And freedom to remain CIVIL, please :)

jeesh I cuss like a trooper, Alex, I could make your hair turn blue, lol
but I ain't mad at any person here. This is just a good example of how people always take things ot extreme, even when they mean no harm.
When they do mean harm then you really are in a world of hurt...sigh
I am annoyed that folk have let it get to this point that good folk are driven off.

"The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions"
applies as much to me as anyone and this entire episode. learn that lesson, folks!

The Site has a TOS, which IS very much influenced by the laws of the State it's hosted in, and it's prejudices.
Now, the mods have to uphold the TOS, and since most of 'em are decent folk, as I said above, this means they have to uphold the "law" even if it's wrong, they have to be seen to be scrupulously fair, no favourites but no abuse either. Which isn't easy, it's a difficult thing.

But that brings up problems because not all laws are "just" or "best thing for the society"
The inflexibility always ends up biting you in the ass.
The mods are defencive because they care, they care about their conduct/site etc. If they didn't care they'd be nasty
they are not nasty,
But since they care..they are passionate, they DEFEND what they care about, which leads ot myopia, as in defence, you have to "pony up", to weaken is to fail.
it's a Human trait, you can read up the psychology if you want.

really we should all sit down around some beers at a beach and shoot the breeze about this and work it out sensibly. :)

this stuff is NOT doign Rendo any favours, it KEEPS cropping up. It got worse because, like it or not, because religion and politics influence US laws, which affect the TOS which has to legally comply with those. and since Fundamentalist religion across the globe has been on the rise for the last 30 years, it affects us too. So, what if thosese extremists gain more political ground? Think about it a minute, and check what kooky, selfish, biggoted crap they have actually tried passing though state laws in past 3 decades.
Yeah...scary!

And for the record, I believe in "God", but I sure dont' believe in "religion".
Anything that can use supernovas to build us, is pretty damn stupid to pss off by having the damn gall to use it as an excuse for every damn dumb ass thing we've ever done in the last 5+ millenia! ;)
And God, whatever you are, thank you for making b*bies and redheads! :thumbupboth:

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