[More Cowbell]

Great post, CE! I couldn't have said it better myself. :Clap:

To all non-staff members who post in the political forums:

While I am on BGR staff, I am also a member with my own personal opinions, and I will at times join in discussions on the political forums. If I am on there, feel free to disagree with me without fear of retribution. I will never censor anyone's post simply because I disagree with it.

The political threads can be a great place to debate laws and ideologies. Unfortunately, emotions tend to run high in some of these discussions where people may have very strong beliefs. All too often I see a good debate degenerate into basic name-calling and an insult contest. This is when you will see deleted posts and infractions, or if the original topic seems to be a distant memory, maybe even the thread being closed.

I ask that if you ever receive an infraction from me, please look at the infraction, then re-read your post. Hopefully, you will see that the infraction is for a clear rule violation, not due to any disagreement with your opinion.

Thanks,
MC