@cleeds
Im actually not upset at all. I have no dog in this fight. It is true that I don’t think a flat-out political ban is necessary, but I would be perfectly happy to continue as a satisfied audiogon member under one. I have dispassionately pointed out what appears to be the inconsistent application of ambiguous rules that has, however, upset some other members from time to time. And I’m a big believer in the sentiments contained in John Donne’s famous Devotions (replace “church” with Audiogon, lol!):
“The church is Catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does belongs to all. When she baptizes a child, that action concerns me; for that child is thereby connected to that body which is my head too, and ingrafted into that body whereof I am a member…
Another man may be sick too, and sick to death, and this affliction may lie in his bowels, as gold in a mine, and be of no use to him; but this bell, that tells me of his affliction, digs out and applies that gold to me: if by this consideration of another's danger I take mine own into contemplation, and so secure myself, by making my recourse to my God, who is our only security.”
In other words, if with a minor tweak to the rules, we can address the concerns of some of our members, even if you are perfectly happy and don’t think it’s necessary, I think it’s worth doing. Would you be less happy with clearer rules (that still preserve moderator discretion)? Hard to see why. So why not show a little empathy for others, and maybe even improve the forum while we’re at it? That’s all.
