I am very torn on this post. I am very opinionated and enjoy expressing my opinion. I don't believe in being politically correct or censoring things because it might offend people. I don't think it is necessary to shield other's eyes from what it is really there, that they can't see. I greatley enjoy the off-topic area and would/will be sad to see it go. I wouldn't be suprised to see it go because of all the stinks lately (of which I must admit I contribute to).
We (myself greatly included) must remember that this is Lance's site. Yes, many of us made donations recently to help keep it up but
WE do not own it
HE does. In the event that at somepoint in the future he does transfer ownership to someone else I suppose that could change many things, maybe it would becoome a democracy? Who knows. Most importantly, that's not how it is now, and we should be happy that the CEG is still around.
Ultimately the owner has chosen to have a line drawn in the sand as to what is acceptable and what is not, and having the mods help him enforce it. Letting anything go would elimante squabbles over why people's topics were deleted etc. but in many people's eyes (not mine) would degrade the site. IMO, squabbles will continue to exist until:
A: People stop arguing over topic deletion, or even questioning it
B: Off-topic is removed
-Pete
