Here We Are - Discussion on Rule 11 changes

[Spartan Tartan]

I did not expect this outcome from the previous thread/discussion. Well, I am certainly interested to see the topics develop and learn more about the weapons that would have been used.

[MNlad]

Not necessarily having much to say at this point is fine... I don't think anyone expects this area to immediately fill up with threads and posts, as if there were some pent-up wall of topics ready to flood the plains at the first opportune moment. I expect, that over time, threads in this section will follow the same trend as anywhere else on this site.

It's just nice to now have the option of opening such a thread (within the new boundaries) without looking over one's shoulder for fear of divine retribution if a reader should be offended simply because something goes "bang." And for those who are so offended, they now know which area to avoid. Win—Win, sort of.

Thanks all.

[pbutts]

While I have a passing interest in all things historical, I'm more interested in the Internet issues involved in this. Big kudos to our moderators for maintaining this little corner of the Internet as a civilized and enlightened spot.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Steve Ashton, could you explain more fully the enumerated prohibition of discussing concealed carry here? It seems odd for a weaponry subsection to have one; is it some international legal question, and if so what could it be? Not sure I grasp the thinking -- I'm a fairly weaponish sort of fellow.

[PodKiDo]

Are the weapon discussions already in progress going to be moved here? And if so will the email alerts still function for those involved once the move is done?

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Right -- just found out, the dumb way, about "no modern weaponry discussion, please."

Which promptly raises a point that may be an obscure one: last I heard, the Duke of Atholl maintains or maintained a private army, duly authorized by Her Maj's Gov't. Its strength is about half a dozen uniformed kilties -- and just how modern do their half a dozen SMLE's count for, in this forum? Not exactly the state of the military art...

[Steve Ashton]

Perhaps I can answer the last two questions in one post.


PodKiDo
The effective date of Rule #11 is 4 April. We can only go by the rule in effect at the time. Posts made before the opening of this section will remain where they were originally posted. We have no intent of grandfathering anything.

If someone wishes to continue a discussion that started prior to the opening of this section, and if possible, may I ask that you start a new thread here to continue your discussion.
Any new posts to an old thread must be in accordance with the current rule.


Urbane Guerrilla,

All I can do is point you to the second item under "what can be posted".

"2) Those weapons which are items issued to kilted military units."

[PodKiDo]

Thank you Steve. I'm sure that will be the best course.

[Riverkilt]

Well, this is interesting for sure. Kudos for Steve and the mods taking the risk. I went back to rule 11 in the Forum Rules list and something is very wrong...it makes no sense in that it lacks a few words - probably the words that prohibit...so its impossible to review Rule 11 there. I did read Steve's extensive post on this subforum. That's pretty clear. For me, the great irony is I have two out of control addictions...buying kilts, and buying the items prohibited under Rule 11. Other kilt forums have allowed discussion of prohibited items under Rule 11 and there have been no negative results. Perhaps that's what is encouraging this trial. And, I'm also active on many forums that focus on the items prohibited under Rule 11 and have been surprised there are so many kilties on those boards. Once at the Prescott Highland Games there was a booth by a company that offered instruction on the items prohibited under Rule 11. They were always packed with kilties. Don't know if there's some sort of reason - but kilts and the items prohibited under Rule 11 seem to go together well....go figure. Hope this experiment works out.

[Phil]

How sad to see a development like this which serves only to alienate those to whom the possession and use of lethal weapons is nothing short of an obscenity. To encourage and empower such an inhumane obsession, particularly when the resultant carnage only increases with each new atrocity does a great disservice to humanity in general and this forum in particular. From finding little of interest here lately I now see a positive reason for shunning it altogether. I do hope that this will not prove to be the case given the generally sound values most members have shown in the past but we shall just have to wait and see.