Adding a “safe haven” forum for discussion of tweaks?

@tommylion 

'Posts that categorically deny the possibility of tweaks having any effect or value are not allowed.'

No

'Posts proclaiming tweaks to be “scams” “cons” etc. are not allowed.'

No

'Posts that directly state, or imply, that another poster is lying, are not allowed.'

No

'Posts that make absolute negative statements like “Science proves it can’t work.” are not allowed'

No

'Posts demanding measurements, controlled listening tests etc. are not allowed.'

No

In fact all of the above suggestions amount to little more than plain censorship.

Don't you think there's enough censorship in the world already?

Without debate there's every chance of this forum descending into little more a vehicle for free advertising. 

Often for products that bear more relationship to snake oil than sonic excellence.

A few would be entrepreneurs might prefer it like that, but what about the common good?

If a product is good enough to make it on its own merit, then it's good to withstand closer inspection, isn't it?

If you want a seperate section for such unfounded speculations, then fair enough.

Just make it clear that it has nothing to do with any accepted orthodoxy, evidence or any scientific reasoning. If you want to call it a cultish indulgence, go ahead.

It might be fun but you mustn't imply it's factual.

Remember, times are hard for many people and we would
not want folks new inexperienced to audio to throw money away chasing someone else's hand shadows, would we?

There are many products out there that can be tried at home,in your own system,that offer a money back guarantee. Yet people still will argue until their lips fall off,that it's snake oil.  
 

     Now,certainly everyone is entitled to their opinion.  I'm the last person to think that censorship in anyway is a good thing.  However,some folks are certain that they need to save someone from making a decision.  The way I was brought up was everyone is responsible for their own actions.  I prefer to come up with my own conclusions.  I certainly don't care for people to tell me how to spend my money.  Now,if I ask that particular question, well that's a different story.  If I ask,should I try some new fuse,or pay my electric bill......... 

I was under the impression that this is a discussian forum.

If someone goes overboard (outside the posting rules - either way on the "tweak thing", or anything else) the posts are usually deleted is seems.

I've read comments here that certain previous posters have been banned for breaking the rules, but don't know if this is in fact true.

Don't see a problem with the current system.

DeKay

Agree with Dekay.  All this censoring and banning is not needed.

I am ferociously against censorship...(save extreme exceptional case)

Gang of identical cloned mind people, of any kind, annoy me more than some trolls....

"Tweakers" or "anti-tweakers" ressemble sometimes each other too much in beliefs...I prefer specific  debates in complex matter like audio...

By the way it is in a long debate for more than a month with someone some disparaged to be a troll here, that i learned the much in my 7 years of experiments.... Thanks to him, even if i was completely in the other side of the trench i worked a lot to understand "timbre" debating with him...

We are not children around a table waiting to be moderated... Are you?

I am not....