Wow.
First let me remind everyone of
this rule, to which you all agreed when you joined:
- Rules are interpreted and applied at staff discretion.
I know some of you will react with horror but without this rule, we'd wind up with a complete zero-tolerance policy that would upset far more of you. Regardless of the legal world, which this most certainly isn't, the rules actually
were well considered and have been worded exactly as intended. I suggest to you,
@Brewervapesalot, that not many lawyers moderate forums, and any that have much experience at it will see immediately why these rules are written the way that they are.
Next I remind you that there just two of us and we can't monitor every single thread. Even if we could, the off-topic post rule is easily the one that most benefits from the rule I quoted above. No matter what we do, there will always be those who feel we are letting the topic wander too far. Without the rule against discussing staff decisions, we'd have even more off-topic discussion about what was really on-topic. In this case, we got reports about the thread, which is the only way I would have know that it was happening. (I can't speak for
@Stu.) If you think a thread is off-topic, report it. We might do something about it, but if it corrects itself quickly then probably not.
Finally, as to my use of profanity in a forum called FUCKcombustion, allow me to take a break here to shit my pants laughing.
If someone wants to criticize FC by accusing us of not allowing negative comments, I suggest they find a job working for any well-known fake news originator. Or use reddit, as I already mentioned. I have no idea why anyone would think we should tolerate someone making completely false claims in criticism of FC. I should make that person feel welcome? I think not.