Membership Discussion of Possible Change to Rule #12

[Steve Ashton]

I think this is one of those cases where a glimpse into the goings on behind the scenes is warranted.

The Moderators have been voting on 5 reports made against this thread almost since it began. I can tell you that this thread came very close to being locked on more than one occasion.

The reason it would be locked is because it was going into the realm of a political discussion. I know, it seemed that the thread was about religion but it wasn't. It was about the separation of church and state. That is a political issue.

It is also an issue that discussion here would not and could not resolve. The only way it was going to go was poorly.

Then the discussion went way off topic. The thread was then reported for a possible violation of Rule #12.

The Moderators decided to move this thread to the Misc, Section where discussion about non-kilt subjects is allowed within reason.

The Moderators then had to vote on a report that it had gone far off the original topic. The decision of that vote was that the current topic broke no rules and therefore the thread could continue.

Now, a small caution. If this thread returns to a discussion of politics I am pretty sure it will be reported again and I'm pretty sure it will be closed.
I also hope that if you want to discuss Hobbits and other topics that you start a new thread to do so. (Why you would want to discuss Hobbits on a kilt forum is a mystery to me when there are many forums out there set up just for that purpose.)

The ultimate wish of the Moderators is that you can have good discussions, and that this is a forum where you feel comfortable and can have fun with your friends. The only thing I ask is that you keep it a comfortable and fun place. Leave your politics at the door. There are many other forums where politics are the chosen topic. And then respect your friends by keeping threads on their original topic or start a new thread.

If your keeping this thread going just to keep the original topic alive I'm afraid that that is the action of a troll. That is not the way to show respect to the other members of this forum who come here to talk about kilts.