I don't think he's talking about you.

Oh? If he's not, then i apologize in advance

This may be unwise of me but I will respond to the above and then consider the matter finished.

I can and will assure you that EVERY post in GT is subject to due diligence, not only by myself but also from other members of the moderation team.

We are all subject to the rules of this forum and as such, great attention is paid to ensure that is the case.

Neal alone decides who shall be a moderator and advises upon what type and or style of involvement he prefers.

For my own part I try to appeal for calm and act only if the appeal fails and a clearly identifiable breach of the forum rules can be identified....of course, someone instantly going OTT would leave me no choice other than to act with immediate effect, so as far as I am concerned I do believe the policies are adhered to and enforced when such a requirement presents itself.

There are those on here, yourself included who have benefited from such an approach....the alternative would be a policy of zero tolerance and I for one would not like to see that position become the norm here.

SubSim in my estimation is akin to a family community and much latitude and tolerance is allowed wherever and whenever possible and long may that continue.

Simply put...this is Neals house and Neals rules and I sincerely believe the vast majority of our community are happy in that knowledge and belief.

If you have an issue with any of the above or with the actions of myself or any other moderator I would suggest you contact Neal.

You will find suitable guidance in the FAQ & Rules section.

Then why post something that will likely involve more emotion than rational thinking in its reply?

Don't get me wrong, you do post some pretty cool threads, the free books one, and others, but some of your choices do seem somewhat questionable at times, or maybe it's just me misinterpreting things. Maybe I need some time away from this place, most of the people I used to know have gone anyway...

Point taken.
I'll take that on board for future consideration before posting.

And thanks for the feedback. :salute:

Some more feedback:

I think this thread had a very bad chance to develop a productive discussion.
First: the source: a crackpot site from a scam artist. Notorious for reporting made-up stuff with no sources whatsoever.

Second: the "news", making a headline of a tweet some guy did. This also involves a photo, which has no context at all and an ludicrous historic comparision. (I'm willing to bet that the original tweeter couldn't pin Weimar on a map, or even tell one key date of the Weimar Republic without looking it up)
An example:
http://michaelkonik.com/wp-content/u...e-to-Begin.jpg
Looks like Moscow, Soviet Union :88)

Third: the form of the first post. Only some copypasta. No own opinion voiced, but far worse is no explaination whatsoever.
At least a link to the new gun law in CT would have been helpful, better an explaination of the changes to the existing law and also an explanation how the registering process takes part.

It's not about agreeing/disagreeing with a newssource, but about it's thrustworthness (near bollocks) and it's content (less than a 1st grader's essay about his last trip).

An example of a good thread start is this here. A good introduction of the topic, combined with newssources of varying political color. This enables even persons who have no idea what Scotland is to get a grasp about what's going on.

@Feuer: hope you see it as constructive criticism.

Last but not least: This here is one of the best articles I know about the history of gun control in the US: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...f-guns/308608/
More to read than a Tweet, but far more informative. Looks like awfully often in the US history, people were in favor of gun control when it was about keeping Tyrone off bearing one...
To be fair, the NRA already accepted black folks as members at a time when this wasn't the most popular thing to do.

I made a feeble attempt at going back to the original topic a page ago...I guess nobody read it.

Have to agree though.

23 March 1933, Passage of the Enabling Act.