Deleting Threads (and Posts)

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I was and still am one of the most vocal people in regards to the idea of threads and posts being deleted…

Since the beginning of this thread there have been changes made to this site….bending and compromising…and this is how I see the way it has turned out…and yes I know my opinion probably doesn’t mean a lot but here it goes…because now I know it will be respected

The code of conduct has been updated… the ambiguities erased… it is a code that is no longer a list of suggestions but a set of solid rules… and in it now, there are rule that say not only what is expected of us… but also rules on what we can expect from the Administrator and the Moderators of this site… There are now solidly stated rules in Forum update about what can and can’t be deleted….what will and will not be tolerated….

For me it boils down to this…

Debate… debate… and debate… agree with each other.. or don’t…but your opinion will be respected…. Your opinion will be one of the building blocks of this forum…One post or a million… all will be treated with equal respect…but to get that respect there is one very simple rule that you must follow… show respect to those around you….

We all have the right, no not the right, but the obligation to expect respect from those around us…we have the right to show our souls and KNOW that no one will plunge a knife into it…and if they try they will be told NO...we will not accept that from you...that that behavior will not be tolerated…we have the right to demand the best of those around us… of lifting the bar and saying.. love me… hate me.. your choice… but you will respect me….and your name or title doesn’t matter…

That is at the very core of everything this lifestyle stands for….

Someone accused me of being reactionary about my opinion.. and I never denied it…of me saying “there is your power… where’s mine?” and I was… I’m a subbie... its in the job description….I was fighting for a contract that said.. here are the rules we must ALL live by… here is what I expect of you.. and in return here is what you can expect of me…and in my opinion we have been give that…its up to us now to live by it.. we all have that simple choice now…

Peace….
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