As one who has had two threads moved to the cooling off forum, I do understand the difficulty in "managing" a large group of diverse individuals. And I truly appreciate the Mods duties and Steve's commitment to the X Marks The Scot website and it's members. I realize you can't please everyone all the time. However, I feel the Mods may be too quick to pull the trigger on many seemingly questionable threads deemed to violate the rules.

It is in fact the diverse background, experiences, locations, etc. of the members that makes this site a favored place for us all. I love reading the perspectives of those across the USA and around the globe. And, don't forget we support this site financially though our patronage of its merchants.

All I ask of the Mods is to allow some leeway for us to discuss topics that on the surface seem to initially violate a rule or may result in a member negative comment before the thread/topic is shut off.