Virginia, a lot of people feel the same way. I think that is part of the problem. It's not Renderosity's fault necessarily, simply an unfortunate intersection of events. Because of other things going on in society, politics etc. a lot of people are already feeling dismayed, depressed, threatened whatever. It's easy to see things like the incident in question as part of something bigger, just another insult added to injury. That may not be fair, the owners of this site may be flaming liberals or completely apolitical but it will still be perceived on some level as part of a process that people are unhappy with. As a result, what might in another time be just another crazy 'Rosity flap perhaps takes on a deeper emotional significance and makes some people more prickly than they might have been otherwise. Maybe I'm over analysing but that's the way I see it and I certainly sense some of that in myself. That's why I said I think the best thing for the PTB to do would be to let people have their say (which to their credit they mostly do) and avoid rereading the rulebook as if somehow the umpteenth time they do it all dissent will cease. They've made their decision, justified it to their satisfaction and nothing will change the fact that some folks will always think that decision stinks. If they're working on the policy, fine, come back when it's reworked and let us know what it is. No one's talking about truck bombing Rendo HQ. Anyone who wants to leave has left already. Chill. "You can't run a coal mine without machine guns." - Mine owner replying to Claire Booth Luce's question about the presence of armed guards at his mine.

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