I did not post to get WW worked up. This Busse banning has really bothered me since it was posted. And today, I finally said something about it. It has concerned me to the extent that I changed my mind about upgrading to Platinum next month. I will stay a Gold member instead.
Busse banning? What's the scoop???
A mod has decided that there was too much talk of Busse in a certain sub-forum even though it was an off topic forum. He stated that this Busse posting caused problems and that since there was a Busse sub-forum, people should post there. After being warned twice, failure to comply a third time would merit a banning from the forum. Other posts about other knife makers who have their own forum do not fall under this new rule. Now I agree that forums are private and do not have to abide by the First Amendment. They can make up whatever rules they want and do not have to be "fair". But I don't like to have to watch everything I post to make sure it conforms to every nuance of the rules. Outside of what my parents taught me was OK to say in mixed company. Especially since I pay a fee to belong there and if a person is banned, they lose their fee.
Ah I see what you mean. I think this is a far different deal. It was about one guy who not only posted about Busse a lot he talked down on the knives of the sub forum he was in to the point where a bunch of people were anoyed by him. The mod said there would be infractions if he kept it up. No one said you cant talk about Busse there. And I am positive no one has a problem with anything you have said.
