I'll add one thing that would make this board much better. In the rule about "no political posts," someone needs to either clarify or replace the word "political." A lot of threads on here go something like this:
Member 1: I believe A+B=C.
Member 2: I agree!
Member 3: I agree!
Member 4: I agree!
Member 5: Actually, I believe A+B=D.
Member 1: Clearly, A+B=C.
Moderator: This thread is getting political! Watch it!
Obviously, my little conversation above is just a rough example, but many threads on here go something like that. Obviously, Member 5's statement was not one bit more political than Member 1. What happened, is that someone disagreed with the majority (and, apparently, the staff).
Let's be honest. There is NO ban on political posts enforced on S2K (the Iran thread is as political as you can get). What is enforced is a ban on people getting into fights over political issues. The problem arises when the rule is abused to strike down anyone who disagrees with the staff or the majority. True fights should be dealt with appropriately, but the political rule is used far too often. This simply leads to alienation over members who are scorned over a rule that is applied only to certain members at certain times.
This all goes back to what I said in my earlier post. Having moderators with differing philosophies is great for a forum (as long as the admins support all of the mods). They keep each other in check. This also creates a lessened "iron-fist" effect. When members feel like they're being "ruled" it simply sets up a class system. And if you ever took history, you know that everyone except the ruling class is alienated.
I think there is clearly a class system on this board presently.
Not trying to be mean... just observing, noticing a problem, and offering a solution.
What sha said, I'm not very articulate, thank you Miss Mary for posting this!
