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**Mike Irwin** · July 6, 2009, 08:35 PM

Actually, Tuttle, there WAS a specific policy.

I reference it here:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341038

It was adopted before you were added to staff to deal with people deciding that their "You need to be a man" and "You should do what's right" or "I'll never deal with this person" had some sort of validity in a disagreement.

Unfortunately, given all of the updates and finessing to the rules that have been made in the last few months it appears that our "Stay the **** out of it if you don't have personal experience with either of the two parties" has been inadvertently deleted.

Both Mal and I had to deal with a number of these back at the beginning of the year...

AH... found it.

This thread, for whatever reason, was probably the worst one of all.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335158

Fully TWENTY-TWO messages were deleted from it because individuals just had to get in their "You should be a man" etc. "contributions."

At least one long-term poster was also banned permanently because of his meddling in this thread.

At some point we lost the rule. I don't know why, I don't know how.

So no, Rootcanal, we have not always allowed unfettered discussion of deals in this section, especially when they take the form of non-contributory contributions such as those that I have described above.

I'll say it again.

If you have NO vested interest in the deal that is being described, and no personal business interaction with either of the parties, STAY OUT OF THE THREAD.

July 6, 2009, 08:35 PM	#10
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Actually, Tuttle, there WAS a specific policy. I reference it here: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341038 It was adopted before you were added to staff to deal with people deciding that their "You need to be a man" and "You should do what's right" or "I'll never deal with this person" had some sort of validity in a disagreement. Unfortunately, given all of the updates and finessing to the rules that have been made in the last few months it appears that our "Stay the **** out of it if you don't have personal experience with either of the two parties" has been inadvertently deleted. Both Mal and I had to deal with a number of these back at the beginning of the year... AH... found it. This thread, for whatever reason, was probably the worst one of all. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335158 Fully TWENTY-TWO messages were deleted from it because individuals just had to get in their "You should be a man" etc. "contributions." At least one long-term poster was also banned permanently because of his meddling in this thread. At some point we lost the rule. I don't know why, I don't know how. So no, Rootcanal, we have not always allowed unfettered discussion of deals in this section, especially when they take the form of non-contributory contributions such as those that I have described above. I'll say it again. If you have NO vested interest in the deal that is being described, and no personal business interaction with either of the parties, STAY OUT OF THE THREAD. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.