Attention all hands... 68kMLA Rules Update (2009-03-21) — #19

Post #19 by ~tl

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Troubleshooting
Post Date	Wed, 25 Mar 2009 - 13:28
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/attention-all-hands-68kmla-rules-update-2009-03-21.16938/

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irrelevant things

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I suppose if that were true, then no outside pressure would have been applied to our respected forum owners, nor would our forum owners then have decided to delete a thread and post new rules. But did some of the best minds and most well respected "family" among us actively contribute to that now-defunct thread over "irrelevant things"? Something in all this was quite relevant to many.

I personally wish to keep family first, outsiders second. As such, it should not be any secret as to the real reason for the thread deletion and new rules. If outside pressure was the key, as I suspect it was, let it be revealed and we then shall move on. Otherwise there will always be lingering suspicions and perhaps even genuine fear that other threads may face the same fate because "outsiders" can make a big deal about "irrelevant things" and get what they want.

While it is true that we had an e-mail concerning the thread in question, aside from bringing it to our attention it had little to do with the final decision to implement new rules. There was certainly no "outside pressure" forcing us to implement them. We simply didn't like the attitude that some members were displaying in that thread, and others since. This is not a "family", it is a public internet board, and hence some degree of order has to be maintained. This isn't helped by the fact that some members seem to treat this like their private little club and think they can get away with anything because it's "their" forum. If keeping the peace and cutting down on this behaviour requires making new rules, then we will do so.