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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 940542, member: 4381&quot;]You make a good point, but in my own defense I will say that I&#039;m not worried so much as to the political motivations of the poster.&nbsp; I assume everyone has political motivations, and many of us wear our politics on our sleeves and that, IMO, enhances our interaction, and can create greater bonds of friendship.&nbsp; Speedy, I imagine, is very Conservative.&nbsp; He certainly didn&#039;t like the Mermaid parade.&nbsp; Others might be very liberal.&nbsp; That we can bridge that and still have constructive conversations about coins, as well as other things, enhances our human experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that still, IMO, doesn&#039;t allow for evangelism of political and religious postings and messaging on the forum.&nbsp; And I&#039;m sure grayer examples can exist than my examples.&nbsp; Moderators have to make judgments.&nbsp;&nbsp; On my mailings lists, I&#039;ll generally allow politics unless threats of physical violence brake out or unless I&#039;m sensing that the argument is being designed or financed with the purpose of destroying the purpose of the list.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I still believe that my outline is a useful model for moderators to use in making such judgments and I reject the argument that it is how something is said, not what is said, that matters.&nbsp; Both matter.&nbsp; I also still believe that in the vast majority of cases, this is easier to ascertain and decide upon than some have made it sound.&nbsp; When all else fails, it is like Doug and rules says, Moderators Rule...no arguments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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