Ok so where do I stand on this, well to understand my viewpoint you first need to understand how I view this board, simply to me it's one big family.
You have your senior, your kids, your bright stars and your black sheep but the whole lot of them bundled together is what makes this an interesting place and by and large it's self policed.
Yes that wasn't a typo, it's threads such as this one that sets the expected standard not our rules, they are only in place to uphold those standards.
So if as I said we are self policing and it is not in brutal moderation that keeps us on the level, what is it?
Respect.............I know some are having trouble with that word so here it is again...........RESPECT
This and every good forum must work as a family to keep it running smooth, even now as a mod if a senior member suggest I shouldn't do this or say that I am going to give it a lot of thought because he is a senior member and it is as much his forum as it is mine and yes I damn well respect what he has to say!
I ask you when you were young and your Father or Mother caught you reading Playboy would you have been given as much leeway to express your belief that "hey Dad it's not porn", or if your boss walked in and caught you reading the same Playboy.....you going to argue with him?...C'mon how many of us are even allowed to put up girly calendars at work anymore?
So finally remember this, well are all guest in Thomas's house here and I know first hand that he doesn't like these avatars and sig's either and I'll tell you one last thing.........we do have a rule in place that addresses these avatars and sig's.........and it can be enforced.......or someone could say this is upsetting to many fine people out of respect I will remove them.................think about it.
Ken