I'd like to know why this censorship is occuring. Is it becuase of lawsuits?
Motivation
The reasons for this policy are as follows:
1) It devalues the forum. Discussion of specific companies are of use to a tiny number of people and so much of the forum becomes irrelevant to most people. As one moderator put it, this is Job Discussion, not Company Discussion.
2) These discussions cause people to violate the "Be Nice" rule far too often.
3) These discussions are likely to expose JavaRanch to legal issues.