much a dating site as any other group.
Random shot at hitting it off with someone if that's what one is looking for.
I enjoy reading people's opinions, experiences, thoughts.
I like the profile set-up.
Variety of topics.
Much less antagonistic posting and commenting.

Yes. But I say it anyway, and block the trolls. I've done this so much, fewer of them are showing up when I say something controversial, like mentioning gender issues and teleportation, etc.

Lucky, very lucky... something to do while you are supposed to be doing something else.