Maybe someone can enlighten me.

The environment as a whole  is so toxic these days that can’t blame any business for wanting to steer clear 100%. That would include publishing rules that may tick people off right off the bat.  They have every right to do what’s best for business 
 

Sad but that is where we are these days.  We including businesses like agon are all the victims.   Hopefully we find a way to reduce the level of toxicity and find common ground to be more United rather than more  reasons to not even be able to have a discussion about things that matter to everyone, not just hifi enthusiasts. 
 

Meanwhile everyone is still free to make their own decisions regarding where they hang out or not and why. 

@mapman 

That seems a bit of a cop out.  It would be very easy to draft language, so to the moderators: I hereby volunteer.  Let me know if you’d like me to take a stab at it.  I’d be happy to draft alternative versions, from less flexible to more.  Just let me know.

mdalton

... my original point, which is to just post the rules, whatever you want them to be ...

They have done exactly that. You don't seem to like the rules.

"Congrats and I feel ya. The current state of the country has stolen most of my joy."

I am surprised that A’gon would ad lib the above in a message intended to alert the OP that their post had been removed.

So many have taken to whining, complaining, fear mongering, victimhood, and playing the blame game, for just about any real, perceived, or imaginable hardship these days.  People can choose to be positive or negative about their lives, regardless of the challenges in their way.  Few people are in a situation that cannot be improved by taking initiative, hard work, and the willingness to make positive changes.  It isn’t always easy but taking personal responsibility goes a long way.  I don’t understand why this stuff has to keep coming up in a forum intended to discuss audio related topics.  Let’s get back to arguing about the price of fuses.

In the words of Oddball...

Well, there’s no doubt that the guidelines are poorly written, even if no one normally reads them. There’s also no doubt, in my mind at least, that the moderator made the right call deleting OP’s post. Granted his post made no overt political statement, but the dog whistle was deafening.

This whole thread is a bit of a tempest in a teapot, honestly. At the same time, having properly drafted guidelines / TOU isn't such a bad thing.