First off Saitek, thank you for posting your concerns as it is important for all of us who are part of this community to feel comfortable when coming here.
Here is somewhat of an explanation.
Being a Mod is somewhat,... well tough. You need to be neutral, you need to know how to handle "international" communication and you need to try to please everybody. Yes, there is a "no religion - politics" rule enforced here and yes, sometimes through the global typing of virtual communication, some posts do get "over-looked". Nobody here has free reign to post and nobody here gets "special treatment" when it comes to subject matter.
I myself am a Christian who believes in God but I do not say much about it. I do see the growing number of posts about anti this & anti that. Trying to balance the forums is a hard thing. We as mods have discussed this in the past. There are half that say we slap a lock on too quick and where is our freedom of speech, and there is the other half that says, "where are the mods, this needs to be locked."
Since so many have voiced their opinion on this, we have discussed it down in the basement and there really is no choice left.
ZERO TOLERANCE IN REGARDS TO RELIGION & POLITICS!
Please, we are not on the hunt or anything, we ware just going to try to "enforce" the rule better on our part. If a thread has anything to do with religion or politics, it will be locked!
Now you need to realize something. We can not monitor this place 24/7. Even though Pete has tried to cover all time zones, sometimes we are living our lives outside SimV.
Please still go about posting as you would but please remember, if a thread starts to go South or if a thread smells of a problem, it will be locked.
This is not about Mods and power, it is about making sure that the community we have built here, stays here and is comfortable with the forums.
With that, if any member sees something that makes them uncomfortable or if he/she finds offensive, please PM a Mod so we can deal with it immediately. You too are the eyes and ears of this place and any help is always appreciated!
Like I mentioned, the rules are not changing so don't think that we are clamping down, all we are saying is that watch what you say when speaking about the two above topics. If there is any NEGATIVE or any SARCASM, it will be locked. There are a few who constantly try to "push their limit" and if it keeps up, you will warned. :P
Once again thank you for voicing your concerns and we as Mods of this circus will try to do our best to make sure that the "No Religion - No Politics" rule is enforced.
Thank You for your understanding.
What a great way to start off my Saturday morning. 8)
"The Mod Squad"!
