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socantra · 08-30-2008, 11:51 AM

[QUOTE=shoeless;39111]Dick,If this is a public forum then how come posts are deleted or edited./QUOTE]

Jeff,

I spent a good bit of my life in the saloon business and a good bit more just in saloons. In any situation where you have people discussing issues that are important to them, someone has to play the sherif and they are designated so by the owner of the saloon.

When disagreements arise, it is the job of the sherif to keep a lid on it. In a real saloon, you jump in front of fights, take away guns and knives and generally try to quiet down troubles.

Here, the weapons are words, and posts are edited or removed to try to keep serious, hostile disagreements and hurt feelings to a minimum.

Sometimes, the sherif pisses off one party or the other and sometimes he pisses off both. Sometimes, he is wrong and acts too quickly or not at all. Its a judgement call, but someone has to do it and I tend to give a lot of leeway to the sherif.

After all, he just deleted or edited a post. He didn't whack your collarbone with a crescent wrench.

Dick

08-30-2008, 11:51 AM	#112
socantra Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 387	[QUOTE=shoeless;39111]Dick,If this is a public forum then how come posts are deleted or edited./QUOTE] Jeff, I spent a good bit of my life in the saloon business and a good bit more just in saloons. In any situation where you have people discussing issues that are important to them, someone has to play the sherif and they are designated so by the owner of the saloon. When disagreements arise, it is the job of the sherif to keep a lid on it. In a real saloon, you jump in front of fights, take away guns and knives and generally try to quiet down troubles. Here, the weapons are words, and posts are edited or removed to try to keep serious, hostile disagreements and hurt feelings to a minimum. Sometimes, the sherif pisses off one party or the other and sometimes he pisses off both. Sometimes, he is wrong and acts too quickly or not at all. Its a judgement call, but someone has to do it and I tend to give a lot of leeway to the sherif. After all, he just deleted or edited a post. He didn't whack your collarbone with a crescent wrench. Dick __________________ "Ils Sont Partis"