Ok there Troy your just as invovled as anyone else

""O B A M A my man, O B A M A/B I D E N""

There goes what's left of the constitution!!

Anyway.... delete if there is profanity, or threats/attacks. Leave honest reviews & opinions.(whether they are "popular" or not)


Jim from western NY state.. a PROUD NRA member!

""O B A M A my man, O B A M A/B I D E N"

Equal time.....

""N O B A M A/N O B I D E N""

I agree with most here who believe that posts should be deleted when they are laced with profanity or insults.

Honest opinions and personal points of view should remain, as they always have here. That quality is what sets this board aside. Lack of heavy handed moderation makes for some "lively" discussion, but it's seldom mean spirited. When it is, and posted by some "anonymous" person, most of us know who it is by the tone and texture opf the post, and it's usually just one person against another anyway.

In some other places, reaonable opinions that disagree with the official board dogma are deleted, or the poster is "warned" off.

With the very act of moderating, the moderator runs the risk of becoming biased or subjective, and can fall into moderation to suit his own agenda. This includes "officially approved" character ssassinations by "officially sanctioned," yet anonymous, character assassins. I saw it, and I still can't believe it.

When a justified complaint is received or there is potential for considerable offence. I've stopped visiting 2 other boards because they became offensive and meaningless to my hobby. one of them is over moderated the other could do with some.

Location: Not here

Mike,

That's a thought-provoking question. Since this is your board, you clearly have the right to make the call. Since you asked, in my opinion personal attacks or comments that contain profanity should be removed. I suppose someone might say that strongly disagreeing with another person's opinion might be construed as a "personal attack," but to paraphrase a past Supreme Court justice's response when asked how he defined pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when I see it." In other words, back to your call. If it was up to me I'd delete any post with political references like some of the above. I have strong political beliefs and wouldn't dream of prohibiting others from expressing theirs, but this forum is based on a common passion for collecting model emergency vehicles, which we share regardless of political viewpoints. Adding in the political aspects just risks an angry exchange over something that has nothing to do with the subject of the board.

Lastly, I just have to say in regard to this post above: "If someone is that offended by what is written, they don't have to read it," - how would someone know they were going to be offended by a post unless they read it??? After they've read it and are offended by it, can they "un-read" it?

Location: Woodbridge, VA